Data Science Clinic Lead & Instructional Professor

National Society for Black Engineers; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Chicago invites applications for the position of Senior Instructional Professor (open rank) to lead the Data Science Clinic, an experiential project-based course where students work in teams as data scientists with real-world clients from industry, academia, and social impact organizations.

The candidate will be appointed at Assistant Senior Instructional Professor, Associate Senior Instructional Professor, or Senior Instructional Professor, with a term of up to five years,

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in a related field.
• At least two years of experience teaching in a college or university as an instructor of record.
• Preferred: training in data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, databases, and applied statistics.
• Experience in management of experiential learning academic programs and personnel.
• Three years of industry experience with demonstrated quantitative, analytic, data science, and/or AI experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and teach three quarters of the Data Science Clinic courses and up to one additional course in data science.
• Hire, evaluate, supervise, and mentor academic and staff appointees in the DSI Clinic program.

Skills

Teaching experience

Data science knowledge

Machine learning exposure

AI experience

Education

Ph.D. in a related field

Job description

The University of Chicago invites applications for the position of Senior Instructional Professor (open rank) to lead the Data Science Clinic, an experiential project-based course where students work in teams as data scientists with real-world clients from industry, academia, and social impact organizations.

The candidate will be appointed at Assistant Senior Instructional Professor, Associate Senior Instructional Professor, or Senior Instructional Professor, with a term of up to five years,