Lecturer Pool - Berkeley, United States - University of California Berkeley

University of California Berkeley

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Berkeley, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Position overview

Percent time: 11% - 100%

Anticipated start:
Summer, July 1; Fall semester, August 1; Spring semester, Jan 1.

Applicants are considered for positions as needs arise; the existence of this pool does not guarantee that a position is available.

Review timeline:

Applications are typically reviewed in March/ April for summer course needs, May for fall course needs, and September for spring course needs.

Application Window

Open date:
April 13, 2024

Next review date:
Sunday, Apr 21, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Final date:
Sunday, Apr 13, 2025 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;
Advanced Computing;
Applied Statistics;
Ethics, Data, & Society;
Special topics in Computational Social Science;
Career Development;
Capstone Project

Qualifications:

Preferred qualifications

Prior teaching and/or work experience in computational social science, data science, computing, data analytics, or human resources.
Leadership, management, and entrepreneurial skills
Existing authorization to work in the U.S.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
Resume or Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated resume or C.V.

Cover Letter

Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - A brief statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley.

More Information and guidelines.

Reference requirements

About UC Berkeley

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law.

Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time.

Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Job location
Berkeley, CA

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