Faculty Member (Medical Doctor MD)

Abdullah Al Salem University (AASU)

AASU is hereby inviting applications for the regular ranks of Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor for the 2026/2027 academic year. Candidates should have a proven track record for excellence in teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and also have an established research record, demonstrated by publishing high-impact papers and other applicable research outcomes.

Expectations, Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The selected faculty members are expected to teach deep subject knowledge, including teaching key concepts, current and relevant research, methodologies, tools, and techniques, along with meaningful applications. Additionally, faculty members are expected to work closely and maintain continuous affiliation with relevant research centers at AASU.

Specifically, faculty members at the college will be responsible for:

• Participate in establishing the college for graduate and undergraduate medical education aligned with AASU's vision.
• Conduct teaching and research in areas of health sciences and medical education.
• Engage in high-impact research with demonstrated results through high-quality publications.
• Develop international collaborations that reflect national needs and actively contribute to the scientific community both regionally and internationally.
• Serve on program and college committees.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate students.
• Assist in curriculum development and periodic review.
• Contribute to the establishment of the Health Informatics Lab and simulation centers.
• Collaborate with other laboratories to support clinical training.
• Coordinate with the Ministry of Health to implement the College's clinical training programs.
• Cooperate with local and international institutions to develop joint programs.
• Participate in designing student assessment strategies and program evaluations.
• Participate in establishing the accreditation program and ensuring quality standards.
• Undertake other tasks as assigned by the administration.

Required Experience

Applicants currently at least need to hold the position for which they are applying and have a minimum of 4 academic years (8 regular terms) of full-time residency in each rank before any academic promotion. The academic institution and the department or program where the academic experience was obtained must offer at least a bachelor s degree.

Full Professor

• A Full Professor must have experience as a faculty member of not less than 8 academic years in an accredited university, listed in the National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (NBAQ), after being recruited on the rank of Assistant Professor.
• A Full Professor must have been scientifically recruited/promoted to the rank of Associate Professor and Professor at one of the institutions listed in the National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (NBAQ).

Associate Professor

• An Associate Professor must have experience as a faculty member of not less than 4 academic years in an accredited university, listed in the National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (NBAQ), after being recruited on the rank of Assistant Professor.
• An Associate Professor must have been scientifically recruited/promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor and Associate Professor at one of the institutions listed in the National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (NBAQ).

Assistant Professor

• An Assistant Professor must have experience as a faculty member of not less than 2 academic years in an accredited university, listed in the National Bureau for Academic Accreditation and Education Quality Assurance (NBAQ), after being recruited on the rank of assistant professor.