Job Details

Type: Full-Time (Postdoctoral)
Salary: $62,500 – $65,000 per year
Posted: 11/10/2025
Location: New York University, Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY (with travel to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Start Date: Expected January 2026

Position Overview

The Center for Urban Science + Progress (CUSP) seeks a Postdoctoral Associate to develop and implement protocols for addressing community concerns about trust and transparency in smart cities, with a focus on a new smart city project in Vietnam. This position involves research, collaboration, and international engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain networks of local collaborators in Ho Chi Minh City (researchers, practitioners, community organizations, municipal officials)

• Develop and implement collaborative workshops and focus groups to address site-specific concerns

• Coordinate knowledge sharing between NYC faculty and Vietnamese project partners

• Conduct case study research on project design and implementation

• Collaborate with faculty and external partners, including travel to Ho Chi Minh City

• Perform other research-related tasks as needed

Required Qualifications

• PhD in Urban Planning, Human-Computer Interaction, Design, Information Science, Urban Science, or related field

• Background in digital civics and public interest technology research, particularly in smart city technologies and open data platforms

• Experience designing, conducting, and analyzing participatory workshops or co-design activities

• Experience with community and civic engagement and working with local governments or community-based organizations

• Strong publication record

• Eligibility to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cross-cultural collaborations, working across languages and geographies

• Project management experience for multi-stakeholder research or policy projects

• Vietnamese language skills (helpful but not required)

Application Instructions

Submit a single PDF via Interfolio and email to gd64@nyu.edu including:

1. CV with complete list of publications

2. Research statement describing your interests and relevance to this position

3. Up to three relevant scientific papers

4. Names and contact information for three references

Review of applications: Begins immediately and continues until the position is filled

Additional Information

• NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer

• Sustainability commitment: carbon-neutral campus by 2040

• International travel required