Assistant Teaching Professor/ Associate Teaching Professor/ Full Teaching Professor

About the Opportunity

The College of Social Sciences and Humanities and its nine tenure units are the home of the Experiential Liberal Arts. Through its research, teaching, and engagement missions, the college collaborates across the university, the Northeastern network, and partners around the globe.  Successful faculty in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities will be dynamic and innovative scholars with a record of research and teaching excellence. Strong candidates for this position will have the expertise, knowledge, and skills to build their research, pedagogy, and curriculum in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment.

Responsibilities

The Department of Political Science seeks to fill a non-tenure track job opening for an Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor, or Full Teaching Professor in U.S. politics, with an emphasis on U.S. institutions, federalism, urban politics, and quantitative techniques. The Department serves a robust undergraduate population, both its own majors and from across the university, and graduate students in its MA and PhD programs.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level in U.S. national politics, federalism, state and local politics, urban politics, and quantitative techniques. Expertise in particular policy domains (e.g., education, health, social welfare policy) a plus. Experience in experiential learning is welcome. While the need to teach the occasional course via online modalities exists, the position is in residence at Northeastern’s Boston campus.

Teaching faculty positions carry a 3:3 teaching load. Opportunities for summer teaching for additional compensation are available. The successful candidate will also contribute to student advising and other departmental service responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Political Science or related fields in hand by the employment start date is required.

• Candidates should provide evidence of teaching excellence, including student evaluations and sample course materials.

• Candidates should have demonstrated commitment to promoting experiential learning, which is central to a Northeastern University education.

Documents to Submit

Applicants should submit a cover letter that addresses the applicant’s interest in and qualifications for the position, curriculum vitae, a teaching statement, evidence of teaching effectiveness, sample syllabi, and the names and contact information for at least three individuals who can provide a letter of recommendation. Do not submit letters unless so requested.

Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.

Please address nominations and questions to Professor Christopher Bosso, Search Committee Chair at [email protected]

Position Type

Academic

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.  

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.