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Regular or Visiting Faculty (2027) | Industrial Engineering
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An Industrial Engineering Professor teaches foundational industrial engineering ideas, truths, and methods to students through a combination of classroom instruction, lab experience, field experience, and assignments at colleges, trade schools or other institutes. May assist or lead in the creation of the curriculum to be taught. In addition to instruction, they may assist or lead in research initiatives relating to their field.
$93,832 / year median in Texas
+9% projected growth
Job Description
The Department of Industrial Engineering(INE) in the College of Engineering at American University of Sharjah (AUS)invites applications for visiting and regular faculty positions at the assistant, associate or full professor level commencing in the Fall2027 Semester. Successful candidates for the regular positions will be expected to establish high-level, active research programs supportedby internal and external funding sources. The visiting position is a one-year renewable contract, and the regular position is a three-yearrenewable contract. The applicant is required to have a PhD in Industrial Engineering and show evidence of a significant teachingportfolio. Excellence in teaching and research, in addition to experience in the American model of higher education, are highlydesirable. Applicants should fill out an application form and upload the required documents (PDF) using the following link . The required documents are a cover letter and adetailed curriculum vitae (including a teaching statement, a research statement, a list of courses that can be taught or were taught, andnames of at least three references who would be willing to write letters of recommendation. Only shortlisted candidates will becontacted. The Department of Industrial Engineering is one of the fastest-growing departments at AUS. It has approximately 400undergraduate students, 120 graduate students, 13 full-time faculty and 1 lab instructor. Students and faculty represent very diversebackgrounds and nationalities; approximately 90 nationalities are present on campus. The department offers a Bachelor of Science inIndustrial Engineering, a Master of Science in Engineering Systems Management, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering SystemsManagement. AUS is located in the Emirate of Sharjah (about 15 km from Dubai). AUS is an independent, not-for-profit, coeducationaluniversity, serving more than 5,700 students. Further information can be obtained here . AUS is licensed and its programs areaccredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the Ministry of Education's Higher Education Affairs Division in the United ArabEmirates. AUS has been accredited in the United States of America by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1007 North OrangeStreet, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801 USA) since June 2004. The Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering offered by theCollege of Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org/ .