Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor, Marine Biology

Job Details

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.

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.
 

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, 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 be prepared to work with global student populations.

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