American University of the Middle East

Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Civil Engineering

American University of the Middle East

Kuwait, Kuwait

Job Details

Type: Full Time

Post Date: 30+ days ago

Industry: Education

Job Description

Job Requirements

  • A PhD Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field from an internationally accredited university.

  • Excellent publication records, in particular during the last five years.

  • Pursue academic achievements, and have a demonstrable research capability.

  • Publish his/her research findings in refereed journals.

  • Have a solid commitment to teaching excellence and student advising at the undergraduate level.

  • Prepare teaching materials, maintain and improve competence in subjects being taught.

  • Ability to work in a diverse, interdisciplinary, and fast-paced environment is essential.

  • Have demonstrable skills in oral and written English.

  • Industry experience is a plus for this position.

In addition to the above requirements, successful applicants should demonstrate teaching experience and research interest in at least one of the following topics:

  • Construction

  • Environmental

  • Geomatics

  • Geotechnical

  • Hydraulic and hydrologic

  • Materials

  • Structural

  • Transportation

  • Any other research areas related to Civil engineering

Job Description

Faculty members are engaged in teaching, services, research and professional development tasks.

Successful candidates are expected to:

Significantly contribute to the advancement of the research activities and publish research findings in refereed journals.

  • Have a strong commitment to teaching excellence, and student advising at undergraduate levels.

  • Prepare teaching materials, maintaining and improving competence in subjects being taught.

  • Develop and deliver courses to students.

  • Prepare class activities, quizzes, assessments and exams.

  • Passionately supporting the college and departmental wide activities and services with a spirit of leadership, commitment, accountability, and collegiality.

  • Evaluate, monitor and mentor student academic progress.

  • Supervise and assist students in all aspects related to the courses.

  • Guide, lead and mentor students in research projects.

  • Engage actively in promoting the growth of AUM and participate in strategic activities and events.

  • Participate in departmental and college meetings and activities.

  • Serve and support functional activities of departmental committees.

  • Supervise and support TAs and lab instructors.

  • Undertake any other duties as may be directed by the Head of Department.

The American University of the Middle East (AUM) is a leading higher education institution established in 2005 in Kuwait. AUM has two colleges: the College of Engineering and Technology and the College of Business Administration, in addition to a Liberal Arts Department and an English Preparatory Program. AUM is ranked as the First University in Kuwait in the QS World University Rankings 2024 and the THE Arab University Rankings 2022. Globally, AUM is ranked in 671-680 in the 2024 QS rankings. AUM offers world-class academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and is designed to provide an intellectually challenging yet engaging and authentic academic environment with the student as the fulcrum of everything that happens there. As a privately owned university, AUM prides itself on being an “Oasis of Learning” in Kuwait. AUM started its journey with a small building and only hundreds of enrolled students in the first few years, to become within the last 10 years a landmark in the private education sector in Kuwait and the region. Today, AUM has more than 11 thousand enrolled students, and a fully-integrated campus that stretches over 261,190 square meters is considered as the largest and most beautiful among private university campuses in the region. AUM’s leadership and faculty understand current and future challenges at a local and global level; that is why focus has been placed on shaping future young leaders who can guide and direct industries and economies toward new grounds in innovation and technology. The offering of majors is continuously upgraded and is expanding to cater for the needs of the job market and demand of various industries. The university has a cosmopolitan environment with faculty members and staff coming from more than 60 different countries, encouraging a culture of diversity that celebrates different educational and cultural backgrounds.

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