37 Faculty Position King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia

The Computer Science program in the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (https://cemse.kaust.edu.sa) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) invites applications for multiple faculty positions at all levels (Full, Associate, and Assistant Professor). The CS program (http://cs.kaust.edu.sa) contributes to create computational infrastructure and to develop and apply computational methods to a variety of areas, spanning all aspects of knowledge extraction from big data to achieve economic prosperity and improve the quality of life. All relevant research areas of Computer Science will be considered, including, but not limited to Artificial Intelligence (broadly scoped, including Machine Learning, Robotics, Data Mining, NLP, etc.), Computer Systems and Networking, Resiliency and Security, High Performance Computing and Computational Biosciences.

The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Program in the Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) invites applications for faculty positions at all ranks (Assistant, Associate, and Full Professors), with a preference for candidates at the Assistant Professor level. Candidates applying for a position of Assistant Professor should have an excellent potential for high-impact research. Candidates applying for Associate and Full Professor positions should have a distinguished track record in research and a strong commitment to service and teaching at the graduate level.

The Computer Science program in the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) invites applications for multiple faculty positions at all levels (Full, Associate, and Assistant Professor) in the broad areas of Cybersecurity and Dependability.

These openings are in context with the recently created Resilient Computing and Cybersecurity Center (RC3). The RC3 center aims at developing the emerging area of Resilient Computing in symbiosis with classical Cybersecurity paradigms, fulfilling the innovative vision – followed by an increasing number of stakeholders – that “Resilience is the Cybersecurity of the XXI century”.

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) invites applications for multiple faculty positions at all levels (Full, Associate, and Assistant Professor) in the broad areas of fundamental AI and its applications to science and engineering. These openings are in context with the recently launched AI Initiative at KAUST, which aims to further promote research excellence in fundamental AI and its applications in science and engineering, specifically in areas of strength at KAUST (e.g. chemistry, material science, marine science, plant science, energy, biology, among many others). 

As part of a major new initiative in strengthening research on human and animal health, the Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division in KAUST is seeking to expand research and innovations in the fields of Infection Biology, Microbiomics and innovative technology-driven Diagnostics. Applications for faculty positions at all ranks (Assistant-, Associate- or Full-Professor) are invited from highly competitive candidates, willing to pursue innovative, fundamental-question and cutting–edge technology-driven research to advance the fields of Infection Biology, Microbiomics and Diagnostics. Successful candidates should have a Ph.D. in Biological Science or related fields, as well as a strong publication track record in the top-tier venues of their respective areas. Particular consideration will be given to individuals with world-class publication track record with specific expertise in any of the following areas: Virology, Antimicrobial Resistance, Host-pathogen Interactions, Vaccinology, Microbiome Engineering and Molecular Diagnostics. 

As part of a major initiative to strengthen its research in marine science, the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division in KAUST is seeking to expand research and innovations in the field of marine genomics. Applications for faculty positions (Assistant or Associate Professor) are invited from highly competitive candidates willing to pursue innovative research addressing fundamental questions and developing cutting–edge technologies as applied to marine fauna. Successful candidates should have a Ph.D. in Marine Science, Biological Science, or related fields, as well as a strong publication record in the top-tier venues of their respective areas. The candidate will be expected to be affiliated with KAUST’s Red Sea Research Center. KAUST is particularly interested in applications from high-caliber individuals with expertise in adaptations to unique environmental conditions, evolutionary ecology, holobiont studies, comparative “-omics”, non-model organisms, epigenetics, or other relevant topics. Preference will be given to candidates who can take advantage of KAUST’s unique access to the Red Sea, although it is not expected that this will be an exclusive focus. Few, if any, other universities offer the same combination of access to diverse tropical marine habitats and world-class laboratory facilities.

As part of a major initiative to strengthen its research in marine science, the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division in KAUST is seeking to expand research and innovations in the field of coastal habitat resilience. Applications for faculty positions (Assistant or Associate Professor) are invited from highly competitive candidates willing to pursue innovative research addressing fundamental questions and developing cutting–edge technology as applied to marine habitats. Successful candidates should have a Ph.D. in Marine Science, Biological Science, or related fields, as well as a strong publication record in the top-tier venues of their respective areas. The candidate will be expected to be affiliated with KAUST’s Red Sea Research Center. KAUST is particularly interested in applications from high-caliber individuals with expertise in coastal development, climate change, adaptations to stress, ecosystem management, disturbance ecology, habitat restoration, risk mitigation, or other relevant topics. Preference will be given to candidates who can take advantage of KAUST’s unique access to the Red Sea, although it is not expected that this will be an exclusive focus. Few, if any, other universities offer the same combination of access to diverse tropical marine habitats and world-class laboratory facilities.

