Instructor of Digital and Data Studies
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Category:: Faculty
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Department:: Digital and Data Studies
Locations:: Binghamton, NY
Posted:: Mar 25, 2024
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Full-time
Ref. No.:: 587, 5924
Position ID:: 173981

About Binghamton University:

Binghamton University is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life - promotes extraordinary student success.

Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty and state-of-the-art facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000 students. The high-achieving Binghamton student body also represents a great diversity of life experiences, from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration and community service.

Job Description:

The Digital and Data Studies (DiDa) minor at Binghamton University is seeking candidates for up to two tenure-track Instructors beginning in Fall 2024. Launched in 2022, DiDa is the largest and fastest-growing minor in Harpur College of Arts and Sciences. The program is committed to providing liberal arts students with an immersion in digital literacy and data inflected thinking while promoting socially and culturally responsible approaches to technology and an awareness of the impact of data-driven decisions and algorithmic processes, particularly on communities that are already marginalized.

The successful candidate(s) will be expected to teach in the program and lead its development. Instructors teach the equivalent of six courses per year. These positions are tenure-earning and focused on excellence in teaching and pedagogical development. Successful candidate(s) will have experience teaching in digital or data science areas, in curricular development, and will have vision for the continued development of this new program. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. and should have experience in designing and teaching undergraduate level courses in digital and data science topics including, but not limited to data science, digital humanities, digital or computational social sciences, digital or computational physical sciences, or critical data studies. PhDs may be in any discipline in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, or arts. We especially seek candidates with records reflecting creative approaches to teaching, and who are comfortable in a student-centered environment.

We are especially interested in applicants who view teaching and program development as areas to promote diversity and perspectives that are underrepresented in higher education. Strong internal candidates have been identified. Binghamton University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Requirements:

Required:

• Hold a Ph.D. by September 1, 2024
• Experience teaching in digital or data science
• Experience in curricular development

Preferred:

• Experience in innovative approaches to teaching
• A vision for the future development of Digital and Data Studies

Additional Information:

The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

As required by title IX and its implementing regulations, Binghamton University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the educational programs and activities which it operates. This requirement extends to employment and admission. Inquiries about sex discrimination may be directed to the University Title IX Coordinator or directly to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). Contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and OCR, as well as the University's complete Non-Discrimination Notice may be found here.

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Application Instructions:

All applicants must apply via Interview Exchange http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=173981. Please submit the following documents to the link above: 1) a cover letter; 2) a Curriculum Vitae; 3) the names and contact information for three references (letters will be sought only as applicants move through the selection process).

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the vacancy is filled.