Job Overview
Faculty Positions
Faculty Positions
KAUST is currently appointing faculty in each of its three academic divisions.
KAUST offers superb research facilities, generous assured research funding and
internationally competitive salaries; it attracts top international faculty and students to
conduct fundamental and goal-oriented research that addresses the world’s pressing
scientific and technological challenges.
A successful faculty candidate at KAUST has an exceptional track record in one of the
University’s focal research areas, is able to lead a high-impact research group and can
demonstrate strong commitment to graduate education. The University encourages all qualified
candidates, both international and Saudis, to apply.
Saudi nationals who plan to
pursue academic careers with an emphasis on research but are in the early stages of their career
development (PhD candidates, new PhDs and Postdocs) may wish to apply for the Ibn Rushd Postdoctoral Fellowship.
Outstanding Saudi researchers wishing to pursue a faculty career at KAUST are invited to
apply to the Ibn Rush
Professorship. The Ibn Rushd Professorship is a faculty position that is open to
applicants at all ranks (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Full Professor)
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Academic Divisions
- Artificial Intelligence
- Ibn Rushd Postdoctoral Fellowship Award
- Ibn Rushd Professorship
- Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (faculty)
- Center for Teaching and Learning
- Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division (faculty)
- Demo Division
- Physical Science and Engineering Division (faculty)
- Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (postdoc)
- Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division (postdoc)
- Physical Science and Engineering Division (postdoc)
- Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division
- Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division
- Physical Science and Engineering Division
Latest openings
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Faculty Positions in Cybersecurity and Dependability: 2023-2024
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division (faculty)
Closing date:Open until filled
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Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division (faculty)
Closing date:Open until filled
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Faculty Positions in Computer Science 2024
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division (faculty)
Closing date:Open until filled
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Faculty Positions in Electrical and Computer Engineering 2025-2026
Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering Division (faculty)
Closing date:Mar 15, 2025
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Faculty Position in Biology by Design (Biotech Metabolic Engineering) and Engineering Biology
Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (faculty)
Closing date:Open until filled
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Faculty Position in Bio-Devices and Biointerfaces for Diagnostics and Therapy
Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (faculty)
Closing date:Open until filled
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Faculty Position in Computational Methods for Bioengineering
Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (faculty)
Closing date:Open until filled
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Assistant Professor in Ecological Oceanography
Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (faculty)
Closing date:Open until filled
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Assistant Professor in Plant Biology
Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (faculty)
Closing date:Open until filled
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Assistant Professor in Marine Systems Modeling
Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (faculty)
Closing date:Open until filled
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Assistant Professor in Marine Biogeochemistry
Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (faculty)
Closing date:Open until filled
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Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (faculty)
Closing date:Open until filled
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Faculty Positions in Infection Biology, Microbiomics, and Infectious Disease Modelling
Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division (faculty)
Closing date:Open until filled
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Faculty Positions in Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences
Applied Mathematics and Computational Science (faculty)
Closing date:May 31, 2025
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Three Postdoctoral Positions Available for the Yavuz Lab
Chemical Engineering Program
Closing date:Open until filled
“KAUST believes that personal fulfillment and discovery are integral aspects of a rewarding
professional life. The University makes it easy for faculty, staff and postdoctoral fellows
to balance their professional responsibilities with other aspects of their lives. Search for
rewarding career opportunities in a state-of-the-art research and innovation hub on the
shores of the Red Sea.”
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