"Assistant Professor in Control Systems and Intelligent Decision-Making"

The Division of Engineering at NYU Abu Dhabi is searching for rising scholars to conduct important research and teach the next generation of global leaders.

You are invited to apply for a tenure-track position in the Control systems and intelligent decision-making within the Electrical Engineering (EE) program. Emphasis will be given in: a) Machine and Reinforcement Learning on Robotics and Control Systems, and b) Autonomous Systems. The available opening is at the Assistant Professor rank. The EE-program has invested in robotics and there are exceptional facilities in aerial/ground and submersible agents, haptics, brain machine interface(s), vision, and autonomous systems including its 1000m³ motion capture arena. The Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) will play a pivotal role in the applications oriented side of this position. Faculty in NYUAD’s EE have close collaboration with their colleagues at NYU’s ECE and CSE departments. NYUNY is well known globally for its research in Communications, Robotics and Control, and Machine Learning. NYUAD’s Global PhD student fellowship program assists in tightening this collaboration and sharing of knowledge and expertise.

NYUAD has state-of-the-art research facilities in a new 15-acre campus on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The core research infrastructure has extensive and exceptional range of instruments for robotics, water research, imaging, 3D-printing and fabrication, and others. In addition, the Engineering Division of NYUAD has close collaborations with the faculty and students at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, and has access to the world-class research centers and infrastructure in New York. Students are drawn from around the globe, surpassing all traditional academic benchmarks. The NYU Abu Dhabi undergraduate student body has garnered an impressive record of scholarships, graduate-school appointments, and many other honors, including twelve Rhodes Scholarships since 2014. The NYUAD Global Ph.D. Fellowship program attracts the best talent from across the world for pursuing doctoral research on campus.

This position requires a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering or related disciplines. We seek individuals who have, or have the potential to develop, a strong record of scholarship and have the ability to develop and lead high-quality research. It is also expected that the successful candidate will obtain affiliation at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, which allows research and teaching privileges as well as access to programs and facilities in New York.

To apply for this position, please submit the following items: CV, Cover Letter, Statement of Teaching Interests, Recent teaching evaluations (if available), Statement of Research Plans, Names and contact information for three (3) references. (Only referees of shortlisted candidates will be contacted.) We will begin reviewing applications in Fall 2025. Shortlisted candidates are expected to be invited for campus visits in Abu Dhabi and New York in Spring 2026. We anticipate that successful candidates can start the appointment and relocate to Abu Dhabi in the academic year 2026-2027, subject to final budget approval. For questions about this position, please email nyuad.academicrecruitment@nyu.edu.