KAUST seeks a Founding Director of Artificial Intelligence (AI). University President Tony Chan has called for a major, new strategic research initiative focused on AI. A significant investment of resources will be allocated to this initiative for the coming years to support KAUST in becoming the leader in AI research in the Middle East and beyond.
Reporting to the Vice President for Research, Donal D. C. Bradley. The Director of AI will join KAUST with a vision for setting up a flagship research Center for AI/ Machine Learning, actively participating in the University’s research and teaching and proactively leading the Center’s knowledge exchange and public engagement activities. She/ he will attract and recruit a significant cluster of world-renowned faculty members. The Director will also develop and implement sustainable research funding strategies that reflect the strengths of the program, and engagement strategies to embrace a wider range of partners at the government, industry and community level.
KAUST is a 10-year-old international, graduate research university dedicated to advancing science and technology through interdisciplinary research, education, and strategic collaborations with leading centers around the world. Located on the shores of the Red Sea near the city of Jeddah, KAUST attracts top international faculty, researchers, staff and students to conduct fundamental and goal-oriented research to tackle global challenges. KAUST’s mission-driven Research Centers seek to address problems related to the grand challenges of our time. KAUST has been ranked as the world’s top university in citations per faculty by QS World University Rankings since 2016. According to the 2019 Nature Index Top Young Universities, KAUST globally ranked #1 for institutions under 20 years of age, #3 for institutions under 30 years of age, and #6 for institutions under 50 years of age.
Saudi Arabia has a rapidly growing economy and has been ranked one of the easiest places to do business in the Middle East. The Kingdom is changing at a rapid pace economically, socially and culturally. KAUST is one of the Kingdom’s economic and innovation hubs, founded not only as a catalyst for academic innovation and economic development, but also as a model for social change as the first co-ed, graduate-only research institution and residential community in Saudi Arabia.
Enquiries or applications can be made, in confidence, to Inga Walter on iwalter@wittkieffer.com.
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