Assistant/Associate/Full Teaching Professor - Electrical & Computer Engineering/Robotics - Seattle

About the Opportunity

The Northeastern University’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) at Northeastern University is seeking outstanding individuals to fill a full-time non-tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant/Associate/Full Teaching Professor with a focus in Robotics. This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, non-tenure-track position at the Northeastern University Seattle campus. Appointments are made on an annual 8-month basis, with salary commensurate with experience.

Northeastern University teaching professors are non-tenure track with potential for promotion from Assistant Teaching Professor to Associate Teaching Professor and to Full Teaching Professor. Full-time teaching professors are not eligible for tenure. Non-tenure-track faculty have renewable appointment terms guided by the Faculty Handbook.

The Northeastern University ECE programs at the Seattle campus currently include two concentrations of the MS in ECE. The program started in Fall 2023 and currently includes over two dozen graduate students. Expansion of the MS Robotics program is planned for Fall 2025. Candidates would join a department of over 120 tenure-track and non-tenure-track teaching faculty, as well as several affiliated and visiting faculty.

The position entails educational interaction with students in roles including, but not limited to, traditional instruction (lecture courses, lab courses), curriculum development, and student advising. The main responsibility of this position is teaching courses related to robotics, including kinematics, dynamics, and control of robots, design of microprocessor-based control systems, sensory devices, output actuators, numerical methods, state estimation, control, perception, localization and mapping, motion planning, and the ROS (Robotic Operating System) environment.  Faculty in this position are also expected to teach courses in embedded systems, digital logic design, computer organization and/or programming.

Assistant/Associate/Full Teaching Professors are also encouraged to pursue scholarly research on both educational and pedagogical topics as well as in their technical area of expertise, and they will have the opportunity to supervise graduate students.

The annual teaching course load is six courses, with the potential for teaching more than one section of a course in the same semester, over Fall and Spring semesters. Courses may be at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

A PhD in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related areas and teaching experience are required by employment start date.

Candidates should have demonstrated experience in robotics and related subareas.  Excellent written and oral communication skills are required. Industrial experience is desirable, but not required.

The expected hiring range for Assistant Professor is USD $113,812 to $130,707 based upon the position’s scope and responsibilities. The expected hiring range for Associate Professor is USD $123,139 to $159,722 based upon the position’s scope and responsibilities.  The expected hiring range for Professor is USD $151,020 to USD $240,955 based upon the position’s scope and responsibilities.

Please include with your application documents a Cover Letter; Curriculum Vitae; Teaching Statement and Philosophy; Statement of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging; and three letters of reference. Instructions for the statements are included below.

Statement of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: Please provide a statement of your commitment and/or contribution(s) that describes your past experience, activities, and/or future plans to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and the value proposition of belonging in your teaching, research, and service. Your statement should demonstrate an understanding of the barriers facing marginalized communities in your field/community and be in alignment with both Northeastern’s mission and BEYOND 2025: The Academic Plan Paragraph 4.1 A Magnet for Diversity, and a Place of Belonging. A more developed and substantial plan is expected for senior candidates.

Teaching Statement & Philosophy: Statement of Teaching Interests & Philosophy: Please summarize your past instructional and mentorship expertise, your pedagogical philosophy, your plans/goals for teaching (including existing and proposed courses), and your strategies for teaching and mentoring a diverse cohort of undergraduate and graduate students. Include a section discussing educational scholarship that you would conduct as part of your efforts in instruction and/or working with students.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Questions about the position should be directed to Professor Hanumanth Singh, Search Committee Chair, at ha.singh@northeastern.edu. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.

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Additional Information

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

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.