Regular or Visiting Faculty (2026) | Electrical Engineering

The Department of ElectricalEngineering (ELE) in the College of Engineering at the AmericanUniversity of Sharjah (AUS) invites applications for a Regular faculty position or Visiting faculty position at the assistant, associate, orfull professor level, commencing in Fall 2026. The visiting faculty positions are primarily focused on teaching. Successful candidates forthe regular positions will be expected to establish high-level, active research programs supported by internal and external funding sources.

The visiting position is a one-year renewable contract, and the regular position is a three-year renewable contract. Applicants withstrong research profiles in physical AI, machine learning, computer vision, and sensor fusion, with applications to intelligentCyber-physical Systems, are encouraged to apply. The applicant is required to have a PhD in Electrical Engineering or a closelyrelated field and should be able to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Excellence in teaching and research, in addition toexperience in the American model of higher education, are highly desirable.

Application Process:

Applicantsshould fill out an application form and upload the required documents (PDF) using the following link . Required documents include a coverletter and a detailed curriculum vitae (including a teaching statement, a list of courses that can be taught or have been taught, and thenames of at least three references willing to provide letters of recommendation). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. TheDepartment of Electrical Engineering has approximately 265 undergraduate students, 44 graduate students, 16 full-time faculty, and 4 labinstructors. Faculty and students represent very diverse backgrounds and nationalities; approximately 90 nationalities are present oncampus. The department offers a Bachelor of Science in Intelligent Systems and Mechatronics Engineering, a Master of Science in ElectricalEngineering, and a joint PhD program in Electrical and Computer Engineering. AUS is located in the Emirate of Sharjah (about 15 kmfrom Dubai). AUS is an independent, not-for-profit, coeducational university, serving approximately 5,000 students. For more information,click here to visit our website. AUS is licensed and its programs are accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation of theMinistry of Education's Higher Education Affairs Division in the United Arab Emirates. AUS has been accredited in the United States ofAmerica by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE19801 USA) since June 2004. The Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering offered by the College of Engineering is accredited by theEngineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org/ .