Amrut Mody School of Management at Ahmedabad University has over 2500 students across various programmes under the umbrella of Management covering the entire range from undergraduate to Doctoral degrees and certificate programmes for practitioners. Education at Ahmedabad University draws strength from the interdisciplinary ethos which drives the various schools and to nurture this spirit, various centres have been established. Centre for Heritage Management under Amrut Mody School of Management focusses on academic, practice and research issues in the domain of Heritage and Culture, is one of its kind in India and specialises in heritage management to promote conservation and management of heritage assets.

AACSB, the world’s largest business education association of 1700 business schools, has awarded the university the “Innovations That Inspire Award 2023” for its innovative interdisciplinary Foundation Programme.

Open Rank Faculty Positions
Candidates at the Assistant/Associate/Full Professors are invited by the Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, from candidates in all areas of Management and related fields, including but not restricted to the following: 

• Accounting
• Business Analytics
• Communications
• Data Science
• Economics and Public Policy
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Heritage Management
• Human Resources
• Information Systems
• Marketing
• Operations Management
• Operations Research
• Organisational Behavior
• Public Policy
• Statistics
• Sustainability and Climate Change
• Strategy

Candidates for tenure-track Assistant Professor must demonstrate capability for conducting high quality research and should have completed or close to completing a PhD. Associate Professors should have a proven track record of research, teaching and mentoring of junior faculty. Full Professors are additionally expected to provide academic leadership at the School.

Teaching hours and remunerations are highly competitive within India, with generous start-up and seed grants. Faculty also get annual international conference travel support and development-allowance to facilitate research.

Please upload your application through this link.

• Cover Letter
• A curriculum vitae (CV)
• List of three references
• Samples of recent research output including a job market paper (at most three)
• Research and Teaching Statement
• Teaching Evaluations (if any)

Information about Ahmedabad University and AMSOM are available at www.ahduni.edu.in.

Ahmedabad University (www.ahduni.edu.in) is a private, non-profit university offering students a liberal education with a focus on research and interdisciplinary, project-based learning. It is a research university whose purpose is to foster continuous progress of self and society. While Ahmedabad is a young institution (established in 2009 in the heart of one of India's most vibrant and livable cities), it has already taken significant steps to create a diverse, intellectually stimulating and collaborative culture for students and faculty. The University offers programmes leading to degrees from bachelors to doctoral at its schools of Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Management. The University is already attracting ambitious scholars from around the world and is developing links with some of the finest academic institutions and companies. It is an opportunity to re-imagine a university in the global academy and within subcontinental traditions of knowledge, and to act as a bridge between the arts, the sciences and the professions.

Ahmedabad University has started our new School of Public Health in April, 2023. The School aims to improve health and the environment locally as well as nationally and globally, to train leaders who can develop wholistic solutions to interdisciplinary problems pertinent to the 21st century, and to educate and inspire individuals, communities and organisations. The Bagchi School of Public Health will be recruiting faculty at all levels full-time tenure-track faculty as well as part-time faculty, and also engaging visiting faculty. Initial focus areas include environmental health, data science, and executive education, and long term goals are to expand to a comprehensive and globally impactful Bagchi School of Public Health. The School will offer an unprecedented opportunity for strong interdisciplinary enquiry with a low barrier to collaborative teaching/inquiry/research, directed by a desire to address complex, at-scale societal challenges.

Interested faculty with pertinent PhD or equivalent can send a CV and letter of interest address to:

Kaumudi Joshipura
Susmita and Subroto Bagchi Professor of Public Health
Dean
Bagchi School of Public Health

[email protected]

Ahmedabad University is building a new and diverse educational institution spanning different areas of academic, business and creative life. At the School of Arts and Sciences, we have five divisions: Biological and Life Sciences, Humanities and Languages, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Performing and Visual Arts, and Social Sciences. You can find details of available faculty opportunities and the application process here.

Biological and Life Sciences

The School of Arts and Sciences at Ahmedabad University is seeking to appoint a select number of faculty members in the Biological and Life Sciences division. Our research base currently spans areas of biology including nanotechnology, epigenetic regulation including RNA-mediated regulation, cancer biology, forensic science , molecular parasitology, protein chemistry, toxicology, bioinformatics, ecology and evolutionary biology.  Applicants specialising in Computational Biology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, or any related area of Life Sciences, and Ecology are especially encouraged to apply. The candidates are expected to  contribute significantly and strengthen  the clusters of research we are currently building in `Emerging infectious diseases (including Anti-Microbial Resistance)’, `Ecology, Environment and Climate Change’, and `Oral Cancer’, either independently or as a part of interdisciplinary teams. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing school in India at a new private university with a public ethos.

