UAEU Petroleum Engineering Faculty 2026: Open

UAEU Petroleum Engineering Faculty Position

UAEU’s Petroleum Engineering programme is accredited by ABET and by the UAE Commission for Academic Accreditation. The selected faculty member is expected to contribute across teaching, research, supervision, industry engagement and academic service.

Teaching and Academic Responsibilities

The official vacancy identifies teaching responsibilities in Petroleum Production Engineering, including areas such as:

• well performance;
• artificial lift systems;
• production optimisation;
• surface facilities; and
• related undergraduate and graduate petroleum-engineering courses.

The role also includes supervision of undergraduate capstone projects, Master’s theses and potentially PhD dissertations, plus participation in curriculum development and departmental or university committees.

Minimum and Preferred Qualifications

• An earned doctorate in the applicable field is required.
• UAEU prefers a PhD in Petroleum Engineering or a closely related field.
• Applicants should demonstrate expertise and a strong publication record in Petroleum Production Engineering or a closely related area.
• Evidence of teaching excellence or strong teaching potential at undergraduate and graduate levels is expected.
• Applicants should show the ability or potential to secure internal and external research funding.
• Strong communication, teamwork and interpersonal skills are important.
• Industrial and professional experience is an advantage.

Research Expectations

The successful academic is expected to establish an impactful research programme in Petroleum Production Engineering. The official posting highlights areas such as production optimisation, sustainability in production operations and emerging technologies.

Potentially relevant research directions include artificial-lift optimisation, well productivity, production surveillance, data-driven production systems, decarbonisation of production operations and advanced surface-facility technologies, provided the applicant can demonstrate a credible scholarly programme rather than simply listing topics.

UAEU also expects the faculty member to pursue competitive internal and external research funding and collaborate with industry and academic partners.

How to Apply

Applications are submitted through the official Jobs@UAEU system. The individual detail page does not provide a complete universal document checklist for this vacancy, so candidates should follow the live portal requirements.

Academic applicants should have ready:

• an updated academic CV;
• a targeted cover letter;
• publication and research-funding record;
• research statement or plan;
• teaching statement;
• student-supervision record; and
• reference information and academic credentials as requested by the portal.

This preparation list is CareerAidHub guidance, not an additional official UAEU eligibility condition.

How to Strengthen the Application

• Make Petroleum Production Engineering expertise visible on the first page of the CV.
• Connect publications and funded work to well performance, artificial lift, optimisation or sustainable production systems where relevant.
• Explain what research programme you would build at UAEU over the next three to five years.
• Show which undergraduate and postgraduate courses you could teach immediately.
• Quantify supervision, curriculum-development, accreditation and industry-collaboration experience.
• Apply promptly while the vacancy remains on UAEU’s current recruitment index.