Open Rank Clinical Professor, School of Nursing

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; Miami; 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.

The College comprises 4 schools with 8 departments:

• School of Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences (Departments of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Medical Sciences, and Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences)

• School of Community Health and Behavioral Sciences (Departments of Applied Psychology and Health Sciences)

• School of Nursing

• School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy and Health System Sciences)

Cross-disciplinary research programs and appointments are strongly encouraged within the College, and across the University.

The School of Nursing in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University has developed a research-intensive/teaching/learning environment for students and faculty. Creating an environment where students thrive begins with the faculty. The School of Nursing faculty are a committed group of professionals who are highly qualified, nationally known, and characterized by a range of experiences in nursing practice, research, and education. The ultimate goal is to advance the School of Nursing’s position to one of the nation’s top research schools of nursing. 

The wide range of programs offered by the School of Nursing from baccalaureate through DNP and PhD degrees highlights the responsiveness of the school to the healthcare needs of individuals and communities in the state, nation, and globally.  The School of Nursing is committed to co-creating an environment conducive to incubating innovative ideas and strategies aimed at creating a more dignified patient-family-centered healthcare system.

About the Opportunity

The School of Nursing invites applications for full-time Open Rank Non-Tenure Track Professor positions with anticipated start date in July 2026, or until the position is filled. 

The candidate will have demonstrated teaching excellence and commitment to supporting faculty, staff, and student environments. The candidate should possess a terminal degree in Nursing or related field, or matriculate into a terminal degree program before or immediately following appointment. 

We welcome candidates with interdisciplinary expertise who is capable of leading and collaborating with researchers at Bouvé and across Northeastern University.  

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, conducting an independent and externally funded research program, and participating in departmental, college, and university service. 

Qualifications

• Terminal degree in Nursing or related field by appointment start date.

• Evidence of an established area of research and scholarship, teaching excellence, and demonstrated excellence and commitment to supporting faculty, staff, and student environments.

• Preference for the eligibility for RN licensure in Massachusetts

Additional Information

Interested candidates should apply here with a curriculum vita that includes a list of publications, statements addressing the prompts below, and at least three reference letters. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. 

Successful faculty at Northeastern will be dynamic and innovative scholars with a record of research and teaching excellence. Thus, strong candidates for this faculty position will have the experiences, knowledge, and skills to build their research, pedagogy, and curriculum in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment. Please indicate how your experience, knowledge, and skills have prepared you to contribute to this work with written statements addressing the following: 

Teaching statement:

Please summarize your past instructional and mentorship experiences, your pedagogical philosophy, your plans/goals for teaching in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences (including existing and proposed courses), and your strategies for teaching and mentoring a cohort of undergraduate and graduate students. 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the law.

Position Type

Academic

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer.  

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 Clinical Professor: $101,000.00 - $134,000.00 | Associate Clinical Professor: $116,000.00 - $138,000.00 | Clinical Professor: $140,000.00 - $158,000.00

With 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.