Instructional Lecturer, Master of Business Analytics Program

Under the direction of the Academic Director for Master of Business Analytics (MSBA), support Lecturers, Professors, and Practicum projects. Subject matters include Practicum, Statistics, Python programming, and possibly other classes in the MSBA curriculum. Hold hands-on office hours to provide additional support to students who need extra help with Python or quantitative material (Introductory Python, Foundations of Statistics and Intermediate Statistics, and Information, Insights and Impact class). Mount materials on Canvas and/or Gradescope. Evaluate both qualitative and quantitative homework sets under the direction of the classroom instructor, including paper assignments, Canvas assignments, and Gradescope assignments. Coach student Practicum teams towards successful completion of their capstone projects through weekly agile development meetings; provide feedback on student oral and written presentations. The essential responsibility of this position includes providing our MSBA students and MSBA professors extra support to successfully implement our business analytics curriculum, especially for incoming students who do not have a technical background. Additional duties may include curriculum design, outreach and professional development, training, and evaluation of services.

Position Breakdown:

60% - Direct assistance to students.

30% - Curriculum design, outreach and professional development.

5% - Training.

5% - Evaluation.

Application materials for this lecturer position should include a cover letter, vitae/resume, evidence of teaching ability, a diversity statement and contact information for two references. This recruitment will have an initial review date; however, the position will remain open until filled. Only completed applications will be reviewed. Applicants should submit their application and supporting materials via our online recruitment system (https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/ ).

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Bachelor's degree in a related field - ideally computer science, business analytics, or similar.

Ability to work our hours, typically Tuesday through Saturday 9 am - 5 pm, including Thursday and/or Friday evenings, in combination of in-person and hybrid hours.

* Experience in analytics consulting projects, especially agile project management.

* Master's degree in a related field - ideally computer science, business analytics, or similar.

* Strong experience with Canvas, including setting up assignments and quizzes.

* Experience with both in-person and remote teaching.

* Experience tutoring both individuals and groups of students.

* Experience in LLMs, such as being able to build a chatbot and make API calls to OpenAI.

• 2-3 required (contact information only)

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