• 6 Offers in Energy & Environment: 

 

EE-Topic 01: An innovative way for lithium recovery from brine using cellulose nanocrystals and biochars modified metal hexacyanoferrate  

(Contact: Dr. Mohammad Al-Ghouti – mohammad.alghouti@qu.edu.qa) 

 

EE-Topic 02: Investigation of endophytes in the Qatari native Prosopis cinraria and the invasive P. juiliflora for phytopathogen antagonism, alleviation impact of soil salinity and crop plant growth promotion 

(Contact: Dr. Mohammed Abu-Dieyeh – dandelion@qu.edu.qa) 

 

EE-Topic 03: Pore-Scale Dynamics of Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS) 

(Contact: Dr.  Riyadh Al-Raoush – riyadh@qu.edu.qa) 

 

EE-Topic 04: Electrochemical CO2 conversion into Syngas: Innovative Metal-Alloy Catalysts with Brine as Electrolyte 

(Contact: Dr.  Muftah El-Naas – muftah@qu.edu.qa) 

 

EE-Topic 05:  Studies on Polyphenol Markers of Botanical Origin and Nutraceutical Potential of Qatari Honey 

(Contact: Dr.  Deepak Mahadev Kasote – D.Kasote@qu.edu.qa) 

 

EE-Topic 06:  Adapting Qatar’s Vegetable Agriculture to Climate Stress: Physiological Responses and Post-Harvest Strategies 

(Contact: Dr.  Talaat Ahmed – t.alfattah@qu.edu.qa) 

 

 

• 1 Offer in Health and Biomedical Sciences 

 

HBS-Topic 07: Pathogenesis and Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms of Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae 

(Contact: Dr. Susu Zughaier – szughaier@qu.edu.qa) 

 

• 2 Offers in Information and Communication Technologies/Health and Biomedical Sciences 

 

ICT-Topic 08: Next-Gen Health Systems: AI-Driven Edge Platform for Autonomous healthcare services  

(Contact: Dr.  Amr Mohamed – amrm@qu.edu.qa) 

 

ICT-Topic 09: Restoration of Magnetohydrodynamic corrupted 12-lead Electrocardiogram through deep learning for cardiac monitoring during Magnetic Resonance Imaging  

(Contact: Dr.  Muhammad Enamul Hoque Chowdhury – mchowdhury@qu.edu.qa) 

 

• 1 offer in Social Sciences and Humanities 

 

SSH-Topic 10: A More Sustainable Development Goal: Can ESG Practices Spur the Nexus between CEO Education, CEO Reputation and Firm Financial Stability? 

(Contact: Dr.  Mohammed Elgammal – m.elgammal@qu.edu.qa) 

 

• Qualifications of the Candidates 

 

Qualifications and achievements: 

• The candidate should hold a PhD degree related to QU research priorities fields, granted by a leading university, preferably having established an international outstanding reputation within five years before the start of the appointment through experience in research programs leading to high impact publications. 

• The candidate should have recognized scholarly output in Q1/Q2 reputable journals in his/her field. 

• The candidate should be able to be involved in interdisciplinary research projects involving large teams. 

Other desirable qualifications and achievements: 

• Other academic or executive qualifications. 

• Evidence of writing grant applications. 

• Teaching experience is advantageous but not essential. 

• Industrial experience is an advantage. 

 

• Obligations of the Candidates 

  

Recipients of this award are required to undertake several of the following activities: 

• Establish research collaboration with faculty members from QU 

• Generate at least 6 high quality peer reviewed publications, during the timeframe of their stay at QU, from collaborative research at QU 

• Act as a mentor for QU junior researchers and students by teaching them new techniques and training them on writing research manuscripts and funding applications 

• Participate in co-supervision of graduate students at QU 

• Collaboration with QU researchers to file patents and in the transfer of technology to serve development in Qatar, if applicable 

• Teach at selected classes offered by QU as a guest lecturer on the graduate level 

• Present at specially arranged seminars for students/faculty/community members 

 

• Required Application Documents 

 

• Cover letter and CV 

• Copy of Master and PhD degrees 

• Copy of Master and PhD transcripts 

• Copy of PhD Thesis 

• A description of the proposed research, including a statement explaining why QU is an appropriate setting for the work 

• 2 reference letters 

 

• Deadline and Benefits  

 

The deadline to submit the Applications is 2nd of March 2025. The annual tax-free remuneration is 78,000 $ yearly plus competitive benefits according to Qatar University HR policy. 

• How to apply 

Please apply and submit the required Application Documents through iGrants Extent submission system. 

All the candidates will be informed by QU Referents about the results after the submission phase. The selected candidates will work with QU Referents and QU HR about the hiring procedure.