About the Opportunity
The College of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University seek to fill an open-rank faculty position at the tenure-track Assistant Professor Associate Professor or Full Professor level in the area of Ethics and Health broadly construed to include research ethics clinical ethics and/or public health ethics. The tenure home will be in the Department of Philosophy and Religion with a joint appointment in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences.
This is a full time benefits-eligible position with an expected start date of August 17 2026.
Responsibilities:
The person filling this position will teach foundational courses in healthcare and/or public health ethics advanced courses in their area of expertise and contribute to joint curriculum and research initiatives between the two colleges. Their research will be on topics that have relevance to the design and use of novel technologies including but not limited to AI and big data analytics synthetic biology robotics and neurotechnologies.
Qualifications:
Ph.D. in Philosophy Science and Technology Studies Bioethics or a related field in hand by the employment start date is required.
The successful candidate will have a strong scholarly record or research program on ethical issues related to healthcare and/or public health a demonstrated commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching and be prepared to work with global student populations.
Candidates seeking appointment at the Associate level should already hold a position at the rank of Associate or have a comparable level of experience. Candidates seeking appointment at the Full Professor level should already hold a position at the rank of Professor or have a comparable level of experience.
Documents to Submit:
Applicants should submit a cover letter that addresses their interest in and qualifications for the position a curriculum vitae a teaching statement a research statement evidence of teaching effectiveness (including sample syllabi and teaching evaluations) and the names and contact information for at least three individuals who can provide a letter of recommendation.
The research statement should address the research topics/questions you have worked on in the past key findings you have discovered key products (or outputs) of these efforts funding you have received as well as research plans for the future. Please also highlight cross-disciplinary research efforts you have undertaken research done with students or community partners and/or public facing scholarship.
The teaching statement should summarize your past instructional and mentorship experiences your pedagogical philosophy and what you would like to teach at Northeastern. Please highlight any pedagogical innovations experiential learning activities or strategies for teaching a global student population.
Review of applications will begin on December 15 2025 and will continue until the position is filled.
Please address questions to Ronald Sandler Search Committee Chair at
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Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical vision dental paid time off tuition assistance wellness & life retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit for more information.
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: $93000.00 - $130000.00 Associate Professor: $107000.00 - $137000.00 Professor: $146000.00 - $233000.00With 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.
Required Experience:
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