Faculty Resources

Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning Through Research

Provides opportunities for faculty to evolve their teaching practice in ways that enhance student learning. Grounded firmly in the learning sciences, our consultation services and programs support the creation of learning environments that lead to enduring knowledge.

Provost Grants for Advancing Undergraduate Teaching and Learning
Provides competitive funding for educational projects that will improve the learning experience for undergraduate students at Northeastern.

Teaching and Advising Policies and Procedures

Apply to all members of the Northeastern community who engage in instructional activities.

The Division of Research

The Division of Research supports Northeastern’s thriving research enterprise by conducting outreach to funding agencies and corporate and foundation sponsors, and developing partnerships with academic/clinical/industry collaborators that increase the scope and impact of Northeastern University research and graduate education.

Internal Grant Programs in Support of Interdisciplinary Research

This competitive program provides funds to support and encourage individual faculty members to form multidisciplinary teams to secure proof of concept, with a goal of successfully competing for future sponsored research opportunities.

ADVANCE Office of Faculty Development

ADVANCE Office of Faculty Development oversees, creates, and assesses faculty development programs while serving as a resource to interested parties on the Northeastern University campus.  The office assists faculty and administrators in accomplishing departmental, college, and university goals with respect to faculty recruitment, retention, mentoring, and advancement.

Faculty Mentoring

Diverse opportunities available to faculty to help them find colleagues and connect them to academic resources.

• Guideline for Uses of New Faculty Startup Funds
• Faculty Handbook
• Parental Teaching Relief Policy for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
• Teaching and Advising Policies and Procedures
• Visiting Faculty Appointments
• University Policies

• Review of Faculty Holding Joint Appointments
• Tenure and Promotion Dossier
• Advisory Committee to the Provost on Tenure and Promotion
• Tenure Clock Extension Policy
• Preparing for the Midcourse (third-or fourth-year) Review
• Preparing for promotion to Professor

• Tenure and Promotion Workshop Slides

• Faculty Recruiting Process Outline
• Recruitment Application Requirements for Permanent Residency Sponsorship
• Faculty Candidate Curriculum Vitae Cover Sheet
• Guidance for Conducting Interviews
• Faculty Candidate Information
• ADVANCE Faculty Recruitment Resources
• Future Faculty Fellowship

Northeastern has a number of policies, programs and resources intended to help faculty members balance the responsibilities of their personal and professional lives.

Faculty members with questions about accessing policies specific to faculty appointments are welcome to consult with the associate deans with responsibility for faculty affairs in the colleges or with the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs.

Human Resources Management (617-373-2230) administers and can provide information on Northeastern’s childcare program, Family and Medical Leave procedures, and other benefits-related questions.

• Tenure Clock Extension Policy
• Parental Teaching Relief Policy for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
• Work Life Balance
• Employee Assistance Plan

Policies & Procedures

• University Policies
• Teaching and Advising Policies and Procedures
• Faculty Handbook
• Grievance Procedure for Academic or Clinical Specialists and Full-Time Lecturers
• Clinical and Academic Specialists
• Non-Tenure Track Full-Time Lecturers
• Professors of the Practice
• Non-Tenure Track Research Faculty
• Faculty Titles

Opportunities

• Promotion Dossier
• Fulltime Faculty Development Fund
• University Ombudsperson
• Promotion for Full-time Nontenure Track Faculty Workshop Slides

• For unionized Part-time Faculty
• For non-unionized Part-time Faculty