Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Introductory Biostatistics

About the Opportunity

About the Opportunity

The Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts invites applications from qualified candidates for a full-time, non-tenure track teaching faculty position. The faculty member will teach courses that serve both undergraduate students in Marine and Environmental Sciences majors and students from other programs such as Biology, Biochemistry, and Behavioral Neuroscience. Biostatistics and related labs will be a primary course assignment. Potential additional courses include Introduction to Data, Capstone, and courses in the candidate’s area of expertise that fulfill the department’s curricular needs as determined by the Chair of the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences and the Chair of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.

We seek broadly trained candidates with expertise in biostatistics, teaching in R, experimental design and implementation. Successful candidates could have a background in natural resource management, environmental geoscience, terrestrial ecology, sustainability sciences, conservation biology, environmental/land use planning, environmental water quality, restoration ecology, or related fields. Candidates must demonstrate a background in teaching statistics. Candidates who can leverage their prior experience with government, industry or non-profit organizations to enhance experiential learning opportunities for students are strongly encouraged to apply. Given the diversity of our curriculum, we seek candidates that can offer both day and evening courses. Application review will begin on December 15, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is either July 2026 or August 2026.

Responsibilities:

The Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor will be the instructor of record for 5 courses that are either part of the current curriculum or are new courses developed by the candidate to serve the needs of our rapidly evolving and growing academic programs. The Department Chair, Associate Chair, and Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Chair, and/or Faculty Heads of these programs will work with the candidate to identify new course needs. Service contributions as part of the workload distribution for this position may be assigned after discussion with the Chair of the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences and may include but are not limited to academic advising, program development, curriculum development, and committee appointments.

Qualifications:

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in the environmental/sustainability sciences or another closely related discipline by the appointment start date, minimum 1 year experience teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in statistics using R, as well as excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.  Because Northeastern is a global institution with locations in an array of jurisdictions, qualified candidates must have excellence in, or a demonstrated commitment to, working with global student populations.

Documents to submit:

• Cover letter

• Curriculum vitae

• Teaching philosophy statement

• Leadership statement

• List of three references

Please indicate how your expertise, knowledge, and skills have prepared you to contribute to this work with written statements addressing the following prompts.

Teaching Statement:

Please summarize (1) your past instructional and mentorship experiences, (2) your pedagogical philosophy, (3) your plans/goals for teaching in the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences in the College of Science, including which MES courses you could confidently teach, as well as new courses you might propose, and (4) your strategies for teaching and mentoring students.

Leadership Statement:

Please describe your past experiences and activities and/or your future plans detailing  your leadership style, how you intend to cultivate a culture that promotes a sense of belonging, including fostering a free and open exchange of ideas and managing different perspectives to help others strengthen their practice.

Position Type

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.  

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:

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.