Assistant Professor, Modern Korean History

About The Opportunity

The College of Social Sciences and Humanities and its ten 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 teaching load will be four courses each academic year.
• The successful candidate should be able to teach courses in Korean History, East Asian Studies, and other courses specific to their field.
• They should demonstrate the ability to teach undergraduate and graduate courses; maintain a record of research; advise students; and serve the Department, the College, and the University.
• They should also contribute to building the Global Asian Studies Program and Korean Studies at Northeastern.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in History or related field in hand by the employment start date is required.

Documents To Submit

• A letter of interest, including a statement on teaching, a CV, a statement of current and future research plans, a writing sample of no more than fifty pages, and contact information for three referees or a dossier service.

Research Statement

• Address the research topics/questions you have worked on in the past, key findings you have discovered, key products (or outputs) of these efforts, funding you have received, as well as research plans for the future.
• Highlight cross-disciplinary research efforts you have undertaken, research done with students or community partners, and/or public facing scholarship.

Teaching Statement

• Summarize your past instructional and mentorship experiences, your pedagogical philosophy, and what you would like to teach at Northeastern.
• Highlight any pedagogical innovations, experiential learning activities, or strategies for teaching a global student population.
• Address inquiries about the position to Katherine Luongo, Chair of the Modern Korean History Search Committee, at k.luongo@northeastern.edu.

Additional Information

• Position Type: Academic
• Pay Range: Assistant Professor: $96,000.00 - $110,000.00
• Review of applications will begin October 1, 2026, but the search will remain open until the position is filled.

Additional Resources

• Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information on benefits.
• 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.