Adjunct Faculty - Public Policy and Urban Affairs - Oakland, CA

NU USA Northeastern University; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 100,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Dental

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Wellness & life

Retirement and commuting

Job summary

Northeastern University seeks qualified instructors to teach in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Public Policy (MPP) programs on the Oakland, California campus and online. The School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs welcomes applicants for daytime and/or evening courses, with appointments made throughout the year based on enrollment and department needs.

Applicants must hold a terminal degree in a related field and submit a CV with a cover letter indicating which

Qualifications

• Terminal degree in a related field is required.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses in the Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Public Policy (MPP) and related degree programs.
• Courses will be taught on the Northeastern University campus in Oakland, California and online.
• Positions available throughout the year contingent upon enrollment and department need.

Education

Terminal degree in a related field

Job description

About the Opportunity

The College of Social Sciences and Humanities and its nine tenure units are the home of the Experiential Liberal Arts. Through its research, teaching, and engagement missions, the college collaborates across the university, the Northeastern network, and partners around the globe.

Responsibilities

The School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities seeks applicants to teach courses in the Master of Public Administration (MPA), Master of Public Policy (MPP), and related degree programs on the Northeastern University campus in Oakland, California and online. The Oakland campus is the historic site of Mills College, which merged into Northeastern University in 2022. Applicants are invited to teach courses such as Public Budgeting and Financial Management. Positions available throughout the year contingent upon enrollment and department need.

Qualifications

Must have terminal degree in a related field.

Documents to Submit

CV and Cover Letter indicating which specific course(s) you are qualified to teach and your availability for daytime and/or evening courses.

Position Type Academic

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

Benefits

• medical
• vision
• dental
• paid time off
• tuition assistance
• wellness & life
• retirement- as well as commuting & transportation

Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information. 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 rate per credit is $2,484.48.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact. Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 14 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and 3,000 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions. The university’s residential campuses for undergraduate and graduate degrees are located in Boston, London, and Oakland, California. Our research and graduate campuses are in the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant; Arlington, Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; Portland, Maine; Seattle; Silicon Valley, California; Toronto; and Vancouver. Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment. Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.