As part of a major initiative to strengthen its research in marine science, the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division in KAUST is seeking to expand research and innovations in the field of climate change and environmental adaptations. Applications for faculty positions (Assistant or Associate Professor) are invited from highly competitive candidates willing to pursue innovative research addressing fundamental questions and developing cutting–edge technology as applied to marine systems. Successful candidates should have a Ph.D. in Marine Science, Biological Science, or related fields, as well as a strong publication record in the top-tier venues of their respective areas. The candidate will be expected to be affiliated with KAUST’s Red Sea Research Center. KAUST is particularly interested in applications from high-caliber individuals with expertise in physiology, biochemistry, ecosystem impacts of climate change, environmental stress, ecosystem modeling, pelagic systems, deep-sea biology, or other relevant topics. Preference will be given to candidates who can take advantage of KAUST’s unique access to the Red Sea, although it is not expected that this will be an exclusive focus. Few, if any, other universities offer the same combination of access to diverse tropical marine habitats and world-class laboratory facilities. The Red Sea may serve as a “natural laboratory” for climate change studies as its present-day conditions (with elevated temperature and salinity) mirror future conditions in other seas under anticipated climate change scenarios. 

​As part of a major initiative in strengthening research in structural biology and advanced imaging, the Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division in KAUST is seeking structural biologists with a strong expertise in cryo-electron microscopy. Applications for faculty positions at all ranks (Assistant-, Associate- or Full-Professor) are invited from highly competitive candidates, eager to pursue impactful research to advance fundamental biological questions, innovative technology and/or translational research. Successful candidates should have a Ph.D. in Biological Science or related fields, as well as a strong publication track record in the top-tier venues of their respective areas.

The Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE) at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) is accepting applications for several faculty positions (Open Rank: Assistant, Associate or Full Professor) in the broad area of Machine Learning for Medicine and Biology. Candidates applying for a position of Assistant Professor should have an excellent potential for high impact research. Candidates applying for Associate and Full Professor positions should have a distinguished track record in research and a strong commitment to service, mentoring, teaching at the graduate level and making an impact in interdisciplinary research. Applications at any rank and of any demographic will be considered, although female candidates and junior researchers are particularly encouraged to apply.

The Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE) at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) is accepting applications for several faculty positions (Open Rank: Assistant, Associate or Full Professor) in the broad area of applied Bioinformatics and Systems biology with special reference to medicine and disease relevant questions. Candidates applying for a position of Assistant Professor should have an excellent potential for high impact research. Candidates applying for Associate and Full Professor positions should have a distinguished track record in research and a strong commitment to service, mentoring, teaching at the graduate level and making an impact in interdisciplinary research. Applications at any rank and of any demographic will be considered, although female candidates and junior researchers are particularly encouraged to apply.

The Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (BESE) at King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) is accepting applications for several faculty positions (Open Rank: Assistant, Associate or Full Professor) in the broad area of Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence for Deep Genomics Analysis across all areas of Biology. Candidates applying for a position of Assistant Professor should have an excellent potential for high impact research. Candidates applying for Associate and Full Professor positions should have a distinguished track record in research and a strong commitment to service, mentoring, teaching at the graduate level and making an impact in interdisciplinary research. Applications at any rank and of any demographic will be considered, although female candidates and junior researchers are particularly encouraged to apply.

As part of a major new initiative in strengthening research on human and animal health, the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division in KAUST is seeking to expand research and innovations in the field of Developmental Biology, in particular in the area of mRNA biology. Applications for faculty positions at the rank of Full Professor are invited from highly competitive candidates, willing to pursue innovative, fundamental-question and cutting-edge technology-driven research to advance the field of Developmental Biology. Successful candidates should have a Ph.D. in Biological Science or related fields, a strong publication track record in the top-tier venues of their respective areas, as well as a strong commitment to service, mentoring and teaching at the graduate level. Particular consideration will be given to individuals with world-class publication track record with specific expertise in any of the following areas: posttranscriptional regulations in iPSC cells and neurodegenerative diseases, posttranscriptional regulators on physiological and pathological processes such as muscle regeneration, apoptosis, adaptation to stress, and mRNA vaccine technology.

As part of a University-wide strategic focus on Climate and Livability, KAUST is seeking outstanding individuals to deliver impact driven research that will push the boundaries of what is known about our planet and advance the goals of this important initiative. Amongst a number of targeted faculty hires, we are inviting applications from high-caliber candidates to build an innovative program that will bring new insights, solutions and focus to the area of climate analytics.

