>
>UC-Berkeley ME department is working with a new
>university in Saudia Arabia (KAUST - see
>http://www.kaust.edu.sa/) to set up a Mechanical
>Engineering graduate program and assist them in
>selecting faculty. One specific area of interest
>is manufacturing. The attached flyer explains the opportunity.
>
>Berkeley ME Faculty (myself included) are
>involved in reviewing the applicants for these
>positions to recommend candidates to KAUST. We
>are looking for exceptional individuals from a
>broad background. The resources for these new faculty will be exceptional.
>
>Application is done ONLY on line through http://www.me.berkeley.edu/KAUST.
Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)
King Abdullah University of Science and
Technology (KAUST) is being established in Saudi
Arabia as an international graduate-level
research university dedicated to inspiring a new
age of scientific achievement that will benefit
the region and the world. This institution is
governed by an independent self-perpetuating
Board of Trustees and is supported by a generous
endowment. KAUST will act as a catalyst for
research that applies science and technology to
problems of human need, social advancement, and
economic development in Saudi Arabia, across the
region, and around the globe. The University is
located on the Red Sea at Thuwal which is 80 km
north of Jeddah, and scheduled to open in September 2009.
One of KAUST’s highest priorities is the
recruitment of world-class faculty. At this time,
KAUST invites applications to fill at least 10
faculty positions in the area of Mechanical
Engineering. Applicants must have a PhD in
Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
Specific areas of interest are:
• Controls and Dynamics
• Design and Manufacturing
• Fluid Mechanics
• Solid Mechanics and Materials
• Thermal Science
KAUST is a merit-based institution. The
appointment, retention and promotion of faculty,
and all the administrative and educational
activities of the University, will be conducted
without regard to race, color, gender, or religion.
The faculty of KAUST will have unparalleled
resources available to them. These include
security of research funding, state-of-the-art
laboratories, assured support for graduate
students, postdoctoral fellows, and support
technicians, generous travel allowances, and
attractive salaries and benefits. KAUST’s new 36
million square meter state-of-the-art campus
includes a seaside town with housing, shops,
schools, and numerous recreational amenities.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the
University of California at Berkeley is an
alliance partner participating in the KAUST
Academic Excellence Alliance (AEA). This Alliance
is designed to help build a research program at
KAUST in the fields of Mechanical Engineering
described above. The AEA will also facilitate
collaboration among faculty, researchers, and
students at the two universities via short-and
long-term visits as well as support for
collaborative research projects between KAUST
faculty and UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering
faculty. As part of the AEA, UC Berkeley faculty
will select top applicants and nominate them for
faculty positions at KAUST. The responsibility
for appointments and the determination of the
terms of employment rest with KAUST. The
recruited faculty will be employed by KAUST, not
by the University of California at Berkeley.
To apply: submit application to
http://www.me.berkeley.edu/KAUST. You will need a
cover letter, curriculum vitae, statements of
research and interest, teaching experience, and
contact information for four references. Review
of applications will begin immediately and will
continue until all positions are filled.
Questions may be directed to the Staff Program
Coordinator Ms. Isabel Blanco at KAUST@me.berkeley.edu.
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