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Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor and Director of the Cell and Gene Therapies

About the Opportunity

The Director of the Cell and Gene Therapies program is a non-tenure track faculty position who will serve (by appointment of the Dean, College of Science) as Director of this inaugural Master's program in the College of Science. This role will blend teaching and academic leadership responsibilities: the Director will lead course design and program curricular focus while also guiding and informing admissions, faculty recruitment, and program growth.

The successful applicant will have the knowledge to develop and teach Cell and Gene Therapy courses at the Master's level. This faculty position has their academic appointment in the Department of Biology and reports to the Chair of that department, but will work closely with the College of Science graduate team in running this Master's degree program.

This position is based at Northeastern University's Boston Campus. The Master's in Cell and Gene Therapies program is an innovative, non-thesis graduate degree designed to deliver a competitive advantage to students in the broader biotech and therapeutics industries.

Responsibilities

Non-tenure track teaching faculty with appointments in Biology are expected to teach five courses and provide one equivalent unit of service to the College. This opportunity will utilize the service requirement to provide admissions, faculty, and programmatic leadership to the Cell and Gene Therapies program.

Teaching responsibilities are subject to modification based on program needs and the time commitment of the service requirement, and are at the discretion of the Chair of Biology.

Teaching Responsibilities include the following: review and learning of key teaching points within existing instructor guides, and a willingness to support high-quality teaching and standards through: preparation of lectures based on course materials provided; effective facilitation of rich, respectful debates and discussions in an in-person or online class; timely review and grading of assignments with appropriate coaching and feedback to the students; consistent connection with students and their performance; adherence to Northeastern's policies.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates should be committed to fostering diverse and inclusive environments as well as to promoting experiential learning, which are central to a Northeastern University education.

Candidate must have a Ph.D. in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Cellular Biology or related field by the appointment start date, and a commitment to teaching excellence at the university level.

Position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work productively and successfully and interact with students, faculty, staff and industry partners. Demonstrated experience in the biotechnology industry desirable, but not required.

Position Type

Academic

Additional Information

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

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.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.


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