Lecturer in the iSchool
University of Wisconsin Madison•Madison, WI
•Onsite
About The Position
Under the general supervision of the Instruction Manager of the Information School (iSchool), teach LIS 464: Applied Database Design, a 3 credit course at 33.4% time for the fall semester of the 2026-27 academic year in a classroom environment. The course enrollment capacity is 90 undergraduate students.
Requirements
- Practical or teaching experience in database design
- Expertise in relational database design
- Hands-on experience with popular database tools
- Strong SQL programming and query skills
- Knowledge of NoSQL databases, including MongoDB
- Understanding of data quality, governance, ethics, and privacy
Nice To Haves
- Experience teaching students with varied technical backgrounds
- Prior teaching experience in higher education
Responsibilities
- Serves as an initial point of contact for students as it relates to specific course or series content and expectations
- Develops instructional design and curriculum relevant to a course of instruction
- Facilitates classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction for one or more courses, including assessment of student performance
- Teach up to 90 undergraduate students LIS 464: Applied Database Design, part time at 33.4% time from September 2 - December 9, 2026 in a classroom environment at UW-Madison
- Update or prepare a syllabus in consultation with iSchool staff
- Deliver in-person lectures and lead class sessions
- Create or update course materials as needed, in consultation with iSchool staff
- Provide timely feedback and grading of assignments, projects, and assessments
- Support students via synchronous office hours and communications such as email, Teams
- Complete required trainings
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
