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; Miami; London; Portland, Maine; 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 the 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 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
The Department of Applied Psychology in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University invites applications for a 52 week, 0.6 FTE Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor in the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Online and Hybrid programs. This is a one-year position. The programs are based on the Boston (on-line) and Charlotte (hybrid) campuses. Candidates must be able to teach in-person portions of courses on the Charlotte, NC campus. We seek candidates who will contribute to the teaching in Northeastern University's graduate ABA programs as well as support students through thesis-equivalent projects. Fostering a culture of respect and belonging for all members of the department is a core value.
Responsibilities will include:
- Teach graduate and undergraduate behavior analysis courses in both online and hybrid formats, and in-person portions of hybrid courses on the Charlotte, NC campus.
- Chair student thesis equivalent projects
Qualifications include:
- Doctoral degree with a focus in applied behavior analysis
- Board-Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral (BCBA-D) certification in good standing with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board
- Strong documented history of training and clinical supervision of students in behavior analysis
- Demonstrated effectiveness in online and in-person teaching
- Acquire and maintain relevant state licensure for practice
Additional Information
Successful faculty at Northeastern are dynamic and innovative scholars with a record of research and teaching excellence and a 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 research, pedagogy, and curriculum 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 a written statement addressing the following prompt:
Teaching statement: Please summarize your past instructional experience and student research mentorship and your pedagogical philosophy. Be sure to highlight experience teaching in online and hybrid courses. Additionally, describe your strategies for teaching and mentoring students with varied backgrounds and learning styles in ways that demonstrate competence in promoting skill acquisition with a global student population.
Position Type
AcademicAdditional 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.
Skills Required
- Doctoral degree with a focus in applied behavior analysis
- Board-Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral (BCBA-D) certification in good standing
- Strong documented history of training and clinical supervision of students in behavior analysis
- Demonstrated effectiveness in online and in-person teaching
- Ability to teach in-person portions of hybrid courses on the Charlotte, NC campus
- Acquire and maintain relevant state licensure for practice
Northeastern University Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northeastern University and has not been reviewed or approved by Northeastern University.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is described as extensive, including 22–26 vacation days, 12 sick days, 13 holidays, and paid parental leave for birth/adoption. Additional paid leave is also outlined, including up to 26 weeks of paid medical leave and up to 12 weeks of paid family leave for eligible employees.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout, with an employer contribution described as 10% when an employee contributes 5%, alongside immediate vesting once eligible. This is presented as unusually generous relative to typical employer retirement offerings.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are emphasized through tuition assistance for employees and dependents and access to backup childcare and family-care resources. Tuition remission/discount structures are highlighted as a major value driver, especially for employees with children and for long-tenured staff.
Northeastern University Insights
What We Do
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university with a distinctive, experience-driven approach to education and discovery. The university is a leader in experiential learning, powered by the world’s most far-reaching cooperative education program. We integrate classroom study with opportunities for professional work, research, service, and global learning in more than 100 countries. The same spirit of collaboration guides a use-inspired research enterprise focused on solving global challenges in health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern offers a comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools, and select graduate programs at campuses in Boston, Charlotte, N.C., San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and Toronto. Campuses in Burlington, MA, and Nahant, MA, are home to research institutes for homeland security and coastal sustainability, respectively
