David Do you want me to forward that mail to esug? BTW do you know that all my lectures are in creative commons as well as the ones of oscar nierstrasz. http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr/Tmp/PowerPoint/ I'm thinking that he could find somebody to help you even orthogonally to this position. for example if you succeed to some lectures over a week we could send an experienced teacher (like me for example) and we could ask ESUG to support some of the cost. Stef
Stephane,
The visiting professor job would be at New Mexico Highlands University - a small State funded university in New Mexico. Our main campus is in Las Vegas (no casinos or bright lights, just 200 years of history) New Mexico with centers around the State. Because the university is small, and New Mexico is a poor state, the salary would only be $60,000-65,000 dollars U.S. a year, with health benefits. (I can offer no-cost housing, shared with one other person, if desirable.)
The opportunity is, however, rather exciting. I have started a new program at Highlands - software-driven systems design, partly computer science, partly management information systems and a huge emphasis on complex adaptive systems, design thinking, and object thinking. The program is an apprenticeship program - all students have the opportunity to work on projects for paying customers (outside the university) alongside professional developers. If you want to see a bit more about the philosophy behind the program go to: http://www.infoq.com/articles/arsMagna-agile-essay and http://www.infoq.com/news/2010/08/software-education-highlands
Instead of courses, the program is centered on "competencies" - discrete knowledge/skills modules that can must be demonstrated (not just passing a test, but actually used). Each competency is defined at seven different levels from "completes under supervision" to "makes a professional contribution." All instruction and project work is done in a a studio, and all students, at all levels are working and learning in the studio at the same time.
This creates some unique challenges for faculty. You are expected to be in the studio 30-40 hours a week working with a huge variety of students and on multiple topics. You might be showing someone how to use a database this week, and building a web page next week. Everything, including instruction, is done based on agile principles so the environment is highly stimulating and highly dynamic. All of our students are required to produce a conference or journal paper (refereed) before graduating, so the visiting professor would likely be co-author of such papers during their time here.
I want to make Smalltalk (Pharo-Seaside-et. al.) the core of the program, but do not have the expertise to ensure it is done well. Students would still need to learn Java, relational database, HTML, Javascript, C++, etc., but I would prefer that they do so after they have seen "how to do things the right way."
Long introduction, but the specifics for the position:
Visiting Professor - 6 months definite, one-year probable, longer-term possible. Starting - late May, 2011 (start of summer session) or late August 2011 (start of fall session). Salary $60-65,000 U.S. plus health insurance. Qualifications: Expertise in complete squeak environment and tools (Pharo, Seaside, Gemstone or other OODBMS, Version Control, libraries, etc.) - Essential Expertise in agile software development - Desirable Willingness to teach many MIS/CS subjects as needed. Willingness to work in non-traditional, studio-based, educational environment. Expertise can be any combination of graduate education (minimum is a Masters degree in CS, MIS, Business, or related) and experience.
Contact: Prof. Dave West, profwest@fastmail.fm or dmwest@nmhu.edu
If you need more information, please let me know.
dave west
On Sat, 11 Sep 2010 09:25 +0200, "stephane ducasse" <stephane.ducasse@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi
davic can you provide more information about the visiting professor position?
On Sep 10, 2010, at 10:32 PM, David West wrote:
Apple announced the removal of development restrictions for iPhone / iPad apps, preventing only the "downloading of code" by the app.
Can anyone comment on what affect this has on the previously discussed de facto ban of smalltalk (squeak dialects) and scratch from the apple platforms?
also
If anyone on the list is interested in and qualified (minimum masters degree plus several years experience) for a visiting professor job - one semester definite, and probably one year - please send an email to profwest@fastmail.fm I will respond with details.
dave west
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