Qatar University is the national institution of higher education in Qatar. It provides high quality undergraduate and graduate programs that prepare competent graduates, destined to shape the future of Qatar. The university community has diverse and committed faculty that teaches and conduct research, which addresses relevant local and regional challenges, advances knowledge, and contributes actively to the needs and aspirations of society.

Qatar University is an intellectual and scholarly community characterized by open discussion, the free exchange of ideas, respectful debate, and a commitment to rigorous inquiry. All members of the University – faculty, staff, and students – are expected to advance the scholarly and social values embodied by the university.

College Profile

The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) houses twelve departments, covering a wide range of undergraduate specializations in the Arts and Sciences including English Literature & Linguistics and Arabic Languages, History, Sociology, Social Work, International Affairs, Mass Communication, Psychology, Policy, Planning & Development, Statistics, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Public Health, Biomedical Sciences, Material Science, Sports Science, and Human Nutrition. The College also houses five Master Programs, which are in Environmental Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Gulf Studies, Material Science and Arabic Language. In Fall 2013, CAS launched a PhD in Biological and Environmental Sciences. Additionally, the College offers a Program of Arabic for Non- Native Speakers. Also, the newly established three research centers namely Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Center for Sustainable Development, and the Gulf Studies Center.

As members of QU, CAS faculty members have excellent opportunities to secure intramural and extramural funding for their research ideas. Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) is major source of research funding, with individual project funding limit exceeding 1 million/project (5 million exceptional projects) along with student research funding programs. As the national and largest University in the country, Qatar University is the recipient of most of QNRF awards, with many research- active faculty members able to win multiple grants.

Duties & Responsibilities

1. Conduct cutting-edge research and scholarship, which involves collaborative and interdisciplinary research, in the field of Sustainable Development with focus on the interface with Policy, planning, and society
2. Actively seek extramural funding to support research and innovation
3. Engage the community at large in Sustainable Development initiatives
4. Develop beneficial linkages with industry as related to policy, planning, and corporate social responsibility in order to develop partnerships and collaborative research.
5. Capitalize on the interdisciplinary nature of the Centre by engaging with the University community to form synergistic collaborations. 
6. Seek to transfer knowledge to the society through outreach. This is to be achieved through initiating a range of activities such as collaborative research; training exercises; seminars; workshops; public lectures; websites; publications. 
7. Teach graduate and undergraduate students
8. Contribute to various committees at the Program, College, and University level
9. Contribute to the research profile of College through research publications 
10. Serve as student advisor
11. Other responsibilities as assigned by the Center Director

Qualifications

1. Ph. D. in the Relevant disciplinary areas of social sciences
2. Strong peer reviewed publication record
3. Work experience in sustainability research 
4. Teaching experience at tertiary level 
5. Familiar with Educational technologies used in higher education sector 
6. Willingness to work with teams 
7. Awareness of working with people from diverse backgrounds
8. Excellent written and oral communication skills

Required Documents

1. Current Curriculum Vitae 
2. Statement of Teaching Philosophy
3. Research Plan
4. Contact details of three referees’ contact information (physical and email addresses as well their telephones contact).
5. Academic transcript of the Highest Qualification
6. Any additional documentation deemed relevant to the application

Benefits

1. A three-year renewable contract
2. Salary is commensurate with experience
3. Tax-free salary
4. Furnished accommodation in accordance with QU HR policies
5. Annual round trip air tickets for faculty member and dependents in accordance with QUHR policies
6. Educational allowance for candidate’s children (eligible candidates only) in accordance with QU HR policies
7. Private health care and health insurance in accordance with QU HR policies
8. Annual leave in accordance with QU HR policies
9. End-of-contract indemnity