Vice Provost

As Vice Provost, Martin Klimke advises the NYUAD Provost on key decisions across all academic, faculty, and research affairs and supports the Provost in safeguarding the highest caliber of academic quality across all units by planning for and benchmarking progress against strategic goals over time. He advances the University's academic vision in close collaboration with institutional stakeholders and oversees activities and initiatives that advance the Provost Office's commitment to access, community, and belonging in coordination with the Office of Global Access and Engagement.

In this role, Martin heads the Office of Academic Policies and Governance and the Office of Academic Appointments, providing leadership for the development and implementation of policies and initiatives concerning faculty and other academic appointments, in accordance with the NYU Faculty Handbook and the relevant NYUAD guidelines. He serves as the Provost's liaison to faculty governance bodies and committees, ensuring that all stakeholders are consulted and that the principles of shared governance are upheld. He also facilitates the design and rollout of initiatives that strengthen faculty opportunities and connectivity within NYU's Global Network, in full consultation with the relevant Deans and program heads.

Martin further oversees the NYUAD Institute, the NYUAD Library, the Office of Accreditation and Curricular Affairs, and the Office of Institutional Research and Analytics, as well as the general assessment and monitoring of risk involving NYUAD's academic operations, the organizational effectiveness of the Office of the Provost, and the stewardship of its academic communications. He also serves as Co-Chair of the AI Administrative Working Group, helping to guide the responsible integration of AI across NYUAD's academic operations.

Martin Klimke studied at the University of Göttingen, Amherst College, and the University of Heidelberg and taught at the University of Heidelberg, Georgetown University, Rutgers University, and Meiji University, Tokyo, before joining NYU Abu Dhabi.

He is an associated faculty member in the Department of History at NYU New York and an associated researcher at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies at the University of Heidelberg as well as in Transatlantic Cultural History at the University of Augsburg, Germany.

At NYUAD, Martin has served as the Program Head for History, Faculty Council Steering Committee Chair, Senator, Associate Dean of Humanities, Vice Provost for Academic Policies and Governance, and Co-Chair of the university-wide Faculty Advisory Committee on NYU’s Global Network.

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