Regular or Visiting Faculty (2025) | Electrical Engineering

The Department of Electrical Engineering (ELE) in the College of Engineering at American University of Sharjah (AUS) invites applications for a regular or visiting faculty position, preferably at the assistant or associate professor level, commencing in Spring 2025.

The successful candidate for the regular position will be expected to establish a high-level, active research program supported by internal and external funding sources. The visiting faculty position is primarily focused on teaching. The visiting position is a one-year renewable contract and the regular position is a three-year renewable contract.

The applicant is required to have a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field, with preferably a focus in the area of control engineering and good hands-on experience. Expertise in the areas of:

1. Robotics and automation
2. Embedded systems
3. Intelligent systems
4. Cyber-physical systems
5. Mechatronics

The candidate should show evidence of excellence in teaching and research. In addition, experience in the American model of higher education is highly desirable.

Applicants should fill out an application form and upload the required documents (PDF). The required documents are:

1. A cover letter
2. A detailed curriculum vitae (including a teaching statement, a research statement, list of courses that can be taught or were taught, and names of at least three references who would be willing to write letters of recommendation)

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Positions are open until filled.

The Department of Electrical Engineering has approximately 205 undergraduate students, 43 graduate students, 15 full-time faculty, and 4 lab instructors. Faculty and students represent very diverse backgrounds and nationalities; approximately 90 nationalities are present on campus. The department offers a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.

AUS is located in the Emirate of Sharjah (about 15 km from Dubai). AUS is an independent, not-for-profit, coeducational university, serving approximately 5,000 students.