"Lecturer of Data Science"

Lecturer of Data Science

Company: North Carolina State University

Job Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

Category: Computer Science

Type: Adjunct/Part-Time

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Essential Job Duties: The successful candidate(s) will teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in Data Science according to the Data Science and AI Academy's needs and the applicant's knowledge, skills, and ability. Opportunities are also available to teach professional, customized, and continuing education Data at Work courses.

Our courses attract undergraduates, graduate students, faculty and staff from across the university as well as learners outside of the university. We have permanent and special topics courses at the 200 level (no prerequisites), 400 level (skills-based prerequisites, such as particular programming concepts) and graduate level courses at the 500 level. Instructors will join a professional teaching community that meets twice monthly to discuss data science teaching and learning research and practice.

The for-credit courses meet for 50 minutes once a week for a semester and can be delivered in person or online. Data at Work (not-for-credit) courses have a customized schedule.

Core Courses:

• Introduction to R/Python for Data Science
• Introduction to Data Visualization
• Data Communication
• Introduction to AI Ethics
• Data Science for Social Good
• Introduction to Data Science for Cybersecurity
• Measuring Success
• Data Wrangling and Web Scraping
• Data Internships Preparation for Social Impact
• Exploring Machine Learning

Appointments will be for one or two semesters with the possibility of renewal.

Note that this position is only for teaching a few (often just 1) credits, not full-time.

Minimum Experience/Education: Requires master's degree

Required Qualifications: Excellent strong communication and interpersonal skills and sense of collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications: N/A

Required License or Certification: N/A