plazo: 15 dicembre 2009
tipo de trabajo: remunerado
donde: Abu Dhabi

New York University has established a campus in Abu Dhabi with the
ambition
to become the leading institution of global higher education in the 21st
century. NYU Abu Dhabi is recruiting faculty of international distinction
committed to active research and the finest teaching, to building a
pioneering global institution of the highest quality, and to forging an
international community of scholars and students.

We are currently conducting two searches in film & media: (1) we invite
applications for faculty positions in all fields of Cinema Studies at any
level (assistant, associate, or full professor). Preferred candidates will
have an active agenda of research, publication, and undergraduate teaching.
Ph.D. is required. (2) we invite applications for faculty positions in film
and television production at all levels (assistant, associate, or full
professor). We encourage applicants in all fields of film and television
production, including screenwriting, directing, producing, editing,
animation, experimental film, and documentary. Preferred candidates will
have a distinguished record of professional achievement together with
substantial experience of teaching at the university level. Ph.D., M.F.A.,
other terminal degree, or equivalent professional experience is required.

Teaching load: three undergraduate courses per year (semester system), one
of which is a transdisciplinary course in NYU Abu Dhabi’s distinctive core
curriculum. The terms of employment will be competitive compared to U.S.
benchmarks and will include housing and educational subsidies for children.
Faculty may spend time at NYU in New York and at its other global campuses.
The appointment may begin as soon as September 1, 2010, but could be delayed
until September 1, 2011.

Alongside its highly-selective liberal arts college, NYU Abu Dhabi will
create distinctive graduate programs and a world-class institute for
advanced research that fosters creative work across the Arts, Humanities,
Social Sciences, Sciences, and Engineering. Situated at a new global
crossroads, NYU Abu Dhabi has the resources and resolve to become a
preeminent center of collaborative intellectual pursuit and impact. NYU New
York and NYU Abu Dhabi are integrally connected. The campuses form the
foundation of a unique global network university, linked to NYU’s other
study and research sites on five continents.

Major research projects and public programs are underway. We have recruited
our first cohort of faculty across many disciplines and the first class of
students of remarkable potential from across the world will arrive in Fall
2010. The international character of NYUAD is reflected in the global
composition of the faculty and the student body as well as the research
agenda and curriculum, which have been designed to promote inventiveness,
intellectual curiosity, multidisciplinary interest, and intercultural
understanding.

*The deadline for receipt of applications is* *December 15, 2009*.
Applicants need to submit the following documents in PDF format to be
considered: curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching interests,
representative publications, and three letters of reference. Please visit
our website at http://nyuad.nyu.edu/human.resources/open.positions.html for
instructions and other information on how to apply. If you have any
questions, please e-mail nyuad.arts@nyu.edu

web site: http://nyuad.nyu.edu/human.resources/open.positions.html

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