Assistant Professor - Natural Sciences

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Assistant Professor

Department Academic Field:  Natural Sciences
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, King Abdul-Aziz University 
Type of Employment :  full time  

Job purpose 

Invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank. We seek a creative, enthusiastic scientist with clear potential to secure extramural funding for their research program (active extramural funding is required for candidates for Associate Professor) who will synergize with the highly collaborative environment of the Department and the Medical Center’s broader research community. 

Duties 

Application should have demonstrated ability or possess industry experience to design, develop, and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in CIS or a related discipline. We are interested in CIS subject areas, such as digital forensics; ethical hacking and pen testing; OS, database system, and blockchain security; mobile, cloud computing, and virtualization security; cyber data science; cyber-physical system and Internet-of-Things security; but other subject areas will be considered as warranted. You will also participate in the development of our Cyber Lab and our upcoming Cyber Warfare Range

Benefits 

The successful applicant will receive a highly competitive start-up package, generous laboratory space, and access to a wide range of state-of-the-art core facilities. The new faculty member will be expected to develop and maintain a vigorous, independent, externally funded research program and contribute to graduate student education and medical school teaching

Key selection criteria 

• Candidates must have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline and an outstanding record of research that demonstrates originality in addressing significant questions in Natural Sciences.