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NYU Abu Dhabi is currently inviting applications for a tenured or tenure-track appointment at any level (assistant, associate, or full professor) for its Arab Crossroads Program to begin in September 2016. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. by the time of appointment. We especially invite applications from historians of the Modern Middle East, but are also open to scholars from other disciplines who have a specific research interest in the region and are able to teach introductory and advanced courses on Modern Middle Eastern History.The Arab Crossroads Studies Program is an interdisciplinary area-studies program at NYUAD that focuses on historical, social, intellectual, political, and cultural connections between the Arab world and its neighbors. For more information about the program please visit our website at http://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/ academics/academic-divisions/multidisciplinary-programs/acs/acs-program.html.The terms of employment are competitive and include housing and educational subsidies for children. Members of NYU Abu Dhabi standing faculty receive generous support for research and travel. The teaching load is three undergraduate courses per year (semester system), including at least one in the core curriculum. Faculty may also spend time at NYU New York and other sites of the global network, engaging in both research and teaching opportunities. The appointment might begin as soon as September 1, 2016; with a later start date possible, pending candidate availability.Applications will be reviewed beginning November 1st and will continue until the position is filled. To be considered, candidates should submit a Curriculum Vita, cover letter, one-page teaching and research statements, representative publications and three letters of reference, all in PDF format. Applicants will be required to submit the names and e-mail addresses of referees who will be automatically solicited for their letters directly. Senior candidates are not required to submit references at this time. Please visit our website at http://nyuad.nyu.edu/about/careers/faculty-positions.html for instructions and other information on how to apply. If you have any questions, please e-mail nyuad.humanities@nyu.edu. Hiring for this position is subject to final budgetary approval.About NYUAD:New York University has established itself as a Global Network University, a multi-site, organically connected network encompassing key global cities and idea capitals. The network has three foundational degree-granting campuses: New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai, complimented by a network of eleven research and study-away sites across five continents. Our students are drawn from around the world and surpass all traditional recruitment benchmarks, both US and global. Faculty and students will circulate within this global network in pursuit of common research interests and the promotion of cross-cultural and interdisciplinary solutions for problems both local and global.Entering its sixth year, NYU Abu Dhabi has recruited a cohort of faculty who are distinguished in their research and teaching. NYU Abu Dhabi’s highly selective liberal arts enterprise is complemented by an institute for advanced research, sponsoring cutting-edge projects across the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, and Engineering.EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled