Employment

NYU Shanghai invites applications for a tenured position (Associate or Full Professor) in Environmental Studies and/or Environmental Science. The position is open to all specializations, though requires a scholar committed to interdisciplinary scholarship and teaching.

The terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to those in U.S. institutions in terms of compensation and research start-up funds, and include housing subsidies and educational subsidies for children. NYU Shanghai faculty members may also spend time at NYU New York and other sites in NYU’s global network, in order to engage in teaching or research.

Qualifications

Applicants must hold a PhD in Environmental Studies, the physical sciences, the social sciences, or humanities—with at least five years or more passed since the granting of the PhD. Applicants should also have a strong record of publication and scholarly recognition.

Application Instructions

Candidates must submit:

(1) Cover Letter
(2) CV
(3) Statement on Current/Future Research Interests
(4) Statement on Teaching Interests
(5) Electronic Copies of up to 3 Writing Samples
References will be requested at a later stage, as needed. 

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

To apply, please go to the following: https://apply.interfolio.com/53084

About NYU Shanghai

NYU Shanghai is the newest degree-granting campus within New York University’s global network. It is the first higher-education joint venture in China authorized to grant degrees that are accredited in the U.S. as well as in China. All teaching is conducted in English. A research university with liberal arts and science at its core, NYU Shanghai resides in one of the world’s great cities with a vibrant intellectual community.

NYU Shanghai recruits scholars of the highest caliber who are committed to NYU’s global vision of innovative research and transformative teaching, and who embody the global society in which we live.

NYU’s global network includes degree-granting campuses in New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi, complemented by eleven additional academic centers across five continents. Faculty and students circulate within the network in pursuit of common educational interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global.

NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from individuals who are under-represented in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, and gender and sexual identity. NYU Shanghai affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.