Senior Faculty Search in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities

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.  We are strongly committed to fostering excellence through diversity and enthusiastically welcome nominations and applications from members of groups underrepresented in academia. Successful faculty in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities will be dynamic and innovative scholars with a record of research and teaching excellence and a commitment to improved equity, diversity, and inclusion. 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 College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University (CSSH) invites applications and nominations for one or more tenured appointments at the rank of Full Professor to support the interdisciplinary mission of the college and the university and the experiential liberal arts. The college is interested in a broad range of approaches, including qualitative and quantitative methodologies, as well as computational and digital humanities techniques. Successful candidates will have a strong scholarly record as well as significant experience in teaching. Candidates should have a demonstrated commitment to fostering diverse and inclusive environments as well as to promoting experiential learning and to working with partners beyond the academy, which are central to Northeastern University’s educational and research mission.

 

Successful candidates will enhance one or more of the following areas:

In the humanities: Conflict, displacement, and conflict resolution; creative writing including poetry and creative non-fiction; community writing; legal history; civil and/or human rights; race and justice; historically underrepresented voices; health and humanities; digital humanities; the study of culture and cultural expression; the study of the environment, including for example environmental justice, indigenous conceptions of the environment, and ethics.

In the social sciences and policy: Resilient communities; regional and international conflict and conflict resolution, migration and displacement; human rights; crime and justice; race and justice; algorithmic bias, artificial intelligence, and justice; misinformation; global media; the digital economy; the future of democracy; computational social science and network science; the study of the environment, including for example environmental justice, environmental diplomacy, indigenous conceptions of the environment, and environmental economics and policy.

Successful candidates will have a tenure home within a department in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, with the possibility of a joint appointment, either within CSSH or with another Northeastern college. 

Faculty responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, mentoring students, and conducting independent and collaborative research programs.

 


Qualifications:

A PhD in the social sciences, humanities, or policy, or a closely related field is required.

 

Documents to Submit:

Applicants will be asked to indicate their discipline or field on the online application form. Applications should include a cover letter that addresses the applicant’s interest in and qualifications for the position, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness, research statement, diversity statement, writing sample, and contact information for at least three letters of recommendation. The search committee will contact candidates before requesting recommendations.

In the diversity statement, please describe how you can support Northeastern’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Describe how your teaching, service, research, and/or leadership (as applicable) has supported the success of students and/or colleagues; and/or describe the impact others have had on you as relating to diversity, equity and inclusion.

To apply, please go to http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/faculty-positions and click on the link for full-time positions or full-time interdisciplinary positions or if viewing this description on the Northeastern University website, click “Apply to this job.” Please address nominations and inquiries about the position to Professor Heather Streets-Salter, Chair of the Search Committee, at h.streetssalter@northeastern.edu. Review of applications or nominations will begin November 1, 2022 and will continue until the positions are filled.

Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University. Northeastern University particularly welcomes applications from minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.

 

Position Type

Academic

 

Additional Information

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff.  Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion. 

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.

To learn more about Northeastern University’s commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.


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