Professor of the Practice
- Employer
- Northeastern University
- Location
- Boston, MA
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The Khoury College of Computer and Information Sciences at Northeastern University is actively looking for one or more experts in MapReduce, Distributed Computing and Data Mining/Machine Learning. The ideal candidate loves to teach and has hands on industry experience. We will consider both full- and part-time applicants at the level of Lecturer or Professor of the Practice depending on the level of industry experience. This opportunity is offered in one of three possible locations: Boston, Seattle and the Bay Area.
QualificationsPhD in the field of Computer Science is required.
Additional InformationBelow are descriptions of our current renditions of the courses:
Map Reduce – The course covers techniques for analyzing very large data sets. We introduce the MapReduce programming model and the core technologies it relies on in practice, such as a distributed file system. Related approaches and technologies from distributed databases and Cloud Computing will also be introduced. Particular emphasis is placed on practical examples and hands-on programming experience. Both plain MapReduce and database-inspired advanced programming models running on top of a MapReduce infrastructure will be used.
Machine Learning – Provides a broad look at a variety of techniques used in machine learning and data mining, and also examines issues associated with their use. Topics include algorithms for supervised learning including decision tree induction, artificial neural networks, instance-based learning, probabilistic methods, and support vector machines; unsupervised learning; and reinforcement learning. Also covers computational learning theory and other methods for analyzing and measuring the performance of learning algorithms. Course work includes a programming term project.
Distributed Systems – In today’s increasingly connected world, distributed systems permeate our daily lives. This course would cover fundamental principles and theory of distributed systems, and would discuss the design and implementation of systems from industry that incorporate them. This course will be hands-on with projects based on real-world systems. Key topics include understanding and managing concurrency, consistency/consensus, availability, partition/fault tolerance, time and logical clocks, scalability/performance, and security. We will discuss design and implementation concepts that include distributed file systems (e.g. NFS, HDFS), caches and distributed hash tables (e.g.Dynamo, Cassandra), distributed computing frameworks (Map/Reduce, Spark), overlay networks (Bittorrent, BitCoin) and content delivery networks (Akamai, Limelight), data center architectures and protocols. Students will learn about these concepts and practices both from textbook/lecture material and hands-on experience through projects that include building and deploying working distributed systems.
Documents Needed to Apply Required Documents- Curriculum Vitae
- Cover Letter
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Organization
Northeastern, founded in 1898 and located in Boston, is a global university with a tradition of partnership and engagement that creates an innovative, distinctive approach to education and research.
Northeastern integrates classroom studies with unprecedented experiential-learning opportunities in 70 countries, through our world-leading cooperative education program, as well as global learning, research, and service learning.
The University’s research enterprise is strategically aligned with three global imperatives: health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern’s 1,005 full-time faculty members are leading educators and scholars who forge interdisciplinary partnerships around the world.
Northeastern empowers students to chart their own academic path, enabling them to create the education that best suits their goals and aspirations. We offer a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in eight colleges and a School of Law.
Our students enjoy the green spaces of a traditional college campus combined with the energy and diversity of a university set in the heart of a vibrant city. A stimulating mix of social, athletic, and cultural events build a strong sense of community, enriched and enlarged by the cultural and geographic diversity of our students.
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