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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
194
open professional roles
217
opened in the last 90 days
260 in the last 12 months
0%
of roles are remote
3
states hiring
Illinois, California, Florida
What it hires for: Data & Analytics (61), Marketing (24), Engineering (19), Finance (13), Legal (11). By level: early career (57), entry level (57), senior manager (34), director (33), mid level (30).
Where: Chicago, Illinois, IL (101), Evanston, Illinois, IL (98), Evanston, IL (33), Chicago, IL (14), Miami, Florida, IL (2), San Francisco, California, IL (2), Chicago, IL, US (1), Doha, Qatar, IL (1).
Main hubs: Evanston, IL (33), Chicago, IL (14). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where Evanston, IL ranks
Where Evanston, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Midwest27% · of 69
- #4Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Great Lakes27% · of 53
- #7Best cities for junior jobs in Illinois31% · of 17
- #12Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Great Lakes16% · of 50
- #14Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Midwest16% · of 67
- #23Best college towns for junior jobs in the Great Lakes33% · of 39
Rankings about data & analytics jobs
- Best cities for data and analytics jobs #1 New York (1,713 openings)
- Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living #1 Foster ($232k)
- Most requested AI skills in data and analytics jobs #1 Machine learning engineering (17.1%)
- AI tools named most often in data and analytics jobs #1 Databricks (7.6%)
- Employers with the most data and analytics jobs #1 Amazon (711 roles)
Data & Analytics jobs · Top Data & Analytics employers · All rankings
Northwestern University hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Northwestern University's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 260 professional roles in that time.
- 61 of Northwestern University's 166 open roles (37%) are entry-level or early-career.
- 2 open roles (1%) ask for a specific AI skill.
- Of the 5 open roles that state where the work happens, 1 remote, 4 hybrid.
- 13% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 7% for Education & EdTech employers.
- 10 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 36 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Northwestern University ranks #22 of 449 Education & EdTech employers we track.
What Northwestern University asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- due diligence 1
- html 1
- project management 1
- reconciliation 1
- risk management 1
How Northwestern University compares with Education & EdTech employers
| Measure | Northwestern University | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 166 | 25 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 13% | 7% |
Median across 449 Education & EdTech employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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Open roles
- Research AssociateChicago, IL
What Northwestern University pays
Across 35 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 13% of its roles post a salary range.
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Conferences where Northwestern University appears
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Common questions
- Is Northwestern University hiring?
- Northwestern University has 194 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 217 opened in the last 90 days and 260 in the last 12 months. The most common function is data & analytics.
- How well does Northwestern University pay?
- Across 35 postings with a posted salary range, Northwestern University's pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Northwestern University hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 61 of Northwestern University's 166 open roles (37%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Northwestern University offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 5 open roles that state where the work happens, 1 remote, 4 hybrid.
- What skills does Northwestern University ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are due diligence (1), html (1), project management (1), reconciliation (1), risk management (1).
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