Assistant/Associate/Full Teaching Professor – Bioengineering - Boston

About The Opportunity

The Department of Bioengineering in Boston currently has over six hundred undergraduate students and three hundred graduate students. The Department was founded in 2015 and currently has 38 tenure track faculty and 8 full-time teaching faculty. We are seeking teaching faculty to teach in a broad range of Bioengineering topics with emphasis on one or more of the following teaching areas: lab-based courses with experience in experimental methods such as mammalian cell culture, microbiological culture, microscopy, and agarose gel electrophoresis, lecture-based courses on experimental design, measurement, and statistics, engineering design courses (e.g., capstone), cell and tissue engineering.

Position Type

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, non-tenure-track position, as an Assistant/Associate/Full Teaching Professor. Appointments are made on an annual 8-month basis, salary commensurate with experience. Non-tenure-track faculty have renewable appointment terms and promotion eligibilities guided by the Faculty Handbook.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D., or foreign equivalent, in bioengineering, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemical engineering, computer engineering, biotechnology, data science, or related field required by the appointment start date.
• Track record of and/or clear commitment to teaching excellence at the university level.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work productively and successfully interact with students, faculty, staff, and industry partners.
• Interest in developing novel approaches to the teaching of Bioengineering topics, development of new courses and curricula to maintain the Program as state-of-the-art in a rapidly changing discipline.

Application Requirements

• A cover letter
• CV
• Statement of teaching philosophy, interests and objectives
• Names and contact information of at least three references

Teaching Statement & Philosophy

Please summarize your past instructional and mentorship expertise, your pedagogical philosophy, your plans/goals for teaching (including existing and proposed courses), and your strategies for teaching and mentoring a diverse cohort of undergraduate and graduate students. Include a section discussing educational scholarship that you would conduct as part of your efforts in instruction and/or working with students.

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer. Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.

Equal Opportunity

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.

Pay Range

Assistant Teaching Professor: $74,000.00 - $86,000.00
Associate Teaching Professor: $82,000.00 - $94,000.00
Teaching Professor: $111,000.00 - $126,000.00