Adjunct Lecturer, Digital Workplace & Digital Transformation (Spring 26 In-PersonOnline)
Adjunct Lecturer, Digital Workplace & Digital Transformation (Spring 26 In-PersonOnline)
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Job Description
Due to expanding enrollment the School of Professional Studies M.S. in Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) program is seeking additional adjunct lecturers to teach our course Digital Workplace & Digital Transformation (online synchronous or in-person) starting in the spring 2026 term. Scholar-practitioners with relevant academic and industry experience are invited to apply.
The course is taught synchronously online (via Zoom) or in-person. It is a required course in the IKNS curriculum and is meant to provide future organizational leaders with a foundational understanding of digital transformation and the technologies and organizational challenges shaping the modern workplace. More details on the course can be found here.
Serving as an adjunct lecturer provides a unique opportunity to educate and mentor students aspiring to a career in information science as well as to form a rewarding professional relationship with Columbia Universitys world-class faculty. Candidates should have a demonstrated understanding of academic and applied trends that are driving best practice in the field.
Responsibilities
Attend all online or in-person class sessions (class generally meets one evening per week for up to 2 hours) conduct the lectures and lead classroom administration.
Prepare course materials including the oversight of the course Canvas webpage (learning management system) weekly presentations curation of class readings etc.
Monitor student concerns and inquiries; conduct office hours.
Evaluate and grade student assignments (teaching assistants will be provided).
Minimum Degree Required
Masters degree in a field broadly related to the IKNS curriculum.
Doctoral degree preferred.
Schedule
The class sections will meet online or in-person once a week (110 minutes) in the late afternoon or early evening from mid-January to late April. The weekday and exact time when the class will meet has yet to be decided and will be based on student needs and instructor availability.
Qualifications :
Required
Previous experience in teaching semester long courses at the graduate level.
Extensive knowledge of best-practice frameworks to design and manage digital transformation projects and related KPIs including budgeting deployment and change management.
Extensive knowledge of digital workplace-related issues in modern organizations (hybrid work environments online collaboration tools agentic AI etc.).
First-hand experience of having led organizations through the above experiences.
Preferred Skills/Experience:
First-hand experience includes digital workplace and digital transformations both pre and post genAI.
Proven scholarly work and/or public thought leadership in the above areas.
Additional Information :
Compensation
$15000 - $17000 (for the semester)
Application Process
Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
All applicants please provide:
Resume/CV inclusive of university teaching experience at the graduate level.
A cover letter (please include whether you are available to teach online (synchronous) in-person or both)
If available please submit any evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g. student evaluations of teaching teaching observation summaries etc.).
Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Part-time
Employment Type
Remote
