Lecturers at Columbia University School of Professional Studies are officers of instruction with substantial professional experience and accomplishments who possess the doctorate or its professional equivalent. As primary instructor for a course section, a Lecturer is responsible for teaching, providing subject matter expertise, and ensuring academic quality and academic integrity.
Associate
An Associate is a faculty line that supports a Lecturer, facilitating classroom discussions, leading breakout sessions, and providing content-specific expertise. Associates are graduate degree holders with applied professional experience related to the course of instruction.
Academic Program Support
Partnering with an Instructional Designer and the Curriculum & Instruction team, an Academic Program Support brings a new course from concept to the classroom. Some hired into this role move into a Lecturer role to teach a course they helped develop.