Adjunct Faculty, Information Sciences and Technology

Requirements

• Terminal degree in an IT-related discipline;
• Relevant professional experience;
• Teaching experience at the university-level;
• Willingness and enthusiasm to participate in curriculum development, evaluation, and decision making of assigned courses with the Course Coordinator; and
• Willingness to participate in department activities such as faculty meetings.
• PhD or Master's degree with 18 graduate credits in an IT-related discipline;
• Relevant practitioner-related experience;
• Experience with a learning management system preferably Blackboard; and
• Solid verbal and written communication skills.

Additional Information

Department: Col of Engineering and Computing Job Category: Adjunct Faculty Job Type: Part-Time Location: Fairfax, Science and Technology (formerly Prince William), Arlington, and Loudoun campuses Workplace Type: On-site, Hybrid and/or Remote Eligible Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience Criminal Background Check: Yes About the Department: The Department of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) has 44 full-time faculty members with research foci in cybersecurity, data mining and machine learning, natural language processing, human-centered computing, and computing and engineering education. IST has the largest and fastest growing undergraduate major in the university, the ABET-accredited BS in Information Technology, serving more than 2,000 students. Additionally, the department has over 300 graduate students in the Applied Information Technology (AIT) and MS in Information Systems (INFS) programs. The online MS programs in IT ranked 26th among public universities and 37th overall by U.S. News and World. In addition to BS and MS programs, the department also participates in a BAS program in Cyber Security, MS program in Data Analytics Engineering, and a PhD program in Information Technology (concentration in IST) offered by the CEC. In FY24, IST faculty had $2.5M research expenditures, received $4.27 M in new awards, and submitted proposals for $10.6 M. Several IST faculty members are affiliated with both school-level and university-level research centers and institutes. Funding sources include NSF, DOD, DARPA, NIH, and DHHS. Faculty awardees include NSF CAREER and NSF CRII recipients. For more information on the department, please visit our website: http://ist.gmu.edu/. Responsibilities: Adjunct Faculty teach one or more IT courses in the following areas (current syllabi are available at http://ist.gmu.edu/students/current-students/course-syllabi/) : Graduate Big Data Analytics Natural Language Processing Machine Learning Data Mining Cybersecurity Cyber-Human Systems Artificial Intelligence Undergraduate Databases Cybersecurity Networking and Telecommunication Programming Web Application Development Cloud Computing Artificial Intelligence Courses are offered in the daytime, evening, and on weekends at the Fairfax, Science and Technology (formerly Prince William), Arlington, and Loudoun campuses. Courses may be offered in several formats: face-to-face, hybrid, and online . Required Qualifications: PhD or Master's degree with 18 graduate credits in an IT-related discipline; Relevant practitioner-related experience; Experience with a learning management system preferably Blackboard; and Solid verbal and written communication skills.

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