Description

The NYU Abu Dhabi Research Institute invites scholars who wish to contribute to the vibrant research culture of NYUAD’s Saadiyat campus to apply for a residential fellowship, starting September 2025.

The Institute welcomes applications from scholars working in all areas of the Humanities related to the study of the Arab world, its rich literature and history, its cultural and artistic heritage, and its manifold connections with other cultures. This includes, among others, Islamic Intellectual History and Culture, any areas of particular relevance to the MENA region, as well as projects thematically connected to existing research projects and initiatives at NYUAD’s divisions of Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences (see https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/research.html). We particularly welcome interdisciplinary research applications.

Both distinguished scholars with an established reputation and promising scholars who are at the beginning of their career can apply for a research fellowship. The program awards one-year senior fellowships and one- / two-year postdoctoral fellowships.

Each fellow receives a competitive stipend commensurate with experience, housing, health insurance, work/office space on campus, full access to NYUAD’s library facilities (with close connections to NYU’s main library in New York), research allowance, an opportunity to host a small workshop funded by the Research Institute, and support for travel to and from Abu Dhabi.

We expect successful candidates to commence their appointment on September 1, 2025, pending final approval, and to remain in residence at NYUAD until the end of the academic year.

The fellowship program is hosted by the NYU Abu Dhabi Research Institute. For more information, please visit: www.nyuad.nyu.edu/hrf.arabworld.

About NYU Abu Dhabi

NYU Abu Dhabi is a pioneer of higher education in a global world, dedicated to excellence in teaching and research, while advancing cooperation and progress on humanity’s shared challenges. Part of the NYU global network, NYU Abu Dhabi offers an outstanding liberal arts and science education to students from the United Arab Emirates, United States, and around the world, focusing on intercultural understanding and leadership. It supports innovative research that pushes the frontiers of knowledge forward and responds in powerful and interdisciplinary ways to vital global and local questions. NYU Abu Dhabi advances NYU as a model university for the 21st century and contributes in multiple ways to the development of a sustainable, knowledge-based economy in Abu Dhabi.

As an international center of excellence in teaching and research, our goal is to attract outstanding faculty who are leaders in their fields, encouraging them to create programs that draw outstanding students, and providing an intellectually rich environment.

Working for NYUAD

A world-class institution deserves world-class benefits. At NYUAD, we recognize that Abu Dhabi is more than where you work, it’s your home and in order for you to research, teach, and thrive, we’re offering a comprehensive benefits package to our top talent. Start with relocation assistance to ensure a smooth transition to / from Abu Dhabi, followed by competitive salaries, housing on campus, as well as educational assistance for your dependents (depending on contract length). Health and wellness services round out our offerings, plus more.

Qualifications

Eligible applicants will have received documents attesting to the completion of their PhDs by September 1, 2025. Successful candidates will be asked to submit these documents prior to the start of the fellowship.

Distinguished scholars with an outstanding scholarly accomplishment, including an internationally recognized publication record; mid-career scholars with strong publication records and exceptional scholarly promise; as well as early-career scholars, with a strong record of scholarly accomplishment, who wish to turn their doctoral dissertations into book manuscripts publishable with major academic presses are encouraged to apply.

All fellowships will be offered to scholars who demonstrate an interest in playing an active role in the intellectual community of NYUAD, in particular by exchanging ideas with other fellows, faculty, and students. The fellowships are open to scholars of all backgrounds and nationalities.

Fellows of the program will find it enriching to work alongside scholars who conduct research in related and adjacent fields, such as in the Social Sciences. Scholarship supported by this program aims at close connectivity with the research of NYU Abu Dhabi’s faculty and its curriculum with concentrations in, among others, Anthropology, Art and Art History, History, Literature, Music, Philosophy, Theater, Film & New Media Studies, as well as the Arab Crossroads Studies and Museum & Heritage Studies programs.

Application Instructions

Applications will not be considered complete without all required documentation including the Additional Information form.

* indicates a required document for ALL applicants (please note that applicants who received their PhDs within the last 5 years are required to submit additional documents)

*Curriculum vitae

Kindly upload a curriculum vitae, including a list of publications (up to 4 pages).

*Project proposal

Kindly upload a detailed proposal of the work to be completed during the fellowship with rationale for conducting the work at NYUAD (circa 3-5 pages, including references).

*Research Plan

Kindly upload a one-page tentative outline of the structure of the project (if the project is a book, provide an outline of chapters; otherwise, give an outline of the components of the project and their progress to date).

Abstract of dissertation

For scholars who received their PhDs within the last 5 years, this is a required document. Kindly upload the doctoral dissertation abstract.
Scholars who received their PhDs more than 5 years ago should not upload any documents. 

Title page, table of contents, and excerpt

For scholars who received their PhDs within the last 5 years, this is a required document. Kindly upload the title page, table of contents, and an excerpt (maximum 50 pages) of the doctoral dissertation.
Scholars who received their PhDs more than 5 years ago should not upload any documents. 

Abstract of publication (if available)

For scholars who received their PhDs within the last 5 years, this is a required document if they have been published. Kindly upload the publication abstract.
Scholars who received their PhDs more than 5 years ago should not upload any documents.

Reference Letters

Scholars who received their PhDs within the last 5 years are required to submit 2 letters of reference. Kindly send a request for a confidential letter of recommendation to each of your referees in the Required Documents section.

Scholars who received their PhDs more than 5 years ago should not submit any letters of reference. 

Applications will be accepted until October 1, 2024 [11:59 pm EST].

The deadline for referees to submit their letters is also October 1, 2024.

For more information, please visit the Application FAQs. For questions, please contact nyuad.humanities.fellowships@nyu.edu.

For technical issues with the application, please email help@interfolio.com or call  1 877 997 8807.

UAE Nationals are encouraged to apply.

Application Process

This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

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