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Global Access and Engagement

The value of access and engagement is embedded in all the work that we do at NYUAD and is central to the NYUAD mission. The Office of Faculty Advancement and Engagement develops and supports multiple ways of promoting engagement and belonging among all faculty. We believe that broad representation is essential for excellence, and we work to enhance faculty achievement and talent through creating a climate of equal access and belonging. We provide access to materials, resources, host events and workshops, and are available for consultation. We work closely with The Office of Global Access and Engagement at NYUAD (login required) and The Division of University Life at NYU New York, where excellent resources on community flourishing are developed.

What We Do

We work to enhance faculty representation through development and implementation of broad representation goals for faculty recruitment. Through training, consultation, and providing strategies and resources for inclusive faculty search committees, we aim to recruit the most excellent and innovative faculty in the world. The Vice Provost for Faculty Development collaborates with Academic HR Affairs and members of the senior NYUAD leadership to actualize these goals through multiple approaches, including: 

  • Regular workshops on best practices for faculty recruitment, for all who serve on faculty search committees
  • Workshops on strategies to mitigate unconscious bias for faculty search committee members, chairs and administrators
  • Development of a Toolkit for Recruiting Faculty at NYUAD
  • One-on-one consultation with all stakeholders involved in faculty recruitment
  • Candidate outreach and engagement
  • Data analysis 
  • Facilitating network expansion for reaching broad candidate pools for faculty positions

Committees, Offices, and Events

Office of Global Access and Engagement

The Office of Global Access and Engagement (OGAE) is responsible for leading and advancing NYUAD's implementation of practices and programs that foster access and engagement in our workplace. It primarily serves NYUAD faculty, staff, academic support, post-doctoral, and research employees.

Academic HR Affairs

Search Committee Workshops

This 1.5-hour workshop (login required to view materials) developed by the Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity and Academic HR Affairs aims to provide guidelines and effective strategies, and 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. 

Emerging Scholars

To enhance recruitment efforts and to support the ability of NYUAD to recruit the brightest scholars from diverse backgrounds across the globe, we have developed the Emerging Scholars program.

Unconscious Bias Training

In-depth workshops to understand and mitigate unconscious bias are held for committee members working on faculty recruitment, promotion and tenure and for administrators engaged in faculty recruitment. 

Dual Career Support

We work closely with the office of Eligible Dependent Career Support to provide guidance for dual career families. This outreach enables NYUAD to recruit the most outstanding faculty in the world and to support the work-life balance of our faculty. For more information, contact nyuad.edcsp@nyu.edu.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please email nyuad.fae@nyu.edu.

Azza Abouzied
Vice Provost, Faculty Advancement and Engagement; Professor of Computer Science
Email: azza@nyu.edu
Phone: +971 2 628-4170