New York University Shanghai, Global China Studies

FTCC Position in Global China Studies

NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for a three-year open ranked position at the University's Global China Studies Program, starting Fall 2023. We are especially looking for someone who is strongly committed to teaching and can teach on traditional China. Preference will be given to the ones who can cover some of the existing courses in Global China Studies curriculum, such as “The History of the Silk Road” and “Dunhuang and Its Global Connections.” The teaching load is two courses per semester. 

The Global China Studies program is a 4-year undergraduate major at NYU Shanghai that provides students with an intellectual foundation in Chinese history, language, and society. Beyond the scope of conventional area studies, this innovative interdisciplinary major allows students to cultivate critical skills and up-to-date knowledge about China. It aims at deepening their understanding of China’s interactions with the wider world as well as comprehending the trends within China, at individual, societal, state, and global levels, and in the context of socio-economic, religious, cultural, and political transformations.

This is a Full-Time Continuing Contract position. Candidates must have completed their Ph.D. by the time of appointment in September 2023.  Typical appointments are on 3-year terms with expected teaching loads of 4 courses per academic year.  While we seek applications from candidates with an active research profile, the successful candidate will be hired on the basis of teaching, service, and engagement with undergraduate students through research. 

Qualifications

We seek candidates who have completed a Ph.D. (or will finish a Ph.D. at the start of their appointment in Fall 2023) in East Asian studies, history, literature, or a closely related discipline. Their research profile and agenda should include a focus on China. 

The selected candidate is expected to teach undergraduate foundation courses that serve the University’s core curriculum on China, seminar courses that advance research and analytical skills on topics related to China, and supervise senior capstone theses. The candidate will also engage in campus-wide research initiatives, student activities, and service work.

Application Instructions

Applicants will submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests, at least two syllabi, and student evaluations (if any) via Interfolio. Additionally, applicants will be prompted to enter the names and email addresses of at least three referees. Each referee will be contacted to upload a reference letter through Interfolio.

Applications may be received until February 28, 2023. Review of applications will begin then and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, follow this link: https://apply.interfolio.com/119983. 

Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions. 

About NYU Shanghai: 

NYU Shanghai is the third 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 transformative teaching and innovative research 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 fourteen additional academic centers across five continents. Faculty and students circulate within the network in pursuit of common research interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global. 

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NYU Shanghai is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and social inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented individuals 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