Assistant/Associate Professor - Sensorimotor Rehabilitation/Neuromodulation, Rehab Robotics, Neuro-prosthetics

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, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; Oakland; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—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 has over 250 faculty members, with approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 2,400 graduate students. It 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.

About the Opportunity:

The Bouvé College of Health Sciences is looking to hire multiple tenure stream faculty members in the areas of (1) sensorimotor rehabilitation and (2) neuromodulation, rehabilitation robotics, or neuroprosthetics. This opportunity is targeting applicants at the Assistant or Associate Professor level commensurate with qualifications and experience. Ideal candidates will fit in both the School of Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences and College of Engineering. The home department/program would be in the School of Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences within Bouvé, which includes the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, the Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, and Department of Medical Science, with a plan for a secondary appointment in Bioengineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.

Areas of particular interest include improving assessment and/or treatment of sensorimotor disorders, working to understand the neural control or consequences of sensorimotor behavior, rehabilitation robotics, artificial intelligence applications to rehabilitation science, or rehabilitation engineering.

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 office works in conjunction with the Office of Research Development (ORD), the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI), 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.

At Northeastern University, we embrace a culture of respect, where each person is valued for their contribution and is treated fairly. We oppose all forms of racism. We support a culture that does not tolerate any form of discrimination and where each person may belong. We strive to have a diverse membership, one where each person is trained and mentored to promote their success.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, conducting an independent and externally funded research program, and participating in departmental, school, college, and university service. Qualified candidates must have expertise in, or a demonstrated commitment to, working with diverse student populations and/or in a culturally diverse work and educational environment.

Qualifications:

PhD in rehabilitation science, communication science, engineering, computer science, neuroscience, or a related field required by the appointment start date. Academic rank at the Associate Professor level will be commensurate with experience and qualifications reflecting a record of demonstrated teaching and scholarly excellence. 

Additional Information:

Interested candidates should apply here with a curriculum vita that includes a list of publications and statements addressing the prompts below. Reference letters are not required for the initial application but will be required of candidates advancing in the process. Applications will be reviewed beginn