As part of a University-wide strategic focus on Climate and Livability, KAUST is seeking outstanding individuals to deliver impact driven research that will push the boundaries of what is known about our planet and advance the goals of this important initiative. Amongst a number of targeted faculty hires, we are inviting applications from high-caliber candidates to build an innovative program that will bring new insights, solutions and focus to the area of coastal engineering and modeling.

As part of a University-wide strategic focus on Climate and Livability, KAUST is seeking outstanding individuals to deliver impact driven research that will push the boundaries of what is known about our planet and advance the goals of this important initiative. Amongst a number of targeted faculty hires, we are inviting applications from high-caliber candidates to build an innovative program that will bring new insights, solutions and focus to the area of terrestrial ecosystem restoration, enhancement and resilience.

As part of a University-wide strategic focus on Climate and Livability, KAUST is seeking outstanding individuals to deliver impact driven research that will push the boundaries of what is known about our planet and advance the goals of this important initiative. Amongst a number of targeted faculty hires, we are inviting applications from high-caliber candidates to build an innovative program that will bring new insights, solutions and focus to the area of coastal and marine protection, restoration and enhancement.

KAUST is seeking creative and ambitious faculty who can bridge multidisciplinary fields to address the diversity of climate related issues impacting urban systems and to develop real-world solutions that enhance the capacity of cities to respond to present and future stressors. Potential areas of research focus might include, but are not limited to: the provision of smart and climate-proof services and utilities; design (and retrofitting) of responsive and sustainable infrastructure; vulnerability assessment and threat analysis; urban decarbonization strategies; circular urban economy; management and valorization of urban waste streams; and lifecycle analysis/techno-economic assessment of proposed solutions.

KAUST is seeking creative and ambitious faculty who can bridge multidisciplinary fields to address the diversity of issues that threaten the stability and security of local-to-global food supplies, and channel this knowledge into tractable solutions. Potential areas of focus might include, but are not limited to: sustainable intensification; the food-water-energy nexus; global food systems and logistics; climate risk and vulnerability; urban food systems; macroalgal production systems; sustainable aquaculture; negative emissions farming; and food systems digitization.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. in chemistry or a related field, as well as a strong publication record in the top-tier journals of their respective fields. The successful candidate is expected to establish top-notch research activities that contribute to the EnSE program research mission to promote sustainability in water, energy, food, cities, infrastructure, and the environment.  The candidate is encouraged to establish multi-disciplinary collaborations within the BESE Division and across Divisions and Initiatives at KAUST.  Education responsibilities include teaching approximately two courses per academic year at the graduate level and student mentorship and supervision. Successful candidate is also expected to provide professional service at the Program, Division and the University level.

As part of a major initiative to strengthen its research in marine science, the Marine Science Program (MarS) in the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division at KAUST is seeking to expand research, higher education and innovations in the field of Big Data Modelling and Integration. Applications for a faculty position (Open Rank: Assistant, Associate or Full Professor) are invited from highly competitive candidates eager to pursue innovative research addressing fundamental questions and developing cutting–edge technologies for application in marine systems.

We are especially interested in applications from high-caliber scientists with expertise in Biogeochemistry and biogeochemical cycles in the ocean water column and sediments with particular reference to the coastal and pelagic environments including shallow and deep extreme environments. Successful candidate is expected to develop top-notch research programs on the biogeochemistry of the Red Sea ecosystems including but not limited to coral reefs, seagrass meadows, mangrove forests salt marshes (sabkah) and coastal lagoons also in relation to blue carbon sequestration; additional ecosystems are the Red Sea water column and the extreme ecosystems of the Red Sea, such as stromatolites, brine pools and hydrocarbon vents. The selected candidate is  expected to build a strong teaching program in the Marine Science Program and to establish inter- and multidisciplinary collaborations within the Marine Science Program, the BESE Division and across Divisions, Research Centers and Initiatives at KAUST.

The Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) is seeking to expand and strengthen research and education of the Plant Science Program at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). We invite scientists with focus on fundamental and/or applied Plant Science and Ecology to apply for faculty positions (Open Rank: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor).

The Environmental Science and Engineering (EnSE) Program in the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division at KAUST has established research strength in several areas to address the challenges of the 21st century.  We educate and train students to work on world’s most pressing challenges related to sustainability and the environment, focusing on the intersection of water, energy and food nexus, and sustainable processes. To strengthen our research in environmental science and engineering, we are seeking to expand research in the field of sustainability.  Applications for faculty positions (Open Rank: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) are invited from outstanding candidates who are developing synthetic approaches, including Systems and Synthetic Biology, towards sustainability in areas related to water, energy, and food.  We particularly seek for candidates focusing on utilizing various waste streams to produce chemicals, fuels, and materials in living systems by integrating systems and synthetic biology approaches with machine learning or developing cutting–edge biotechnologies for nitrogen fixation.

