Job Information
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Teaching Assistant Professor/Teaching Associate Professor/Teaching Professor in Charlotte, North Carolina
Position Number: 003229
Department: Coll of Computing&Informatics (Col)
Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time
Months Per Year: 9
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The non-tenure track faculty position will be a nine-month appointment in the School of Data Science. Successful candidates will teach undergraduate and potentially graduate courses related to data science, contribute to curriculum design and development, continually learn and improve pedagogy to enhance student learning, be actively involved in university service, and assist in recruiting students to associated programs. The faculty may serve as an expert data scientist, provide advice, and participate in projects and research. Candidates should meet the criteria for appointment to the graduate faculty. Teaching is expected to be face-to-face with the potential to be online on an as-needed basis as determined by the School.
The School of Data Science is structured by an innovative interdisciplinary studio course model. This position will contribute to co-teaching the four level studio progression, which entails students working in groups on professional data science research projects. As such, these studio courses prepare students to employ data science techniques, engage in the process of original research, consider the ethical implications of data, and effectively communicate their findings. Experience with Python, statistical analysis, algorithms, machine learning and data visualization is essential to this role. Additional pedagogical experience in any of the following is also valuable to this position: social science applications, research methods, data ethics, and written and oral communication.
General workload (subject to modification)
Lecturer/Sr. Lecturer: 80% teaching/20% service
Teaching Professor (Assistant, Associate, Full): 60% teaching/20% Research/20% service. Research is likely to be applied data science and may be pedagogical in nature.
Minimum Experience / Education:
UNC Charlotte gives primary consideration to the earned masters and/or terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline.
Preferred Education Skills and Experience:
Lecturer/Sr. Lecturer
Master’s in Data Science, Information Management, Computer Science, Statistics, Math, Engineering, Economics, or related discipline including quantitative social scientists and humanists. Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the collegiate level, and commitment to student success. Evidence of leadership in instruction and instructional innovation.
Teaching Assistant Professor/Teaching Associate Professor/Teaching Professor
Ph.D. degree in Data Science, Information Management, Computer Science, Statistics, Math, Engineering, Economics, or related discipline including quantitative social scientists and humanists. Demonstrated excellence in teaching at the collegiate level, and commitment to student success. Evidence of leadership in instruction and instructional innovation.
Evidence of continued professional development in the pedagogy of programming, data analysis, and data science. Demonstrated ability and willingness to participate in department, college, and university affairs.