Urban Science Faculty Fellows
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Urban Science Faculty Fellows 2025
NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress
Center for Urban Science and Progress
New York Universitys Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) is seeking faculty fellows with a strong academic record.
CUSP is an interdisciplinary research center located in Downtown Brooklyn and is dedicated to the application of science technology engineering and mathematics in the service of urban communities across the globe. Using New York City (NYC) as our laboratory and classroom we strive to develop novel data and technologydriven solutions to advance our understanding of cities and help address the complex challenges they face. CUSPs research and educational initiatives focus on highimpact areas such as climate change and resiliency improving public health designing modern urban infrastructure and promoting the ethical and equitable design collection and deployment of data and technology in cities.
CUSP strives to benefit NYC and other partners with research that is both mission and impact oriented. We develop and integrate data analytics and technologies for the common good. Our interdisciplinary research teams bring together experts in computer and data science; civil electrical environmental biomedical and mechanical engineering; design and interactive technologies; and the social sciences.
Expectations
Successful applicants are expected to work on interdisciplinary projects to contribute to both methods and foundational knowledge in their coredisciplines as well as to novel data and technologydriven applications. Ideal candidates should meet the following criteria:
Evidence of or interest in conducting multidisciplinary research with potential broad impact for urban communities
Strong publication record
Experience and/or interest in teaching and mentoring
Interest in writing grants and establishing a record of externally funded research
Outreach experience (with stakeholders city agencies community) and transitioning research into practice is encouraged but not required.
Applicants must identify at least two CUSP core or affiliated faculty members who would serve as mentors. The applicants proposed research must span areas of expertise. Successful applicants will be expected to start new projects and collaborations and/or engage in existing projects with faculty. CUSPs strategic areas of focus are public health; climate change and resiliency/sustainability; modern infrastructure; and fairness privacy and equity in urban tech and data science. Our methodological areas of interest include but not limited to (a) data science (b) ML/AI and robotics; (c) urban sensing and IoT; and (d) modeling and complex systems. We encourage applicationsin this wide range of areas and in other relevant areas in urban science domains.
Responsibilities:
Conduct groundbreaking research both independently and as part ofinterdisciplinary teams; contribute to existing projects under the supervision of sponsoringfaculty and start new projects and research collaborations as appropriate; participate in thedevelopment of funded research proposals; build bridges between CUSP and otherTandon/NYU labs groups and centers; publish in top venues in smart cities urban scienceand/or their fields of specialization; contribute to scholarly life at CUSP through the organizationof seminars mentoring of students and other service; and teach a maximum of two courses peracademic year.
Salary range:
In compliance with NYCs Pay Transparency Act the annual base salary range for this position is $75k/year with competitive benefits plus funds for travel and professional development. The expected start date is January 15 2025.
Urban Science Faculty Fellows are fulltime fixedterm positions with initial oneyear appointment and additional annual appointment renewal opportunity based on satisfactory performance.
Candidates should have a PhD in a relevant field (granted by the start of the position) and an active agenda of research and publication with a strong focus on smart cities urban science or other areas with potential for direct application to cities. A record of transitioning research into practice particularly as applied to critical urban challenges is desirable.
Employment Type
Grant
