Lecturer: Mathematics: Elementary Statistics

The London Center for The College of Global Studies is seeking to appoint an Adjunct Lecturer for a first year, fall semester course commencing early September 2025: MATH 110 Elementary Statistics.

Approximately 150 - 200 US university students participate each semester on Arcadia’s programmes delivered through our London Center. We host first year students each year, and this course will have a mix of freshman and sophomore students enrolled. The adjunct lecturer reports to the Associate Director of Academic Affairs.

This first-year, introductory course covers the principles and techniques of statistics, including descriptive and inferential statistics, with the required use of Microsoft Excel as teaching tool. Classification of data, probability theory, measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, normal distribution, population parameters, testing hypotheses, analysis of variance, and correlation and regression are among the topics to be covered.

The course will be taught over two 1.5 hour blocks per week over 12 teaching weeks with a mid semester reading week at the Arcadia London Center in Holborn. Specific hours to be confirmed with the appointed lecturer; flexibility around scheduling is required.

Main Duties

• Teaching the above class, including preparation of teaching materials for the course
• Providing a syllabus (built off an existing draft syllabus) and related details by the required deadline
• Providing academic support to students, either face-to-face, via canvas VLE or by email
• Arranging/accompanying students on co-curricular trips, where relevant
• Setting and administering end-of-term examination and other assessments – setting examination questions, invigilation and marking, including some second marking if required
• Attendance at academic staff meetings (remotely or in-person as required)

Required

• Masters or equivalent relevant professional experience in related field
• Past experience of teaching in higher education

Desirable

• PhD in relevant field
• Understanding of US higher education system
• Previous experience teaching within US higher education

Person Specification

An individual who can develop effective working relationships with both academic and administrative staff. All applicants should be able to lawfully accept employment in the U.K. If you are not a UK citizen, please address your right to work in the UK in your covering letter.

Salary

£3,971 for the semester, plus a 3.5% matched pension contribution, paid monthly into a UK bank account.

Application

Applicants should submit a detailed CV and covering letter to the Associate Director of Academic Affairs, Tessa Lovell at lovellt@arcadia.edu via the above ‘Apply’ button.

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