The School of Business and Economics (SBE) at Brandeis University seeks an instructor for BUS/FIN 241a: Machine Learning and Data Analysis for Business and Finance a 4-credit course in the Fall 2026 semester. This course is structured as a general topics course on machine learning tools and their implementation through languages such as Python and the Python packages Scikit Learn Keras TensorFlow and the Natural Language Toolkit (NLT). The course is oriented heavily to applications in business and finance giving students the tools needed to survive in the modern data analytics space. It is not intended as a deep theoretical approach to machine learning. Students will finish the class with a basic understanding of how to execute predictive analytic algorithms as well as rigorously test their performance through various class meets for 1.5-hours twice a week in the Fall semester.

Candidates with minimum qualification of a Masters degree along with relevant professional qualifications and experience with machine learning and data science will be given preference. Candidates with prior teaching experience of relevant/related courses will also be given preference. Interested individuals should submit a cover letter CV and names and contact information for two references. The deadline for first consideration is July 31 2026.

The salary range for this position is $10000 - $12000 depending on qualifications.

This appointment is to a position that is in a collective bargaining unit represented by SEIU Local 509.

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