NYU Shanghai invites applications for a visiting Assistant/Associate/Professor of Practice of Biology position. The appointment is expected to begin on September 1, 2025. This is a one year position with the possibility of annual renewal for up to three years, pending administrative approval.

Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions.  

Candidates must have completed a Ph.D. in biology or a closely related discipline by the time of appointment on September 1st, 2025.  The candidate is expected to teach 4 courses per academic year.  While we seek applications from candidates with an active research profile, successful candidates will be hired on the basis of teaching and service.

We invite applications from candidates in any field and have a special interest in those with expertise in genomics and/or bioinformatics. We seek candidates to teach foundational biology, genomics and/or bioinformatics, and with the possibility to develop course(s) within the expertise of the candidate.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching specifying your teaching experience and teaching philosophy, and one writing sample via Interfolio. Additionally, applicants will be prompted to enter the names and email addresses of three referees. Each referee will be contacted to upload a reference letter through Interfolio.

Applications may be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled. All materials should be uploaded via Interfolio. Review of applications will begin on February 3, 2025 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 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 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.

About New York University

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