Description
NYU Shanghai is inviting applications for a full-time postdoctoral research and teaching position to support research and undergraduate teaching in our Interactive Media and Business (IMB) major. We seek candidates whose teaching practices and scholarship lie at the intersection of innovation and business education. Successful candidates will play a pivotal role in both teaching (70%) and research (30%), with their teaching closely aligned with their research projects. This unique blend of responsibilities offers an exceptional opportunity for postdoctoral fellows to develop their teaching profile and academic research career while making significant contributions to the IMB teaching and course development.
About the IMB Program
The Interactive Media and Business (IMB) major is where innovation and business meet through emerging media and technology. IMB teaches how innovative ideas combine with technology, creativity, and business principles to yield viable products, services, and experiences. Our project-based curriculum explores new models for creation, innovation, and entrepreneurship through the development of software and hardware, the manipulation of digital media, the design and fabrication of material objects, the construction of virtual and physical spaces, and engagement with broad communities. Our seminars encourage study of the history and philosophy of emerging media as they impact society as a whole. Our program is currently served by eleven full-time faculty members (seven are clinical teaching faculty and four are tenured/tenure-track faculty), and five adjunct faculty members.
Responsibilities
Teaching and Other Responsibilities (70%)
- Design and Teach Project-Based Innovation and Business Courses: Teach and develop interdisciplinary, project-based courses to engage students in learning about innovative business strategies and practices. The postdoctoral fellow is expected to teach two full courses each semester.
- Develop and Sustain Outside Partnerships in Undergraduate Teaching: Design pedagogical frameworks to integrate innovation and business theories with real-world projects from different economic and artistic sectors, in order to inform future course design in innovation and business.
Research (30%)
- Conduct and Publish Research in Innovative Business Education: Contribute to manuscript preparation, report writing, grant applications, seminar and conference applications and presentations, and other dissemination efforts (e.g., papers, book chapters, books, online formats, etc.) together with program faculty.
- Collaborate with IMB Faculty to Support Curriculum Development: Draft internal reports to share insights and future plans to guide future IMB core-course development in the area of innovation, business, and entrepreneurship.
Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions.
Qualifications
- PhD, EdD, or other terminal degree conferred no later than August 2024 in business or a related field with a focus on innovative business theories and practices (e.g., innovation and entrepreneurship, innovation management, social innovation, strategy and leadership, industrial/organizational psychology, business anthropology).
Required Experience/Skills/Competences:
- Teaching experience in business strategy, entrepreneurship, or innovative business practices
- Strong project management and proactive communication abilities
- Experience designing and implementing qualitative, quantitative, and/or mixed-methods research studies
- Fluency in academic and spoken English
- Excellent interpersonal skills for effective teaching and collaboration with outside partners
Preferred Experience/Skills/Competences:
- Course design experience that integrates business projects
- Experience and strong interest in working within a multicultural and global educational environment
- Prior record of publications, conference presentations, and workshops
- Experience or strong interest in exploring the use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in research and teaching
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