Applicants must already have post-doctoral experience and a qualification from an institution with global recognition. Appointees will be expected to engage in high-level research, to publish in their specialist field, to seek opportunities to win external funding for their research, and to teach and mentor Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral students. They must have an existing record of excellence, commensurate with their appointment level and stage of career. They will be expected to provide evidence of excellence as demonstrated by publications in leading academic journals or a research project at an international level, and presentations at significant conferences.

Ahmedabad University supports innovative, interdisciplinary, project-based education, and asserts the centrality of the arts and sciences in a broad, fulfilling education.  We welcome applications from scholars with strong communication skills who can contribute to imaginative learning, and have a willingness to work collaboratively as part of a community of scholars. All faculty at the University are expected to engage in both teaching and research, and we follow a six-year tenure track. Ahmedabad University is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from qualified persons from underrepresented groups regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion or similar status.

Applicants are requested at this stage to submit:

• A letter stating their interest in a position at the University and outlining briefly their qualifications for it
• An up-to-date CV detailing their training, jobs held, university teaching experience, publications, and details of three referees
• Three representative articles or other publications as an example of their scholarship
• A statement of their future research interests (maximum length, 1000 words)
• A statement of their teaching interests (maximum length, 1000 words)

Please upload your application through this link. Enquiries should be made to the office of the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences using the email address [email protected]. Please quote the reference SAS/BLS/004 in any correspondence.

Humanities and Languages

The School of Arts and Sciences at Ahmedabad University is seeking to appoint a select number of additional professors in the Humanities and Languages division. Our teaching and research base includes History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Modern and Classical Languages, and World Literatures. Applicants specialising in East Asian History, Global History, Islamic, Jain and Buddhist Philosophy, and Logic (particularly in relation to Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence) are especially encouraged to apply.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing school in India at a new private university with a public ethos.

Applicants (other than language instructors) must already have a doctorate (or be close to completion) from an institution with international recognition. Appointees will be expected to engage in high-level research, to publish in their specialist field, to seek opportunities to win external funding for their research, and to teach and mentor Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral students. They must have a record of excellence and potential, commensurate with their appointment level and stage of career. They will be expected to provide evidence of excellence as demonstrated by publications in leading academic journals or a research project at an international level,  and presentations at significant conferences.

Ahmedabad University supports innovative, interdisciplinary, project-based education, and asserts the centrality of the arts and sciences in a broad, fulfilling education. We welcome applications from scholars with strong communication skills who can contribute to imaginative learning, and have a willingness to work collaboratively as part of a community of emerging scholars. All faculty at the University are expected to engage in both teaching and research, and we operate a six-year tenure track. Ahmedabad University is committed to diversity, and welcomes applications from qualified persons from underrepresented groups regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion or similar status.

Applicants are requested to submit

• A letter stating their interest in a position at the University and outlining briefly their qualifications for it
• An up-to-date CV detailing their training, jobs held, university teaching experience, publications, and details of three referees
• One representative article or other publication as an example of their scholarship
• A statement of their future research interests (maximum length, 1000 words)
• A statement of their teaching interests (maximum length, 1000 words)

Please upload your application through this link. Enquiries should be made to the office of the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences using the email address [email protected]. Please quote the reference SAS/HL/004 in any correspondence.

Mathematical and Physical Sciences

The School of Arts and Sciences at Ahmedabad University is seeking to appoint faculty members in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences division. Our current teaching and research base includes Physics, Computer Science, and Mathematics and Statistics. Applications from those with expertise in the History of Mathematics, Science and Technology would also be welcome. Applicants specialising in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Science and Technology (Quantum Computing/Communication/Devices), Machine Learning and Data Science, Mathematical Analysis (including Numerical Analysis), Algebra, Algebraic Geometry, Partial Differential Equations, Mathematical Biology and other interdisciplinary areas, and all areas of Computer Science and Statistics are especially encouraged to apply.

Applicants must already have a doctorate or postdoctoral fellowship (if the norm in the field) from an institution with international recognition. Appointees will be expected to engage in high-level research, to publish in their specialist field, to seek opportunities to win external funding for their research, and to teach and mentor Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral students. They must have an existing record of excellence and potential, commensurate with their appointment level and stage of career. They will be expected to provide evidence of excellence as demonstrated by publications in leading academic journals or a research project at an international level, and presentations at significant conferences.

Ahmedabad University supports innovative, interdisciplinary, project-based education, and asserts the centrality of the arts and sciences in a broad, fulfilling education.  We welcome applications from scholars with strong communication skills who can contribute to imaginative learning, and have a willingness to work collaboratively as part of a community of scholars. All faculty at the University are expected to engage in both teaching and research, and we follow a six-year tenure track. Ahmedabad University is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from qualified persons from underrepresented groups regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion or similar status.

