Asst. Prof., King Fahd U.

[anonymouse]

The Department of General Studies (DGS) at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia invites applications for full-time faculty positions at the rank of Associate/ Assistant Professors in the following fields :

1. Sociology

2. Psychology

3. International Relations

4. Cultural Anthropology

5. Future Studies

Applicants are expected to hold a Ph.D. degree with a strong commitment to research and teaching as well as serving the university. Applicants are also expected to have superior ability to teach in English(as the language of instruction at KFUPM is English). Candidates with Middle Eastern expertise are strongly encouraged to apply.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

These positions are full-time two-year renewable contracts with competitive tax free salary based on qualifications and experience, free furnished air-conditioned on-campus housing unit with free essential utilities and maintenance. Subject to University policy, the appointment includes the following additional benefits: Air ticket/s to Dammam on appointment; annual repatriation air tickets to Dammam for the faculty and up to three of his dependents; tuition fees for school-age dependent children enrolled in local schools; local transportation allowance; Two months' paid summer vacation, end-of service benefits, and free access to recreation facilities. KFUPM campus has a range of facilities including medical & dental clinic, teaching and research support facilities such as an extensive library acquisitions and library databases, computing facilities, smart classrooms, and research and teaching laboratories. The campus is within a very short distance from the cities of Dammam and Al-Khobar.

Review of applications will continue until the positions are filled.

To Apply : Send (preferably by e-mail) cover letter, detailed resume, completed KFUPM application form with copies of credentials (academic degrees & transcript/s) and three referees to the following address :

Dean of Faculty & Personnel Affairs

DEPT. REF.No. DGS-091

KFUPM Box 5005, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia

E-mail: [e-mail] or [e-mail]

Fax: [phone] or 860-2442

To download the KFUPM Application Form, visit www.kfupm.edu.sa/fpa/serv/InfApplicFacPosi.mht

Please quote DEPT. reference no. DGS-091 in your initial application

For more information, please visit the following links:

KFUPM Web Site: www.kfupm.edu.sa

Deanship of Faculty & Personnel Affairs: www.kfupm.edu.sa/fpa

[jobless american]

Just a quick note on this opening since it piqued my interest. The department is located within the college of "applied and supporting studies." The department combines Political science, history, sociology, and psychology.

Here are the course offerings for the department, there are six:
Skills of Searching for Information
Sociology and industrial production
The foundations of human behavior
International Relations
Planning and Social Development
The Human-being and the Environment

[anon]

Are women eligible for these positions?

[Jeb]

Aug 13, 2009 11:58:18 GMT -5 anon said:

Are women eligible for these positions?

There are no females on the faculty. For women who apply, it is perhaps important to demonstrate how the position would enhance their ability to have children and follow the wishes of their husbands. As you are in another country, you cannot be beheaded for applying

[needtoregister]

Focus on the positive. The position probably comes with gasoline. If not, you can buy it for 11 cents a liter.

[anonymous]

You'd have to be really desperate to take this position. You're training the next generation of people who will pillage the earth looking for the oil that will ultimately raise our oceans, warm our climate, strengthen our hurricanes, kill our children. I'm sure your ability to teach in a critical manner is next to zero-- students there would not likely be encouraged to question authority, but to drill blindly along, fueling the continuation of U.S. imperialism. And you won't keep your job if you stand in the way (notice there's no courses on inequality or political economy). But, hey, the pay is probably good.

And, no, I'm guessing women need not apply. The posting says "his," implying that the hire will be male.

[Prole PhD]

Aug 14, 2009 9:59:53 GMT -5 anonymous said:

You'd have to be really desperate to take this position.

In this market, you sell yourself to whomever will allow you to live. Extract what you can, but remember the revolution is at hand!