Faculty Member at College of Business

Faculty Positions at the YU College of Business

Al Yamamah University (YU) is a young, fast growing, private university that is located in the northern suburb of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. YU was founded in 2001 as one of the first pioneer private higher education institutions in Saudi Arabia. Currently, it consists of three colleges (College of Business (COB), College of Engineering & Architecture, and College of Law) and the Interlink English Program. English is the official language of instructions at Al Yamamah University. The COB is the largest and it offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with five majors: Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, and Management Information Systems. As well, the College offers MBA and EMBA programs. It has embarked on an ambitious vision to be one of the premier colleges of business in Saudi Arabia within the next 5–10 years. To achieve its vision, the COB actively seeks and recruits high quality faculty and talented male and female students.

YU has an active Center for Executive Education with a strong connection to the industry. COB has open positions in the following areas:

• Accounting
• Finance
• Strategic Management/OB
• Business Quantitative/Operations Management
• Marketing
• Management Information Systems

Both male and female candidates are encouraged to apply. Although these positions are mainly for Ph.D. holders, there are limited posts for qualified instructors with master’s degrees from quality institutions. Preferences will be given to candidates with strong training background and good records or potential for quality research and teaching. Candidates are expected to teach at both graduate and undergraduate levels.

An application package, which consists of a cover letter, curriculum, a sample of the latest publications, and student teaching evaluation, should be emailed to Dr. Abdulaziz Alwathnani, Dean of the College of Business at a_alwathnani@yu.edu.sa with a copy to a_pastor@yu.edu.sa and m_alharbi@yu.edu.sa.

Candidate screening will start immediately, and it will continue until these positions are filled.

Saudi Arabia, which has the largest and the most advanced economy in the MENA region, is a country in transformation in pursuit of Vision 2030. Riyadh, which is a modern city with an excellent infrastructure system, has a large, well-established expatriate community and English is widely spoken in all major Saudi cities. As well, Riyadh has a number of international schools and other quality education options for children.

YU offers an annual rolling employment contract and a competitive compensation package that includes housing allowances and a number of fringe benefits, such as round-trip airline tickets for family annual leave, medical insurances and, education tuition fees for children.