Faculty Position in Political Science

New York University: NYU - Shanghai: Shanghai: Arts and Sciences: Political Science

Location

Shanghai, China

Start date

Oct 20, 2026

Description

NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for a position at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor in Political Science, with a research focus on China. 

For further details about the research centers and institutes at NYU Shanghai, please visit this webpage.

Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions with respect to research start-up funds and compensation, and they include housing subsidies and educational subsidies for children. Faculty may in certain cases have the opportunity to spend time at NYU New York and other sites of the NYU Global Network, engaging in both research and teaching. 

Qualifications

We seek candidates who have completed or are close to completing a Ph.D. in Political Science or a closely related discipline and whose work demonstrates excellence in empirical research and high-quality classroom instruction. We invite applications from scholars across all subfields of political science whose research has a substantial focus on China, broadly conceived. We welcome a wide range of substantive interests and methodological approaches to empirical research. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to join a vibrant research community housed in the NYU Shanghai Social Sciences Area and its research centers.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research, statement of teaching interests, and at least one writing sample via Interfolio. Additionally, those applying at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor (without tenure) will be prompted to enter the names and email addresses of at least three evaluators. Each referee will be contacted to upload a confidential letter of recommendation through Interfolio.

Applications may be received until Monday, November 30, 2026. If you have any questions, please email the NYU Shanghai NY Office of Faculty Recruitment shanghai.faculty.recruitment@nyu.edu. 

About NYU Shanghai

NYU Shanghai is the third degree-granting campus within New York University’s Global Network. It is the first higher education joint venture in China authorized to grant degrees that are 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, NYU Shanghai resides in one of the world's great cities with a vibrant intellectual community. NYU Shanghai recruits scholars of the highest caliberwho are committed to NYU's global vision of transformative teaching and innovative research and who embody the global society in which we live.

NYU’s Global Network includes degree-granting campuses in New York, Shanghai, and Abu Dhabi, complemented by thirteen additional academic centers across the world. Faculty and students may circulate within the Network in pursuit of common research interests and cross-cultural, interdisciplinary endeavors, both local and global.

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