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NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for a position at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor in Natural Sciences, with a specialty in Experimental Physical Chemistry. The University is continuing to implement a significant growth plan following a move of its campus to the vibrant Qiantan neighborhood of Shanghai. The recently opened University building features new research space, teaching laboratories and learning environments. Interested candidates may participate in cutting edge interdisciplinary programs within NYU Shanghai, as well as with NYU's Global Network of campuses in New York and Abu Dhabi. Collaborative research at NYU Shanghai is supported by several institutes, including the NYU-ECNU Center for Computational Chemistry, the NYU-ECNU Institute of Physics, the NYU-ECNU Institute of Brain and Cognitive Science, and the Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning. 

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.

We seek candidates who have a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry or a closely related discipline. Successful candidates must demonstrate the potential to perform independent and pioneering research in any field of physical chemistry, and to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a detailed description of research plans and interests, instrumentation/equipment needs, and a statement of teaching experience and interests, via Interfolio. Applicants seeking the rank of Assistant Professor will be prompted to enter the names and email addresses of at least three referees. Each referee will be contacted and requested to upload a reference letter through Interfolio. Letters of reference are not required at this time for applications to the rank of Associate or Full Professor.

Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled. If you have any questions, please email the NYU Shanghai NY Office of Faculty Recruitment shanghai.faculty.recruitment@nyu.edu.

About NYU Shanghai:

NYU Shanghai is a 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 twelve 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 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.

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