Adjunct Lecturer, Computer Information Systems (Pooled Posting)

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 infrastructure

CS 240 Business Processing and Communications Infrastructure; CS 341 Information Security and Computer Forensics; CS 342 Cybersecurity

Graduate: CS 607 Cybersecurity; CS 725 Information Security, Controls and Ethics

Business processes, systems analysis, and enterprise systems

CS 305 Business Processes and Systems; CS 330 Enterprise Systems Configuration for Business (SAP); CS 360 Business Systems Analysis and Modeling; CS 460 Applied Software Project Management

Graduate: CS 620 Software Project Management; CS 741 Enterprise Systems Planning and Configuration (SAP)

Financial technology (with the Finance Department)

FT 323 Introduction to FinTech; FT 324 Blockchain Applications and Decentralized Finance; FT 370 Investment Applications of Natural Language Processing

Graduate: FT 723 Introduction to FinTech (currently listed as FI 723); FT 724 Blockchain Applications and Decentralized Finance

The department also offers experimental and special topics courses in emerging technologies from time to time.

Responsibilities

Teach assigned sections consistent with the approved catalog description and course learning outcomes

In coordinated multi-section courses, teach from the shared syllabus, assessments, and Brightspace course template, and participate in coordinator meetings

Hold all class meetings and exams as scheduled in the academic calendar, starting and ending each class on time

Post your syllabus in Brightspace before classes begin, provide timely feedback, keep the Brightspace gradebook current, and submit final grades by university deadlines

Hold consistent, in-person office hours and respond promptly to inquiries from students, the department chair, and course coordinators

Uphold Bentley's academic integrity policies and set clear expectations for student use of generative AI in your course

Work with Student Accessibility Services to provide approved accommodations

Contribute to assurance of learning assessment when your course is selected

Encourage students to complete FLEX (Feedback on the Learning Experience) each semester, and use the results to strengthen your teaching

Keep course examples current with professional practice

Complete required university onboarding and training

Qualifications

Required

A graduate degree related to the courses you will teach: a doctorate, or a master's degree in information systems, computer science, data science or analytics, cybersecurity, software engineering, or a closely related field. For FinTech courses, a graduate degree in finance or a related field combined with substantial technology experience is also appropriate.

For candidates without a doctorate, professional experience in the subject you will teach that is significant in both duration and level of responsibility

Ability to teach in person on Bentley's Waltham campus

Ability to explain technical material clearly to business students

Preferred

A doctorate in a related field

College teaching experience with undergraduates or working graduate students, with evidence of teaching effectiveness

Ability to teach several courses in the CIS catalog, and availability for daytime or evening sections

Current professional certifications relevant to the teaching area, such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, CompTIA Security+, AWS or Microsoft Azure, PMP or Scrum, SAP, or CFA for FinTech courses

Recent engagement in the field, such as related full-time work within the last five years, or consulting, continuing education, certifications, conference participation, presentations, or publications within the last three years

Experience teaching or training adults in professional settings, such as corporate training or certification preparation

Experience with Brightspace or another learning management system, and with hands-on, active learning such as labs, cases, and team projects

Experience integrating gen