Position Summary
A lecturer in the Knight Campus Internship program will teach summer and academic term courses with the goal of preparing students for Master’s level positions in academic, industry, and government labs. Lecturers teach students topics that span bioinformatics and genomics, materials science, chemistry, biochemistry, and/or chemical engineering in an experiential format. They will also assist the director in aspects of student success including participation in admissions committee, student professional and technical mentoring, engagement with the alumni network, and engagement with external partners for internship check-ins and evaluations. A small amount of research may also be conducted to stay up to date in the field, engage with external partner scientists, and inform program curriculum.
Minimum Requirements
• PhD. In exceptional circumstances, a bachelor’s degree with extensive relevant experience will be considered.
• Three years of experience in research/innovation capacity.
• Experience teaching and developing curriculum at the graduate level.
Professional Competencies
• Ability to communicate effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to distill and communicate information to audiences with varying degrees of subject matter knowledge (beginners to experts).
• Ability to deliver inclusive, engaged, and research-led teaching at the graduate level.
• Strong work ethic and self-motivated approach toward achieving results as part of a team.
• Ability to represent the program in a professional manner and follow all university policies and procedures.
• Ability to identify and implement best practices for creating an inclusive community for student retention and success.
• Organizational, time management, multi-tasking, and planning capabilities.
• Strong attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications
• Research experience in bioinformatics and genomics field.
• Applied machine learning experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work in an HPC environment.
• Experience with using version control for collaboration (Git/GitHub).
• Communication of work in white papers, peer reviewed publications, and/or conferences and internal and external talks.
• Demonstrated ability to code in Python, bash, and/or R.
• Experience in development of bioinformatics analysis pipelines dealing with sequencing data types and their specific file formats.
Special Instructions to Applicants
Along with your online application, please upload your CV and a cover letter that details your qualifications for this position.
