Northeastern University

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The College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University at Northeastern University seeks nominations and applications for multiple tenured or tenure-track faculty positions in race, racism, anti-racism, structural inequality, and intersectionality, with a focus on issues of social justice. Expected start date is Fall 2021.

Successful candidates will have a scholarly record using methodological approaches that work with qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods to study social phenomena, including but not limited to questions pertaining to racial (in)justice, social inequities, health and environmental disparities. We especially welcome applicants with interests in racial disparities, discrimination, and systemic racism in public spheres, politics, markets, organizations, and workplaces; community resilience and social justice in public health, policy, politics, and criminal justice; as well as candidates who may use anti-racist methodologies in the study of society, culture, data, networks, systems, and related topics. Competitive applicants will have demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching and leadership. Home units may include the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Economics, Political Science, the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, and/or Sociology and Anthropology. The position may include an affiliation with programs such as Africana Studies or Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies, and a joint appointment with another college at Northeastern. Successful applicants will be able to affiliate with one of our research centers dedicated to this work, for example the Boston Area Research Initiative, the NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks, the Boston Research Center, Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute, Institute on Race and Social Justice, Institute on Health Equity and Racial Justice, or the Network Science Institute.

The position will support the University’s commitments to sustainability and 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.