Job Description
The opportunity
The University of London is accepting applications for Online Tutors to support the new and innovative online MSc Data Science programme, with academic direction from Goldsmiths.
More information about the MSc Data Science programme can be found here:
https://london.ac.uk/courses/data-science-msc
The role
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to act as Online Tutors. The Online Tutor’s task will be to provide online support, marking coursework assignments and providing feedback to students. Each Online Tutor will receive support from a Module Leader and Programme Director and will work closely with University of London’s Student Relationship Managers.
You would engage as a self-employed independent contractor and not as an employee of the University of London. If successful, you will join to a talent pool of online tutors for future sessions. The next session will begin in October 2022. Please note the role is subject to student numbers.
We would also like to hear from individuals interested in undertaking examination duties.
Candidate Profile
You will be a motivated individual who enjoys working with students and keen to support them to succeed in their studies.
You will have a postgraduate degree in a discipline relevant to Data Science or a relevant undergraduate degree plus five years’ industry experience, and ideally some previous experience working in Higher Education.
Further details are in the person specification.
The MSc DS Modules are listed below:
Module (15 credits unless indicated otherwise) |
Data programming in Python |
Mathematics and statistics for data science |
Machine learning |
Big data analysis |
Data visualisation |
Data science research topics |
Blockchain programming |
Mathematics of financial markets |
R for data science |
Financial data modelling |
Final project (30 credits) |
Artificial Intelligence |
Natural language processing |
Neural networks |
Social networks and graph analysis |
How to Get Involved:
To apply, please follow the steps below:
- Please submit your CV and a covering letter detailing how you meet the person specification.
- Please complete the following online tests along with your application (please complete the tests using the same email address used in your application):
- Maths task (if interested in working on maths modules): https://goo.gl/forms/SBOZVf8Wle3bNf9f2
- Programming task (if interested in working on programming/other modules):
https://goo.gl/forms/BoNZVBf68ZmN4TQl2
Please click the ‘apply’ button below to complete and submit an application for the position.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity, please contact Adrian Calo via email at Adrian.Calo@london.ac.uk.
The University of London
The University of London is one of the largest and most diverse higher education institutions in the world. With a mission to transform lives through knowledge, it delivers high quality academic programmes, brings benefits to society through its research in the humanities and social sciences, and leverages intellectual connections through public engagement.
Today, students of the University of London’s distance and flexible learning programmes study from a suite of 100+ academic programmes, with some taking the award through self-study or through support from local teaching institutions. To find out more visit - https://london.ac.uk/courses.
The University’s distance and flexible learning provider is the world’s largest classroom, with 50,000 students worldwide, and over 1.4 million learners on the Coursera online platform for MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), bringing this global reach to 1.4 million people around the world, covering more than 180 countries.
Further information about the University of London is available at - http://www.london.ac.uk/.