Assistant/Associate Professor of Business Strategy and Law

About the Opportunity

About the Opportunity:

The D’Amore-McKim School of Business (DMSB) and School of Law (SOL) at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts invite applications for a joint tenure-track faculty position at the assistant or untenured associate professor level starting in Fall 2026. We are interested in applicants with interdisciplinary expertise in business strategy, artificial intelligence, and healthcare whose teaching and research interests align with legal, ethical, governance, and regulatory implications of AI adoption in healthcare including the biotech sector. The position will primarily be on the Boston campus but there is also a possibility of affiliations at other campuses within the Northeastern University network.

The successful candidate will hold a joint appointment between the D’Amore-McKim School of Business (primary appointment) and the School of Law (secondary appointment) and will have teaching roles in both schools.

About the D’Amore-McKim School of Business:

For over 100 years, the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University has continuously strengthened its foundation of experiential learning and innovation. Today, our mission to enable students to be responsible business leaders of the world capable of working, navigating, and creating in a digital environment is more relevant than ever. We offer unique business-specific and interdisciplinary degree opportunities at the bachelor's and master’s levels, and lifelong learners benefit from our graduate-level certificates and executive education portfolio. All of these are enhanced by Northeastern's global campus system and experience-powered education approach. In addition, our use-inspired faculty and their research focus on transformative impact for humankind. Ultimately, D’Amore-McKim’s values-driven culture and cross-border approach to learning and research empower our students, faculty, alumni, and corporate partners to create impact far beyond the confines of time, discipline, degree, and campus.

About the School of Law:

The School of Law is a national leader in experiential legal education, with a deep commitment to law in service of the public interest and to engaged scholarship and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Summary of Responsibilities:

Successful candidates will develop and execute independent research programs; teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels; and participate in service to the group, D’Amore-McKim School of Business, School of Law, Northeastern University, and discipline.

Qualifications:

Candidates interested in conducting high-impact research programs and teaching excellence in the areas above are encouraged to apply. Candidates must hold a doctorate in Business Administration, Economics, Management, International Business or a related field and/or a JD by the employment start date. Appointments at the untenured Associate Professor level will be commensurate with experience and qualifications reflecting a record of demonstrated teaching and scholarly excellence. To be considered at the Associate level, at least 5 years of academic or equivalent experience is required.

Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, genetic information, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, veteran or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by the law. Northeastern University is an E-Verify Employer.

Documents To Submit:

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 on a rolling basis, as they arrive.

Successful faculty at Northeastern will be dynamic and innovative scholars with a record of research and teaching excellence and a commitment to fostering belonging in the university community.  Thus, strong candidates for this faculty position will have the expertise, knowledge, and skills to build their research, pedagogy, and curriculum in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment. 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 (no longer than 5 pages):

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/or with the external community.   Finally, please outline the research directions you foresee pursuing in the D'Amore-McKim School of Business, any cross-disciplinary and collaborative aspects, and the strategies you will take to address each direction.

Teaching statement (1 page):

Please summarize your past instructional and mentorship experiences, your pedagogical philosophy, your plans/goals for teaching in the D'Amore-McKim School of Business (including existing and proposed courses), and your strategies for teaching and mentoring global student populations.

Leadership statement (1 page):

Please describe your past experiences and activities and/or your future plans detailing  your leadership style, how you intend to cultivate a culture that promotes a sense of belonging, including fostering a free and open exchange of ideas and managing different perspectives to help others strengthen their practice.

Please direct inquiries to Professor Sheila Puffer, [email protected].

Position Type

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:

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.