Open Rank (Assistant, Associate, or Full) Tenure-Track Professor in AI-mediated Telepresence

About the Opportunity

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, Arlington, Charlotte, London, Miami, New York City, Oakland, Online, Portland, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Toronto, and Vancouver—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.

The Bouvé College of Health Sciences (BCHS) 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. BCHS is home to the Center for Community Health Education, Research, and Services; the Institute for Cognitive and Brain Health; the Brain Game Center for Mental Fitness and Well-Being; and collaborates with Northeastern’s Colleges in the many Center and Institute opportunities available.

The College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD) is a collaborative community within the university that acts as a catalyst for research, inspiration, and discovery. It brings together a unique combination of disciplines, including Architecture, Art+Design, Communication Studies, Journalism, Media and Screen Studies, Music, and Theatre. CAMD is also home to the Center for the Arts; the newly launched Center for Design and the Center for Communication, Media Innovation, and Social Change; and the CAMD Media Studios Organization (MSO).

About the Opportunity:

The College of Arts, Media and Design (CAMD) at Northeastern University is seeking interdisciplinary candidates for an academic year, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor, with a record of excellence in critically-engaged research and/or creative practice that advances the concept of AI-mediated telepresence, where technology is used to enhance connection across distance in areas such as telemedicine, telehealth, immersive/AI-mediated shared environments, and human information networks beginning in academic year 2027-2028.

A successful candidate could focus on research areas pertaining to design, development, management, and deployment of telepresence and AI in real-world contexts and practices, including (but not limited to): immersive, AI-powered, and digital health technologies; embodied intelligence; immersive social presence; human-agent teaming; the relationship between telepresence and AI; AI-mediated remote teaching and learning; distributed simulation and training, including clinical, professional, and educational training; and/or multi-modal experience design. A program or demonstrated potential for externally funded research and/or industry partnerships is required.

Areas of application may encompass health system impact, community impact, rural health, simulation, remote and/or immersive learning, brain and physical health, virtual reality therapy platforms, virtual art therapy, AI/smart devices, wearable devices including exoskeletons, robotics, rehabilitation, advanced manufacturing and design, and collaborative design practices.

We are particularly interested in candidates qualified for joint appointment between two or more of the College of Arts, Media and Design, the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Khoury College of Computer Sciences, and the College of Engineering. This position is at Northeastern University's Boston campus.

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 works in conjunction with the Office of Research Development (ORD), the Office of Belonging, 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.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in area of expertise, including courses in the core curriculum and our interdisciplinary programs; mentoring students at undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels in area of expertise; maintaining a strong program of interdisciplinary research that attracts external funding and/or recognition; and participating in departmental, college and university service.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. degree, or foreign equivalent, in Design, Media Studies, Architecture, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Health Science, Public Health, Informatics, Psychology, Neuroscience, Bio/Biomedical Engineering, or other terminal degree in a closely related field such as an MFA or M.Arch by the employment start date; and demonstrated potential to attract external funding for research and/or creative practice.

Appointments at the Associate Professor rank require a minimum of 5 years of related experience. Appointments at the Full Professor rank require a minimum of 10 years of related experience.

Additional Information:

Interested candidates should apply here with a curriculum vita that includes a list of publications, a cover letter, statements addressing the prompts below, and a list of at least three references. Applications will be reviewed beginning on November 16th.

Successful faculty at Northeastern are dynamic and innovative scholars with a record of research and teaching excellence and a commitment to fostering a sense of belonging among all members of the Northeastern community. Thus, strong candidates for this faculty position will have the experiences, knowledge, and skills to build their research, pedagogy, and curriculum in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment. Please indicate how your experience, 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. Please also describe any research you have undertaken with students, with the external community, and/or with individuals from marginalized groups. Finally, please outline the research directions you foresee pursuing in the College of Arts, Media and Design. Please limit the research statement to 3 pages.

Teaching statement:

Please summarize your past instructional and mentorship experiences, your pedagogical philosophy, your plans/goals for teaching in the College of Arts, Media and Design (including existing and proposed courses), and your strategies for teaching and mentoring a diverse cohort of undergraduate and graduate students.  Please limit the teaching statement to 2 pages.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the law.

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.