Faculty Member – Cyber Security Engineering (CSE)

The College of Computer & Systems Engineering at AASU offers degree programs in :

• Cyber Security Engineering (CSE)

The focus of teaching and research covers a broad range of traditional, emerging, and interdisciplinary areas that will help address impending societal challenges. The programs are closely linked to the activities of the Center for Cyber Security and Digital Transformation, the Center for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Research and the Innovative Learning Research Center.

AASU is hereby inviting applications for the regular ranks of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor for the 2026/2027 academic year. Candidates should have a proven track record for excellence in teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and have an established research record, demonstrated by publishing high-impact papers and other applicable research outcomes.

Expectations, Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The selected faculty members are expected to teach deep subject knowledge including teaching key concepts, current and relevant research, methodologies, tools and techniques, along with meaningful applications. Additionally, faculty members are expected to work closely and maintain continuous affiliation with relevant research centers at AASU.

Specifically, faculty members at the college will be responsible for:

• Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses.
• Engaging in interdisciplinary basic, applied, or policy research.
• Contributing to a thriving research program by engaging in national and international scientific collaborations.
• Receiving grants from local and international funding agencies.
• Mentoring and advising undergraduate and graduate students.
• Engaging in continuous scholarly activities and professional development.
• Serving on program level, college level, and university level committees.
• Performing any additional duties assigned by the program chair, college dean, and AASU management.

Required Qualifications

• The applicant must have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, Natural Sciences, Data Science, Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, or Computer Science from an accredited university with a GPA of very good or equivalent.
• Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Computer Systems Engineering, or Computer Engineering, Computer Science with a concentration on the area of application, or any related field with a GPA of at least 3.00 out of 4.00 or equivalent.
• Applicants must have a distinguished teaching record, including experience teaching at an academic institution.
• Applicants must have an active and continued proven track record of research, including high-quality publications in the relevant field in refereed international journals listed and indexed in the Journal Citation Report (JCR). The h-index (ISI/SCOPUS) should be no less than 15 for Professor rank, 10 for Associate Professor rank, and 5 for Assistant Professor rank.
• Recent publications should be in the field of the program the applicants are applying for.
• Applicants must have a strong record of mentoring and advising students and supervising other student-related activities.
• Applicants must have the potential to attract funding from external funding sources/agencies, both locally and internationally.
• Applicants must have previous experience in administrative, academic, or executive committees at the level of the program, college, or university.
• Applicants should possess strong communication skills (in English), both written and verbal, as well as exceptional organizational skills, leadership skills in a multicultural and international environment with the ability to pursue and foster collaboration.
• All applicants' degrees must be listed in the National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (NBAQ).
• For Assistant Professor ranks, it is preferable to have a Ph.D. degree from top 100 Universities according to US News, Times Higher Education, QS rankings.

Required Experience

Applicants currently at least need to hold the position for which they are applying and have a minimum of 4 academic years (8 regular terms) of full-time residency in each rank before any academic promotion. The academic institution and the department or program where the academic experience was obtained must offer at least a bachelor’s degree.

Full Professor

• A Full Professor must have experience as a faculty member of not less than 8 academic years in an accredited university, listed in the National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (NBAQ), after being recruited on the rank of Assistant Professor.
• A Full Professor must have been scientifically recruited/promoted to the rank of Associate Professor and Professor at one of the institutions listed in the National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (NBAQ).

Associate Professor

• An Associate Professor must have experience as a faculty member of not less than 4 academic years in an accredited university, listed in the National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (NBAQ), after being recruited on the rank of Assistant Professor.
• An Associate Professor must have been scientifically recruited/promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at one of the institutions listed in the National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (NBAQ).

Assistant Professor

• An Assistant Professor must have experience as a faculty member of not less than 2 academic years in an accredited university, listed in the National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (NABAQ), after being recruited on the rank of Assistant Professor.

Required Documents

1. Cover Letter - Introducing the applicant and stating what program and rank the applicant is applying for and why.
2. Updated and comprehensive CV, which should include information on education, employment history, teaching experience, committees and administrative experience, full list of publications, research activities and grants, students’ supervision, consulting, honors, awards, and others as applicable.
3. Scanned copies of all academic degrees and transcripts.
4. Evidence of teaching effectiveness, including the student evaluation records (at least the evaluation of three different courses).
5. Statement of research interests and achievements.
6. Statement of teaching philosophy, interests, and achievements.
7. Official documents of chronological experience.
8. Names/affiliation and contact details of at least three professional referees.
9. Copies of at least one citation report (Web of Science and/or Scopus).

Authenticated copies of all degrees must be provided by shortlisted applicants.

Offered Benefits

• Competitive 12-month salary.
• A mid-year and full summer holiday.
• Extra 2-month salary for teaching the summer term.
• Attractive research incentives.
• Annual flight allowance for the faculty member and immediate family to country of origin.
• One time furniture allowance.
• University housing or housing allowance.
• Free government health care.
• Education allowance for a maximum of three children’s private school education (conditions apply).
• End of service indemnity compensation.
• Eligibility for getting children admitted to AASU free of tuition.
• Potential annual reward of up to 6,000 KD for supervising successful projects (~$20,000).
• Potential annual research incentives of up to 13,000 KD (~$43,000).
• Eligibility for consulting activities.
• Potential annual support of up to 5,000 KD for two conference attendances (~$17,000).
• Potential coverage for open-access publication fees.

How to Apply

Complete application must be submitted through the career portal on the official website: AASU.EDU.KW. Applicants must follow the instructions on how to submit a complete application. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

For further details, contact: academic.hiring@aasu.edu.kw