Part-Time Lecturer - Public Policy and Urban Affairs - Arlington

Northeastern University•Arlington, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs in Northeastern University’s College of Social Sciences and Humanities seeks lecturers to teach graduate courses at its Arlington, Virginia campus. Beginning in Spring 2024, instructors are needed for courses in research methods, statistical analysis, geographic information systems (GIS), and other technical skills for quantitative, qualitative, and spatial analysis. Applicants are encouraged to have expertise applying these methods to public policy, political science, urban planning, public administration, urban informatics, international affairs, criminology or criminal justice, climate and environmental science and policy, or related fields. The school also considers candidates qualified to teach core and elective topical and methods courses in its Master of Public Policy, Master of Public Administration, Master of Science in Urban Informatics, and Master of Science in Applied Quantitative Methods for Social Analysis programs. Teaching takes place in a traditional classroom on the Arlington campus, with potential opportunities to teach additional online classes for learners throughout the Global Campus Network. Positions are available throughout the year, contingent on enrollment and departmental need.

Requirements

An advanced (master’s) degree and relevant professional experience may be considered.
Applicants must be able to maintain valid United States work authorization throughout the appointment without Northeastern University visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

A terminal degree is preferred.
Expertise applying research methods, statistical analysis, GIS, or other quantitative, qualitative, and spatial analysis methods to public policy, political science, urban planning, public administration, urban informatics, international affairs, criminology/criminal justice, climate and environmental science and policy, or related fields.
Qualifications to teach core and elective topical and methods courses in the listed graduate programs.

Responsibilities

Teach graduate courses in research methods, statistical analysis, geographic information systems (GIS), and other technical skills for quantitative, qualitative, and spatial analysis.
Potentially teach core and elective topical and methods courses in the Master of Public Policy, Master of Public Administration, Master of Science in Urban Informatics, or Master of Science in Applied Quantitative Methods for Social Analysis programs.
Teach in a traditional classroom on the Arlington, Virginia campus, with the possibility of teaching additional online classes.