Assistant Teaching Professor
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; Charlotte, North Carolina; London;
Portland, Maine; 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.
About the Opportunity:
The successful applicant will have the knowledge to develop and
teach Bioinformatics courses at the Master’s level. The person in
this position reports to the Director of the Biotechnology and
Bioinformatics Programs.
Responsibilities:
Assistant /Associate Teaching Professor is sought to teach full
time in the College of Science Bioinformatics Professional Science
Master’s (PSM) Program. This position is located at the
Northeastern University Boston Campus. The Bioinformatics PSM
degree program is designed to allow students to pursue advanced
training and excel in bioscience while simultaneously developing
highly valued business.
The Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor will teach six (6)
courses per academic year in the Bioinformatics Program. This role
will work on growing the enrollment in the Department’s
Professional Master’s program in Bioinformatics, and work with the
Program Director and the Dean’s Office to expand the range of
concentrations offered. Teaching responsibilities are subject to
modification based on the program’s needs and at the Director of
Bioinformatics Programs’ discretion based upon time commitment of
the service requirement. This unique position seeks to integrate
professional practice into the classroom, specifically with respect
to the Bioinformatics and Data Science market in Biotech and
Pharma.
Teaching responsibilities include the following: review and
learning of key teaching points within existing instructor guides,
and a willingness to support high-quality teaching and standards
through preparation of lectures based on course materials provided;
effective facilitation of rich, respectful debates and discussions
in an in-person or online class; timely review and grading of
assignments with appropriate coaching and feedback to the students;
consistent connection with students and their performance;
adherence to Northeastern’s policies.
Qualifications:
Candidate must have a Ph.D. in Biotechnology, Bioinformatics,
Cellular Biology or related field by the appointment start date,
and commitment to teaching excellence at the university level.
Candidate should possess relevant programming languages as well as
a thorough understanding of leading computational approaches to
bioinformatics. Position requires excellent communication skills
and the ability to work productively and successfully interact with
students, faculty, staff, and industry partners. Demonstrated
industrial experience in the biotechnology industry desirable, but
not required.
Salary Grade:
FAC
Additional Information:
Qualified candidates should be committed to fostering diverse and
inclusive environments as well as to promoting experiential
learning, which are central to a Northeastern University
education.
In the Northeastern University College of Science, we embrace a
culture of respect, where each person is valued for their
contribution and is treated fairly. We oppose all forms of racism.
We support a culture that does not tolerate any form of
discrimination and where each person may belong. As a college, we
strive to have a diverse membership, one where each person is
trained and mentored to promote their success.
Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking
to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and
staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its
forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect
that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.
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.
To learn more about Northeastern University’s commitment and
support of diversity and inclusion, please see
www.northeastern.edu/diversity.
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