Academic Appointments

The Office of Academic Appointments administers NYUAD’s policies governing academic appointments on behalf of the NYUAD Provost.

The Office assists with recruitment, onboarding and orientation, reappointments, promotions, leaves, and compensation in line with the respective appointment policies. It also seeks to support academic appointments in all aspects of their career. 

A team of academic appointment partners actively supports NYU Abu Dhabi academic divisions and units serving as a liaison to faculty, professional academic and research staff.

Susan Wei is the Director of the NYUAD Office of Academic Appointments. Susan joined NYUAD in August of 2014 and has over a decade of experience in human resources in the UAE. Prior to joining NYUAD, Wei was head of HR at the University of Wollongong in Dubai for four years.

Susan's experience as an HR consultant involved working with various industries including, but not limited to, academic institutions, healthcare, security, pharmaceutical, and aviation, including multiple start-up organizations. She also has experience in working with institutions to support accreditation, in both programming and licensing. Since the beginning of her career, she has had a broad generalist experience in HR and latterly, has ten years of experience working with academic appointments.

Key People

Faculty and Academic Appointments

Faculty Recruitment

Research Appointments