MDS Assistant Course Coordinator
Listed on 2026-02-20
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IT/Tech
MDS Assistant Course Coordinator
This is a seasonal temporary position with a duration up to one year where the incumbent continues the work of MDS Course Facilitators while directly assisting MDS Course Coordinators. Tasks include:
- Providing technical support with the LMS
- Helping communicate course policies and deadlines
- Responding to student inquiries about the course
- Holding regular office hours
- Providing support for and acting as backup for Course Coordinators in terms of:
- working with instructional designers on course rollouts and improvements for future terms
- monitoring work of MDS Course Facilitators and Course Assistants to ensure no gaps in coverage or delayed completion of instructional support.
- troubleshooting more significant technical issues within the courses as they arise
- Must have recently completed a Master's degree at Pitt in an area relevant to the Master of Data Science. Such degrees include Information Science, Computer Science, Intelligent Systems, Statistics, any degree involving data and data analysis, other STEM fields.
- Master's Degree recently completed within SCI
- Prior experience as an MDS Course Assistant or Course Coordinator while a student at Pitt.
- Experience with virtual channels of communication (e.g., Slack, Teams etc.)
- Patience and willingness to answer questions in multiple ways
- Troubleshooting issues in online environments
- Instructional design support
- Successfully completed coursework in (or professional experience with):
- JAVA or Python programming
- Database programming, design, management including proficiency in SQL
- Calculus, statistics, probability
- Descriptive and Predictive Modeling
- Data Visualization
- Responsible Data Practices
- Data Analysis
- Cloud Computing
The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran.
Department: SCI-Office of the Dean
Campus: Pittsburgh
Minimum Education Level
Required:
Master's Degree
Minimum Years of Experience
Required:
No experience required
Work Schedule: M-F, flexible
Work Arrangement: On-Campus:
Teams that work on campus, in an office, or in a lab.
Requested Pay Rate: 18
Background Check: For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check
Required Documents: Resume
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