Freelance Lecturer - Database Engineering (f/m/x)

Freelancer, Part-time · Berlin

About the Role

As a Freelance Lecturer - Database Engineering (f/m/x), your main responsibility is to teach students about database engineering best practices, for example, by holding a series of workshops and/or lectures. 

In particular, it is expected that you will help students to engage with and learn about:
  
  • Common pitfalls in early-stage database designs
  • Database query performance analysis & optimization
  • Database operations
     
The primary scope of this role is to support students in their learning experience and run assessments at the end of the semester.
 
 
General information
This position is available starting summer of 2024 with a flexible starting time. The Autumn semester runs from August to December 2024, and the classes are intended to take place during that period on our campus in Neukölln.
 
 
About You
  • You have general knowledge and practical experience with software engineering.
  • You have practical experience with database engineering, preferably for more than one of the following databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, SQL Server, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Neo4J, Redis, Cassandra, OrientDB or ArangoDB,
  • You ideally currently work in the field as a database engineer or have recently done so.
  • You have experience as a workshop leader or teacher.
  • You are comfortable communicating and teaching in English.
  • You are ready to collaborate, communicate, and teach online.
  • You thrive in an international environment.

We especially welcome applications from people from groups underrepresented in today's academia. Qualified candidates with disabilities will be favored. We are looking for versatile, dedicated, and widely interested and interesting individuals who are open to learning, to listening with curiosity, and to both giving and receiving feedback as part of routine reflection. 


Commitment & Expectations
  • This role is considered to be for a minimum of 1 semester (Autumn 2024). Classes and assessments are expected to take place sometime between September and December. After the first semester, there may be a possibility of extending the contract for future semesters.
  • You can freely decide on the format of your teaching. For example, it can range from a weekly 90-minute time slot to a once-off two-day workshop to anything else.
  • The timing of your teaching is highly flexible. There are some specific constraints (e.g., university-wide events or other related classes), but you are generally free to choose your timing. Classes generally take place Monday-Thursdays between 9:00 and 18:00.
  • As a freelancer, you will be offered a salary of 50 € per hour.
 
Application
If you are interested in this role, please upload your CV. 
Feel free to additionally write a short cover letter explaining your fit to the role and motivation for applying.
About us

CODE is a newly-founded private university of applied sciences that is embedded into the vibrant network of Berlin’s digital economy. At the core of our study programs is a self-directed project-based learning concept. Together with a network of partner organizations, our goal is to provide students with practical, real-world, and digitally-oriented education and the ability to face the technological and social changes and challenges of tomorrow.

About Working At CODE

CODE’s atmosphere is creative and dynamic, with an international team in the heart of Berlin. We value your strengths and will support you in your professional development as well as provide fair compensation and some fun additions. Most importantly, joining CODE means being a part of a passionate team that is shaping the future of higher education. CODE aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive and respectful working environment, and where all team members can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of color, LGBTQIA+ and those with disabilities. We value diverse backgrounds and believe they are integral to our growth and development as an institution.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!
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