Job Description Summary
The Computer Information Systems Department at Bentley University invites applications from experienced technology professionals and educators who want to teach at the intersection of technology and business. We use this pooled posting to maintain a standing group of qualified adjunct lecturers and draw from it as staffing needs arise each semester. Our courses span data and databases, programming and application development, artificial intelligence and analytics, cybersecurity, business processes and enterprise systems, and financial technology, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Professionals with current industry experience are especially encouraged to apply.
About Bentley and the CIS Department
Bentley University is a private business university in Waltham, Massachusetts, just west of Boston, that pairs business education with the arts and sciences. Its business programs are accredited by AACSB International.
With 31 full-time faculty, CIS is one of the largest information systems departments at a U.S. university. CIS offers three STEM-designated undergraduate majors and four minors, teaches courses every Bentley undergraduate takes, and supports graduate programs in business analytics, AI, and FinTech. The three majors are:
Computer Information Systems , which prepares students for roles such as business analyst, systems analyst, application developer, and systems integrator
Artificial Intelligence for Innovation , created jointly with the Philosophy Department, which combines technical AI skills with the ethical and societal questions AI raises
Finance and Technology (FinTech) , offered with the Finance Department, which applies programming, data management, and machine learning to financial services
The four minors are Computer Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Data Technologies, and Managing Digital Technologies. Because CS 100 is part of the foundation all Bentley undergraduates complete, and CS 305 is required of every business major, CIS adjuncts teach students from across the university. At the graduate level, CIS courses are part of the core of the MS in Business Analytics and the STEM MBA, make up most of the STEM MBA's Artificial Intelligence major, and contribute to the MS in Finance's FinTech major. Students also get support from the CIS Sandbox, the department's peer tutoring and technology learning space.
Teaching Areas
Adjunct assignments come from courses such as those listed below. In your cover letter, please name the specific courses you are prepared to teach. Full descriptions are available in the Bentley course catalog at catalog.bentley.edu.
Information technology foundations
CS 100 Solving Business Problems with Information Technology (Excel, productivity tools, and emerging technologies)
Data and databases
CS 150 Introduction to Data and Information Management; CS 160 Data-Driven Decision Making; CS 350 Database Management Systems
Graduate: CS 605 Data Management and SQL for Analytics; CS 650 Data Analytics Architectures with Big Data; CS 753 Business Intelligence Methods and Technologies
Programming and application development
CS 180 Programming Fundamentals (Java); CS 213 Web Development and Programming; CS 230 Introduction to Programming with Python; CS 280 Object-Oriented Application Development; CS 380 Multi-Tiered Application Development; CS 480 Advanced Application Development Technology
Graduate: CS 602 Data-Driven Development with Python; CS 603 Algorithmic Thinking with Java; CS 612 Cloud-Based Enterprise Applications; CS 680 Mobile Application Development
Artificial intelligence and analytics
CS 250 AI Foundations and Applications in Business; CS 370 Introduction to Machine Learning
Graduate: CS 653 Generative AI for Business: Solutions and Strategies; CS 655 Managing with Analytics: From Data to AI; CS 690 Applied AI Intrapreneurship; CS 733 Artificial Intelligence Techniques and Applications; CS 747 AI Governance and Leadership
Cybersecurity and…