Assistant​/Associate​/Teaching Professor

Required Application Question:

Please describe relevant courses you have taught and identify potential courses you would be prepared to teach  your response, please indicate whether you have experience teaching large, multi-section university courses with enrollments of 50 or more students.

Please arrange for three reference letter writers to submit letters where indicated. They will receive an email with instructions for submitting letters of recommendation. Please ensure that at least one of the three letters addresses your teaching experience and qualifications.

For full consideration, applications should be received by Monday, November 16, 2026
. Anticipated starting date is July 1, 2027.

Posting Information

Department

Department Data Sci and Society - 371210

Posting Open Date

Posting Open Date 10/12/2026

Final date to receive applications

Final date to receive applications 11/16/2026

Open Until Filled No

Position Type

Position Type Permanent Faculty

Working Title

Working Title Open Rank
- Fixed Term - (Assistant/Associate/Full) Teaching Professor

Appointment Type

Appointment Type Open Rank

Vacancy

Vacancy

Full-time/Part-time

Full-time/Part-time Full-Time Permanent

Hours per week 40

FTE

FTE 1

Position Location

Position Location North Carolina, US

Hiring Range

Hiring Range Commensurate with Education and Experience

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Benefits

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• UNC
  -Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package , paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

Position Summary

The Division of Data Science and Society ( DSS ) in the School of Data and Information Sciences ( SDIS ) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for 9- or 12-month, fixed-term, open-rank (Assistant/Associate/Full) Teaching Professor position in Data Science, with a focus on foundational computational tools, computational thinking, and introductory data science concepts. Sample courses include DATA 110, DATA 140, and DATA 215, with opportunities to develop and teach additional courses in these areas.

We seek candidates with expertise or experience in:

• Teaching foundational computational tools, programming concepts, and computational thinking.
• Data structures and introductory data science methods.
• Teaching and engaging undergraduate students, particularly in first-year and foundational courses.
• Teaching college-level introductory courses in data science, programming, computational methods, or related fields.
• Advising and mentoring a growing undergraduate student population.

The successful candidate will contribute to the continued development of the School’s undergraduate data science curriculum by identifying emerging instructional needs, developing new courses and learning experiences, and incorporating effective computational tools and teaching practices. The candidate will collaborate across disciplines to ensure that foundational courses provide students with the computational knowledge, skills, and conceptual understanding needed for success in advanced data science coursework.

The standard instructional assignment is three courses per semester for…