Assistant Professor - Biocheminformatics

About the role

The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) is recruiting a faculty member at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in Biocheminformatics within the Department of Chemistry, College of Science. The successful candidate should combine strong expertise in cheminformatics, bioinformatics and machine learning applications in biochemistry or medicinal chemistry with a commitment to teaching, student mentorship and externally funded research.

Key responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Biochemistry, Bioinformatics and Cheminformatics
• Mentor and supervise graduate students on research projects and their theses
• Develop and revise courses that integrate computational and experimental approaches in biochemistry
• Provide tutoring and academic counselling, assess student coursework and design assessments
• Collaborate with external researchers and support colleagues in research and co-curricular activities
• Contribute to departmental, college and university service activities

Required profile

• Ph.D. in Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Chemoinformatics, Computational Biochemistry or a closely related field
• At least two years of teaching experience in higher education
• Preferred: a strong publication record in Scopus-indexed Q1 journals, experience with data analysis tools and omics software, grant acquisition and student supervision experience