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Northeastern University

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College of Social Sciences and Humanities
School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Urban Informatics Cluster Hire, Open Rank - Assistant/Associate/Full Professor

JOE ID Number: 2019-02_111463534
Date Posted: 10/01/2019
Date Inactive: 01/31/2020
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Urban Informatics Cluster Hire, Open Rank - Assistant/Associate/Full Professor
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: Y -- Miscellaneous Categories
Keywords:
Proficient working with large, complex data sources to study social phenomena. Interested in spatial, network, textual analysis, and/or use of machine-learning tools.
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University seeks nominations and applications for several tenured or tenure-track faculty positions in computational social science, with a focus on urban informatics, quantitative methods, or network science, with an expected start date of Fall 2020. Successful candidates will have a distinguished scholarly record using methodological approaches that leverage and work with large/complex data sources to study social phenomena, including but not limited to questions pertaining to cities and communities. We have special interest in scholars whose work includes the use of administrative, scraped, archival, or internet-gathered data. We are seeking scholars who work in spatial, network, or textual analysis, and/or use machine-learning tools. Competitive applicants will also have demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and leadership. Faculty appointments will be made in one or more of the member departments of the CSSH, including the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Departments of Sociology and Anthropology, Political Science, Economics, and the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Cross-college appointments are possible. Successful applicants will likely affiliate with one of our research centers dedicated to this work, including the BARI, the NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks, or the Network Science Institute.

Application Requirements:
  • Application Instructions Below
Application Instructions:
The position will support the University’s commitment to innovation in experiential learning as well as the college’s mission in integrating data and technology in the analysis of society, policy, and governance. Candidates should have demonstrated commitment to fostering diverse and inclusive environments as well as to promoting experiential learning, which are central to a Northeastern University education.

Reference Instructions
Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching statement, and writing sample, as well as the names of three references. For those who would be appointed at the assistant professor level, we will request references upon receipt of application.

To apply, please go to http://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/faculty-positions and click on the link for full-time positions or full-time interdisciplinary positions or if viewing this description on the Northeastern University website, click “Apply to this job.” Please address nominations and inquiries about the position to Professor Daniel O’Brien, at d.obrien@neu.edu. Review of applications will begin Oct. 15th and will continue until the position is filled.