Lewis & Clark College of Arts & Sciences The College of Arts and Sciences at Lewis & Clark College is a private liberal arts college with 2,000 undergraduates, located in the southwest hills of Portland, Oregon. We seek candidates who value and demonstrate excellence in teaching, in conjunction with sustainability, community engagement, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Lewis & Clark College is committed to
achieving a diverse workforce. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status, such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or age. Assistant Professor of Data
Science We invite applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in our new, interdisciplinary Data Science major. A Ph.D. or terminal degree is required at the time of appointment in Fall 2027. We seek a quantitative scholar with expertise in applying data science to substantive questions in one or more areas aligned with Lewis & Clark’s strategic priorities, including education, the environment,
entrepreneurship, health, and law and public policy. The successful candidate will be prepared to teach introductory and intermediate data science courses, an advanced statistical modeling and inference course, and data-intensive coursework in their area of expertise. Previous experience teaching these courses is desirable. The Data Science program at Lewis & Clark combines rigorous training in statistics, computing,
and data analysis with the broad perspective of a liberal arts education. Students learn to ask meaningful questions, work with real-world data, and communicate insights clearly while developing strong skills in programming, critical thinking, and ethical analysis. The program is intentionally interdisciplinary and centered on applied work, bringing together faculty from mathematics and natural sciences, social
sciences, and humanities. The rapidly growing program currently serves more than 45 minors and a newly approved major guided by an interdisciplinary steering committee of faculty members. Distinctive activities include the Data Café, which offers nightly peer coding support in the library, an annual Data Science Hackathon, a faculty-led study abroad program in Berlin, and courses that partner with community
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