Charting Your Path to a Teaching-Focused Faculty Career

Expert insights, practical guidance, and the knowledge to help you succeed in academia

Opportunities for PhD recipients interested in teaching-focused faculty careers are expanding across a wide range of institutions. Many PhD-granting departments now offer dedicated teaching faculty tracks, while master’s-granting and primarily undergraduate institutions are growing their computer science programs. Teaching faculty play a vital role in shaping future computing professionals and often engage in undergraduate research and computer science education research.

The CRA-E Career Landscape Workshop Series helps graduate students, postdocs, and industry professionals explore teaching-oriented academic career paths. Through interactive discussions and expert-led panels, participants will:

• Gain a clear understanding of the different teaching-focused career paths available.
• Learn how to prepare for these roles, from building teaching experience to crafting strong applications.
• Get insider perspectives from experienced academic leaders and junior faculty who have navigated the hiring process.

Whether you’re just beginning to explore teaching-focused careers or actively applying for faculty positions, this workshop series will give you the knowledge, strategies, and connections to move forward with confidence.