( CNN ) -- David Petraeus , who resigned as director of the Central Intelligence Agency after the revelation of an extramarital affair , has been named a visiting professor at Macaulay Honors College at the City University of New York , the school 's chancellor said Tuesday . Petraeus will assume the position in August , Matthew Goldstein , the chancellor , said . The university did not provide specifics about what Petraeus would be teaching . In a statement , the retired Army general indicated he will lead an economic seminar . `` I look forward to leading a seminar at Macaulay that examines the developments that could position the United States -- and our North American partners -- to lead the world out of the current global economic slowdown , '' he said . Petraeus apologizes for affair . Petraeus , who once ran the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan , resigned from his CIA post in November . He resigned after admitting he had had an affair with his biographer , Paula Broadwell , a fellow West Point graduate who spent months studying the general 's leadership of U.S. forces in Afghanistan . The affair came to light during an FBI investigation of `` jealous '' e-mails Broadwell reportedly sent to another woman . Opinion : Would a President Petraeus be in the cards ?
David Petraeus will lead an economic seminar at Macaulay Honors College in New York . Petraeus will assume the role of visiting professor at the college in August . The former CIA director is expected to speak about his experiences as a commander and leader during his time leading U.S. forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. His resignation followed an admission of an affair with his biographer .