Part-Time Instructor, Data Science, Fall 2025

Rutgers University; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 41,328 - 96,432; Part time

Job summary

A public research university in Newark is seeking a part-time instructor for data science courses in Fall 2025. The role involves preparing course material, teaching ethical issues in data science, holding office hours, and grading assessments. The successful candidate should be flexible with teaching times, including potential evenings, weekends, and online formats. This position offers a diverse academic environment and opportunities to engage with a vibrant student community.

Qualifications

• Interest in teaching ethical issues in data science and machine learning.
• Ability to prepare course material and create syllabi.
• Experience in conducting and grading assessments in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Teach data science courses for the Fall 2025 semester.
• Hold office hours and provide out-of-class support for students.
• Respond to student emails and submit final grades.

Job description

Posting Summary

The Program in Data Science, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, School of Arts and Sciences-Newark, Rutgers University-Newark (RU-N), is seeking part-time instructors (Lecturer/Coadjutant) for the Fall 2025 semester to teach data science courses. The successful candidate will have an interest in teaching ethical issues in data science and machine learning. The successful candidate will cover the full range of duties associated with teaching, including, but not limited to, preparing course material; creating and posting a course syllabus; presenting material during the assigned course times; holding office hours and providing appropriate out-of-class time for students; responding to student e-mails; conducting and grading assessments of students through assignments, exams, and other means, in a timely manner; and submitting final grades. Course appointments may require instruction during the day, in the evenings, on weekends, off-campus, online, hybrid, remotely, or any combination of these, based on the academic needs of the department.

Overview

The School of Arts and Sciences-Newark (SASN) is a place where exploration, discovery, and imagination come together to form the core of a liberal arts education. We serve all undergraduates at Rutgers University-Newark (RU-N); and offer a broad selection of more than 2,000 undergraduate and graduate courses a year in more than 40 subjects. SASN combines the best of a large research university with a small liberal arts college. RU-N is a remarkably diverse, urban, public research university that is not just in Newark but of Newark—an anchor of our home city.