Adjunct Associate Faculty, Cloud Computing (On-Campus, Fall '26)
The School of Professional Studies seeks experienced industry professionals to serve as part-time Associate for a graduate-level course in Cloud Computing. An Associate is a faculty line junior to a Lecturer who provides subject matter expertise and supports the instructional process for a course section. Serving as an Associate is an outstanding way to gain exposure to graduate-level teaching at Columbia University.
This course introduces analytics students to applied cloud computing concepts and practices ranging from infrastructure and administration to services and applications. The course is primarily focused on the development of practical skills in utilizing cloud services to build distributed and scalable analytics applications.
Responsibilities
Attend all class sessions, assist with instruction, lead breakout sessions, facilitate discussions.
Evaluate, grade student work and assessments as requested by the course Lecturer.
Monitor and address student concerns and inquiries.
Qualifications
Columbia University SPS operates under a scholar-practitioner faculty model, which enables students to learn from faculty possessing outstanding academic training as well as a record of accomplishment as practitioners in an applied industry setting.
Requirements
Graduate degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
Solid knowledge and academic foundation in distributed computing, UNIX operating system fundamentals and shell programming
Experience with the Linux operating system, cloud virtualization and storage systems
3+ years of professional experience with at least one of the commercial cloud services (Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or IBM Cloud)
Knowledge of Python programming language
Preferred Skills & Experience
University teaching experience
Experience with setting up and configuring Google Cloud Platform services
Knowledge of distributed computing and orchestration frameworks, such as Apache Spark and Kubernetes
Additional Information
Please submit a resume inclusive of university teaching experience.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Salary range: $2,000 - $3,000 per semester long course