Department Description:

 

• Research in the department of chemical engineering is supported by state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment. Our laboratories include the Catalysis, Reaction Engineering and Process Intensification laboratory, the Flow Assurance and Production Chemistry laboratory, the Polymer laboratory (polymer chemistry, polymer characterization and testing as well as polymer processing), and the Water Management laboratory. There are also dedicated facilities and software for computational work.

• The chemical engineering faculty members play a major role in interdisciplinary research and collaborate actively in joint research projects through the Company standing agreements with partner universities (e.g. University of Minnesota, University of Maryland, Colorado School of Mines, Rice University, University of Texas - Austin, China University of Petroleum - Beijing, and Johannes Kepler University at Linz - Austria)

 

Brief Posting Description:

 

• The department of chemical engineering at the Company in Abu Dhabi invites applications for a faculty position at the Assistant/ Associate/ Professor level with expertise in reaction engineering. The position is available starting August 15, 2015. An earlier starting date can be negotiated.

Job Requirements:

• Successful candidates will be expected to teach and develop undergraduate and graduate courses, develop and sustain a research program in their area of expertise, write scholarly publications, advise graduate and undergraduate students, and work collegially in support of the continuing growth of the Department of Chemical Engineering and the Company.

Minimum Requirements:

 

• Applicants must have an earned Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering or in a closely related field. It is preferred that the candidate has an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering. Previous teaching at the university level and industrial experience in Reaction engineering would be decided advantages.

 

We are particularly interested in candidates with the following qualities: 

 

• Strong commitment to excellence in teaching chemical engineering courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.

• Research interests and research program development experience in reaction engineering.

• Demonstrated ability or potential to initiate and direct funded scholarly work of high caliber

• Record of professional service, and institutional and professional committee work.