Jobs at Northeastern University

Leads enrollment analytics, reporting, Tableau environment management, data quality, dashboard development, and forecasting models for recruitment, admissions, persistence, graduation, financial aid, and revenue. Oversees data analysts, manages reporting standards and access, resolves data issues, supports ad hoc analysis, presents findings to stakeholders, and promotes data literacy. Collaborates with business intelligence and university teams on system enhancements, compliance reporting, and data-driven decision-making.

Provides administrative, personnel, purchasing, scheduling, records, and compliance support for makerspaces. Responsibilities include maintaining documentation, managing correspondence, coordinating onboarding and recruiting, scheduling staff and events, ordering supplies and equipment, tracking expenditures, maintaining vendor relationships, and supporting the Executive Director with operational tasks.

Builds and sustains relationships with distinguished alumni and student honorees, creating engagement, leadership, and philanthropic opportunities. Coordinates recognition programs and events, including nominations and selections; collaborates with university partners on stewardship and recognition strategies. Tracks participation and engagement data, prepares reports, manages follow-up and records, and supports Advancement and Alumni Relations initiatives. The role is in person in Boston, requires evening and weekend work, and includes occasional local and regional travel.

Leads and scales industry partner business development programs, sales strategy, demand generation, and partnership operations. Builds high-performing sales teams, establishes targets and sales motions, manages strategic partner relationships, closes complex B2B deals, and owns revenue performance. Oversees 3–6 direct reports and a broader team of 9–12 while developing data-driven forecasts, positioning, and go-to-market strategies for data and AI programs.

Tenure-track faculty member researching AI-mediated telepresence and its applications in telemedicine, immersive environments, remote learning, simulation, robotics, rehabilitation, and related fields. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, mentoring students, developing externally funded interdisciplinary research or creative practice, pursuing industry partnerships, and contributing to departmental, college, and university service.

Supports defense-focused applied R&D by developing machine learning and AI systems, data pipelines, simulations, analytical models, dashboards, and validation processes. Collaborates with academic, government, and industry partners; translates findings for leadership and sponsors; contributes to Navigator methodology, proposal development, project scoping, and special initiatives. The role requires strong statistical modeling, ETL, software engineering, visualization, communication, and the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Develop and scale machine learning and AI systems for federally funded defense R&D projects. Support Navigator methodology, prototype modeling and simulation, test and validate ML tools, and contribute to experimentation, software development, and reproducible workflows. Collaborate with academic, government, and industry partners on autonomous systems, robotics, decision support, and related applications. Provide technical input for proposals, budgets, system design, and special projects.

Leads administration and finance for a university College of Science, overseeing budgeting, financial modeling, grants and contracts, staffing allocation, HR coordination, space management, facilities projects, reporting, and strategic planning. Advises the Dean on resource allocation, revenue and expense forecasting, organizational change, and operational improvement while supervising finance, budget, and research administration teams.

Supports daily Miami campus operations, event logistics, engagement programming, visitor hospitality, room scheduling, supplies, mail, and property access. Coordinates internal and external events, vendors, communications, and promotional materials; trains work-study students; provides classroom and event technology support; troubleshoots audiovisual equipment; and maintains a welcoming, well-organized campus environment.

Coordinates and supports Northeastern University's Galante Engineering Business Program, overseeing marketing, communications, events, stakeholder relationships, student recruitment, alumni engagement, and Fellows' academic progress. Manages newsletters, social media, promotional materials, budgets, event logistics, records, reporting, and communications with students, faculty, administrators, donors, alumni, and industry partners. Provides administrative support to the Program Director and identifies interventions for Fellows at academic risk.

Own the enterprise Workday product across Finance, HCM, Payroll, and Procurement. Responsibilities include roadmap and backlog management, cross-functional governance, release coordination, platform architecture stewardship, integrations, security, compliance, vendor management, value realization, and leadership of Workday module teams.

Provides evening front-desk coverage for campus visitors, students, and employees. Manages check-in, communications, mail, packages, room bookings, ID cards, campus resources, and basic technology troubleshooting. Maintains shared spaces, supplies, and equipment; supports meetings and events; coordinates with security, IT/AV, vendors, and operations leadership; and escalates questions or facilities concerns appropriately.

Directs Honors Living-Learning Community initiatives and student programming, including recruiting, training, and supervising student leaders. Plans community launches, showcases, orientation, and recognition events; supports faculty and staff coordinators; advises Honors students; coordinates student-led learning initiatives; develops assessment instruments and reports; and collaborates with campus and community partners. Evening and weekend programming support is required.

Provides administrative and accessibility support to a university professor with a dexterity impairment. Responsibilities include managing correspondence, calendars, digital documents, office accessibility, student worker coordination, basic financial tasks, expense tracking, project coordination, and computer interaction requiring precise pointer use. The role also supports assistive technology and keyboard-based workflows while maintaining organized, accessible, and efficient operations.

Leads strategic initiatives for Northeastern University's global entrepreneurship ecosystem, including cross-campus programs, partnerships, ecosystem development, and operations at the 300 Mass Ave innovation hub. Develops relationships with founders, investors, corporations, government organizations, and innovation partners; coordinates entrepreneurship programs and events; prepares executive reports and metrics; monitors KPIs; and advises the Vice President of Global Entrepreneurship. The role combines strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, program delivery, communications, and operational leadership.

Leads administration and finance for a university college, overseeing budgeting, financial modeling, sponsored research administration, human resources coordination, staffing allocation, space planning, capital projects, reporting, and strategic initiatives. Advises the Dean and senior leadership on resource allocation, organizational change, and operational planning while managing finance, research administration, reporting, and related teams.

Manages financial administration for outgoing subawards, including reviewing payment terms, monitoring subrecipient compliance, processing and tracking invoices, obtaining approvals, maintaining databases, and preparing FFATA reports. Serves as a primary contact for faculty, administrators, and subrecipients while coordinating with Procurement, Accounts Payable, Finance, and Research Compliance. Supports process improvement, reporting, risk reduction, and automation initiatives related to sponsored research finance.

Manages daily operations, research administration, grant proposals, subawards, financial reporting, budgeting, purchasing, space and visitor logistics, websites, seminars, and research programs for two interdisciplinary university centers. Supports NSF, NIH, DOE, NASA, and foundation-funded activities; coordinates with research administration and finance offices; supervises staff and improves administrative workflows.

Designs and manages data integrations, mappings, transformation rules, business rules, and documentation across advancement systems. Partners with business and technical stakeholders to define requirements, troubleshoot integration failures, support migrations and system enhancements, and improve data quality and governance. Develops user stories, use cases, and functional specifications while serving as the authoritative resource for integration documentation and data mappings.

Tenure-track and tenured faculty will teach undergraduate and graduate courses, mentor students and postdoctoral researchers, conduct internationally recognized and independently funded AI or computer science research, and provide university and professional service. Research may focus on physical AI, human-centered AI, AI and software engineering, or AI safety, security, and alignment. Candidates will also contribute to inclusive teaching, experiential learning, and interdisciplinary collaboration across Northeastern’s colleges and research institutes.