LEO Lecturer QMSS

Position: LEO Lecturer I for QMSS 201
How to Apply

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience in teaching quantitative methods that directly relate to this position. A complete application will include all of the following documents:

? a cover letter,

? curriculum vitae,

? a teaching statement: a document with a narrative describing your teaching philosophy and experience,

? a Quantitative Methods Experience Statement: a document with a narrative detailing your experience with quantitative methods,

? evidence of teaching excellence (student evaluations of teaching - scores and student comments)

? three letters of recommendation will also be required and must be submitted within 10 days of the application.

Mission Statement

The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.

Job Summary

The Quantitative Methods in the Social Science (QMSS) program in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan aims to train undergraduate students in the theories and methods needed to be successful data literate social scientists. Todays job market is saturated with opportunities that either desire or require skills in data literacy, whether that means being able to find data, analyze data, or know how and when to use data, and this is true even for jobs outside of the data science or analyst fields specifically.

QMSS was designed to teach students how data can be used to generate solutions for social problems of today and tomorrow and give students opportunities to apply and practice their skills to hit the ground running in their internships and careers in the future. QMSS is unique relative to programs in statistics or data science in that we teach data-based skills from a social science perspective.

The Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS) program seeks applicants for part-time Lecturer I positions with an anticipated start date of August 31, 2026. This is a non-tenure track position with an appointment period for the Fall 2026 term (i.e., August 31, 2026 to December 31, 2026).

QMSS is seeking part-time lecturers for 50% appointments to serve as section instructors of the laboratory sections for QMSS 201:
Introduction to Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences. A 50% appointment requires teaching 3 laboratory sections per week under the guidance of a faculty lecturer who serves as the instructor of record for the course. QMSS aims to fill this opening with either a lecturer or a graduate student serving as a GSI.

QMSS 201 includes training in descriptive statistics, data collection, data management, and data cleaning. It provides an overview of research design and hands-on experience with using data to ask and answer research questions, and it educates students about ethical issues around data, data analysis, and reporting. Students will be taught and asked to use Excel, Tableau, and R in this course.

Responsibilities
* The lecturer will teach 3 (50% appointment) laboratory sections of QMSS 201 under the guidance of a faculty lecturer as the instructor of record for the course.

Duties for these positions include, but are not limited to:

* Attend course lectures (3 hours/week) and actively participate and assist students as needed by the instructor of record.

* Prepare lessons, curate data sets, and assist with weekly laboratory assignment creation as needed to effectively teach 3 x 1-hour lab sections each week that reflects and applies material covered during lectures.

* Hold at least 3 hours per week of office hours to address student questions. QMSS has desk space to conduct office hours in Weiser Hall.

* Attend all 14 weekly QMSS Community Hours events throughout the semester. Community Hours are designed to be a supplement to traditional office hours during which students from all QMSS courses can come to work independently or in groups (depending on the rules of given assignments) on problem sets, projects, and/or exam studying. During Community

Hours, section instructors from each QMSS 201 and QMSS 301 course will be expected to be present for possible student questions. You may be assisting students who are not enrolled in your lab section. QMSS Community Hours will be scheduled once per week, alternating on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday evening from 6pm - 9pm.

* Participate in weekly teaching team meetings.

* Assist with software/tools/datasets.

* Co-create problem sets and other assignments.

* Grade and provide constructive feedback on assignments and projects.

* Participate in QMSS program activities.

Required Qualifications
* A PhD in a social science discipline with a demonstrated focus on quantitative methods is required. Experience teaching courses using…