Adjunct Teaching Assistant

About the company

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. Drawing on the strengths of the NYU global network, it offers an outstanding liberal arts and sciences education to students from the United Arab Emirates, the United States, and around the world, with a distinctive focus on intercultural understanding and leadership. It supports innovative research and graduate education programs that push forward the frontiers of knowledge and respond in powerful and interdisciplinary ways to vital global and local challenges.

NYU 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 highest-ranked 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 humanity’s shared challenges.

NYU Abu Dhabi’s high-achieving students have come from over 120 countries and speak over 100 languages. Together, NYU's 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 study-abroad sites NYU maintains on six continents.

NYUAD is committed to upholding a culture of non-discrimination, anti-harassment, dignity, and mutual respect; providing equal access and opportunity; and fostering academic excellence in learning, research, and teaching. Students are drawn from among the world’s 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, graduate-school 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.

Your tasks

Program Overview The NYU Abu Dhabi Summer Academy is an 18-month university preparation program designed to enhance the academic profiles of highly motivated Emirati high school students. The program features intensive instruction in Leadership and Public Speaking, Critical Thinking and Writing, Mathematical Reasoning for the Sciences, College Readiness and Success, and IELTS Preparation over the course of two summers and an intervening academic year.

Following a competitive admissions process, up to 90 program participants are selected each year as recipients of the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Scholarships for Outstanding High School Students, which enables them to attend the Summer Academy. Students are exposed to a rich cultural and rigorous academic program which enhances their ability to gain admission to and perform well at top-tier English-language universities. The program begins during the summer following the 10th year of high school and continues for the following 18 months, with two intensive summer sessions of study in Abu Dhabi at the NYUAD Campus. In addition, students participate in online study and academic refresher weekends during the following academic year.

Program Goals

• University Preparation

Students gain the academic, cultural, and social skills necessary for success at top-tier universities. Summer Academy graduates have attended Yale, NYU New York, NYU Abu Dhabi, Princeton, United Arab Emirates University, The London School of Economics, George Washington University, King’s College London, The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, and many others.

• Academic Preparation

We introduce students to accelerated study of mathematics, critical thinking and writing, the humanities, and to the value of a liberal arts education.

• Cultural Awareness

Students develop their understanding of the social and cultural norms of universities and build useful intercultural competencies for success in university.

• Test Preparation

We prepare students to excel on the standardized tests necessary for university entry.

• Leadership and Public Speaking Skills

With Leadership and Public Speaking as a required course in the Summer Academy, our program spurs confidence, personal growth, maturity, and leadership skills.

• Social Networking

We bring together top students from across the UAE who form a supportive and challenging social network among themselves and with Summer Academy alumni who have gone on to university study, graduate school, professions, and leadership careers.

The Teaching Assistant for the Mathematical Reasoning for the Sciences (MTH) course will support course delivery for up to two sections of Summer Academy students - students in their first summer of the program and students in their second summer of the program (Summer I and Summer II). The Teaching Assistant will also support programmatic activities throughout the length of the appointment, including weekends.

Principal Responsibilities

• Teach the MTH course to two sections - the Classes of 2026 (Summer II) and 2027 (Summer I) in Abu Dhabi
• Work within the existing MTH curriculum, which is focused on math foundations for the sciences. Areas of study include algebra and functions, system of equations and vectors, geometry and trigonometry, introductory probability and statistics, logic and paradoxes, test practice, and other advanced math topics as needed
• Attend any pre-program meetings and/or training sessions
• Work closely with the other MTH specialists to ensure that both cohorts and all sections receive the same material delivered with a similar high-quality approach
• Supervise and coordinate instruction with teaching assistant(s)
• Be available to individual students and groups in need of assistance, as well as to other specialists undertaking cross-curricular or collaborative projects
• Provide students with ongoing and regular feedback (oral and written) during the course
• Participate in faculty meetings by providing detailed feedback on student progress
• Before the end of the summer session, submit extensive and detailed written feedback on each student to be incorporated into a recommendation letter from the program
• Attend and provide assistance as needed with co-curricular events and evening activities throughout the summer session, which will entail leading small groups of students on excursions and trips, or supporting the operations of the program as needed
• Oversee and support students during assigned day trips, extracurricular evening activities, and events, ensuring a safe and engaging environment that promotes learning and development

Requirements

• The candidate is a UAE citizen or a UAE residence visa holder
• Eligible for an NOC letter from the current employer/sponsor (if applicable) permitting the candidate to teach/work at NYUAD

Required Education, Certifications, Licensing, or Training

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, or a related subject
• Availability to teach in Abu Dhabi during the dates listed above
• Ability to provide some online instruction during the dates listed above, if necessary

Preferred Education, Certifications, Licensing, or Training

• Advanced degree (Master’s or PhD) in Mathematics or related subject
• High-school or college-level experience teaching or tutoring in Mathematics

Required Work and Related Experience

• Demonstrated experience in tutoring Mathematics or related subjects
• Demonstrated commitment to effective teaching in cross-cultural or global learning environments
• Experience supervising high school students in a co-curricular setting (i.e., school or after-school program)
• Availability to assist with the planning of the program prior to the start of classes

Preferred Work and Related Experience

• Work or internship experience teaching math to students for whom English is an additional language
• Familiarity with online and face-to-face instruction

Other

Length of Appointment

• Approximately two to three mandatory meetings before the summer session starts for orientation activities
• Summer Session duration: Five weeks from approximately July 4 to August 6, 2027

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement NYU is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.