Part-Time Lecturer Online – Khoury College of Computer
Sciences
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About the Opportunity
The Khoury College of Computer Sciences invites applications for
the position of Part-Time online teaching faculty.
Specifically looking for instructors for the following areas:
• Mobile App Development
• Foundations of Software Engineering
• Computer Systems
• Information Retrieval
Salary is competitive and additional teaching opportunities are
available. For more information about the college, please https://www.khoury.northeastern.edu/
Responsibilities:
Teach computer and information science courses for the
undergraduate and graduate programs for the Khoury College of
Computer Sciences.
Qualifications:
Master’s degree with industry experience required; Ph.D. in
computer science or related fields preferred.
Additional Information:
Mobile App Development: This project- oriented course
examines the principles of mobile application design and
development. Students will learn application development on the
Android platform. Topics will include memory management; user
interface design; user interface building; input methods; data
handling; network techniques and URL loading; and, finally,
specifics such as use of mobile sensing such as GPS and
accelerometers. Students are expected to design and develop a
professional-quality mobile application that addresses a real-world
problem in an innovative way. Coursework will include project
conception, design, implementation, and pilot testing of mobile
phone software applications, using health applications as the
target domain.
Foundations of Software Engineering: This course covers
software life cycle models (waterfall, spiral, and so forth),
domain engineering methods, requirements analysis methods
(including formal specifications), software design principles and
methods, verification and testing methods, resources and schedule
estimation for individual software engineers, component-based
software development methods and architecture, and languages for
describing software processes. Includes a project where some of the
software engineering methods (from domain modeling to testing) are
applied in an example.
Computer Systems: This course will cover all the basics of
operating systems: program loading, context switching, threads and
synchronization, virtual memory, and block devices and file
systems. The course will also cover more advanced topics, such as
operating system security and virtualization. This course will be
project centric, with students building significant components of
an operating system from scratch.
Information Retrieval: The course provides an introduction
to information retrieval systems and different approaches to
information retrieval. Topics covered include evaluation of
information retrieval systems; retrieval, language, and indexing
models; file organization; compression; relevance feedback;
clustering; distributed retrieval and metasearch; probabilistic
approaches to information retrieval; web retrieval; filtering and
recommendation systems; cross-language IR; multimedia IR; and
machine learning for information retrieval.
Documents to Submit:
CV and Cover Letter
About Khoury College:
Khoury College is committed to building a diverse and inclusive
community among students, faculty and staff. We strongly encourage
applicants from underrepresented groups, individuals with
disabilities, veterans, and those with diverse experiences and
backgrounds. We invite you to join a fast-moving, ambitious college
with an underlying mission that is driven by our motto of “CS for
Everyone.”
The per credit rate is $3742 to $4677.
Position Type
Academic
Additional Information
Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work
experience, education and skills when extending an offer.
Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit
eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid
time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as
well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/
for more information.
Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking
to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and
staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its
forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect
that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, religion,
color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability
status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable
law.
To learn more about Northeastern University’s commitment and
support of diversity and inclusion, please see
www.northeastern.edu/diversity.
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