Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor, Liberal Studies

Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor, Liberal Studies
 – EAST ASIAN CULTURES
–  LATIN AMERICAN CULTURES
New York University Arts & Science

Liberal Studies at New York University invites applications for 2 one-year Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor positions to begin September 1, 2025, pending administrative and budgetary approval.

The Liberal Studies Core is a dynamic liberal arts curriculum that provides a global and interdisciplinary foundation for nearly 100 NYU majors. The Global Liberal Studies Bachelor of Arts is an innovative global studies major grounded in the spatial, conceptual, and temporal understandings of a highly interconnected world, with a program of study that is distinguished by experiential learning, study away, and independent research focused in an interdisciplinary concentration. In both the LS Core and the GLS major, small, seminar-style classes and close faculty-student interaction provide students with the benefits of a liberal arts college within a large urban research university. We are especially interested in hiring qualified candidates who can contribute their research, teaching and service to the diversity and excellence of Liberal Studies and NYU.

We seek applicants for the following positions:

EAST ASIAN CULTURES
Ph.D. in East Asian Studies, Cultural Studies, Comparative Literature, History, Political Science, or related fields. Candidates must have the ability to teach interdisciplinary, intersectional seminars on East Asia to introduce undergraduates to the politics, history, intellectual thought, and development of the region within a global context, interrogating the historical and interconnected roots of current geopolitical and cultural challenges, including ethno-national and gender-based violence, racism, and neocolonialism. Preference for expertise in Korea and/or Japan.

LATIN AMERICAN CULTURES
Ph.D. in Latin American Studies, Cultural Studies, Comparative Literature, History, Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Ethnomusicology, or related fields. Candidates must have the ability to teach interdisciplinary, intersectional seminars on Latin American Studies introducing undergraduates to the global cross-currents that have shaped the region’s varied cultures and societies including Indigenous, European, African, Asian, American and diasporic influences, illustrating in addition, how the region has shaped the world. Candidates should be well equipped to illuminate Latin America’s complex geopolitics highlighting as well key thinkers from the region.

Minimum qualifications: PhD by the date of appointment; three years of college-level teaching experience; and demonstrated excellence in teaching. We are especially interested in qualified candidates who share Liberal Studies’ commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and who can contribute to the diversity of intellectual life in LS and NYU. Candidates must present demonstrated experience and commitment to interdisciplinarity, intersectionality, and a teaching approach informed by global perspectives. Publications and evidence of outstanding scholarship and relevant professional activity are strongly encouraged.

Visiting Clinical Faculty normally teach three classes per semester, advise undergraduates, and may optionally contribute service to Liberal Studies and to the University.

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary for this position is $75,000. 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.

Applications include ONLY (1) a cover letter, (2) a current CV, and (3) a Diversity and Inclusion Statement addressing past and/or potential future contributions to diversity through teaching, professional activity, and/or service.  (Additional information can be found here