Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Khoury College of Computer Sciences

About the Opportunity

The Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University has multiple faculty positions at all ranks (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor), beginning academic year 2025-26 or 2026-27.  The tenure home for this position will reside in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, with a potential joint appointment in another Northeastern College, to be determined in consultation with the successful candidate.  Academic rank at the Associate Professor and Full Professor levels will be commensurate with experience and qualifications reflecting a record of demonstrated teaching and scholarly excellence.

This hiring cycle will focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI).  Candidates will be considered across all sub-areas of AI, with an emphasis on the following:

• Resilient and Trustworthy AI: areas of interest include AI solutions to build scalable and secure systems, robust networking and IoT infrastructure, and enhance security and privacy.

• Foundations of AI: areas of interest include machine learning, LLMs and SLMs, natural language processing, computer vision, theory, and transparent and explainable AI models.

• Human Centered AI: areas of interest include sensing and extended reality, HCI, human-in-the-loop AI, AI for robotics and other embodied applications, information ethics, visual analytics, responsible AI, and digital civics.

• Use-Inspired AI: research that propels future AI systems and experiences through deep domain investigations in Engineering, Health Sciences and Science (e.g. AI solutions for climate and sustainability, drug discovery, healthcare, materials and manufacturing, network engineering, and transportation). Candidates can express an interest in a joint appointment with one of the Colleges of Engineering, Health Sciences, or Science.

We are especially seeking applications from outstanding senior and mid-career faculty candidates with established research records, but exceptional early-career researchers will also be considered.

We will begin reviewing applications as soon as they are received, starting November 15, 2024, and continuing through the academic year until the search is completed.

Responsibilities:
 

Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and related areas; advising, mentoring, and overseeing students and postdoctoral researchers, conducting an independent research program that attracts external funding, and preforming service to the college, university and the profession.

Qualifications:
 

Candidates must hold a Ph.D, or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited institution by their employment start date.  Candidates are expected to develop an independently funded research program of international caliber.  Candidates should also have demonstrated commitment to promoting experiential learning, which is central to a Northeastern University education.  Senior candidates must have an established history of grant support or industry research, with the potential for strong leadership in their research field.  For Associate Professor appointments, at least five years of related experience is required by employment start date.  For Full Professor level appointments, at least eight years of related experience is required by employment start date.

About Khoury College

Northeastern University is a global university system.  In addition to Boston, Khoury College currently offers programs in Arlington (VA), Miami, Oakland, Portland (ME), Seattle, Silicon Valley, and Vancouver.  Positions will primarily be on the Boston and Oakland campuses, but candidates may indicate their interest in other campus locations.

Khoury College has a tenured/tenure-track faculty of 105 and it offers a broad array of research and educational opportunities to students. Since 2012, the college has hired 169 outstanding tenured/tenure-track and full-time-non-tenure-track faculty members and plans to continue this strategic growth in the coming years. Faculty research spans all areas of computing and is interdisciplinary across seven of Northeastern’s colleges; 40 of the 105 tenured/tenure-track faculty have joint appointments with other academic departments, including Electrical and Computer Engineering, Art and Design, Health Sciences, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Philosophy and Religion, Business, Mathematics, and Law. Khoury faculty members are integral to Northeastern University’s multidisciplinary institutes including the Network Science Institute, the Cybersecurity and P