Associate Academic Specialist - Community Based Global Learning

NYU Abu Dhabi is pioneering a new model of higher education for a global world, dedicated to excellence in teaching and research and to advancing cooperation and progress on humanity?s shared challenges.

The Office of Global Education and its Community-based Global Learning (CBGL) Team at NYU Abu Dhabi invite applications for an Associate Academic Specialist - Community-based Global Learning position on a fixed-term, three-year contract. The Associate Academic Specialist will support faculty in designing community-based global learning activities for their semester, J-Term, and summer courses.

Principle Responsibilities

• Reviews syllabi to make recommendations for community-based global learning activities to faculty.
• Assists the faculty with instructional design of the activities and field work assignments
• Identifies and cultivates experts and organizations in the UAE and the region who can serve as co-educators
• Conducts feasibility visits in the UAE to secure community partnership, inform instructional design, and assess risk/safety needs
• Organizes the logistics of the activities, including reservations, transportation, payments, permits, and health/safety management
• Facilitates students mobility including visa procurement, and purchasing of flight/train tickets as required.
• Preparing the students and faculty for engagements in the UAE cultural and legal context through pre-departure orientations and cultural etiquette guidelines
• Organizing the Local Education Officers (LEO) program
• Supervises student assistantships
• Oversees and strategizes operational budget for stock taking, ordering, and management of gifts and other essentials for the office
• Supports the reporting for the CBGL Team
• Works collaboratively with NYUAD departments in the development of programs
• Develops programming materials such as presentation slides, reports, and handbooks
• Maintains the team Google Shared Drive and the Global Education shared drive
• Maintains a current overview of the literature on community-based learning, experiential learning, place-based learning, and discipline-specific fieldwork

Qualifications

We require applicants to have a bachelor?s degree and experience working with faculty and students at the tertiary education level. The ideal candidate will possess a deep passion for both social responsibility and adult learning, demonstrated through relevant academic qualifications and/or professional experience in education, community development, or related fields.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three references. We will begin reviewing applications immediately and continue on a rolling basis. Shortlisted candidates are expected to interview in the summer of 2026. We anticipate that successful candidates can start the appointment by September 1.