Adjunct Lecturer, Political Analytics – Capstone in Political Analytics (On-Campus, Fall 2024) - Columbia University

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The School of Professional Studies M.S. in Political Analytics program is seeking industry professionals with experience in political science and data analytics to serve as a part-time Lecturer for an on-campus graduate-level course, the Capstone in Political Analytics.

This position will require the lecturer will teach the course in-person on-campus in a 14-week semester schedule.

The capstone course is the culminating experience for students in the Political Analytics program. Students will have the opportunity to tackle a complex, real-world political analytics challenge for a sponsoring organization. The capstone provides students with analytics experience in a “live” setting and is intended to expose students to the problems, timelines, and communications needs of actual political decision-makers.

Working individually or in small teams while being mentored by a program faculty member, students will apply core knowledge, concepts, and frameworks acquired during the program and practice the hands-on skills they have developed in their classes. Throughout the semester, student project teams will interact with the sponsoring organizations as virtual consultants, scoping the problem, acquiring the data, conducting analyses, and ultimately presenting their findings and recommendations to the project sponsor.

Responsibilities
● Lead class lectures, instructional activities, and classroom discussion.
● Evaluate, grade student work and assessments.
● Monitor and address student concerns and inquiries.
● Conduct weekly office hours.

Columbia University SPS operates under a scholar-practitioner faculty model, which enables students to learn from faculty that have outstanding academic training as well as a record of accomplishment as practitioners in an applied industry setting.

Requirements
● Graduate degree in an area related to political science, data science, quantitative methods or related field.
● 5+ years of professional experience in a role involving political analytics.
● Knowledge of statistics, econometrics, quantitative analysis or related techniques.
● Knowledge and familiarity with analysis software (e.g. R).

Preferred Skills & Experience
● Doctoral degree or equivalent in a relevant field.
● Prior experience with electoral campaigns, policy-making initiatives, advocacy efforts, or lobbying operations.
● University teaching experience.

Salary: $12,985.42 per semester-length course development and teaching 

● Please submit a resume inclusive of university teaching experience.
● Must reside and be eligible to work in the United States.

Your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.