Teaching Faculty Position - Natural Language Processing and LLMs: The Language of AI

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 293,000 - 441,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading research university in AI seeks Teaching Faculty for Natural Language Processing in Abu Dhabi. Responsibilities include delivering high-quality instruction, developing course materials, and mentoring students. Candidates should hold a PhD in a related field with expertise in NLP and teaching experience. The position offers top-tier compensation, excellent benefits, and a vibrant working environment in Abu Dhabi, known for its rich culture and modern amenities.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Comprehensive health & life insurance

Relocation support for international faculty

Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, or a related discipline.
• Expertise in Natural Language Processing and Information Retrieval.
• Proven teaching experience at undergraduate or graduate level.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality instruction in NLP and related topics.
• Develop and update course materials and assessments.
• Foster an engaging and inclusive learning environment.
• Supervise student projects and provide academic mentoring.
• Contribute to curriculum enhancement and teaching quality.

Skills

Natural Language Processing

Information Retrieval

Teaching Experience

Modern NLP Frameworks

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

NLTK

spaCy

Hugging Face Transformers

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Teaching Faculty Position - Natural Language Processing and LLMs: The Language of AI

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence: Academic Appointments: Undergraduate Division

Location

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Description

MBZUAI is a research-focused university in Abu Dhabi, and the first university dedicated entirely to the advancement of science through AI. The university empowers the next generation of AI leaders, driving innovation and impactful applications of AI through world-class education and interdisciplinary research.

In 2025, MBZUAI launched its first ever undergraduate program, a Bachelor of Science in AI, with two distinct streams: Business and Engineering, and are looking for passionate and highly motivated Teaching Faculty.

The Undergraduate Division is seeking teaching faculty in Natural Language Processing (NLP) & AI to deliver and manage the course, "The Language of AI".This course introduces students to Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Information Retrieval (IR), providing a foundational understanding of how computers process, analyze, and retrieve human language data. Students will explore key concepts such as tokenization, document indexing/ranking/classification, document indexing and ranking, and word and document embedding methods, while gaining hands-on experience with basic algorithms and tools used in NLP and IR.

The course also explores practical applications, including search engines, chatbots, and text classification systems. It will also present and refresh the relevant deep learning architectures on which recent LLM architectures capitalise on (including transformers). This course introduces the fundamental LLMs data and architecture pipeline.

Responsibilities include:

• Delivering high-quality instruction in Natural Language Processing and related topics
• Developing and updating course materials, assessments, and lab exercises to reflect current advances in NLP and AI
• Fostering an engaging and inclusive learning environment that promotes active student participation
• Supervising student projects and providing academic mentoring
• Contributing to curriculum enhancement and continuous improvement in teaching quality

Why Join MBZUAI?

• Top-Tier Compensation: Competitive salaries aligned with leading global academic institutions
• Exceptional Benefits:
  • Comprehensivehealth & life insurance
  • Relocation supportfor international faculty
• Live in Abu Dhabi:World’s safest city, year-round sunshine, rich culture, and modern amenities
• Industry & Government Collaborations: Work with top AI researchers, leading tech firms, and policymakers

Qualifications

This position requires a PhD in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science or Engineering, Computational Linguistics, or a closely related discipline.

Demonstrated expertise in Natural Language Processing, Information Retrieval, and related areas.

Experience with modern NLP frameworks (e.g., NLTK, spaCy, Hugging Face Transformers, TensorFlow, PyTorch).

Teaching Experience:Proven teaching or training experience at the undergraduate or graduate level (or equivalent professional training experience)

Application Instructions

To apply for this position, pleasesubmit the following:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Teaching statement
• Reference letters or Name and contact details for three referees

*MBZUAI's mission includes fostering a diverse academic community. MBZUAI is an equal opportunity employer. The university actively recruits faculty from around the world, aiming to create an international and inclusive environment that reflects a wide range of cultures and perspectives.

*Be part of AI’s future—apply today to MBZUAI!

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