University of Chicago

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The University of Chicago invites applications for two Senior Lecturers in Computational Social Science. These are three-year full-time positions, and are eligible for renewal based on excellent performance. Salaries are competitive and include benefits and a research stipend. The successful applicant will teach graduate courses on computational and statistical methods (for example, some combination of scientific programming with Python; coding best practices, versioning and repositories; SQL and file-based databases; Spark or Hadoop frameworks; machine learning using structured, semi-structured and unstructured data-text, images, audio, sensors; Bayesian statistical inference and graphical models; statistical programming with R; optimization; etc.) with an eye to social science applications and extensions. As such, prior training or research in the social sciences is preferred but not necessary. The successful applicant will also teach courses more narrowly tailored to his or her disciplinary expertise, which could be as various as neural modeling in psychology, network analysis in sociology, social media analysis in political science, game theory in economics, linguistic change in anthropology, massive archival data integration and analysis in history, or machine learning with applications to social and behavioral data in computer science.

Applicants must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. by June 30, 2016, and have the degree in hand prior to October 1, 2016.

Applicants are required to apply online on the University of Chicago's Academic Career Opportunities website at http://tinyurl.com/pfmxq8h. Applicants are required to submit the following materials: 1) a cover letter, 2) a curriculum vitae, 3) a chapter-length writing sample, 4) a sample course syllabus, 5) course evaluations or evidence of past teaching performance, and 6) three letters of reference. The review of applications will begin October 1, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled. Early application is strongly recommended. Later applicants are encouraged to contact Chad Cyrenne (c-cyrenne@uchicago.edu) for updates on the status of the search.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or status as an individual with disability.

The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity / Disabled / Veterans Employer.

Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-702-5671 or email ACOppAdministrator@uchicago.edu with their request.

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