Assistant​/Associate​/Full Professor, Dublin Innovation Institute

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Dublin Innovation Institute

Northeastern University invites applications for two open-rankfaculty positions which include a period of appointment at the university's Dublin Innovation Institute (DII). This is a full-time position with a two-part appointment structure in which the successful applicant will be required to spend up to 4 yearsperforming research at DII before transitioning to a tenured ortenure-track role (commensurate with experience and qualifications) at Northeastern's campus in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

While atDII, successful applicants will support the work of Northeastern University’s Institute for Information, the Internet &Democracy to build a transatlantic research network and research agenda that contribute to the understanding of systemic risks posedby digital and information technologies to democratic societies. We therefore seek scholars whose research advances our understanding of how people acquire, process, and share information in democraticsocieties and/or in the service of democratic norms.

We welcome applicants from a wide variety of social, scientific, and computational disciplines.

DII serves as a bridge between Northeastern University's global network and the European research ecosystem, creating opportunities for innovative collaboration throughout the European Union and North America. One of DII's areas of focus is building atrans-Atlantic research community around the themes of information,the internet, and contemporary democracy.

Established in 1898, Northeastern University stands as a leader inglobal experiential learning and interdisciplinary research,addressing international issues in health, security, and sustainability. Externally funded research programs and graduate

Ph.D. education programs at Northeastern University have been executed for almost 80 years. Transforming into a global research university over the last two decades, Northeastern has experiencedremarkable expansion through strategic collaborations with businesses, government entities, and non-profit organizations. Thissurge in partnerships has propelled the university's research initiatives and enriched experiential learning avenues for students across all academic levels. Through a focus on, and substantialinvestment in, impactful, interdisciplinary research, Northeastern University is fostering innovation in emerging fields.

This approach recognizes the need for inventive configurations to comprehend intricate systems and effectively translate foundationaldiscoveries into practical, real-world applications. Currently,Northeastern is the fifth-highest funded private research university without a medical school, a list that includes MIT,Cal Tech, Princeton, and Carnegie Mellon. The University has alsobeen a leading generator of spin-out companies, a testament to itsorientation to use-inspired research and faculty and professionalresearchers strongly engaged with the world outside academia.

We welcome applications from exceptional scholars from all sectorsof the community who employ computational social science approaches to study information ecosystems and their implications fordemocratic governance. The successful candidate will contribute toour growing interdisciplinary community of scholars examining thesocial, political, and technological dimensions of informationflows in contemporary democracies.

The successful candidate will initially be based at DII, where thefocus will be exclusively on research, helping DII and Northeastern University's Institute for Information, the Internet &Democracy build a world-class transatlantic research network. Afterthe initial Dublin-based phase, expected to last up to four years,the appointment will transition to a tenured or tenure-track faculty role at Northeastern's Boston, Massachusetts campus, with responsibilities that include teaching, research, and service.

Appointment at a different US campus may be possible depending onthe candidate's college and department of appointment. The candidate's academic home and faculty appointment will be determined in accordance with the candidate's discipline,experience, qualification, and applicable university policies and processes.

It is a precondition of employment that the applicant will have or successfully obtain the right to live and work in the Republic of Ireland for the duration of their employment at DII and have the appropriate work…