Academic Positions at Centre for Advanced Material and Energy Sciences

Position / Area 

• Associate Professor  

• conduct research in innovative organometallics for downstream of oil and gas products (background in simulating chemical reaction is an advantage);  

• teach courses (in areas of organometallics, materials science, sustainability) in programmes offered by the Centre, and modules offered by other Faculties, Institutes and Centres (FICs) in Universiti Brunei Darussalam;   

• develop frameworks and infrastructure for research;  

• develop human capacity in research through mentoring and graduate students supervision;  

• secure research grants (local and international) for the development of research;  

• contribute to the research and publication activities through high impact publications, engagement in the Centre including research seminars and strengthening the Centre’s research clusters;   

• collaborate with academics and professionals within and outside UBD to make a global impact through excellence in research and innovation; and  

• active participation in the activities of the Centre.  

Academic and Professional Qualifications required:  

• PhD in Chemistry / Materials Science / Energy Sciences / Chemical Engineering or a related field (with a specialisation in organometallics / materials) from a recognised university.  

• Demonstrates an outstanding record of research productivity and teaching excellence in the field of leadership, innovation, and Islam, including case studies;  

• Applicants’ experience in research leadership including Principal Investigator of research project, research grant application and graduate students supervision would be an added advantage;   

• Preference will be given to those who have Research Fellow or Postdoctoral experience in the research field  

For more information about Centre for Advanced Material and Energy Sciences please refer to: https://ubd.edu.bn/research-institutes/cames/  

or contact AP Dr Malai Haniti Sheikh Abdul Hamid at haniti.hamid@ubd.edu.bn.  

• Assistant Professor | Lecturer  

• to conduct research in computational materials science (DFT) and application of Machine Learning for materials discovery and simulating chemical reactions;  

• to teach courses (in areas of computational materials science) in programmes offered by the Centre, and modules offered by other Faculties, Institutes and Centres (FICs) in Universiti Brunei Darussalam;   

• to develop frameworks and infrastructure for research;  

• to develop human capacity in research through mentoring and graduate students supervision;  

• to secure research grants (local and international) for the development of research;  

• to contribute to the research and publication activities through high impact publications, engagement in the Institute including research seminars and strengthening the Institute’s research clusters;   

• to collaborate with academics and professionals within and outside UBD to make a global impact through excellence in research and innovation; and  

• active participation in the activities of the Institute.  

Academic and Professional Qualifications required:  

• PhD in Chemistry / Materials Science / Physics or a related field (with a specialisation in computational chemistry / materials and Machine Learning) from a recognised university.  

• Demonstrates an outstanding record of research productivity and teaching excellence in the field of leadership, innovation, and Islam, including case studies;  

• Applicants’ experience in research leadership including Principal Investigator of research project, research grant application and graduate students supervision would be an added advantage;   

• Preference will be given to those who have Research Fellow or Postdoctoral experience in the research field.  

 For more information about Centre for Advanced Material and Energy Sciences please refer to: https://ubd.edu.bn/research-institutes/cames/  

or contact please contact AP Dr Malai Haniti Sheikh Abdul Hamid at haniti.hamid@ubd.edu.bn.