AI and Robotics Instructor

About the role

The American University of Iraq, Sulaimani invites an experienced AI and Robotics Engineering Instructor to join its growing department. This full‑time faculty position combines teaching, curriculum development, and research in a supportive, English‑speaking academic environment.

Key responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses such as Digital Signal Processing, Advanced Robotics, AI Applications, Computer Vision, LLMs, and Natural Language Processing.
• Develop and update curricula, design hands‑on labs and coding assignments.
• Mentor and advise students on academic and research projects.
• Conduct scholarly research and publish in AI and robotics fields.
• Prepare data, train, evaluate, and deploy LLMs on the university’s on‑premise infrastructure while ensuring data privacy and security.
• Participate in departmental and university service, including collaboration with colleagues and contribution to university initiatives.

Required profile

• Master’s degree or PhD in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Computer Science, Robotics, Mechatronics or a closely related field.
• Strong expertise in AI, machine learning, LLMs, NLP, and robotics.
• Demonstrated experience teaching AI‑related courses at the undergraduate level.
• Ability to design modern, student‑centered courses with practical labs.

Required skills

• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Digital Signal Processing
• Robotics
• Computer Vision
• Machine Learning
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• AI model training, evaluation and deployment
• Data preparation and privacy/security in on‑premise environments

What we offer

• Academic freedom and flexible working arrangements.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for international collaboration.
• Involvement in the development of the university’s AI Research Center.
• A diverse and inclusive community of scholars and students.