The Department of Physics and astronomy at NYU Abu Dhabi invites applications for tenured or tenure-track, open-rank faculty positions within its Physics Program. The university particularly welcome applications from female scholars as well as members of traditionally underrepresented groups.

Available openings are at the Assistant, Associate as well as Full Professor rank. Applicants who hold a PhD should demonstrate an outstanding track record for their career stage in both research and teaching. Candidates are expected to be outstanding scholars with exceptional productivity in their fields, and to act as inspirational teachers and mentors to undergraduate and graduate students.

About NYU Abu Dhabi

NYUAD has inspiring, diverse faculty, students, and staff working together in an exciting and dynamic city. Its goal is to attract outstanding faculty who are leaders in their fields; encouraging them to create programs that draw outstanding students and provide an intellectually rich environment.

Working for NYU at Abu Dhabi

NYUAD offers a comprehensive benefits package to our top talent. This starts with a generous relocation allowance to ensure a smooth transition to Abu Dhabi. Afterwards, your salary may include a competitive salary, housing and transportation allowance; educational assistance for your dependents; access to health and wellness services, plus more.

NYUAD is committed to faculty success throughout the academic career trajectory, providing support for ambitious and world-class research projects and innovative with interactive teaching approaches. Moreover, for NYU support for dual-career families is a priority.

In addition, as a part of its science department faculty have access to state-of-the-art core technology platforms that include:

• a fully equipped microscopy facility
• protein expression and purification facilities;
• also, advanced DNA sequencing facilities
• In addition to these, you can use the equipment for spectroscopic, thermal and chemical analysis
•  functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
• high-performance computing facilities with more than 8,000 computing cores and a peak performance of 70 TFLOPS.

•  PhD in Physics.
• have the potential to develop a strong record of scholarship
• also, possess the ability to develop and lead high-quality research.

To apply for this position, please submit the following items:

• CV
• Cover Letter
• Teaching Statement
• Similarly, a Research Statement is also required
• Recent teaching evaluations (if available)
• Up to three Representative Publications
• Also, names and contact information for three references. Each referee will be asked to upload their letter directly to Interfolio, NYUAD’s application database.

NYU will start reviewing applications on December 1, 2021. Shortlisted candidates will give interviews in Spring 2022. Afterwards, appointed candidates can start the job and relocate to Abu Dhabi in the academic year 2022-2023.