Open Rank Tenure Track Professor in Technology and Health

About the Opportunity

About the Opportunity

Northeastern University invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions in technology and health, beginning in the academic year 2026-27. This position will be located at Northeastern University’s campus in Charlotte, NC, and successful candidates will be expected to work in the Charlotte, NC area. The successful candidate should conduct a research program that focuses on health behaviors and/or health-related outcomes at the individual- and/or population-level. The technology aspect of the successful candidate’s research program may include artificial intelligence methods, health data forecasting, health informatics, or digital health. Candidates with a digital health focus may either develop these tools themselves or work collaboratively as part of research teams to develop and/or test digital health tools for assessment or intervention. Candidates at any rank are encouraged to apply and will be evaluated based on their level of experience (e.g., candidates applying at the assistant professor rank will not be expected to have credentials on par with associate or full professor candidates).

Successful candidates will be appointed primarily in the Department of Public Health and Health Sciences in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences. Cross-disciplinary research programs and appointments are strongly encouraged at Northeastern, and may be possible for this position.  Accordingly, secondary appointments in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences or the College of Science are possible, depending on research and/or teaching focus. Faculty members will be encouraged to develop cross-disciplinary collaborations throughout Northeastern’s Global University System and with University-wide initiatives. Two relevant examples of University-wide initiatives are the Network Science Institute and Institute for Experiential AI.

Responsibilities

Faculty members at Northeastern are expected to develop independent research programs that attract external funding; teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate level; mentor students and postdocs in their area of research; and participate in service to the department, university, and discipline.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent) in Applied Mathematics, Biology, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Psychology, Public Health, Social Sciences, Statistics, or related fields by the employment start date. We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds, including academia and industry.

All applicants should have a strong record of scholarly accomplishment that demonstrates the ability to build a strong research program. Academic rank at the Associate or Full Professor level will be commensurate with experience and qualifications reflecting a record of demonstrated scholarly and teaching excellence. Candidates seeking appointment at the Associate level should have a minimum of 5 years and Full Professor level should have a minimum of 10 years of academic or related industry experience with substantial research productivity and an established history of grant support and service.

About Northeastern

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.    

Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment. 

Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions-oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind. Our locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; Miami, 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. The position described here will primarily be on the Charlotte campus, but collaborations across any of our 14 campus locations are strongly encouraged. Opportunities to collaborate extend beyond the University.

Our tenure and promotion process values collaborative research and teamwork. Hires will be mentored for success, with mentoring teams and group guidance. In addition, a strong and effective faculty development strategy is part of the Northeastern institutional mission. The ADVANCE Office of Faculty Development office works in conjunction with the Office of Research Development (ORD), the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion (OIDI), the Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research (CATLR), and University Decision Support (UDS) to provide programs and trainings to further develop and support a thriving faculty.

Charlotte, NC is experiencing unprecedented growth, with rich opportunities for partnership emerging and the local life sciences ecosystem reaching an inflection point. Known for its mild four-season climate, established banking and finance industry, and easy access to domestic and international travel destinations through Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte has become a major player in health care in the past decade. The largest health system and driver of rapid local growth in the sector has been the merger of local health system Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Heath, which united to create Advocate Health, the third-largest health care provider in the nation, headquartered in Charlotte with sites of care spread across six states. Health care and life sciences contribute more than $20 billion to the local economy, with a 72% increase in employment since 2010 and a concentration of more than 111 health care organizations in the area. More than 22,000 individuals are now employed in life sciences in the region, with biopharmaceuticals and biotech as the two fastest growing clusters. In 2025, a major investment by Advocate Health will continue to accelerate Charlotte’s life sciences sector growth through a $1.5 billion investment in the “Pearl” Innovation District, a mixed-use development featuring office, lab, retail, residential and academic spaces including the new campus of Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

Northeastern’s 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. The College comprises four schools with eight departments: 1) School of Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences (Departments of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Medical Sciences, and Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences); 2) School of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences (Department of Applied Psychology and Department of Public Health and Health Sciences); 3) School of Nursing; 4) School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Department of Pharmacy and Health System Sciences).

The successful candidate will be appointed primarily in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences. Secondary appointments are possible in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences or the College of Science.

The Khoury College of Computer Sciences was the first college in the United States dedicated to the field of computer science when it was founded in 1982. The interdisciplinary research at the College, forged in modern spaces and innovative institutes, solves today’s big challenges. From our Boston flagship to our regional campuses, Khoury College is rapidly growing.

The College of Science comprises six departments: Biology, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Marine and Environmental Sciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology.

Additional Information:

Interested candidates should apply here with a curriculum vita that includes a list of publications, statements addressing the prompts below, and names and contact information for at least three professional references from whom letters of reference can be solicited as needed. Applications will be reviewed beginning on December 1, 2025. Questions about either search should be directed to Samuel V. Scarpino at s.scarpino@northeastern.edu.

Please indicate how your expertise, knowledge, and skills have prepared you to contribute to this work with written statements addressing the following prompts:

Research statement:

Please describe the focus of your research, including the questions you have identified, the funding you have received to support the work (if applicable), the results you have discovered, and the products of these efforts. Highlight any cross-disciplinary research efforts you have undertaken. Please also describe any research you have undertaken with students and the external community. Finally, please outline the research directions you foresee pursuing, any cross-disciplinary and collaborative aspects, and the strategies you will take to address each direction.

Teaching statement:

Please summarize your past instructional and mentorship experience, your pedagogical philosophy, your plans/goals for teaching (including existing and proposed courses), and your strategies for teaching and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students.

Position Type

Academic

Additional Information

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

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.

Pay Range:

Assistant Professor: $96,000.00 - $124,000.00 | Associate Professor: $110,000.00 - $131,000.00 | Professor: $142,000.00 - $220,000.00

With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.