Yale-NUS College seeks outstanding teacher-scholars who are active researchers, committed to innovative pedagogy and curriculum development, and who enjoy close mentoring of students. As a collaboration between the National University of Singapore and Yale University, Yale-NUS College draws on the best elements of liberal arts education to re-imagine the curriculum and collegiate experience for the 21st century. Joint appointments with NUS academic departments and research institutes may be considered.
Social Sciences
Tenure-track Positions in Global Affairs
The College invites applications for two (2) tenure-track positions in Global Affairs at the rank of Assistant Professor. Preferred disciplinary fields are politics, economics, or sociology. We particularly welcome applications from scholars who can teach global governance or international political economy, and whose research concerns a transboundary issue in areas such as global public health, climate change, world trade, international finance, or international organizations.
Scholars with regional expertise outside of Asia, such as in Africa or Latin America, are welcome.
Applicants should have a relevant PhD and demonstrate an outstanding track record for their career stage.
Tenure-track Position in Law and Liberal Arts
The College invites outstanding applications for at least one tenure-track position in the Social Sciences. Candidates would teach in the Double-degree Programme in Law and Liberal Arts.
Applicants should have a PhD in a relevant field, such as law and society, sociology, anthropology, politics, or history (a law degree is not expected) and demonstrate an outstanding track record for their career stage in the interdisciplinary study of law, such as (but not limited to) law and society, sociology of law, anthropology of law, law and courts, or legal history. In particular, we welcome applicants who can teach qualitative methods for interdisciplinary research on law and modules in Yale-NUS’s flagship common curriculum such as Comparative Social Inquiry and Modern Social Thought.
Tenure-track Position in Social Sciences (PPE)
The College invites applications for one tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor rank to contribute to teaching and research in the major in Philosophy, Politics and Economics(PPE). Applicants who work at the intersection of philosophy or politics with economics would be particularly welcomed. We also welcome applicants whose research is empirically oriented.
Applicants should have a relevant PhD and demonstrate an outstanding track record for their career stage. A clear ability and passion for undergraduate education is essential. The incoming faculty member would join a committed team dedicated to the development and teaching of the Philosophy, Politics and Economics major and Yale-NUS’s flagship Common Curriculum.
Tenure Track or Tenured (Open Rank) Faculty Position in Urban Studies
The College invites applications for an open rank, tenure-track or tenured faculty position in Urban Studies. Applications are welcome from scholars in any relevant discipline. We are particularly interested in scholars who use mixed methods for analyzing and visualizing urban questions. A background in quantitative analysis and/or spatial analysis (for example, GIS) would be considered advantageous. An Asia regional interest is desirable, but not necessary.
Applicants should have a relevant PhD and be active researchers with a commitment to creative and effective undergraduate teaching and mentoring. The incoming faculty member would join a committed team dedicated to the development and teaching of the Urban Studies Major and Yale-NUS’s flagship Common Curriculum.
Humanities
Yap Kim Hao Chair in Comparative Religious Studies
The College invites applications for an Endowed Chair in Comparative Religious Studies, at the rank of tenured Professor.
Applicants should have a relevant PhD and demonstrate an outstanding track record for their career stage. A clear ability and passion for undergraduate education is essential. The incoming faculty member would join a committed team dedicated to the development and teaching of Comparative Religious Studies, which does not reside in any one Major at the College, but bridges several majors in Humanities and the Social Sciences, and the Yale-NUS flagship Common Curriculum.
The Yap Kim Hao Chair of Comparative Religious Studies is an important post from which to develop the comparative study of religion in Singapore and South-East Asia. The vision of the chair, inspired by Rev. Yap Kim Hao, is one of developing comparative religious studies within the academic purview of Yale-NUS College while promoting intellectual values of pluralism, diversity, tolerance, and the search for truth. The person appointed to this chair will have expertise in one or more religious traditions, function within contemporary discourses of Religious Studies and the Social Sciences about the nature of comparative religion, articulate a vision for the field into the future, and be committed to exploring the relevance of religion in contemporary society. The post entails a teaching commitment to Yale-NUS College and the ability to interact with the wider community beyond the College. The person appointed will be expected to have an extremely strong record of research and academic publications with a clear trajectory and research program into the future.
Tenure Track Position in History
The College invites applications for one tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor rank in History. The successful applicant will either specialize in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, or study the connections between the region and other parts of Asia. History at Yale-NUS is developing strength in global history, through such fields as empire, diaspora, circulation and networks, citizenship and nationalities, transnational cultures of war, economic, monetary and social history, and the environment.
Applicants should have a relevant PhD and be active researchers with a commitment to creative and effective undergraduate teaching and mentoring. The incoming faculty member would join a committed team dedicated to the development and teaching of the History Major and Yale-NUS’s flagship Common Curriculum .
Lectureship in Creative Writing
The College invites applications for a full-time Lecturer position in Creative Writing on a multi-year renewable contract. Preferred field of specialisation is fiction with optional secondary expertise in drama and/or script-writing.
Applicants should have an MFA or PhD in Creative Writing, and experience in creative writing programs. A clear ability and passion for undergraduate education is essential. The incoming faculty member would join a committed team dedicated to the development and teaching of the Arts and Humanities Major and Yale-NUS’s flagship Common Curriculum. The successful candidate will be expected to teach five (5) courses per academic year – two courses in the Common Curriculum, and three electives in the Arts and Humanities Major.
Lectureship in Theatre
The College invites applications for a full-time Lecturer position in Theatre on a multi-year renewable contract.
Applicants should have a Ph.D. or comparable training in Theatre Studies, with experience in practical theatre, and teaching experience in related humanistic fields (e.g. Performance Studies, Film/Media Studies, History, or Classics). A clear ability and passion for undergraduate education is essential.
The incoming faculty member would join a committed team dedicated to the development and teaching of the Arts and Humanities Major and Yale-NUS’s flagship Common Curriculum. The successful candidate will be expected to teach five (5) courses per academic year – two courses in the Common Curriculum, and three electives in the Arts and Humanities Major.