The Bioengineering Program in the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) aims at expanding research and higher education in Synthetic Biology, and at harnessing innovations in this field to create a more sustainable economy and address grand challenges. The program is inviting applications for a faculty position (Open Rank: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) in the broad area of Synthetic Biology, including but not restricted to one or more of these research areas:

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has launched a Smart Health Initiative (SHI) to become a leading institution for development and usage of smart-health technologies and knowledge creation aimed at promoting innovation, entrepreneurship and training programs that will transform health care system in Saudi Arabia and beyond from traditional medicine to precision medicine. One of the key elements to achieve this objective is to build world-class research capability to tackle various technological and scientific challenges related to precision medicine and its implementation in different clinical practices. In this regard, KAUST-SHI is seeking applications from world-class scientists to fill faculty positions at Assistant, Associate and Full Professor levels in Functional Biology in collaboration with the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division.

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has launched a Smart Health Initiative (SHI) with the goal of establishing a world class research capability to tackle various technological and scientific challenges related to Precision Medicine and its implementation in clinical practice. KAUST-SHI aims to build engineered models of human diseases, network biology, functional genomics capitalizing on new emerging genome-wide techniques and advances in computational approaches in molecular medicine (Bioinformatics) as well as biomedical use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). To fulfil these goals, KAUST-SHI, in collaboration with the Divisions of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) and Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science & Engineering (CEMSE), is inviting applications from highly qualified candidates to fill positions at Assistant, Associate and Full Professor levels. While high level candidates in the general field of Bioinformatics, AI and Ml and their application to health are encouraged to apply.

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has launched a Smart Health Initiative (SHI) to become a leading institution for development and usage of smart-health technologies and knowledge creation aimed at promoting innovation, entrepreneurship and training programs that will transform health care system in Saudi Arabia and beyond from traditional medicine to precision medicine. One of the key elements to achieve this objective is to build world-class research capability to tackle various technological and scientific challenges related to precision medicine and its implementation in different clinical practices. In this regard, KAUST-SHI is seeking applications from outstanding candidates to fill faculty positions at Assistant, Associate and Full Professor levels in its Infectious Diseases program in collaboration with other divisions of KAUST such as Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE). The selected candidates will utilize new generation technologies to address relevant basic science and/or clinical relavant questions in all area related to infectious and communicable diseases.

The KAUST  Mechanical Engineering (ME) program seeks candidates at all ranks who will develop a world-class competitive research program in one or multiple of the following key areas:

• Computational Solid mechanics / AI-based Material Engineering,
• Robotics, Control & Mechatronics,
• Computational Fluid Dynamics, Modelling and Simulation,

The KAUST Earth Science and Engineering (ErSE) program seeks faculty candidates at all ranks who will develop a world-class competitive research program on one or more of the following key areas:

The KAUST Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) program seeks candidates at all ranks who will develop a world-class competitive research program on one or multiple of the following key areas:

• Materials Discovery by AI, with application to renewable energy or quantum materials.
• Emergent Semiconductor Materials relevant to applications in renewable energy devices, nanogenerators, nanoscale optoelectronics, sensors for Smart Health, and novel photon detectors for machine vision.

The Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) invites applications for faculty positions in

• Applied Analysis, Partial Differential Equations, Applied probability, and Numerical Analysis
• Mathematical Foundations of Data Science, Scientific Computing, Optimization, Applied Geometry, and Related Fields

The current challenges that confront the statistical data sciences deal with the need to efficiently process massive data, build powerful statistical models and develop efficient computational tools. There are opportunities to develop impactful research that can address substantive inferential and forecasting problems on a wide array of complex processes including biological, social, physical, epidemiological, climatological, and environmental.

The KAUST Applied Physics (AP) program seeks candidates at all ranks who will develop a world-class competitive research program on one or multiple of the following key areas:

• Quantum Materials and emergent phenomena in quantum materials such as, but not limited to, strongly correlated materials, multiferroics, complex oxides, superconductors, topological materials, quantum computing, quantum communication, and quantum cryptography. with application to renewable energy or quantum materials.
• Physics of emerging semiconductors with expertise in solid state physics addressing emerging phenomena that underpin the research thrusts at KAUST (renewable energy, sustainability, smart health, lighting and sensing, information technology, quantum devices…).

The KAUST  Chemical Engineering (ChemE) program seeks candidates at all ranks who will develop a world-class competitive research program on one or multiple of the following key areas:

The KAUST  Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering Program (ERPE) program seeks candidates at all ranks who will develop a world-class competitive research program on one or multiple of the following key areas:

The KAUST  Chemical Science (ChemS) program seeks candidates at all ranks who will develop a world-class competitive research program on one or multiple of the following key areas: