Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor, Marine Biology
About The Position
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 with an anticipated start date of September 2026. The faculty member will teach courses that serve both our BS and MS degrees in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, and Marine Biology as well as students from other programs (e.g., Biology) interested in Marine and Environmental Sciences. Marine Biology and either New England Marine Biomes or Experimental Design will be primary course assignments. Potential additional courses include Science Communication or Food Security and Sustainability and/or experiential or capstone courses as determined by the Chair of the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences. We seek broadly trained candidates with expertise in marine biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, experimental design, and data analysis, although successful candidates could also have a background in conservation, sustainability sciences, or related fields. Candidates must demonstrate experience teaching in their area of expertise. 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 range of our curriculum, we seek candidates that can offer field trips as part of the curriculum. Applicants who have experience teaching or conducting research with the R programming language are encouraged to highlight that in their application, but this is not a necessary qualification.
Requirements
- Applicants must have a Ph.D. in marine biology, environmental sciences, ecology, evolutionary biology or another closely related discipline by the appointment start date
- Minimum 1 year experience teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in natural sciences
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
- Qualified candidates must be prepared to work with global student populations.
Nice To Haves
- 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.
- Applicants who have experience teaching or conducting research with the R programming language are encouraged to highlight that in their application, but this is not a necessary qualification.
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, Graduate Program Director 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.
Benefits
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
