Assistant Professor (Teaching) - Data Analytics

Available Title(s):

158-NN_FACULTY - Teaching Assistant Professor - Career

Business Title:

Assistant Professor (Teaching) - Data Analytics

Employee Type:

Faculty (+) (Fixed Term)

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

9 Month

Position Details:

This position will be primarily remote. The incumbent will be expected to visit the Everett Campus for in-person meetings when necessary.

The Opportunity:

The Program in Data Analytics with the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor (Teaching) Career-Track in Data Analytics. The position is full-time, fixed-term, nine-months, three-year appointment with possibility of renewal. The work will be performed on the WSU Global (online) Campus. We seek scholars whose field is in statistics or a closely related field who is strongly committed to developing quality educational experiences while also being deeply interested in mentoring and contributing to campus diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment on August 16, 2024.

Job Duties:

As a Data Analytics faculty member on the WSU Global Campus, your responsibilities will be to teach asynchronous online classes and make service contributions to your department, college, university, community, and profession. The workload distribution of the position is 80% teaching and 20% programmatic development and service to the program, department, college, university, community, and profession. Expected courses are introductory-level and upper-division courses within the Data Analytics curriculum. Topics will include data structure, data-based learning, computing, and statistical methods.

The Program in Data Analytics is headquartered at the WSU Everett Campus in Everett, Washington. As a faculty member of that program, you will be expected to visit the campus for face-to-face meetings when necessary.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph. D. in Data Science, Data Analytics, Statistics, Computational Mathematics, Computer Science, or closely related field; or an MS in one of the above fields, with industry experience in data science/analytics or at least three (3) years by the appointment date of teaching experience in one of the above mentioned fields.

• Evidence of successful teaching ability at the undergraduate level.

• Commitment to teaching and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds.

• Evidence of ability to develop and teach asynchronous online courses at the undergraduate level.

• Demonstrate strong commitment to teaching and service.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to teach upper-division courses which include data structure, data-based learning, computing, and statistical methods.

• Experience with case-based or other interactive teaching methods.

• Experience teaching asynchronous online courses.

• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching and teaching effectiveness.

Additional Information:

Area/College: WSU Global Campus

Department Name: Global Campus

City, State, Zip: Pullman, WA 99164-5220

Department Link: WSU Global Campus

Annual Salary: $70,000 - $80,000 | In accordance with RCW 49.58.110 , this salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty please review the summary of benefits for WSU Faculty and Total Compensation

Overtime Eligibility: Overtime Exempt (not eligible for overtime)

This is a temporary, three (3) year, 9-month, academic year appointment.

Appointment Start Date: August 16, 2024

Appointment End Date: This is a temporary position expected to end on May 15, 2027. Renewal is dependent on the need for extension and/or if additional funding is secured to extend employment.

Posting Close Date: Applicants must submit their completed application by Monday, April 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34 , engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need.  A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. External candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/CV” section of your application. Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.

Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application :

• Current Curriculum Vitae

• Cover letter addressing the qualifications for this position

• A document containing the following:

  • Teaching statement that describes your teaching experience and philosophy, which may incorporate experience from formal or informal teaching and mentoring opportunities

  • One sample syllabus from a previously taught course

  • Summary of teaching evaluations for all courses taught since 2019

• Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement that includes your demonstrated and or potential for contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts through scholarship/research, and/or teaching/mentoring, and/or service/engagement. There may be some overlap with your teaching statement

• Contact information for at least three (3) professional references (name, relation to reference, phone number and email address)

WSU Global:

Washington State University is a land grant institution founded in 1890. One of the nation’s top public research institutions, WSU stands among 96 U.S. public and private universities with high research activity, according to The Carnegie Foundation classification. The program in Data Analytics conducts high quality research and provides world-class education to students on four campuses (in person on the Everett, Pullman, and Vancouver campuses, and online on the Global campus). The Global Campus is the second largest campus in the WSU system. It has been offering distance education opportunities for more than 30 years and enrolls students from across the USA and around the world at the undergraduate and master’s level.

Encompassing more than 30 departments, schools, and research institutes on five campuses statewide, the College of Arts & Sciences is the heart of WSU. Together our 730+ faculty and staff deliver more than 50% of WSU’s total undergraduate and graduate instruction, including the vast majority of WSU’s core curriculum. We also drive wide interdisciplinary research in public and community health, environmental change, equity and social justice, and data and technology at the boundaries. As Arts & Sciences celebrates its 10th anniversary as a unified college, we seek to lead a reimagining of WSU’s land-grant mission for the 21st century, expanding the boundaries of creativity and discovery while simultaneously recognizing more completely our obligations to Native and Indigenous peoples.  For more about the College of Arts & Sciences at WSU, please refer to WSU College of Arts & Sciences.

WSU has an enrollment of over 29,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students and approximately 6,500 faculty and staff. Unlike most multi-campus systems, WSU operates as an integrated university. Thus, all Data Analytics faculty, regardless of campus location, are full members of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Our faculty are nationally and internationally recognized researchers and resolute teachers who bring a great deal of skill, enthusiasm, and commitment to the classroom. We are also fortunate to have a dedicated network of alumni that mentor students, offer internship opportunities, and recruit our students into high quality full-time positions in Washington and beyond. WSU has a goal to advance the college’s commitment to diversity and multiculturalism with respect to research, teaching, and community outreach, incorporating relevant programs, goals, and activities. A strong global perspective is encouraged.

WSU acknowledges that its locations statewide are on the homelands of Native American peoples, who have lived in this region and have been caretakers of the land from time immemorial. The Morrill Act of 1862 established our land-grant institution by providing public and federal lands that are traced back to the disposition of Indigenous lands, often taken by coercive and violent acts, and the disregard of treaties. For that, we extend our deepest apologies. We owe our deepest gratitude to the Native peoples of this region and maintain our commitment towards reconciliation. And as a land-grant institution, WSU is deeply committed to the land-grant mission, its Memorandums of Understanding with Native tribes in the region, and a tradition of service to society. To read the full WSU land acknowledgement, please refer to WSU Land Acknowledgment .

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or [email protected] .