Teaching and Research Faculty
- Employer
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Location
- Rwanda
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Oct 21, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Science, Technology & Mathematics, Computer Sciences & Technology, Engineering, Other Science & Technology
- Employment Level
- Non-Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
We inspire, we excite, we innovate, we create – join Carnegie
Mellon University Africa (CMU Africa) as we cultivate the next
generation of African technology leaders.
Africa is unique: a continent of unprecedented opportunity, a
melting pot of ideas, innovation, cultures, and with challenges of
her own. It is a continent that is exciting, alluring and
adventurous. At CMU Africa you have the opportunity to nurture the
next generation of African technology leaders that will assist in
transforming the continent. We invite you to be part of a movement
for change.
We are looking for top teaching and research faculty at all levels
to be based at our beautiful campus in Kigali in the land of a
thousand hills, Rwanda. Kigali in recent years has become an
epicenter of tech innovation and provides the perfect setting for a
world class institution to develop tech leaders that create
innovative solutions for local and international challenges.
Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU Africa) invites
applications for teaching track and research track faculty
positions at all levels (i.e., Assistant, Associate and Full
Professor) at its campus in Kigali, Rwanda.
Carnegie Mellon University, a world leader in information
technology, engineering, and artificial intelligence, started its
graduate programs on the ground in Kigali, Rwanda in 2012, with the
goal of educating the next generation of African technology leaders
in Africa. With strong support from the Government of Rwanda, the
Mastercard Foundation, Smart Africa, the Mandela Institute for
Developmental Studies (MINDS) and other partners, CMU Africa has
grown to more than 230 full-time resident graduate students from 20
countries in Africa, with plans to grow to about 400 students in
four years. CMU Africa graduates are having significant positive
impact and rising quickly to technology leadership positions to
take advantage of Africa’s unique opportunities. CMU Africa is on a
strong positive trajectory, having moved into a new building in
2019 as the anchor tenant of the Kigali Innovation City and
doubling its size in the past two years.
We are seeking both teaching-track and research-track faculty.
While these are not tenure-track lines, research and teaching
faculty tracks are well established professional tracks at CMU with
renewable, multi-year contracts that go through same review and
promotion process (with different criteria) as tenure-track
faculty. Teaching and research faculty are integrated into all CMU
Africa activities, take on leadership positions, and receive
significant support to achieve scholarly excellence. They are
expected to actively collaborate with other faculty at CMU Africa,
CMU-Pittsburgh and partner African universities in their scholarly
activities. The teaching and research tracks present long-term
career growth opportunities along well-established promotion lines
to advance through Assistant, Associate, and full Teaching/Research
Professor levels. Both tracks are encouraged to engage in teaching
and research. They differ in their focus.
Teaching-track faculty are responsible
for teaching courses, supervising student research
projects, engaging in broader aspects of our educational programs
and collaboratively improving our educational offerings.
Teaching-track faculty members have opportunities to conduct
research or engage in other activities that advance them
professionally, provided those activities are consistent with the
department’s overall educational mission.
Research-track faculty responsibilities
include creating, developing, carrying out and
managing innovative research programs, particularly in areas of
importance to Africa. CMU Africa research-track positions are fully
funded for three years providing a convenient ramp for the research
faculty to establish a strong research program and pursue external
research funding opportunities. Research-track faculty members
supervise graduate students and postdocs (often in collaboration
with other CMU faculty, including faculty on the Pittsburgh campus)
and frequently engage in teaching courses which helps them attract
students to join their research efforts.
CMU Africa faculty in both tracks are expected to work closely with
colleagues on the main campus and visit the main campus for both
short-term and longer-term (e.g., a semester or a year) for
establishing and growing collaborative efforts in both teaching and
research. Similarly, faculty members on the main campus will have
opportunities to come to Kigali to teach and carry out join
research with CMU Africa faculty.
- A cover letter (stating clearly whether you are applying for a teaching-track or a research-track faculty position);
- A curriculum vitae;
- A research statement, typically three to five pages, outlining a compelling short-term and long-term vision for a research program that is aligned to CMU Africa’s goal of supporting the inclusive digital transformation of Africa and may reference potential collaborators at CMU Africa, CMU-Pittsburgh and other higher learning institutions in Africa and beyond;
- A teaching statement, typically on the order of two pages, outlining both your experience and philosophy, a listing of courses you are interested in teaching and presenting a longer-term vision for training Africa’s next generation of technology thought leaders, researchers, and entrepreneurs; and
- A diversity statement, typically on the order of two pages, outlining how you have contributed to as well as plan to contribute to diversity, inclusion, and equity.
- Please visit: https://apply.interfolio.com/96623 to begin the process of submitting an application.
Applications from candidates who have a demonstrated track record in mentoring and nurturing women and students from groups traditionally underrepresented in engineering and information technology are strongly encouraged. Application review will start on December 1, 2021. Carnegie Mellon University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its community on a range of intellectual and cultural dimensions.
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