Faculty Position (Associate Professor/ Professor)

Hamad Bin Khalifa University; Doha; On-site; QAR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamad Bin Khalifa University seeks an accomplished academic to teach graduate courses in AI and digital technologies, supervise MA theses, and serve as an advisor guiding students through course and thesis selection.

The role involves leading curriculum development, contributing to academic committees, and pursuing externally funded research. Fluency in English is essential; Arabic is desirable.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent terminal degree in Digital Humanities, Philosophy, Heritage Studies, Information Science, Computer Science, or related field.
• Sustained, internationally recognized record of high-quality research and peer-reviewed publications.
• Substantial graduate teaching experience in critical AI, AI ethics, digital culture or digital heritage with research methods.
• Depth in critical, philosophical, qualitative, quantitative, computational or mixed-method approaches with strong research design.
• Ability to evaluate ethical questions raised by AI and digital technologies, such as responsibility, fairness, cultural rights or access, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Strong record of graduate supervision, curriculum development and academic leadership, with externally funded projects.
• Capacity to build partnerships with museums, archives, libraries, cultural institutions or public bodies.
• Fluency in English; Arabic proficiency desirable.
• Experience teaching in culturally diverse and international environments and supporting students from varied backgrounds.

Responsibilities

• Teach graduate courses or seminars in AI and digital technologies and research methods to advance student learning.
• Supervise MA theses and independent studies to guide student research and ensure project success.
• Serve as academic advisor to help with course and thesis selection.
• Participate in and chair university and college committees.
• Render service to professional or lay communities relevant to the academic field.
• Direct research programs for undergraduate and graduate students and advise on research matters.
• Publish research findings in scholarly journals or books.
• Contribute to curriculum development and academic leadership within DHS to improve teaching materials.
• Engage in external partnerships to support student research and experiential learning.
• Pursue funding to enhance HBKU’s standing as a leading research university.
• Maintain an active publication agenda and disseminate findings through conferences and scholarly outlets.

Skills

English proficiency

Arabic desirable

Education

PhD or equivalent terminal degree in Digital Humanities, Philosophy, Heritage Studies, Information Science, Computer Science, or related field

Graduate teaching experience in AI, AI ethics, digital culture/heritage

Job description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Teach develop and conduct assigned graduate courses or seminars in AI and digital technologies areas and research methods to contribute to student learning
• Supervise MA theses research projects and independent study activities to guide students in achieving their academic and professional goals and ensure the success of research projects and students
• Serve as academic advisor to students to guide them in course and theses selection
• Participate on and chair university and College committees
• Render service to the professional or lay community relevant to academic specialty
• Direct research programs of undergraduate graduate students and advise on research matters
• Conduct research in the field of specialization and publish findings in scholarly journals or books
• May serve on faculty committees dealing with such matters as curriculum planning and degree requirements and perform a variety of administrative duties
• Participate in curriculum development activities and academic leadership in DHS including the development of curricular materials and special instructional methods to further improve the university college teaching material
• Conduct research or undertake comparable scholarly activity to contribute to HBKU becoming a leading research university
• Disseminate key research findings through publications conferences and scholarly presentations to aid in making HBKU a reputable university
• Develop external partnerships and support student research and experiential learning
• Seek funding support for research to help make HBKU a world-class research university
• Maintain an active publication agenda
• Collaborate across the humanities social sciences and computational research to support rigorous interpretation and analysis of digital evidence
• Other reasonable tasks as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent terminal degree in Digital Humanities, Philosophy, Heritage Studies, Information Science, Computer Science, or a related humanities, social science, or scientific field, with research relevant to the cultural, social, or ethical study of digital technologies.
• Demonstrate a sustained, internationally recognized record of high-quality research and peer-reviewed publications appropriate to the rank of Professor.
• Have substantial graduate teaching experience in critical AI, AI ethics, digital culture, digital heritage or closely related areas, including research methods.
• Demonstrate depth in an appropriate critical, philosophical, qualitative, quantitative, computational or mixed-method approach, with strong research design and interpretive judgment.
• Demonstrate the ability to evaluate ethical questions raised by AI and digital technologies, such as responsibility, fairness, cultural rights or access, and to collaborate across disciplines.
• Demonstrate a strong record of graduate supervision, curriculum development and academic leadership, with experience leading collaborative research and developing externally funded projects.
• Demonstrate the capacity to build research or educational partnerships with museums, archives, libraries, cultural institutions, public bodies, civil society or other relevant organizations.
• Fluency in English. Proficiency in Arabic is desirable but not required.
• Have experience teaching and collaborating in culturally diverse and international environments and supporting students with different disciplinary backgrounds.