Job Description

Due to expanding enrollment, the School of Professional Studies’ M.S. in Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) program is seeking scholars, practitioners, or industry professionals to teach our course Digital Workplace & Transformation (online synchronous or in-person) starting in the 2025 spring term. Digital Workplace & Transformation is one of the core course requirements for IKNS students. The scope of the course is described here.

_ Responsibilities_

• Lead online class lectures, instructional activities, and classroom discussion
• Lead in-person residency session(s)
• Evaluate student work and grade assignments
• Monitor student concerns and inquiries and be the first point of contact for student questions
• Hold weekly office hours
• Part‐time Lecturers who are new to SPS must complete Canvas training (online learning management system)

The Lecturer role is outlined in more detail here.

Class Days and Times
The class sections will meet online or in-person once a week (110 minutes) in the late afternoon or early evening, from mid January to late April. The weekday and exact time when the class will meet has yet to be decided and will be based both on student needs as well as instructor availability.

Qualifications

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**

• Required: Graduate degree in a field directly related to or adjacent to the IKNS curriculum (master or terminal degree in the candidate’s field of study)
• Required: 5+ years of professional experience in the general realm of Digital Transformation
• Preferred: Previous university teaching experience at the graduate level

Additional Information

Salary : $15,000 – $17,000 per semester-length course teaching.

Please submit a resume and cover letter, inclusive of any university teaching experience, and indicating whether you are applying to teach online (synchronous) or in- person. A cover letter is required.

Must reside and be eligible to work in the United States. In addition, Columbia University’s Policy on Remote Work states that anyone teaching online classes for this program must reside in New York or one of the following states or territories: Biosphere Arizona, CA, CO, CT, Washington D.C., DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, MA, MD, MT, NJ, OK, PA, VA or VT.

All interested should apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed upon receipt.

_ **Your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.**_