Lecturer Pool - Master of Computational Social Science - ISSP - College of Letters & Science

Percent time: 11-100%

Anticipated start: Spring semester, Jan 1

Review timeline: Applications are typically reviewed in the fall for spring course needs.

Position duration: One semester.

Application Window

Open date: October 2, 2026

Next review date: Sunday, Oct 18, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Saturday, Oct 2, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Program (ISSP) is the administrative unit that oversees the interdisciplinary majors, minors and graduate programs within the Social Sciences Division of the College of Letters and Sciences at UC Berkeley.

Housed in ISSP, the Master of Computational Social Science (MaCSS) is a new one-year professional master's program that will provide students with practical skills for analyzing, interpreting, and visualizing social data. Social data are data about people, groups, organizations, and their interactions from surveys and censuses, company websites, store loyalty cards, cell-phone records, social media posts, internet searches, etc. MaCSS graduates will be able to work as analysts and data specialists in business, non-profit, and government settings.

DUTIES OF THE POSITION: Teaching one or more of the following courses:

• Introduction to Computing;
• Introduction to Applied Statistics;
• Computing I;
• Applied Statistics I;
• Computing II;
• Applied Statistics II;
• Ethics, Data, & Society;
• Special topics in Computational Social Science;
• Career Development;
• Capstone Project

In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties may include holding office hours, assigning grades, preparing course materials (e.g. syllabus), writing exams, interacting with students outside of class time via email and/or a course web site, and managing teaching assistants.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Unit: https://macss.berkeley.edu/

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

A Bachelor's Degree or equivalent international degree is required at time of application.

Preferred qualifications

• Prior teaching and/or work experience in computational social science, data science, computing, data analytics, or human resources
• Industry knowledge of data analytics and trends
• Leadership, management, and entrepreneurial skills

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter

Reference requirements

• 3 required (contact information only)

Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05577

Help contact: araya@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

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Unless stated otherwise, unambiguously, in the position description, this position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H-1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
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Job location
Berkeley, CA