About the Opportunity
About Northeastern
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.
Our locations—in Boston; Arlington: Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; Miami Oakland; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.
Northeastern’s comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through to doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.
The Bouvé College of Health Sciences has over 250 faculty members, with approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students. It is the leading U.S. national model for education and research in the health, psychosocial and biomedical sciences and supports the University’s mission of educating students for a life of fulfillment and accomplishment and creating and translating knowledge to meet global and societal needs.
About the Opportunity
Bouvé College of Health Sciences invites applications to one position at the rank of Assistant Teaching Professor/Associate Teaching Professor/Full Teaching Professor and Associate Director of MS in Health Informatics Program.
This position reflects the interdisciplinary nature of the health informatics profession. The person who fills this role must have a demonstrated ability to work across all disciplines in
healthcare to ensure that the healthcare technology supports the highest level of patient outcomes.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the law.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include:
· Teaching and participating in departmental, college, and university service.
· With guidance from and collaboration with the Program Director and collaboration from the Associate Program Directors in Boston and Vancouver, take a leadership role in the preparation of the launch of the MS in Health Informatics with AI concentration in Charlotte. The success of our Boston program and establishing the program in Vancouver provide valuable experience to draw from in this process.
· With collaboration and assistance from existing faculty and staff at the Charlotte campus and the leadership of the Health Informatics program in Northeastern’s Global Network, engage in extensive networking in the greater Charlotte area to establish or further leverage relationships to build a base of prospective student applicants, teaching faculty to instruct in the program and partnerships with the local healthcare systems to spread word about the program.
· Manage program administrative activities; advise students on academic and curriculum/registration issues; serve as liaison between the program and University offices that handle matters pertaining to graduate students and matters pertaining to the program; attend all relevant committee meetings.
· Manage admissions process for the Charlotte campus, including answering inquiries, supporting completion of applications, and processing of applications.
· Advise on Charlotte capstone projects.
· Coordinate with marketing groups; recruit students to program; maintain presence at events for recruitment.
· As one of the administrative contacts for all program related matters, will communicate with and maintain contact with prospective, new, and current program graduate students and matters pertaining to the program.
· As required, assist in preparing and managing annual and multi-year enrollment projections and work with the Director in executing the program budget, staffing approved program courses and evaluating and updating program offerings as needed.
· Teaching faculty are encouraged to engage in research and scholarly activity.
Qualifications
· Doctoral degree.
· Minimum of eight years of experience in the healthcare ecosystem. Experience with AI, analytics, or digital transformation in healthcare systems
· Minimum of two years of experience teaching in higher education.
· Individual must have strong communication skills (verbal and written), strong project management skills, and proven experience with spreadsheets and databases. Must have expertise working independently and as a member of a team.
Additional Information
Interested candidates should apply here with a curriculum vita that includes works experience, teaching experience, a list of publications, and statements addressing the prompts below, as well as the list of references. Applications will be reviewed beginning immediately.
Successful faculty at Northeastern are dynamic and innovative scholars with a record of teaching, service, and research excellence and commitment to fostering a sense of belonging among all members of the Northeastern community. Thus, strong candidates for this faculty position will have the experiences, knowledge, and skills to build their pedagogy, curricula, service and research in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment. Please indicate how your experience, knowledge, and skills have prepared you to contribute to this work with written statements addressing the following prompts:
Teaching statement:
Please summarize your past instructional and mentorship experiences, your pedagogical philosophy, your plans/goals for teaching in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences and Khoury College of Computer Sciences (including existing and proposed courses), and your strategies for teaching and mentoring a diverse cohort of graduate students.
Position Type
Academic
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.
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: $73,000.00 - $88,000.00 | Associate Teaching Professor: $84,000.00 - $104,000.00 | Teaching Professor: $107,000.00 - $120,000.00
With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.
