Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Khoury College of Computer Sciences

About the Opportunity

The Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University has multiple faculty positions at all ranks (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor), beginning academic year 2025-26 or 2026-27.  The tenure home for this position will reside in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, with a potential joint appointment in another Northeastern College, to be determined in consultation with the successful candidate.  Academic rank at the Associate Professor and Full Professor levels will be commensurate with experience and qualifications reflecting a record of demonstrated teaching and scholarly excellence.

This hiring cycle will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI).  Candidates will be considered across all sub-areas of AI, with an emphasis on the following:

• Resilient and Trustworthy AI: areas of interest include AI solutions to build scalable and secure systems, robust networking and IoT infrastructure, and enhance security and privacy.

• Foundations of AI: areas of interest include machine learning, LLMs and SLMs, natural language processing, computer vision, theory, and transparent and explainable AI models.

• Human Centered AI: areas of interest include sensing and extended reality, HCI, human-in-the-loop AI, AI for robotics and other embodied applications, information ethics, visual analytics, responsible AI, and digital civics.

• Use-Inspired AI: research that propels future AI systems and experiences through deep domain investigations in Engineering, Health Sciences and Science (e.g. AI solutions for climate and sustainability, drug discovery, healthcare, materials and manufacturing, network engineering, and transportation). Candidates can express an interest in a joint appointment with one of the Colleges of Engineering, Health Sciences, or Science.

We are especially seeking applications from outstanding senior and mid-career faculty candidates with established research records, but exceptional early-career researchers will also be considered.

We will begin reviewing applications as soon as they are received, starting November 15, 2024, and continuing through the academic year until the search is completed.

Responsibilities:
 

Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and related areas; advising, mentoring, and overseeing students and postdoctoral researchers, conducting an independent research program that attracts external funding, and preforming service to the college, university and the profession.

Qualifications:
 

Candidates must hold a Ph.D, or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited institution by their employment start date.  Candidates are expected to develop an independently funded research program of international caliber.  Candidates should also have demonstrated commitment to fostering diverse and inclusive environments as well as to promoting experiential learning, which are central to a Northeastern University education.  Senior candidates must have an established history of grant support or industry research, with the potential for strong leadership in their research field.  For Associate Professor appointments, at least five years of related experience is required by employment start date.  For Full Professor level appointments, at least eight years of related experience is required by employment start date.

About Khoury College

Northeastern University is a global university system.  In addition to Boston, Khoury College currently offers programs in Arlington (VA), Miami, Oakland, Portland (ME), Seattle, Silicon Valley, and Vancouver.  Positions will primarily be on the Boston and Oakland campuses but candidates may indicate their interest in other campus locations.

Khoury College has a diverse tenured/tenure-track faculty of 105 and it offers a broad array of research and educational opportunities to students. Since 2012, the college has hired 169 outstanding tenured/tenure-track and full-time-non-tenure-track faculty members and plans to continue this strategic growth in the coming years. Faculty research spans all areas of computing and is interdisciplinary across seven of Northeastern’s colleges; 40 of the 105 tenured/tenure-track faculty have joint appointments with other academic departments, including Electrical and Computer Engineering, Art and Design, Health Sciences, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Philosophy and Religion, Business, Mathematics, and Law. Khoury faculty members are integral to Northeastern University’s multidisciplinary institutes including the Network Science Institute, the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute, the Institute for Experiential Robotics, and the Institute of Experiential Artificial Intelligence.

The college offers three core undergraduate degrees (CS, Data Science and Cybersecurity); eight MS degrees (CS, Health Informatics, Data Science, Cybersecurity, Game Science and Design, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Network Science, Extended and Virtual Reality, and Internet of Things), and four PhD degrees (CS, Network Science, Personalized Health Informatics, and Cybersecurity). Many of these are interdisciplinary degrees with other Colleges at Northeastern.

Khoury College is committed to broadening participation in CS to increase diversity of thought and demographics.  For undergraduates, Khoury offers over 55 combined majors (CS+X) and has recently launched the Center for Inclusive Computing, which has the mission to broaden participation in undergraduate computing programs nationally. At the graduate level Khoury is now scaling its successful Align MS in CS program for people who did not study CS as an undergraduate. This includes building a consortium of universities in the U.S. to offer similar programs.

Documents to Submit:

CV, Cover Letter, and Teaching, Research, Diversity Statements, links to up to three most significant papers, and contact information for three References (upon request).  A link will be sent to you asking for the names of your letter writers shortly after you submit your application.

Research statement: Please describe the focus of your research, including the problems you have identified, the funding you have received to support the work (if applicable), the results you have obtained, and the products of these efforts.  Also, please outline the research directions you foresee pursuing at Northeastern. 

Teaching statement: Please summarize your past instructional and/or mentorship experiences, your pedagogical philosophy, your plans/goals for teaching at Northeastern (including existing and proposed courses), and your strategies for teaching and mentoring a diverse cohort of undergraduate and graduate students. 

Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity statement: Please provide a statement of your contributions to diversity that describes your past experience, activities, and future plans to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and belonging in your teaching, research, and service. Some faculty candidates may not have substantial past activities. If that is the case, we recommend focusing on future plans in your statement. A more developed and substantial plan is expected for senior candidates.

Additional information and instructions for submitting application materials may be found at the following web site: Careers at Northeastern

For California, the expected hiring range for Assistant Professor is USD $134,198 to USD $159,265, based upon the position’s scope and responsibilities. The expected hiring range for Associate Professor is USD $158,596 to $191,426 based upon the position’s scope and responsibilities. The expected hiring range for Professor is USD $172,430 to $250,105.

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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.  

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.