Term Assistant Professor

Department: College of Science - Computational and Data Science

Classification: 9-month Instructional Faculty

Job Category: Instructional Faculty

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: On Site Required

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

The Department of Computational and Data Science (CDS) in the College of Science at George Mason University, is an interdisciplinary department with major research directions in Modeling and Simulation, Data Science, and Computational Social Sciences. The successful candidate would benefit from a highly collaborative environment in a rapidly growing department.

George Mason University College of Science (Mason Science) is committed to advancing access, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (AJEDI) throughout our STEM community, including within our hiring and retention practices. At Mason Science, our values include fostering an organizational culture that promotes Anti-Racism, belonging, respect, and civility. We believe that a diversity of opinions, cultures, and perspectives is what provides vibrancy, innovation and growth to an academic community. By prioritizing inclusive excellence in academics, teaching, research, and global engagement, we strive to attract a diverse pool of faculty and staff who exemplify the Mason Science mission and vision.

About the Position:

The Term Assistant Professor is responsible for teaching four courses per semester, maintaining the design of a multi-section undergraduate course, and contribute to the university through service. Teaching responsibilities include both in-person and on-line modalities. Service to the university includes responsibilities to the department, the college, and/ or the university. While this position does not include research responsibilities, the incumbent is able to conduct research and lead research projects.

Responsibilities:

• Teaching:
  • Teaches and manages undergraduate courses, particularly in the field of computational and data sciences;
  • Teaches graduate courses, particularly in the Computational Science and Informatics degree program; and
• Service:
  • Contributes to the expansion and growth of the CDS degree program in multiple modalities, including in-person, online, and global formats. 

Required Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in a related field;
• Experience in the fields of data science, network science, computational modeling, database, and/ or computational social science which are taught by the CDS department;
• Experience in teaching at the college level, developing course materials, and developing courses;
• Strong knowledge of the current state of the computational, data science, and/or computational social science fields;
• Strong communication skills for both in-person and online modalities;
• Ability to design and maintain effective curriculum across multiple modalities and to promote modern approaches to education; and
• Is committed to the academic interests and performance for all students.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in the fields of data science, network science, computational modeling, database, and/ or computational social science.

Instructions to Applicants: 

For full consideration, applicants must apply for Term Assistant Professor at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, provide a cover letter/letter of intent, CV, and a philosophy of teaching statement.

Posting Open Date: May 15, 2024

For Full Consideration, Apply by: May 30, 2024

Open Until Filled?: Yes