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Early Career Faculty Institute – Shanghai

Supporting faculty success at NYU Shanghai

Building on the success of the New York–based Early Career Faculty Institute, ECFI Shanghai offers a faculty development program tailored to the needs and priorities of NYU Shanghai pre-tenure faculty.

ECFI Shanghai provides opportunities for career advancement and community-building across multiple stages of the academic career, bringing faculty into conversation with colleagues, mentors and school and university leaders. Participants explore topics central to faculty success, including research, teaching, mentorship, leadership, service and career development.

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Introduction to the ECFI (~4 min)

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Mid-Career Faculty Institute

Applications for Fall 2026

Eligible faculty:  Full-time tenure-track and contract faculty

Applications open:
September 11, 2026

Application deadline:
September 23, 2026

PROGRAM GOALS

ECFI Shanghai helps faculty position themselves for success across the three central pillars of academic work on which they are assessed:

  • Scholarship and research
  • Teaching
  • Service

Specifically, the program aims to:

  • Expand faculty skills and provide support for professional success and advancement.
  • Demystify the tenure and promotion processes.
  • Help participants establish short- and long-term professional goals.
  • Create networking opportunities with university leadership, schools, and faculty.
  • Connect participants with university resources, CFA partners, and mentors.
  • Strengthen collaboration and community across NYU Shanghai and the broader NYU global network.

The ECFI Shanghai Learning Experience

ECFI Shanghai is structured as a connected learning experience in two separate modalities. The first is an asynchronous component, followed by in-person sessions that solidify a network of peer mentors. Highlights are:

  • Learn asynchronously.  Participants review content, explore resources, and complete guided exercises independently.
  • Reflect and prepare.  Participants develop materials such as an Individual Development Plan, scholarship statement, teaching philosophy, stakeholder map, and identify professional goals.
  • Connect synchronously.  Participants gather in person to discuss, apply, and deepen their learning with peers, mentors, and university leaders.
  • Continue through accountability and mentoring.  Participants work with assigned accountability groups and build relationships with mentors who support their continued professional development.

This structure allows the asynchronous and synchronous components to reinforce one another. The online modules establish a shared foundation, while the in-person workshops create space for application, discussion, feedback, and community building.

LEADERSHIP

NYU Shanghai

Ted Magder

Ted Magder

Vice Provost of Academic Affairs and Faculty Affairs

NYU Shanghai

David Atwill

David Atwill

Dean of Arts and Sciences,
NYU Shanghai

NYU New York

Niyati Parekh

Niyati Parekh

Senior Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Initiatives & Global Engagement

NYU New York

Charlton McIlwain

Charlton McIlwain

Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Pathways & Public Interest Technology

Key team members

Casey Owens

Casey Owens

Director of Faculty Affairs

Autumn Rain

Autumn Rain

Manager, Faculty Initiatives

Lauren Lewallen

Lauren Lewallen

Graduate Program Assistant