Job description
Middletown, CT
Job Number: R100468
Wesleyan University’s Hazel Quantitative Analysis Center invites applications for a full-time, open rank Professor of the Practice in Quantitative Analysis position beginning July 1, 2025. The initial appointment is for three years with the possibility of renewal and promotion. The professor of the practice is a 12-month position responsible for the development and teaching of data analysis/data science courses to students from different majors with a 3-2 teaching load. The person in this position will also have consulting responsibilities with faculty and students for data analysis projects and applications, and will engage in diverse collaborations with academic departments, programs and individual faculty across the university to promote data analysis work. In addition to on-on-one consultations, consulting duties may include group workshops and tutorials on data analysis methods and contributions to the development of grant proposals. Wesleyan is a highly selective liberal arts college with a strong and diverse undergraduate student body that highly values both scholarship and teaching.
The professor of the practice will contribute to the further development of our computational and applied data science related initiatives. They are expected to advise students and participate on campus committees and working groups performing related duties as assigned. In addition to teaching existing courses, the person in this position is expected to collaborate in the development of new ones that serve the curriculum needs of several academic departments/programs (including graduate programs) and facilitate the development of quantitative reasoning and data analysis work across the curriculum. Courses may include on-line components in addition to face-to-face instruction.
Professors of the practice are not tenure-track positions, but are renewable positions based on performance, budget, and continued need. This position may be at the assistant, associate, or full professor level depending on the experience and qualifications of the candidate. A Ph.D. in a computational and applied data science field, including computational social sciences, is required. A candidate may be hired as an instructor if they don’t have a Ph.D. at the time of appointment but will complete the Ph.D. within one year of hiring. A successful candidate is expected to be familiar with modern statistical and high-performance computing tools and methods, with either some teaching and/or industry experience using such tools.
Work Location: On CampusAll offers to external applicants are contingent on the candidate’s completion of a pre-employment background check screening to the satisfaction of Wesleyan University.
Wesleyan University, located in Middletown, Connecticut, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, political belief, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or non-position-related criminal record. We welcome applications from women and historically underrepresented minority groups. Inquiries regarding Title IX, Section 504 or any other non-discrimination policies should be directed to Vice President for Equity and Inclusion, Title IX and ADA/504 Coordinator.
Wesleyan University complies with the Clery Act and maintains records of campus crime statistics and security policies. Copies of Wesleyan University’s Clery Act Report are available on request and online at https://www.wesleyan.edu/publicsafety/clery.html.
Experience is taken into consideration in the determination of salary offers. For more information visit https://www.wesleyan.edu/hr/handbook/compensation-practices/index.html
Wesleyan offers a broad range of employee benefits and development opportunities, including comprehensive group insurance plans, wellness programs and incentives, generous paid time off and retirement plans, flexible work schedules, employee and dependent tuition programs for those who qualify.
Detailed information on the benefits of working at Wesleyan is located at: https://wesleyan.edu/hr/careers/prospective-resources.html.
Wesleyan University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer M/W/D/V and welcomes applications from candidates who support diversity.
How to apply
A complete application includes a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement describing the applicant’s teaching philosophy, teaching evaluations (if available), brief descriptions of research interests, courses you would like to teach, sample course syllabi (optional) (Please combine documents to fit in the five available upload spots). In the cover letter, applicants should describe how they will embrace the college’s commitment to fostering an inclusive community, and their experience collaborating with individuals from historically marginalized or underserved groups. You will also be asked to provide the email addresses of three references from whom we will obtain confidential letters of recommendation after your application is submitted.
Applications completed by March 3 will receive full consideration. Please contact Manolis Kaparakis ([email protected], 860-685-3795) if you have questions about the application process.
