PhD demand in Chicago The City Colleges of Chicago system — like many two-year institutions nationally — is in the midst of a massive period of turnover for faculty members. Of roughly 600 full-time faculty members, half have started in the last eight years. Another 150 full-time faculty members are expected to be hired in the next few years, largely to replace long-time professors who are retiring.
Good news If they'd need someone for CS/CIS faculty and don't mind foreigners who's ABD, perhaps I'll apply. My wife really wants us to stay in Florida, but from what I've heard, Chicago is great!
Quite a few foreign-born faculty - especially in the technical fields, an accent may be a plus. Can you teach intro to programming?
With all due respect - that isn't nearly enough. If that is it - you're resume will not get past the initial filter. Up to you - but if you want a union-backed tenure-track position as a cc faculty - you need to rehearse a short 10-15 example of your teaching ability - and make sure there's some "edutainment" in it. If you are serious - serveral institutions (2 and 4-year, mine included) are going to need CIS faculty in the next few years.
I'll definitely try to do this by Fall, when I'll start applying. My ability to get teaching experience is severely limited - I can only work part-time, and only on campus (visa restrictions). By similar reasons, I really need a full-time job (otherwise, I'll have to leave the country). So if my admittedly miniscule teaching experience won't be enough (I taught several sections of Computer Literacy in addition to grading/office hours; I also volunteer at the Math Help Center at a local community college and try to attend "teaching enhancement" workshops) - well, I'd have to get some kind of industry position for a few years and try to get some adjunct experience then. Any pointers to resources that can help in preparing teaching demonstrations?
