Professor of Practice in Engineering and Entrepreneurship

Discipline: Engineering & Entrepreneurship
Campus: Byblos
Vacancy date: Fall 2026 & Spring 2027

The Department of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering at the School of Engineering (located in Byblos, Lebanon) invites applicants for a Professor of Practice position in the broad area of Engineering and Entrepreneurship.

Applications will be reviewed continuously until the position is filled. Expected start date is September 2026 (Fall 2026), or January 2027 (Spring 2027).

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Engineering  and demonstrate a scholarly background along with practical experience in technology entrepreneurship and innovation, specifically in one or more of the following areas:

• Research commercialization: moving laboratory research toward market-ready solutions
• Founding, co-founding or advising technology startups
• R&D funding: industry-sponsored research, proof-of-concept funding, multi-stakeholder grant proposals involving academia, industry, investors, and public agencies, commercialization grants
• Engagement with the innovation ecosystem: investor pitching, startup pre-seed/seed funding, angel investment, VC, due diligence and regulatory processes, valuation principles, hosting by accelerators, incubators, innovation hubs, and technology transfer offices
• Engineering product development: transforming engineering concepts into validated prototypes and minimum viable products (MVPs), familiarity with product lifecycle management, design thinking, rapid prototyping, hardware/software integration
• Innovation strategy: market validation, business model development, and scaling of technology solutions from prototype to production

The successful candidate should demonstrate the ability to cultivate an innovation-driven culture within engineering education, equipping students with the skills to develop ideas into products, assess technical feasibility and business viability, identify market opportunities, manage risk, secure funding, and launch sustainable technology ventures.  The candidate will lead experiential learning initiatives that integrate engineering design with entrepreneurial practice, mentoring students and supervising commercialization-oriented capstone projects, organizing startup bootcamps or hackathons, facilitating industry-sponsored innovation challenges, and fostering industry and ecosystem partnerships.

The Lebanese American University is an Equal Opportunity Employer operating in Lebanon under a charter from the Regents of the State University of New York. Information about the University can be found at http://www.lau.edu.lb

Interested candidates should apply electronically by sending an email to the School of Engineering Dean’s Office at dean.soe@lau.edu.lb with the subject line “SOE Position in Professor of Practice in Engineering and Entrepreneurship” and including the following attachments:

(1) a letter of intent,

(2) curriculum vitae, and

(3) the names and contact information of three references.