About the job

CMU-Africa seeks highly qualified candidates with a Ph.D. from leading research universities and a passion for the digital transformation of Africa, to contribute to CMU-Africa’s innovative, interdisciplinary graduate teaching and research. Core research faculty will form an interdisciplinary team creating knowledge and innovations of relevance to the acceleration of inclusive digital transformation of Africa. They will also provide the intellectual leadership for some knowledge transfer activities such as workshops and meetings in relevant topic areas.

We welcome applicants with interest in the development and application of information and communications technology to address societal challenges. Areas of particular interest include artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity and privacy, software engineering and development, robotics, IoT, technology policy, and technology entrepreneurship with the potential for high impact to health, finance, agriculture, e-government or education and that is relevant in the African context.

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Faculty positions at CMU-Africa

• Contribute to CMU-Africa’s innovative, interdisciplinary graduate teaching and research.
• Form an interdisciplinary team creating knowledge and innovations of relevance to the acceleration of inclusive digital transformation of Africa.
• Provide intellectual leadership for knowledge transfer activities such as workshops and meetings in relevant topic areas.
• Develop and apply information and communications technology to address societal challenges.

• Artificial intelligence
• Machine learning
• Cybersecurity
• Privacy
• Software engineering
• Robotics
• IoT
• Technology policy
• Technology entrepreneurship

• Ph.D. from leading research universities
• Passion for the digital transformation of Africa
• Interest in the development and application of information and communications technology to address societal challenges