Lecturer - Engineering Data Science - (493120 )

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 12,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston invites applications for a part-time Lecturer position focused on teaching graduate-level courses in data sciences, artificial intelligence and machine learning as part of the Master’s and Certificate program in Engineering Data Science offered by the Cullen College of Engineering.

The candidate will be expected to teach one or two courses in a semester and should have a graduate degree in a relevant field; transcripts are

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in a relevant area of physical sciences, engineering, data science or related discipline.
• Transcripts required for faculty appointment.
• Experience in data science or machine learning is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach one or two graduate courses per semester in data sciences, AI and ML.
• Develop and update course materials for the Engineering Data Science program.
• Evaluate student work and provide feedback to support learning.

Skills

Teaching experience

Data science knowledge

Education

Graduate degree in a relevant area

Job description

Department: Dean, Engineering

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Description

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston invites applications for a part-time Lecturer positionfocused on teaching graduate-level courses in data sciences, artificial intelligence and machine learning as part of the Master’s and Certificate program in Engineering Data Science offered by the Cullen College of Engineering.

The candidate will be expected to teach one or two courses in asemester.

Interest and expertise in teaching courses such as the following is desirable.

• Introduction to Data Science
• MachineLearning
• Data Mining
• Artificial Intelligence
• Cloud Computing

Engineering Data Science is a broad field that encompassespredictive modeling and data-driven design of engineering systems. The demand for graduates with a data science background is alreadyhigh and is growing rapidly across a wide range of industries worldwide.

Houston, being the energy capital of the world as well as the homeof a thriving healthcare industry, is also seeing a persistent demand for workforce well-trained in data science. To provide state-of-the-art training for a data-centric workforce, the Cullen College of Engineering offers a Master of Science in Engineering Data Science. A post-graduate Certificate in Engineering DataScience is also offered to cater to working professionalsinterested in developing expertise in data science. For more information about the programs, please visit: https://researchcomputing.egr.uh.edu/academic-programs/master-science-engineering-data-science

As part of a major drive for excellence, including the designationof UH as a Carnegie Tier One Research university, the Cullen College of Engineering has a strong commitment to expand, as wellas, advance the quality of our engineering research programs. UH is Texas’ premier public metropolitan research and teachinginstitution with more than 40,000 students. Houston is home to the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center in the world, the NASA Johnson Space Center, and multiple high-tech companiesoffering excellent local collaboration opportunities.

Qualifications

The preferred candidate will have a graduate degree in a relevantarea of physical sciences, engineering, data science or relateddiscipline with research or professional experience in the specificsubject area(s) to be taught.

Official transcripts are required for a faculty appointmentand will be requested upon selection of the final candidates. Allpositions at the University of Houston are security sensitive andwill require a criminal background check.The University of Houston System and its universities are anEqual Opportunity Institution.