Events & Opportunities

Arts & Science Emerging Leaders Academy (ASELA)

Part of our ongoing efforts to develop a vibrant and inclusive community of leaders, ASELA is a year-long program aimed at developing the leadership potential of faculty in Arts and Science. The program focuses on faculty members who have received tenure recently and those who are up to 7 years post-tenure. Read the program FAQ to learn more. Or visit the ASELA program page here.

Please revisit site in Fall 2022 for updated due dates.

Chairs/Directors Workshop

The incoming Chairs and Directors workshop is held annually in the late Spring, please contact the director at facultydiversitydirector@nyu.edu for details

One-on-One Meetings

Schedule one-on-one appointments via facultydiversitydirector@nyu.edu

Tenure Talks

In collaboration with the Associate Dean for Faculty Advancement, tenure preparation meetings are held annually for new and pre-third-year-review faculty and for faculty who have completed their third-year-review.  Additional sessions for faculty in 'book disciplines' as well as informal Q&A sessions are scheduled annually. Please contact the director at facultydiversitydirector@nyu.edu for details

Cluster Initiative Collaborative Research Grants

NYU's Faculty Cluster Hiring Initiative aims to build NYU’s capacity to positively impact the world specifically by incentivizing intellectual engagement, professional development and advancement, and the ability to engage in and produce cooperative research and scholarship. In support of faculty hired via the Cluster Initiative, Arts & Science supports Cluster Initiative Collaborative Grants, seed grants (usually in the $2000-5000 range) to support collaborative research and pilot programs.  Projects should serve to advance a faculty member's research portfolio and enhance the development of cross-unit collaboration with the (eventual) aim of stimulating external grant application.  To be eligible, the project must include a minimum of one A&S faculty member hired via the Faculty Cluster Hiring Initiative and must have a collaborative component.  Preference will be given to projects that build collaboration or capacity within NYU Arts & Science.  Projects may focus on the conduct of primary research/scholarship or may entail the development of research workshops/symposia aimed at developing fields of investigation and collaborative agendas. In the inaugural season, the program will be administered on a rolling basis.  For more information, please contact fas-diversity@nyu.edu.

Emerging Scholars Symposia

To renew our commitment to expanding the diversity and inclusivity of our faculty searches, Arts & Science is pleased to announce an opportunity to showcase talented emerging and early career scholars featuring new work, new voices and new perspectives. The Emerging Scholars Program aims to assist in building a vibrant, diverse and inclusive community of scholars and educators by bringing a small number of excellent early career scholars to NYU to present their research.

Departments interested in proposing to host a symposium should contact the facultydiversitydirector@nyu.edu for additional details about the program.

Search Workshops

We strongly encourage search committee members to attend an Arts and Science search workshop and/or a search workshop held by OEO.

OEO open enrollment search workshop (OEO 601)

Dates and times

• September 14, 2022: 10- 11am
• October 28, 2022: 2-3pm 
• February 29, 2023: 11am- 12pm

Registration

• Register for OEO 601 on NYU iLearn here. 
• If you have any difficulties linking to the registration page, got to iLearn from NYU Home and search for OEO 601 in iLearn.

A&S workshops

If you are interested in a bespoke Search Best Practice workshop for your search committee or would like to consult one-on-one please contact The Arts & Science Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Faculty Development at facultydiversitydirector@nyu.edu.

Faculty First Look

In Spring 2020, Arts & Science launched the Faculty First Look program providing professional development and job search skills for senior graduate students and postdoctoral scholars of color and others underrepresented in the academy. For details on the program and links to the application page please check here. 

Postdoctoral Travel Grants

The Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Development of the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) provides funds to postdoctoral fellows to help defray the cost of travel to present at professional meetings and conferences.  Follow the link for Postdoctoral Travel Grant program details and application. Postdoctoral travel awards are back!  Applications are for Fall 2022 are due by September 15 at this link.  

SACNAS Recruitment (Sacnas.org)
Each Fall, Arts & Science hosts a booth at the SACNAS STEM Diversity Recruiting Fair and coordinates the group booth block for other NYU Schools and FAS departments. Typically we anticipate a booth block that includes GSAS, Neuroscience, Center for Data Science, Tandon and the Medical School.  Due to COVID-19, the next SACNAS recruitment effort by NYU is anticipated to be Fall 2022.  For information on how to get your Arts & Science department involved, please contact the Director at facultydiversitydirector@nyu.edu.   

NYU Graduate students run a SACNAS Chapter.  Please visit them for outreach and recruiting activities.

Community Building Seed Grants

Building community within our committees, classrooms, departments and university is critical to equity and inclusion. Small seed grants (usually in the $500-2000) are available to support pilot programs.  Programs should aim to be self-sustainable in the future, have departmental investment and support expansion of equitable practice, capacity and belonging.  These could include expert engagement for workshops to expand skills (e.g., classroom, mentoring or other skills), to extend disciplinary topical engagements or other community development. For more information and to pitch a project, please contact fas-diversity@nyu.edu.