NYU SPS Adjunct Faculty Onboarding
Welcome to SPS!
After completing your hiring paperwork with the SPS Office of Finance and Administration, please be sure to activate your NYU NetID and access your NYU email so that you receive communications from your home academic unit. If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to contact your academic unit directly. Click here for a directory of academic units and leaders.
The SPS Office of Faculty Affairs
The SPS Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) focuses on faculty advancement across all units at SPS. Visit the OFA main webpage and review in particular the OFA page dedicated to faculty. Information on the adjunct professional development page is here. Please familiarize yourself with all faculty policies as well as the process and criteria for adjunct faculty promotion on this page.
SPS Academic Leadership
Learn who your leads your academic unit and communities by visiting the SPS Academic Leadership Directory. Your Academic Community of Practice (ACP) Coordinator, your academic director, or your assistant dean should be your first point of contact.
The Learning and Teaching Nexus (formerly, CAES)
SPS is unique in its commitment to supporting adjunct faculty as they develop educational practices to advance student learning and engagement. Contact SPS’s Learning and Teaching Nexus (Nexus) to learn about upcoming teaching and technology trainings and workshops at nexus@nyu.edu and/or visit the Nexus website. Please note all faculty are expected to use “Brightspace,” the NYU Learning Management System for their course sites(s), and are expected to be proficient with NYU Zoom (Nexus has ample resources for both). Additional university-wide teaching resources can be found at the NYU Center for Faculty Advancement. See in particular their page on teaching and learning.
Resources for Inclusive Teaching
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are top priorities for SPS. See the SPS IDBEA website here. To assist with your syllabus and classroom preparation, as well as to further DEI engagement, SPS has an academic/teaching resource for faculty called the Intersectionality Lab (I-Lab). We encourage all faculty to peruse the site and engage the I-Lab team through its opportunities and services (including syllabus consults). NYU has a plethora of DEI events across the entire university. A good place to start is the Office of Global Inclusion.
What does it mean to be an SPS and NYU Faculty member?
As a member of the NYU SPS teaching community, you are essential to advancing student learning. Your combination of industry knowledge, applied educational practice, and passion for teaching define the SPS education experience. The Office of Faculty Affairs will host a School-wide orientation for new adjunct faculty. If you are new to SPS, you will receive an invitation to that event.
Your home academic unit will also host an orientation that is specific to your department’s goals. If you have questions about that event, contact your program representative directly.
NYU-Local 7902
Adjunct faculty at NYU are unionized under ACT-UAW Local 7902 and subject to the Collective Bargaining Agreement available online here. Once you are eligible to join the Union, NYU will send your name to the Union and they will contact you. If you have questions or concerns in the meantime, find the name of your Union contact here.
Upcoming Events
SPS Conferences and Events
NYU hosts hundreds of events each year, from small panel discussions and fireside chats to admissions information sessions and programming designed specifically for students. Each event provides the opportunity to become part of this vibrant teaching and learning community.
NYU Events Calendar
NYU hosts hundreds of events each year, from small panel discussions and fireside chats to admissions information sessions and programming designed specifically for students. Each event provides the opportunity to become part of this vibrant teaching and learning community.