Job description

NYU Shanghai invites applications for an open-rank faculty appointment in History or a related field. Preference will be given to candidates at the advanced assistant or associate professor level, with an anticipated start date of Fall 2027. We invite applications from candidates in any field related to the transnational history of the United States, and we strongly encourage candidates whose approach to U.S. history includes research and teaching interests that complement NYU Shanghai’s current areas of strength or areas of growth: immigration and migration; transnational science and technology studies; histories of empire, colonialism and indigeneity; and/or U.S.-Asian connections, broadly defined.

For further details about the research centers and institutes at NYU Shanghai, please visit this webpage.

Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions with respect to research start-up funds and compensation, and they include housing subsidies and educational subsidies for children. Faculty may in certain cases have the opportunity to spend time at NYU New York and other sites of the NYU Global Network, engaging in both research and teaching.

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 thirteen additional academic centers across the world. Faculty and students may 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 and strongly encourages applications from all interested persons. NYU Shanghai affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach.

How to apply

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research, statement of teaching interests, and at least one writing sample via Interfolio. Additionally, those applying at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor are requested to enter the names and email addresses of at least three evaluators. Each referee will be contacted to upload a confidential letter of recommendation through Interfolio.

Applications may be received until December 1, 2026. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, follow this link: https://apply.interfolio.com/196938.

If you have any questions, please email the NYU Shanghai NY Office of Faculty Recruitment [email protected].