Associate Professor of Computer Science & Data Science (SACS) at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee

Job Description:

The Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Data Science will spend 62.5% of their time (i) effectively teaching computer science, data science and biomedical data science courses, (ii) advising and mentoring School of Applied Computational Sciences (SACS) students, and (iii) developing instructional methods that will reflect best practices in pedagogy. The successful candidate will also spend 27.5% of their time demonstrating evidence of or potential for research utilizing data science techniques, and 10% of their time on institutional service, demonstrating the ability to work collaboratively with on-campus and off-campus colleagues and constituencies.



Daily Operations

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.


• Ability to integrate technology effectively and appropriately into the teaching and learning process.


• Ability to successfully interact with students, other educators and educational institution representatives, and the public in a professional manner.


• Ability to plan, evaluate and revise curricula, course content and course materials and methods for courses within the SACS


• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students


• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues


• Ability to lead and supervise students in academic research utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques.


• Keep abreast of development in your field by reading current literature, collaborating with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.


• Develop and deploy impactful and socially responsible scientific knowledge and practical technologies that empower society to improve the quality of life.


• Ability to work collaboratively across university departments.


• Participate and lead grant writing/submission; scholarly publications in refereed journals.


• Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.


• Participate in campus and community events.

• Use of mainstream programming languages for data science, including Python, Java, and C++.


• Use of "other" potential programming languages including R, Scala, Julia, TensorFlow, Go, Spark.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.


• Sound judgment and maturity, exemplified by consistent professionalism in working with individuals at all levels, both internally and externally.

• Earned doctorate degree in computer science or data science with emphasis in artificial intelligence, machine learning techniques, and cybersecurity.


• At least 3 years of successful teaching experience is preferred, but applicants with the desire to develop expertise in teaching and mentoring are also invited to apply.


• Publication track record commensurate with career path history timeline.


• Ability to develop, lead, and obtain external funding in research within 4 years.