FACULTY POSITION, Chemistry, NYU Shanghai, Shanghai (CN)The terms of employment in NYU Shanghai are comparable to U.S. institutions.
General Information: NYU Shanghai invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position in theoretical/computational chemistry, with an anticipated start date on or about September 1, 2016. While we expect to hire at the Assistant Professor level, candidates at other ranks will also be considered. We are seeking individuals with outstanding accomplishments in research and scholarship, skills in undergraduate and graduate teaching, and interest in guiding undergraduate and graduate research.
NYU Shanghai is implementing a significant growth plan, including the establishment of the NYU-ECNU Center for Computational Chemistry at NYU Shanghai (https://shanghai.nyu.edu/research/chemistry), which aims to provide a platform for world-class research, student training, and international collaboration in computational chemistry. The new theoretical/computational chemistry hire will join a core group of faculty members from NYU, ECNU and NYU Shanghai who are conducting frontier research in various fields of theoretical and computational chemistry, biology, and material sciences at the NYU-ECNU Center for Computational Chemistry.
Opportunities are also available for interacting with other researchers at the NYU-ECNU Institute of Physics, Institute of Brain and Cognitive Science, and Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU Shanghai. The successful candidate will play a key role in the growth of the chemistry program at NYU Shanghai.
Application review will begin on December 15, 2015, and the position is open until filled. Applications must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a list of publications, statements of research and teaching interests, and electronic copies of up to three representative publications, all in PDF format. To complete the online process, applicants will be prompted to enter the names and email addresses of at least three referees. Each referee will be contacted to upload their reference letter. Senior candidates are not required to submit references at this time. Please visit our website at http://shanghai.nyu.edu/en/about/work-here/open-positions-faculty for instructions and other information on how to apply. If you have any questions, please e-mailshanghai.science.recruitment@nyu.edu.
About NYU Shanghai:
New York University has established itself as a Global Network University, a multi-site, organically connected network encompassing key global cities and idea capitals. There are three degree-granting campuses in New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi, accompanied by eleven additional academic centers across five continents. Faculty and students circulate within the network in pursuit of common research interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global.
NYU Shanghai is the newest degree-granting campus within the NYU Global Network University. It is the first Sino-US higher education joint venture to grant a degree that is 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, it resides in one of the world’s great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars who are committed to NYU’s global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research.
Deadline: December 29 2015
Ref: NY12036
Discipline: Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Other Chemistry