Faculty Position in Urban Studies
Yale-NUS College
Professional Area:
Academia
Email:
yale-nus.college@yale.edu
Location:
Singapore
Singapore
Yale-NUS College
FACULTY POSITIONS IN URBAN STUDIES
Yale-NUS College, a collaboration between the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Yale University, is seeking to hire one or more open rank, tenure-track/tenured faculty members for its urban studies program.
We seek social scientists with research and training interests in any area of urban studies. Applicants may have had training in urban sociology, urban geography, or any other cognate discipline. Applications are especially encouraged from scholars with interests in urban society and social change, institutions, built environment and morphology, infrastructure, or urban and regional development. A complementary interest in GIS is desirable but not necessary.
Applicants should be active researchers with a commitment to creative and effective undergraduate teaching and mentoring within their specialties and in the Yale-NUS Common Curriculum. An ongoing research program that incorporates undergraduates would be highly desirable. For information about the curriculum, please see http://www.yale-nus.edu.sg/curriculum/common-curriculum.
Salary, benefits, and leave policies will be competitive at an international level. Yale-NUS College is committed to supporting faculty research through various grants, research, and travel allowances.
Review of applications will begin on October 30, 2015, and continue until the position is filled. For general inquiries please refer to http://www.yale-nus.edu.sgor e-mail Search Committee Chair, Jane Jacobs at yale-nus.college@yale.edu.
The College values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity. For additional information about Yale-NUS College, living in Singapore, and the faculty hiring process, including submission guidelines, and to apply, we invite you to our web site at: http://www.yale-nus.edu.sg/careers/faculty/academic-appointments/ To directly access our application portal please visit: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/YaleNUS.
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