Adjunct Instructors in Music Performance
Job Summary
About NYU Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and research campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. Times Higher Education ranks NYU among the top 30 universities in the world making NYU Abu Dhabi the highestranked university in the UAE and MENA region. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly selective undergraduate curriculum across the disciplines with a world center for advanced research and scholarship. The university enables its students in the sciences engineering social sciences humanities and arts to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world and advance cooperation and progress on humanitys shared challenges. NYU Abu Dhabis highachieving students have come from over 120 countries and speak over 100 languages. Together NYUs campuses in New York Abu Dhabi and Shanghai form the backbone of a unique global university giving faculty and students opportunities to experience varied learning environments and immersion in other cultures at one or more of the numerous studyabroad sites NYU maintains on six is committed to building and strengthening a universitywide culture of inclusion diversity belonging and equity (IDBE) which is fundamental to the Universitys commitment to excellence. Visit our website for more information on NYUADs commitment to IDBE and how these values are fundamental to our are drawn from among the worlds best. They are bright intellectually passionate and committed to building a campus environment anchored in mutual respect understanding and care. The NYUAD undergraduate student body has garnered an impressive record of scholarships graduateschool admissions and other global honors. Graduate education is an area of growth for the University; the current graduate student population of over 100 students is expected to expand in the next decade as doctoral programs are developed.
The successful candidate will have the following qualifications:
- UAE citizen or UAE residence visa holder.
- Eligible for an NOC letter from current employer/sponsor (if applicable) permitting the candidate to teach at NYUAD.
- An accomplished professional performer.
- Experience as a teacher at multiple levels of student development.
- Proficient in spoken and written English.
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Music required; Masters or Doctoral degree preferred
- Demonstrated excellent at instructing a diverse population of students
We welcome candidates with additional scholarly expertise and research interests that complement their performance skills.