Faculty members in Research areas such as Bayesian and Spatial Statistics; Data Privacy and Security; AI/ML; NLP; Image and Video Data Analysis

The School of Arts and Sciences at Ahmedabad University is inviting applications for faculty positions in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences division, specialising in particular in the Theory of Computer Science, the different areas of Mathematics, AR/VR, Statistics and Data Science, Bayesian and Spatial Statistics, computer vision, Data Privacy and security, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, and Image and Video Data Analysis. The School has five divisions: Biological and Life Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Performing and Visual Arts, and Social Sciences, all of which work in a collaborative and interdisciplinary way. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing school in India in a dynamic new private university with a public ethos.

Responsibilities: To engage in high-quality research, establish new research areas in collaboration with professors of the university and outside, publish research work in international peer-reviewed journals of repute, teach courses within the school and across the university, supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students, develop external funding for research support, and participate in institution building.

Required and preferred qualifications: Applicants should have a PhD in a relevant discipline from a globally recognised University.

Benefits: The University provides a generous salary package and other benefits including a seed grant for faculty research projects and an annual Faculty Development Allowance.

About the University: Ahmedabad University supports innovative, project-based learning, and asserts the centrality of both the arts and the sciences in a broad, fulfilling education. We welcome applications from scholars with strong communication skills who have a willingness to work imaginatively and collaboratively as part of a community of emerging scholars. All faculty at the University are expected to engage in both teaching and research, and we operate a six-year tenure track system. Ahmedabad University is committed to diversity, and welcomes applications from qualified persons from underrepresented groups regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion or similar status.

How to Apply: Applicants are requested at this stage to submit

1. a letter stating their interest in a position at the University and outlining briefly their qualifications for it;
2. an up-to-date CV detailing their training, jobs held, university teaching experience, publications, and details of three referees;
3. two representative articles or other publications as an example of their scholarship; and
4. a concise statement of their future research and teaching interests (1000 words).

Applications and enquiries should be made to the Office of the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, using the email address artsandsciences@ahduni.edu.in. Please quote the reference SAS/MPS/002 and mark your application ‘Mathematical and Physical Sciences’.