University of Pittsburgh · 16 hours ago
MDS Assistant Course Coordinator
Pittsburgh, PA
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
$18/hr - $18/hr
0+ years expThe University of Pittsburgh is seeking a Seasonal Temporary MDS Assistant Course Coordinator to assist MDS Course Coordinators and facilitate course operations. The role involves providing technical support, communicating course policies, responding to student inquiries, and ensuring smooth instructional support through monitoring and troubleshooting.
Higher Education
No H1B
Responsibilities
Providing technical support with the LMS
Helping communicate course policies and deadlines
Responding to student inquiries about the course
Holding regular office hours
Providing support for and acting as backup for Course Coordinators in terms of:
Working with instructional designers on course rollouts and improvements for future terms
Monitoring work of MDS Course Facilitators and Course Assistants to ensure no gaps in coverage or delayed completion of instructional support
Troubleshooting more significant technical issues within the courses as they arise
Qualification
Required
Must have recently completed a Master's degree at Pitt in an area relevant to the Master of Data Science. Such degrees include Information Science, Computer Science, Intelligent Systems, Statistics, any degree involving data and data analysis, other STEM fields
Preferred
Master's Degree recently completed within SCI
Prior experience as an MDS Course Assistant or Course Coordinator while a student at Pitt
Experience with virtual channels of communication (e.g., Slack, Teams etc.)
Patience and willingness to answer questions in multiple ways
Troubleshooting issues in online environments
Instructional design support
Successfully completed coursework in (or professional experience with):
JAVA or Python programming
Database programming, design, management including proficiency in SQL
Calculus, statistics, probability
Descriptive and Predictive Modeling
Data Visualization
Responsible Data Practices
Data Analysis
Cloud Computing
Company
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh is a top-ranked, public institution in Pennsylvania and a member of the Association of American Universities of leading research universities.
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Funding
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