NYU is seeking a local, part-time lecturer to teach an undergraduate course, Cyborgs to Siri: Gender, Technology, and Media under the sponsorship of NYU Shanghai’s department of Interactive Media Arts (IMA). IMA combines practice-based work with critical scholarship in the exploration of the social, cultural and philosophical dimensions of emerging technologies. The course is to be taught in-person for the upcoming Spring 2027 academic semester (January - May).
The instructor role includes all preparation, delivery, and grading. Some administrative assistance is available to support the preparation of course materials. Courses are to be intellectually challenging in content, and rigorous student assessment is required.
In this course, we will examine the humanoid robots, cyborgs, and AIs imagined in film, television, and advertising, as well as the dialogue between these fictional creations and their real-life counterparts, from historical automata to the current development of robotic and virtual assistants and companions. How does techno-fantasy inform material reality, and vice versa, in the construction of these figures? What roles do we ask them to play in both realms? What social, cultural and historical conditions give rise to, and shape, their appearance? What cultural hopes and fears do they reveal? In answering these questions, we will examine issues around gender, sexuality, and race, while drawing from a wide range of critical discourses, including technoculture studies, cyborg feminism, and posthumanism.
Founded in 1831, New York University is the largest private university in the United States. The University has degree-granting campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai and operates 15 global academic centers and research programs in more than 25 countries. NYU programs combine highly focused academic programming with substantial interdisciplinary and global perspectives.
Education : Applicants should hold a Ph.D., M.F.A., or other terminal degree in Interactive Media, Media Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Science and Technology Studies (STS), Film and Television Studies, or a closely related field from an accredited institution.
Experience : The ideal candidate will have prior experience teaching undergraduate courses at the intersection of media, design, technology, and society within a degree-granting program.
Expertise : Demonstrated academic engagement with critical theory, visual culture, digital media, or feminist science and technology studies is strongly preferred.
All applications must be made online through Interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/189984.
Applications must include:
- A cover letter
- An updated CV
- A Portfolio
- A list of references
- Teaching materials such as a sample syllabus and
- Course Evaluations if available
In the cover letter, please highlight any relevant experience you have in teaching interdisciplinary media/technology courses and describe your teaching philosophy.
Consideration for applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applications will be reviewed jointly by senior NYU leadership and departmental colleagues in the Office of Global Programs. Terms and conditions will be discussed with the successful applicant.
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