Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor, Liberal Studies, ARTS & CULTURES

Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor
Liberal Studies
- ARTS & CULTURES
New York University Arts & Science

Liberal Studies at New York University invites applications for a one year Visiting Clinical Assistant Professor position to begin September 1, 2026, 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 intellectual diversity and excellence of Liberal Studies and NYU.

We seek applicants for the following position:

ARTS & CULTURES
PhD in the humanities, broadly conceived (Classics, English, Comparative Literature, Global Literature, Art History (including Museum Studies), Anthropology with a Humanistic Focus, Archaeology, Indigenous Studies, Music or related fields). We seek candidates with a specialization in the Ancient World or the Global Middle Ages and Renaissance, and with a preferred focus on premodern digital humanities, archival practices, or the arts of Asia. Candidates must be able to teach with a global, interdisciplinary, and intersectional focus in the Arts and Cultures sequence of the Core Curriculum. This sequence requires exposure, training, and methodological background to teach undergraduate students about literature, as well as visual, sonic, and/or performance arts produced around the world, including in traditionally underrepresented areas from antiquity to early modern times.

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 equity and inclusion and belonging , 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 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 range for this position is $70,000 - 80,000. 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) and a current CV, Complete applications must be recorded by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (US), November 15, 2025. Applications recorded after this deadline will not be considered.

Applicants may apply directly through the following link:
https://apply.interfolio.com/174367

Liberal Studies sees equity and inclusion and belonging as essential to education and the development of leadership in a globally interconnected world. These values inform LS as a collegial and respectful environment for students, faculty and staff—with particular attention to improving the student experience. To learn more about the Liberal Studies commitment to equity and inclusion and belonging, please read here: Global Inclusion. 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 the Arts & Science commitment to inclusive excellence, please read here: A&S Inclusive Excellence