Rank Professor of Entrepreneurship, Tenure - Stern at NYUAD

Sep 04, 2026

NYU Abu Dhabi , in partnership with NYU Stern , invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track open-rank faculty position in the field of Entrepreneurship for the Stern School of Business at NYU Abu Dhabi (Stern at NYUAD). We seek seasoned scholars of the highest caliber who are committed to transformative teaching and innovative research, and who embody the global society in which we live.

Associate and full professors with a proven track record of excellent scholarship and business school teaching in new venture creation, business models, and entrepreneurial finance will be given priority for this position. Responsibilities include conducting rigorous academic research and teaching/developing core and elective courses in entrepreneurship and related areas of expertise. A strong track record of partnership building with startup incubators, investors, and business leaders will be prefered.

Stern at NYUAD offers world-class compensation and benefits packages, and a competitive teaching load.

About Stern at NYUAD

In 2023, NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Stern entered into an agreement to create the Stern School of Business at NYU Abu Dhabi (Stern at NYUAD), an extension of NYU Stern in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Stern at NYUAD will leverage NYU Stern’s leadership in business education and research, and NYU Abu Dhabi’s established academic excellence and local expertise, to offer world-class business programming in the heart of the UAE that will reach all business centers of the world.

About NYU Stern

NYU Stern School of Business was established in 1900 as one of the first business schools in the United States. Located in Greenwich Village and deeply connected with the dynamic global business city for which it is named, NYU Stern is one of the world’s premier management education schools and research centers. It has an internationally diverse faculty and student body, a broad portfolio of programs at the graduate, undergraduate, and executive levels, and a welcoming community that inspires its members to embrace and lead change in a rapidly transforming world.

About NYU Abu Dhabi
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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…