Deadline: January 15, 2023
Description
New York University’s Department of Russian and Slavic Studies seeks to hire a Ukraine specialist for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professorship starting in fall 2023, pending budgetary and administrative approval. Discipline is open: the appointment will be half in Russian and Slavic Studies and half in another department appropriate to the candidate’s field. Possibilities include but are not limited to history, literature, film, anthropology, political science, visual culture, media, sociology, and gender studies. Pay is competitive. Teaching load 2 courses per semester.
In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary for this position is $60,000. New York University considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.
The Faculty of Arts and Science at NYU is at the heart of a leading research university that spans the globe. We seek scholars of the highest caliber who embody the diversity of the United States as well as the global society in which we live. We strongly encourage applications from women, racial and ethnic minorities, and other individuals who are under-represented in the profession, across color, creed, race, ethnic and national origin, physical ability, gender, and sexual identity, or any other legally protected basis. NYU affirms the value of differing perspectives on the world as we strive to build the strongest possible university with the widest reach. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion, please read here http://as.nyu.edu/departments/facultydiversity.html. EOE/Affirmative Action/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.
Qualifications
PhD required; experience teaching North American students desirable.
Application Instructions
Application packages should include a cover letter, sample publication, a curriculum vitae and contact information for three potential letters of recommendations.
Because diversity and inclusion are an important part of the NYU mission, we request that you include a paragraph in your cover letter telling us how diversity and inclusion figure into your past, present, and future teaching, research, and community engagement. Information about diversity and inclusion statements may be found at http://as.nyu.edu/departments/facultydiversity/recruitment/diversity-statements.html.