Director, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
Northeastern University
The College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University seeks nominations and
applications from leading scholars and policy experts for the position of Director of the School of Public
Policy and Urban Affairs. The candidates’ discipline and field of expertise are open.
The successful candidate will facilitate the School’s ongoing contributions to the University’s
interdisciplinary research themes of security, sustainability and health and will build upon the School’s
existing expertise on housing, community development, infrastructure resilience and the effects of climate
change. He or she will lead the School in strengthening Master’s programs in Public Administration, Urban
and Regional Policy as well as in Urban Informatics and Environmental Policy. He or she will build
relations with internal and external partners. Joint appointments within the University are possible. The
expected start date is July 1, 2015.
Housed within the College of Social Sciences and Humanities, the School brings together scholars and
practitioners on the cutting edge of interdisciplinary research and policy design. Faculty research focuses
on pressing economic, environmental and social problems, including economic development, effective and
accountable governance, resilience, adaptation to the effects of climate change, and pressing issues of
diversity and social justice. In addition to a vibrant collection of interdisciplinary undergraduate and
graduate degree and certificate programs, the School is home to the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for
Urban and Regional Policy, the Social Impact Lab, and the Resilient Cities Lab.
Applicants should submit a letter of interest, CV, and contact information for three referees. To apply,
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Please address inquiries about the position to Christopher Bosso, Chair of the SPPUA Director Search
Committee, at c.bosso@neu.edu. Review of applications will begin January 15, 2015, and the search will
remain open until the position is filled.
Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is an urban research university in the center of Boston,
Massachusetts. Grounded in its signature co-op program, Northeastern provides unprecedented global
experiential learning opportunities. Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action
Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University. In a continuing effort to enrich its academic
environment and provide equal educational and employment opportunities, the university actively
encourages applications from members of all ethnic minority groups underrepresented in higher education,
women, and persons with disabilities. Northeastern University is an E-Verify Employer.
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Christopher Bosso, Professor
School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
www.northeastern.edu/policyschool
360K Renaissance Park
Northeastern University
Boston, MA 02115
TEL: 617.373.4398
c.bosso@neu.edu
Personal website: http://www.christopherbosso.net
Coordinator, NU Consortium on Food Systems Sustainability, Health, &
Equity: http://www.northeastern.edu/foodsystems/
Affiliate, NU Center for International Affairs and World
Cultures: http://www.northeastern.edu/international_center/
Affiliate, NU Resilient Cities Lab: http://www.northeastern.edu/resilientcitieslab/