Faculty Positions at the British Univeristy in Dubai

[Chris Williams]

[Note that machine learning is one of the areas highlighted.
Please respond to the addresses given below.]

British University in Dubai
Institute of Informatics 

Chair and 3 Lectureships

Applications are invited for the Post of Professor of Informatics and
Director of the Institute, together with three lectureships in the new
British University in Dubai. The British University in Dubai is a
unique development in higher education in the Middle East, providing
cutting edge research and education in key areas of science and
technology. Each of the individual disciplinary areas of the
University is strongly associated with and supported by 5/5* rated
departments in leading research-intensive UK universities. The
Institute of Informatics is associated with Edinburgh University and
its world ranking School of Informatics.

The new Professor and Director of the Institute will provide
leadership in creating innovative research and teaching programmes and
be involved in appointments to the lectureships. Appointment to the
chair and the 3 lectureships will be made in areas of Informatics
related to the first programmes to be developed by the Institute in:
Natural Language Engineering, Knowledge Management & Engineering, and
Machine Learning.  Early research and teaching programmes will be
developed in association with the University of Edinburgh's 5* rated
School of Informatics. Newly appointed staff will spend part of their
first year working with colleagues in Edinburgh and will be eligible
for Honorary Fellowships in the University of Edinburgh.

Applicants for the chair must have a strong research
record. Appointment will be made on the Professorial scale of a
minimum of AED 25,000 per month. Applicants for lectureships should
have a PhD or equivalent, a strong and growing publication list and
evidence of excellent potential in research and will be appointed on
the scale AED 18,000 to AED 28,000 per month. All appointees will be
eligible for a remuneration package including housing, medical,
flights and set-up package.

Further particulars of the posts and details of the application
process can be obtained from either www.buid.ac.ae or Professor
G.S.Boulton, Vice Principal, University of Edinburgh; email:
Francesca.Casci at ed.ac.uk.

The closing date for applications is 19 March.  Interviews will be
held in late March/early April.