Assistant / Associate Professor – Mathematics

Overview

Khalifa University is seeking to enhance its Mathematics Department by recruiting highly qualified Assistant or Associate Professors who will advance research excellence, deliver quality education, supervise graduate students, and contribute to academic service.

Key Focus Areas

• Computational and applied mathematics
• Partial differential equations, numerical analysis, and scientific computing
• Inverse problems and mathematical imaging
• Optimization and operations research
• Probability, statistics, and uncertainty quantification
• Mathematical foundations of data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence
• Financial mathematics, quantitative finance, and risk management
• Quantum mathematics, quantum information, and foundations of quantum computing
• Mathematical modeling and interdisciplinary applications

Exceptional applicants from other mathematical specialties that can reinforce the Department's research profile are also encouraged to apply.

Role Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a distinguished and internationally competitive research portfolio.
• Publish original research in reputable peer-reviewed journals and academic outlets.
• Obtain external funding and foster collaborative research partnerships both internally and externally.
• Provide supervision and mentorship to undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students.
• Deliver undergraduate and postgraduate mathematics instruction.
• Engage in curriculum and course design, as well as student assessment and feedback processes.
• Contribute to administrative duties within the department, college, university, and broader professional community.
• Promote knowledge transfer, innovation, and interdisciplinary research initiatives as appropriate.

Essential Qualifications

• Doctorate (PhD) or recognized terminal degree in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or a closely related field.
• Assistant Professor candidates should demonstrate significant research accomplishments proportional to their career stage, evidence of research independence, promising teaching and supervisory skills, and preferably postdoctoral research experience.
• Associate Professor candidates must have a sustained and internationally recognized research record, a successful history of graduate student supervision, leadership in academic roles, experience securing external funding, and the ability to cultivate research collaborations.
• Applicants must possess strong expertise in mathematics, uphold research integrity, mentor effectively, exhibit collegiality, and show dedication to advancing the Department.