Graduate STEM Writing Lecturer, NYU Abu Dhabi
- Employer
- New York University Abu Dhabi
- Location
- United Arab Emirates
- Salary
- Competitive
- Date posted
- Jun 23, 2017
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Communications, Speech & Rhetoric, Science, Technology & Mathematics, Other Science & Technology
- Employment Level
- Non-Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Graduate STEM Writing Lecturer
NYU Abu Dhabi
In keeping with its goal of encouraging excellence in writing
across the university, NYUAD seeks to appoint a Graduate &
Postdoctoral Writing professional that will specifically support
PhD students in a broad range of technical fields. The position
will support writers who work with and write about data, including
scientists, engineers, and quantitatively-oriented social
scientists. The position will aim to distinguish scientific writing
for PhD theses and journal publications, with the goal of giving
constituents the tools to write succinctly about quantitative
results, provide clear representations of data, and communicate
effectively with the public.
Position responsibilities:
- Teaches several short duration courses, such as dissertation boot-camps and journal submission seminars, to advanced graduate students and postdoctoral writers
- Develops curricula and assesses participants to improve skill levels
- Organizes and delivers workshops, seminars, boot-camps, and other events for an international population of graduate students
- Offers one-on-one consultations, usually for a set number of hours per week
- May train and supervise “peer tutors” – other postdocs would provide potential to increase the scope of graduate-level support
- Performs related administrative duties for the GPPO and plans the build-out of graduate writing support services, including building a program of Writing in Science and Engineering Postdoctoral Fellowships (recordkeeping, event planning, outreach, coordination with faculty and other university areas, etc.)
- Consultations with faculty on incorporating writing into science and engineering graduate classes as masters programs are developed at NYUAD
Position requirements:
- PhD in STEM field (or in Composition/Rhetoric complemented by a STEM background) strongly preferred; master’s required.
- The ideal candidate will have experience as a working scientist and/or significant experience with scientific writing, including lab reports, research articles, and grant proposals.
- At least 2-3 years of relevant instructional experience at the university level.
- Publication record and/or high-quality writing samples.
- Ability to manage multiple projects/tasks with limited supervision.
- Ability to design graduate courses in technical and scientific writing, and in STEM communication.
- Experience working with non-native English speakers would be an asset.
- Data visualization expertise for publications, presentations, and posters would be an advantage.
To apply for this position, please submit a cover letter, CV, a
STEM related writing sample and two referees via the online
application system.
Please visit our website at http://nyuad.nyu.edu/about/careers/faculty-positions.html for
instructions and information on how to apply. For questions
regarding this position, please email nyuad.science@nyu.edu.
About NYUAD:
New York University has established itself as a Global Network
University. The network has three foundational degree-granting
campuses: New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai, complemented by a
network of eleven research and study-away sites across five
continents. Our students are drawn from around the world and
surpass all traditional recruitment benchmarks, both US and global.
Our goal is to develop a cohort of international students attuned
to and educated for an inclusive global society. Students and
Faculty will circulate within the global network in pursuit of
common research interests and the promotion of cross-cultural and
interdisciplinary solutions for problems both local and
global.
Entering its eighth year, NYU Abu Dhabi has recruited a cohort of
faculty who are distinguished in their research and teaching. NYU
Abu Dhabi’s highly selective liberal arts enterprise is
complemented by an institute for advanced research, sponsoring
cutting-edge projects across the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences,
Sciences, and Engineering.
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