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Title: Faculty Position in Clinical Neuropsychology
Academic Title: Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor (tenure-track)
Department: Psychology

The Department of Psychology at the American University of Beirut invites applications for a full-time faculty position in clinical neuropsychology, with commitment to the scientist-practitioner model.

The position is tenure-track and open to all ranks (assistant, associate and full professor).

Teaching responsibilities will include undergraduate and graduate courses.

We seek candidates who are committed to excellence in research, teaching, clinical training of students, and institutional service.

The position is to begin August 15, 2019.

Applicants must have completed their PhD by August 2019.

Appointments at the assistant professor rank are for an initial period of four years.

The language of instruction is English.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, a CV, a statement on research and teaching.

Applicants should arrange for three referees to directly send recommendation letters by email.

Application materials must be submitted to as_dean@aub.edu.lb

The deadline for submitting all required credentials is November 15, 2018.

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Job Opportunity in Lebanon

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Title: Faculty Position in Psychology
Academic Title: Lecturer
Department: Psychology

The Department of Psychology at the American University of Beirut invites applications for one full-time lecturer position.

The area of specialization is open but we are especially interested in candidates in the areas of experimental design and statistics.

Teaching responsibilities will include undergraduate and graduate courses.

The position is to begin August 15, 2019.

Applicants must have completed their PhD by August 2019.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, a CV, and a statement on research and teaching.

Applicants should arrange for three referees to be directly send recommendation letters by email.

Application materials must be submitted to as_dean@aub.edu.lb

The deadline for submitting all required credentials is December 31, 2018.

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Title: Faculty Position in Physics
Academic Title: Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
Department: Physics

The American University of Beirut (AUB) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Physics (Faculty of Arts and Sciences) at the rank of Assistant Professor starting August 15, 2019.

The position requires a Ph.D. in Physics as well as post-doctoral experience of at least two years.

Candidates must show promise in teaching as well as in research.
Preference will be given to experimental physicists.

The selected candidate should be able to develop a vibrant research program which would ideally complement the Department’s existing research directions in material science and thin films, plasma physics, nanoscale physics, soft and active matter, high energy physics and astrophysics.

Directions related to biological physics and complexity studies will also be considered.
The candidate is expected to participate in teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses, develop new courses, and supervise graduate and undergraduate research.

The Department of Physics (https://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/physics/Pages/index.aspx) has a long and established tradition of excellence in teaching and research within AUB’s own 150-year+ history as the leading institution of higher learning in the Arab world.

It is housed within AUB’s beautifully landscaped and historic campus, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and tucked within the vibrant community of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut.
It has ten full time professorial rank faculty members, plus a number of part time instructors.
It offers programs leading to Bachelor’s, Master’s (both experimental and theoretical), and PhD (theoretical physics) degrees.

Experimental directions in the department are supported by modern laboratories, together with the Kamal A. Shair Central Research Science Laboratory ( https://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/crsl/Pages/index.aspx).

Compute intensive research is powered by a central High Performance Computing facility.
Academic activities of faculty members can benefit from support by the Center for Advanced Mathematical Sciences.

Electronic submissions should be sent to as_dean@aub.edu.lb and should include the following:

  • Cover letter
  • Detailed updated curriculum vitae.
  • Research statement that includes a research plan.
  • Samples of published work, including clear indications of the candidate’s contribution to any jointly authored pieces;
  • Teaching portfolio that includes a teaching philosophy and syllabi of taught courses.
  • Three current letters of reference to be forwarded directly by the referees to the FAS Dean’s office (as_dean@aub.edu.lb).

All application materials should be received by January 15, 2019, at the latest.

Job Opportunity in Lebanon

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Title: Faculty Position in Modern Middle East/Arab History
Academic Title: Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor (tenure-track)
Department: History and Archaeology

The Department of History and Archaeology at the American University of Beirut invites applications for a full-time faculty position in modern Middle East history, with a focus on the Arabic-speaking world, to begin August 15, 2019. The position is tenure-track and open to all ranks (assistant, associate, and full professor).

The position is open to scholars of all regions and thematic interests, but the department especially welcomes applications of candidates working on questions of political economy and/or social history within a comparative perspective.

PhD must be in hand by the time of appointment.

The appointee will provide undergraduate and graduate teaching in his/her field of specialization and more general topics covered in the department’s regular program.

Aside from teaching, the successful candidate is expected to participate actively in the supervision of graduate students, engage in productive research, and contribute to academic service related to the department and the University at large.

The language of instruction is English.

Appointments at the assistant professor rank are for an initial period of four years.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, a CV, a representative sample of scholarship, and sample course syllabi.

Applicants should arrange for three referees to directly send recommendation letters by email.

Application materials must be submitted to as_dean@aub.edu.lb.

All application documents should be received by November 30, 2018.

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Title: Faculty Position in Language Testing/Assessment
Academic Title: Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
Department: English

The Department of English at the American University of Beirut invites applications for a tenure-track position in English Language Testing at the assistant professor level to begin August 15, 2019.

The successful candidate will be expected to offer undergraduate and graduate courses in their area of expertise and contribute to curriculum development in the department’s Language program and assessment.

They will have a 50% service commitment to manage the delivery of quality English language assessment and contribute to the review of English language proficiency standards and requirements.

This will be done in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA) and other academic and administrative units in the University.

Experience in the design and development of language testing materials, the statistical analysis of test scores, and the process of ongoing test validation is required.

The teaching load is 50% of the regular teaching load with generous support for junior faculty research.

Applicants should have a PhD in Applied Linguistics, TESOL, Educational Measurement, or a related field, upon appointment.

Appointments are for an initial period of four years with opportunities for renewal and advancement.

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, a CV, a writing sample, and a sample syllabus.

Applicants should arrange for three referees to directly send recommendation letters by email.

Application materials must be submitted to as_dean@aub.edu.lb.

For full consideration, all application documents should arrive by November 1, 2018.

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Title: Faculty Positions in the Communication Skills Program
Academic Title: Instructor
Department: English

The Communication Skills Program in the Department of English at the American University of Beirut is seeking to fill full-time instructor positions in academic writing to begin August 15, 2019.

Candidates with experience teaching academic writing at university level are encouraged to apply.

We particularly invite applicants with a degree and expertise in composition studies, rhetoric and composition, second-language writing, ESL, applied linguistics, or a related field.

Communication Skills instructors engage in teaching writing, language, and communication.

The successful candidates are expected to teach at the undergraduate level and to participate in selected professional development opportunities and the ongoing development of the Program.

The appointment is for an initial period of one year with opportunities for renewal.

The usual teaching load is three courses per semester.

Applicants must have completed their MA by January 2019.

The language of instruction is English.

To apply, send:

a cover letter,

a CV,

statement of teaching philosophy,

and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to:

as_dean@aub.edu.lb

For full consideration, please ensure that all application materials are sent by January 28, 2019.