Applicants are requested at this stage to submit:

• A letter stating their interest in a position at the University and outlining briefly their qualifications for it
• An up-to-date CV detailing their training, jobs held, university teaching experience, publications, and details of three referees
• Three representative articles or other publications as an example of their scholarship
• A statement of their future research interests (maximum length, 1000 words)
• A statement of their teaching interests (maximum length, 1000 words)

Please upload your application through this link. Enquiries should be made to the office of the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences using the email address [email protected]. Please quote the reference SAS/MPS/004 in any correspondence.

Performing and Visual Arts

The School of Arts and Sciences at Ahmedabad University is seeking to appoint a select number of faculty in the Performing and Visual Arts. With an integrated approach to arts practices, our teaching and research base will include Dance, Theatre, Music, Painting, Sculpture, Design, Graphics, Photography and Sound. We are seeking both practitioners and theorists in the arts, as well as those who combine history, theory and practice. Applicants specialising in Theatre, Music (Western) and Photography are especially encouraged to apply. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing school in India at a new private university with a public ethos.

Applicants who are primarily practitioners may have a masters degree or equivalent from an institution with global recognition or a record of creative accomplishments. Those who are scholars with a practice connection should have a doctorate or equivalent qualification. Appointees will be expected to have an existing record of excellence and potential, commensurate with their appointment level and stage of career. They will be expected to provide evidence of excellence as demonstrated by exhibitions, publications, performances, research or other forms of assessment that indicate an emerging record of accomplishment. We welcome applicants in the Performing and Visual Arts who are able to combine theory with practice.

We welcome applicants with strong communication skills who can contribute to imaginative learning, and have a willingness to work collaboratively as part of a community of scholars and practitioners. All faculty at the University are expected to engage in both teaching and research/creative outputs, and we follow a six-year tenure track. Ahmedabad University is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from qualified persons from underrepresented groups regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion or similar status.

Applicants are requested at this stage to submit:

• A letter stating their interest in a position at the University and outlining briefly their qualifications for it
• An up-to-date CV detailing their training, jobs held, record of achievement (publications, other outputs), university teaching experience, and details of three referees
• One representative article or sample of artistic work
• A statement of their future research interests/expected creative outputs (maximum length, 1000 words)
• A statement of their teaching interests (maximum length, 1000 words)

Please note that along with a CV, practitioners will need to share an artist statement and a portfolio that focusses on the range of creative outputs or research undertaken in their time as artists. Portfolios can be in the form of a video, images, and/or other audio-visual media, provided the format is easily accessible on any computer.

Please upload your application through this link. Enquiries should be made to the office of the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences using the email address [email protected]. Please quote the reference SAS/PVA/004 in any correspondence.

Social Sciences

The School of Arts and Sciences at Ahmedabad University is seeking to appoint a select number of additional professors in the Social Sciences division. Our teaching and research base includes Psychology, Political Science and International Relations, Anthropology and Sociology. Applicants specialising in Clinical Psychology, Political Theory, International Relations, Quantitative Social Sciences, and areas at the intersection of Science, Technology and Society are especially encouraged to apply.  Applicants in Economics should apply to the Amrut Mody School of Management. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing school in India within a dynamic new private university with a public ethos.

Applicants must already have a doctorate (or be close to completion) from an institution with international recognition. Appointees will be expected to engage in high-level research, to publish in their specialist field, to seek opportunities to win external funding for their research, and to teach and mentor Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral students. They must have a record of excellence and potential, commensurate with their appointment level and stage of career. They will be expected to provide evidence of excellence as demonstrated by publications in leading academic journals or a research project at an international level, and presentations at significant conferences.

Ahmedabad University supports innovative, interdisciplinary, project-based education, and asserts the centrality of the arts and sciences in a broad, fulfilling education. We welcome applications from scholars with strong communication skills who can contribute to imaginative learning, and have a willingness to work collaboratively as part of a community of scholars. All faculty at the University are expected to engage in both teaching and research, and we follow a six-year tenure track. Ahmedabad University is committed to diversity, and welcomes applications from qualified persons from underrepresented groups regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion or similar status.

Applicants are requested at this stage to submit:

• A letter stating their interest in a position at the University and outlining briefly their qualifications for it
• An up-to-date CV detailing their training, jobs held, university teaching experience, publications, and details of three referees
• One representative article or other publication as an example of their scholarship
• A statement of their future research interests (maximum length, 1000 words)
• A statement of their teaching interests (maximum length, 1000 words)

Please upload your application through this link. Enquiries should be made to the office of the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences using the email address [email protected]. Please quote the reference SAS/SS/004 in any correspondence.

