Position Summary
This is an academic year (9 month) position, with possible opportunities for summer teaching if desired. The Program seeks candidates whose teaching, service, or other experience has prepared them to contribute to creating inclusive learning spaces for a diverse group of students. The successful candidate will work with colleagues to develop, coordinate, and teach data science courses primarily for students in the MSDS program, joining a vibrant, diverse, and supportive group of faculty members focused on instructional excellence in data science. In addition to resources local to the MSDS program, Michigan State University provides an excellent environment for teaching innovation, including the highly-ranked Program in Mathematics Education and faculty groups in the Department of Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, and the Department of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Degree
Masters -Statistics, mathematics, computer science
Minimum Requirements
We seek candidates with
• A master’s or doctoral degree in statistics, mathematics, computer science, or a related field;
• A background in practical probability & statistics, machine learning models, and coding
• Knowledge of or experience with student-centered pedagogical methods;
• Experience with or a commitment to cultivating equitable and inclusive learning environments;
• Demonstrated experience with or commitment to learning and growing as an instructor;
• Experience using Python and/or R or other relevant languages either in teaching or to create statistical/machine learning models in data science and/or other applications.
Desired Qualifications
Desirable but not required are
• Experience teaching data science, mathematics, statistics and/or related fields, either with full responsibility for courses or as a teaching assistant;
• Practical experience working with data science models in an applied setting
• Experience in course development, particularly for data science, statistics, computer science, or mathematics
Required Application Materials
• a CV which at a minimum includes data on academic degrees you have earned, work experience that is relevant to the position, your experience in data science, and your experience using R or Python (and other programming languages as relevant), and a list of any courses taught,
• a letter of application which describes how you could contribute to the educational mission in data science at Michigan State University,
• the names and contact information for three references who can attest to strengths in data science and/or classroom instruction,
• a description of any data science modeling work done, and
• a statement of work of at most three pages which
- Describes any prior teaching experience, including any courses taught
- Describes any prior work with data science models
- How your prior teaching experience and/or data science work informs your view of how data science courses should be taught at the masters level
- Describes how consideration of diversity and inclusion has shaped or will shape your teaching practice;
- Describes how you have used, or would plan to implement, pedagogical methods that are student-centered and promote active learning; and
- Describes an experience where you evaluated the efficacy of your own teaching practice or data science modeling work, including how you collaborated with colleagues in this effort.
Special Instructions
The evaluation process will begin on June 12, 2023 and review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Questions may be directed to the chair of the search committee, Prof. Paul Speaker (speakerp@msu.edu).
Review of Applications Begins On
07/12/2023
Website
https://msds.msu.edu/, https://stt.natsci.msu.edu/, https://cmse.msu.edu/
Department Statement
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability, or protected veteran status.
MSU Statement
Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.
