Faculty Fellow, European and Mediterranean Studies

New York University; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

New York University’s Center for European and Mediterranean Studies invites applications for a Faculty Fellow in European Studies. The initial appointment is one year, with possible renewal for up to three years, beginning September 1, 2027, contingent on approval.

The ideal candidate will research and teach in European affairs, with focus areas including the EU, contemporary Europe, populist politics, or Global Europe, and will contribute to interdisciplinary scholarship and high teaching

Qualifications

• Research and teaching in European affairs; specialization in one of: comparative European politics, international relations, sociology, or contemporary European history.
• Focus on the European Union; political, economic, and social developments in Europe; populist politics and democratic backsliding; European foreign affairs or Global Europe.
• Experience advising student research is strongly preferred.
• Commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and excellence in teaching.

Responsibilities

• Teach a total of three courses per year (graduate and/or undergraduate), often including a graduate research methods seminar.
• Student advising, directing theses for master’s students and possibly advising undergraduate honors majors.
• Organize events featuring Europe (seminars with outside scholars) and represent the Center at university occasions and committee meetings.
• Commitment to NYU Arts & Science’s inclusive excellence initiatives and cross-community collaboration.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teaching

European Studies focus

Student mentorship

Event organization

Education

Ph.D. completion window 2022–2027

Job description

New York University: NYU - NY: Arts and Science (A&S): European and Mediterranean Studies

Location

New York

Open Date

Oct 02, 2026

Deadline

Jan 22, 2027 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description

The Center for European and Mediterranean Studies in Arts and Science at New York University (CEMS/NYU) invites applicants for a Faculty Fellow position in the field of European Studies. The initial appointment will be for one year beginning September 1, 2027, renewable annually for a maximum of three years, pending administrative and budgetary approval.

Qualifications

CEMS/NYU seeks a scholar whose research and teaching explores current or recent European affairs and who specializes in one of the following disciplines: comparative European politics, international relations, sociology, or contemporary European history. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research and teaching focus on the European Union; political, economic, and social developments in contemporary Europe; populist politics and democratic backsliding; European foreign affairs or Global Europe; or topics that expand the boundary of European Studies thematically or geographically.

Experience advising student research is strongly preferred. Candidates should also demonstrate through their application materials a commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and excellence in teaching.

Responsibilities include teaching a total of three courses per year (graduate and/or undergraduate), often including a graduate research methods seminar. Student advising is a key component of this position, as the faculty fellow will have a significant role in directing theses for master’s students and the possibility of advising undergraduate honors majors. Service to the program includes organizing events that feature Europe (seminars that bring in outside scholars, for instance) and can involve representing the Center at university occasions and committee meetings.

Arts & Science at NYU is at the heart of a leading research university that spans the globe. We seek scholars of the highest caliber who are sensitive to the needs of and possess an interest in working in a broad academic community with different viewpoints and backgrounds. 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: https://as.nyu.edu/departments/facultyexcellence.html.

In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary for this position is $60,000. 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.

Candidates should have completed their Ph.D. no earlier than 2022 and no later than August 1, 2027.

NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.

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