Tenure‑Track Faculty Position in Computational Science

About the role

The School of Computing and Data Sciences at the American University of Beirut seeks founding faculty members for a full‑time, tenure‑track, open‑rank position in Computational Science. The role involves developing an independent research program, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, and contributing to the school’s research and innovation mission.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and lead distinguished research in computational modeling, simulation, and data‑driven analysis of complex systems.
• Teach and mentor students at both undergraduate and graduate levels, shaping curricula and supervising theses.
• Engage with the CMA CGM Artificial Intelligence and Insights Institute and other school initiatives to advance interdisciplinary research.

Required profile

• PhD in computational sciences, applied mathematics, computer science, physics, or a closely related field by the start date.
• For Assistant Professor rank: strong potential for internationally recognized research and high‑quality teaching.
• For Associate Professor rank or higher: established record of research accomplishment, scholarly impact, and academic leadership.

Required skills

• Expertise in large‑scale scientific simulation, inverse problems, reduced‑order modeling, scientific machine learning, stochastic modeling, uncertainty quantification, or complex networks.
• Ability to integrate computational modeling with data‑driven methods across diverse application domains such as physical, medical, environmental, engineering, and human sciences.