Faculty

Faculty Diversity and Inclusion

The values of inclusion, diversity and equity (IDBE) are embedded in all the work that we do at NYU Abu Dhabi, and are central to the University's mission. NYU Abu Dhabi is home to faculty of more than 45 nationalities. We believe that diversity is essential for excellence, and the Office of Inclusion and Equity (OIE) works to enhance faculty achievement and talent through creating a climate of inclusion and belonging that aims to recruit and retain the most excellent and innovative faculty in the world.

The OIE offers access to materials and resources, as well as hosts events and workshops, and is available for consultation.

Our Approach

The OIE works in collaboration with The Office of the Provost, Academic Appointments, and members of the senior NYU Abu Dhabi leadership to actualize these goals through multiple approaches, including:

Development of a Toolkit for Recruiting Diverse Faculty at NYUAD
Candidate outreach and engagement
One-on-one consultation with all stakeholders involved in faculty recruitment
Regular workshops on best practices for inclusive faculty recruitment
An Orientation for all new faculty
Faculty Mentoring Programs
A dedicated Faculty Diversity Liaison from each academic division
Research Grants: Provost Fund for Inclusion and Innovation (please note that further information and eligibility to apply, is open to, and accessible by NYUAD community members only)
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Faculty Diversity Liaisons

In Fall 2021, NYUAD launched a Faculty Diversity Liaison initiative within each division, to enhance and further the Vice Chancellor's Commitment to a Truly Inclusive NYUAD. These faculty members have demonstrated a commitment to enhance IDBE within each division and at every level at NYU Abu Dhabi.

Faculty Diversity Liaisons are responsible for some of the following:

Assisting the division with strategies that support the University's commitment to building and strengthening a culture of IDBE and Innovation
Collaborating and meeting on a monthly basis with the OIE to recommend academic programming and embed strategies within the divisions
Overseeing the implementation of inclusive and non-biased academic search practices within the divisions
Providing periodic reports to the Deans
Working in partnership with the Office of the Provost and the OIE regarding progress and challenges in relation to inclusion and equity

Justin Stearns

Faculty Diversity Liaison | Arts and Humanities

Associate Professor in Arab Crossroads; Global Network Associate Professor of Arab Crossroads Studies

jks8@nyu.edu

Mohamed Qasaimeh

Faculty Diversity Liaison | Engineering

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering

maq4@nyu.edu

Diogo Arsénio

Faculty Diversity LIaison | Science

Associate Professor of Mathematics; Global Network Associate Professor of Mathematics, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences

dva207@nyu.edu

Hannah Brückner

Faculty Diversity Liaison | Social Science

Professor of Social Research and Public Policy

hb63@nyu.edu

Best Practices for Inclusive Search Committee Workshops - Resources and Registration

These 1.5 hour workshops (login required) developed by the Office of Inclusion and Equity and Academic Appointments aim to provide guidelines and effective strategies, and to discuss best practices for faculty searches for Search Committee members. Resources are provided for all faculty to review. All first-time members of search committees are required to participate in a workshop at the start of their service.

- Sarah Bray; Advice to Deans, Department Heads and Search Committees for Recruiting Diverse Faculty (PDF), Inside Higher Ed, July 19, 2018
- Zachary A. Smith, The Best Search Committees (PDF), The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 31, 2016
- Stefanie K. Johnson, David R. Hekman, and Elsa T. Chan, "If There's Only One Woman in Your Candidate Pool, There's Statistically No Chance She'll Be Hired", Harvard Business Review, April 26,
- Recruiting for Diversity: A Training for Academic Search Committees (Video)
- This Academic Impressions video can be viewed by clicking on the above link, and logging in with your NYUAD credentials. NYUAD has an institutional membership to Academic Impressions.
- Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC)
- Diversity Abroad Career Website
- Alina Tugend, How to Keep Faculty Searches on Track (PDF), The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 6, 2019
- Take one of the Harvard Implicit Association Tests to discover your own unconscious biases
- Lucy Leske and Christine Pendleton, How a Search Committee Can be the Arbiter of Diversity, The Chronicle of Higher Ed, November 2, 2020
- Matthew D. Lieberman, David Rock, Heidi Grant Halvorson, and Christine Cox, "Breaking Bias Updated: The SEEDS ModelTM" (PDF), Neuro Leadership Journal, Volume Six, November 2015
- An Introduction to Unconscious Bias in Pictures (YouTube Video)
- A Commitment to a Truly Inclusive NYUAD, Vice Chancellor Westerman; July 2021
- Guide to Diverse Faculty Searches (NYU public website)
- The Search Process (NYU public website)
- Faculty Candidate Evaluation Tool (PDF)
- Sample Candidate Rating Form (Word Doc)
- Allowable Questions at Interviews (PDF)
- Interview Dos and Don’ts; see information in NYU Recruiting and Hiring Policy and Procedure for Full-Time Faculty and for Professional Research Staff - New York, District of Columbia, and California (NYU public website)
- NYUAD Faculty Recruitment Process (PDF)
- Faculty Self Governance
- Posting Locations for Faculty Job Ads (Google Sheet available to NYUAD community members only)
- The gender gap in academic research widened during the first wave of the pandemic (The Economist)
- NSF/NCSES list of top 20 doctorate-granting institutions, ranked by number of minority US citizens and permanent residents doctorate recipients

Sign Up via the Events page

Please note that registration is only available to NYUAD community members

Guide to Diverse Faculty Searches

An Inclusive Classroom and Curriculum

The Hilary Ballon Center for Teaching and Learning provides NYUAD faculty and instructors with resources for inclusive teaching methods and course design.

Hilary Ballon Center for Teaching and Learning