Resources

A handful of resources that include wisdom from CS faculty at PUIs:

• The Computing Research Association held a series of recorded panels in May 2024 with faculty in teaching-related roles (teaching-track, PUIs) that reflect on the following questions:
  • What is the landscape of teaching-oriented careers?
  • How can I prepare myself for a teaching-oriented career?
  • How do I apply for a teaching oriented-career?

• Dr. Iris Howley’s (Williams College) Some Resources for the Primarily Undergraduate Institution Computer Science Job Market: Provides links to lots of different resources related to faculty positions at CS primarily-undergraduate institutions.

• Dr. Janet Davis (Whitman College), Dr. Andrea Tartaro (Furman University), and Dr. Tammy VanDeGrift’s (University of Portland) Demystifying the Tenure-Track Faculty Search in Computer Science at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: A Handbook of Advice for Job Seekers: Presented at ACM SIGCSE 2021, advice “based on common attributes of tenure-track search processes at four PUIs”

• (Podcast) Primarily Undergraduate Institutions with Iris Howley: Dr. Iris Howley (Williams College) talks about PUIs with Dr. Kristin Stephens-Martinez on the CS-Ed Podcast.

• Computer Science Graduate Job and Interview Guide: while less specifically focused on PUIs, Dr. Kevin Angstadt provides detailed notes and perspective from his experiences applying to PUIs.

• Dr. Phil Chodrow’s (Middlebury College) CS Jobs at Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Phil includes some tips from his recent application experience, and includes his application material.

• Dr. Amanda Stent’s (Colby College) Academic CS Careers at Liberal Arts Colleges: Amanda writes a nice FAQ outlining life as a CS prof at liberal arts colleges, including application guidance.

• Dr. Leah Perlmutter’s (Grinnell College) faculty page: Leah includes a short note on her applicatoin experience and shares her application materials to Grinnell for guidance to future applicants.

• Dr. Emily Jensen’s (Franklin & Marshall College) personal website: Emily promotes transparency about the academic career path. and has shared the documents Emily prepared and used as part of the tenure-track job application process.

If you come across other resources, submit a pull request on this page or email me at evan.peck@colorado.edu