Position Title: Lecturer

Duties & Responsibilities: Columbia University invites applications for a limited-term position at the rank of Lecturer in Economics, Political Science, Sociology or Statistics to begin July 1, 2013. The Lecturer will teach in the Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) Master's Degree Program offered through Columbia University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Initial appointment is for one year with the possibility of annual renewal for up to three years. Required teaching includes courses in data analysis geared toward inferential analysis and interdisciplinary research. The incumbent will be expected to teach one section of Data Analysis for the Social Sciences in the Fall and one in the Spring, an advanced, graduate-level course on probability and statistics, and up to two courses in the candidate's specialty area in the Spring, as well as all related course labs. Specialty areas of interest include but are not limited to Social Network Analysis, Multilevel Modeling, Bayesian Statistics, Experiments, Data Sciences, Data Visualization, and Missing Data. In addition, the Lecturer will be expected to serve as thesis advisor to several QMSS students, advise a number of independent studies each semester, and run several professional development workshops during the year

Position Qualifications: A Ph.D. at the time of appointment and post-secondary teaching experience required. Teaching experience at the graduate level preferred.

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience

Benefits:

Web Site: http://qmss.columbia.edu

Application Address: Applicants should submit cover letter, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, and one or more writing samples at our secure online site: https://academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=57856 Review of applications will begin June 23, 2013, and continue until the position is filled. Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Contact Email: kea6@columbia.edu

Application Deadline: Open until filled.