The successful candidate will facilitate the School’s ongoing contributions to the University’s interdisciplinary research themes of security, sustainability and health and will build upon the School’s existing expertise on housing, community development, infrastructure resilience and the effects of climate change. He or she will lead the School in strengthening Master’s programs in Public Administration, Urban and Regional Policy as well as in Urban Informatics and Environmental Policy. He or she will build relations with internal and external partners. Joint appointments within the University are possible. The expected start date is July 1, 2015.





Housed within the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, the School brings together scholars and practitioners on the cutting edge of interdisciplinary research and policy design. Faculty research focuses on pressing economic, environmental and social problems, including economic development, effective and accountable governance, resilience, adaptation to the effects of climate change, and pressing issues of diversity and social justice. In addition to a vibrant collection of interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs, the School is home to the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, the Social Impact Lab, and the Resilient Cities Lab.








Applicants should submit a letter of interest, CV, and contact information for three referees. To apply, please go to the CSSH faculty positions portal and click on the link for full-time positions or full-time interdisciplinary positions or if viewing this description on the Northeastern University website, click “Apply to this job.”








Please address inquiries about the position to Christopher Bosso, Chair of the SPPUA Director Search Committee, at c.bosso@neu.edu. Review of applications will begin January 15, 2015, and the search will remain open until the position is filled.








Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is an urban research university in the center of Boston, Massachusetts. Grounded in its signature co-op program, Northeastern provides unprecedented global experiential learning opportunities. Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University. In a continuing effort to enrich its academic environment and provide equal educational and employment opportunities, the university actively encourages applications from members of all ethnic minority groups underrepresented in higher education, women, and persons with disabilities. Northeastern University is an E-Verify Employer.





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Christopher Bosso, Professor
School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs



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