Hi132: History of Computing

3 days ago

Waterloo, Canada Wilfrid Laurier University Full time

**Date**:May 22, 2025 **Location**: Waterloo, CA **Company**:Wilfrid Laurier University **Faculty/Academic Area**: Faculty of Arts **Department**: History **Campus**: Waterloo **Employee Group**: WLUFA **Requisition ID**:9524 **Position Title**:HI132: History of Computing (Fall 2025)**: **Term**: Fall 2025: (Sept 1 - Dec 31) **Days/Times**: Mon/Wed 11:30-12:50 pm **Location**: Waterloo **Hours per week/Hours Total**: 3 per week/36 total **Type of Course**: In-class **Anticipated Class Size**: 250 **Additional Course Requirements**: None **Posted on**: May 22, 2025 **Posting ends**: June 6, 2025 **Position Summary**: Discover the evolution of computing, and its impact on modern software technologies. From ancient China up to the near-present, we explore the worlds, experiences, and diversity of computing pioneers, and follow the growth of modern computing from ENIAC to the personal computer revolution. The exploration of digital computing covers the history of Silicon Valley and moves around the world, examining the invention of the transistor and the internet, and their effects. These histories are understood within the cultural, business and political frameworks that shaped computing, including World War II and cryptography, the Cold War, counterculture, and innovation ecosystems. The implications of computing are also discussed in the spread of e - waste, the possibilities of blockchain and debates over the “singularity” and "superintelligence", and the emergence of inclusive software design. **Qualifications - Required**: Master’s Degree **Qualifications - Discipline**: History **Application Deadline**: June 6, 2025 **Submit with Application**: **Required for All Applicants - CV (required) Required for External Applicants - Names and Contact Information for Referees - Evidence of Good Teaching - Verification of highest degree Optional - Cover Letter - Teaching Dossier - Sample Course Outline (2-pages maximum) **Applications may be addressed to**: Dr. Eva Plach, Chair Department of History Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario **To Apply**: **Please Note**: For Supplementary Remuneration for large classes or multi-section courses, see Article 28.3 Members of the designated groups must self-identify to the appropriate Dean(s) to be considered for employment equity. Members of the Contract Teaching Faculty bargaining unit: **Job Segment**:History, Developer, Web Design, Part Time, Social Sciences, Technology, Creative, Research

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