Lecturer

The Entrepreneurship Institute (EI), https://ei.kfupm.edu.sa, King Fahd
University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) invites qualified candidates to
apply for lecturer in the area of entrepreneurship.

Job Responsibility
Individual will teach on-campus courses with possible distance teaching
assignments as well as conducting research on Entrepreneurship and/or
technology-transfer related subjects. In addition, individual will be involved
in related committee work on Entrepreneurship Education including ventures
creation, fundraising, and promoting all entrepreneurship associated
curricular and co-curricular activities. The successful candidate will be
expected to meet the traditional requirements of excellence in teaching,
active scholarly and professional work, and service to the University and
community. Research should be in areas related to entrepreneurship and/or
technology-transfer. The successful candidate is also expected to mentor
students engaged in entrepreneurial activities, including the EI incubator
program.
The University seeks dynamic, energetic and collegial faculty, who will
champion the EI and its related academic programs (i.e., an eventual
Entrepreneurship Minor and certificate program, the various entrepreneurship-
related student organizations, and related research initiatives) as well the
institute's co-curricular activities and short courses. Candidate will assist
in academic planning; advising, teaching classes within the various academic
programs; cultivate relationships in the University; and collaboratively
define/maintain the quality of students' experiences within the EI.
KFUPM- a leading engineering and sciences university in the region- is well-
known, over the last ‎50+ years, for creating leaders in the industry and
government institutions in the region and around the globe. Over the last ‎10
years, KFUPM managed to create its own powerful platform for innovation-
entrepreneurial activities. It established an Entrepreneurship Institute (EI),
an interdisciplinary entity that works with all of the colleges in the
university. The Institute is committed to underpin the efforts of building
entrepreneurial mindsets that will lead to high growth, high-tech
entrepreneurial startups as well as graduate entrepreneurial leaders.

Compensation & Benefits
Two-year renewable contract.
Competitive tax-free salaries based on qualifications and experience.
All KFUPM faculty are offered free furnished air-conditioned on-campus housing
unit with free essential utilities and maintenance.
The appointment includes the following benefits according to the University's
policy:
* air ticket/s to Dammam upon appointment;
* annual repatriation air ticket/s for up to four persons;
* a contribution towards local tuition fees for school-age dependent children; local transportation allowance;
* two months' paid summer leave in addition to mid-semester breaks;
* free health care at KFUPM Clinic;
* end-of-service gratuity after two (‎2) years of continuous service.

Qualifications
Minimum qualifications are:
‎1. Masters degree in Entrepreneurship, Business, Technology Management,
Technology Commercialization, or Leadership. Any of the degrees are with
emphasis in entrepreneurship and/or technology-transfer subjects;
‎2. Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communication skills;
‎3. Willingness to teach students in the classroom and at a distance using
alternative delivery methods;
‎4. A record of outstanding education performance.
Preferred qualifications include:
‎1. Entrepreneurship-related experience;
‎2. Ability to teach general entrepreneurship courses;
‎3. Ability to apply experiential learning techniques and case teaching
methods when teaching entrepreneurship;
‎4. Publications in Entrepreneurship and/or Technology transfer and related
subjects;
‎5. Have been involved and/or taken short courses on Startup creation,
mentoring or business incubators;
‎6. Have been involved and/or participated in entrepreneurship activities such
as Business Plan Competitions, Startup Weekends, etc.

Special Instructions to Applicants
‎1. Applications are invited for faculty positions fat King Fahd University of
Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

‎2. Applicants must be fluent in English as it is the medium of instruction in
the University.

Contact Information
Director of Talent Acquisition
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
KFUPM Box ‎5005, Dhahran ‎31261
Saudi Arabia
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +‎966 ‎13 ‎860-‎7854
Fax: +‎966 ‎13 ‎860-‎2442

Open Date

Close Date

Open Until Filled
Yes