 

The School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), Ahmedabad University invites applications from PhD graduates for faculty positions at all levels in the following disciplines:

• Chemical and Environmental Engineering
• Computer Science and Engineering
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Ahmedabad University was founded in 2009 by Ahmedabad Education Society (AES), a non-profit educational trust that is more than 80 years old which has been instrumental in setting up several institutions of national and international repute. The University is located in the heart of Ahmedabad city, a UNESCO heritage city. The School of Engineering and Applied Science at Ahmedabad University, aims for excellence in teaching and research, emphasising inter-disciplinary research and innovative teaching. The School of Engineering and Applied Science offers programmes at bachelors, masters and doctoral levels. The School brings together faculty from different engineering and science disciplines, who are encouraged to undertake research.

The University offers competitive salaries and benefits, supports professional growth of the faculty in various ways. Such support includes seed grants, start-up research funding and challenge grants for interdisciplinary research. The University also provides funding for attending national and international conferences.

Applications for faculty positions are processed throughout the year. To apply, please click here. 

Applications for teaching assistants positions are processed throughout the year. To apply, please click here. 

The Centre for Heritage Management (CHM) at Ahmedabad University is seeking passionate and visionary faculty members to join its interdisciplinary team. CHM is at the forefront of redefining heritage management by integrating innovative management approaches with the sensitivity and diversity required in this field. Our goal is to nurture professionals who can safeguard and enhance heritage—natural, cultural, tangible, and intangible—for the well-being of future generations in a rapidly changing world.

We invite candidates who bring a fresh perspective and a commitment to advancing the emerging discipline of heritage management. An open mind, coupled with a deep understanding of sustainability and its critical role in heritage conservation and development, is essential. Our work aligns closely with the Sustainable Development Goals, emphasising the importance of heritage as a driver of human progress.

Focus Areas

We are particularly interested in faculty expertise in the following domains:

• Urban Landscapes and Place-Based Cultural Heritage Practices
• Cultural Economics, Creative and Cultural Industries, and Business Strategies
• Safeguarding and Managing Natural Heritage
• Maritime Heritage
• Communities, Lifestyles, and Indigenous Knowledge Systems
• Heritage Management through AI and Digital Technologies

Please upload your application through this link.

The Vice Chancellor of Ahmedabad University in India is seeking to appoint an Associate Dean, Sciences in the School of Arts and Sciences. Ahmedabad University, a private non-profit institution, is one of India’s most exciting and serious academic centres to be established in the last couple of decades. Located in the urban centre of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Ahmedabad University is a research university that is premised on liberal education with a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary and project-based learning. It is fast emerging as a research institution that matters and has been recognised as a Centre of Excellence by the Government of Gujarat. We are reimagining a university in the global academy and within subcontinental traditions of knowledge to act as a bridge between the arts, the sciences and the professions.

The School of Arts and Sciences was started in 2017 and currently has 5 divisions covering Humanities and Languages, Social Sciences, Performing and Visual Arts, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and Biological and Life Sciences. In the Sciences it offers the BS (Honours) degree with Majors in Physics, Computer Science, and Mathematical and Computational Sciences and an Integrated Master of Science degree in the Life Sciences. It also has PhD programmes in the Life Sciences, Physics, and Mathematical and Computational Sciences.

Job Description
The position of Associate Dean, Sciences offers a unique opportunity to build and develop the School of Arts and Sciences and to engage with the wider society. The Associate Dean, Sciences will oversee the activities of the divisions of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and Biological and Life Sciences. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences division includes Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics and Statistics. Chemistry will be included at a later date. The Associate Dean, Sciences oversees the design and delivery of the undergraduate and graduate programmes in the Sciences and is responsible for recruiting and mentoring faculty in the Sciences.  The Associate Dean, Sciences is a member of the Academic Council of the University and contributes towards formulating policies for the smooth functioning and growth of the University.

This position would suit a senior or mid-career scholar with a background in the Sciences and would be accompanied by an appointment as Associate Professor or Professor. Ahmedabad University is searching for an innovative, creative and dynamic leader, who wishes to join an eclectic group of 185 full-time faculty from around the world and a community of about 4000 students.

The University offers competitive compensation and benefits and greatly supports professional and personal growth.

Application Requirements: Applications or nominations along with a detailed CV, a letter of interest, and details of three references may be sent to:

Professor Pankaj Chandra
Vice Chancellor
Ahmedabad University
Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009, India
Email: [email protected]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Ahmedabad University is an equal opportunity employer. Ahmedabad University is committed to diversity among its students, staff and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from qualified persons from underrepresented groups regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, disability and/or similar status.