Lecturer or Senior Lecturer Level, Specializing in Teaching Quantitative Methods

Description

Position Overview

With campuses in Washington, DC, Bologna, Italy, and Nanjing, China, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University has been educating global leaders for more than 70 years. As a highly selective graduate institution with a distinguished faculty, SAIS consistently ranks among the top schools of international relations in the world. SAIS was founded to provide a practical approach to training students in international affairs and to offer mid-career educational opportunities for professionals already working in related fields.

SAIS invites applications for a term faculty appointment at the Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level, specializing in teaching quantitative methods at the introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels.  This appointment is a full-time, non-tenure-track, 9-month term position which is renewable, scheduled to commence in the Fall semester of 2025. The starting course load is six courses per academic year, with potential reductions depending on non-teaching responsibilities. Teaching would include core courses on statistics, basic econometrics, and possibly advanced econometrics (cross-sectional or time-series) and big data/machine learning methodologies.  Candidates with backgrounds in economics or data analytics applied to international affairs are especially encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

A Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree is strongly preferred; candidates will also be considered who have a Master’s degree and significant professional experience. The candidate must have a demonstrated record of achievement in teaching quantitative methods courses at the undergraduate or graduate (policy school) level.

Application Instructions

Application Instructions: Applicants are required to submit:

1.      C.V.

2.      Cover letter

3.      Two reference contacts

4.      Ideally, evidence of a successful teaching background (teaching evaluations preferred)

 

Application materials should be submitted via Intefolio only, and will be accepted through February 1, 2025.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Salary Range

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Background Checks

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