Part-Time Lecturer

About the Opportunity

Responsibilities:

Courses may include: law and legal reasoning, law and policy, and public policy theory and practice.

Teaching one or more 12 week (Fall, Winter and Spring) or 8 week (Summer term) hybrid courses per academic year. Courses meet online and two weekends per quarter at our campus. This appointment includes pre-term course development (including weekly readings, assignments, and multi-media lectures), and in-term commitments of monitoring online discussion boards, general course management, grading, online presence, and face to face participation at monthly course sessions. Training in Blackboard (the online course platform) will be provided.

**Courses meet online as well as two week/ends (Fri-Sun) a quarter at our campus.

The university is unable to work sponsor for this role, now or in the future.

Qualifications:

The ideal instructor will have a JD or Ph.D. in a relevant social science discipline and research experience. A JD or LLM in addition to a Ph.D. is preferred. A history of successful teaching at the graduate level and experience teaching online is strongly preferred. Candidates should demonstrate familiarity with doctoral level research, adult learners, and action-oriented research.

Application Materials:

Applicants should submit materials including a cover letter and vitae. In your cover letter, please discuss how you can support our commitment to fostering an inclusive environment for all faculty, staff, and students.

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:

The per credit rate is $2,174.27