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Middle East College

Middle East College is based at the Knowledge Oasis Muscat in Oman’s capital city, a 15 minute drive from the airport.?
It was created in 2000 to provide Oman with a dedicated college of nformation technology.
Undergraduate courses are offered in engineering, business and management and archival skills. Most provision is in English, but the archives and records management degree is taught in Arabic.
Applicants with the best scores on the admission test can have up to 55 per cent of fees remitted.
Classes are spread across the Alkhwirizmi, Ibn Rushd, Ibn Khaldun and Al Khalil buildings on a campus which also has a student hub and a hostel for female students.
Areas of research focus include the internet of things, ‘smart city, big data’, data mining, fuzzy systems, biomedical engineering, and machine learning.
The college has affiliations with the universities of Wolverhampton and Coventry in the UK.?

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Essential selection criteria

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Track record of independent or collaborative publications in journals relevant to international political economy, digital governance, or public administration

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The salary is approximately €4,000-€4,200 per month, depending on the successful candidate’s skills and experience. Benefits include high-quality occupational healthcare, sports facilities, and training courses for supporting professional development. The annual working time is 1612 hours, which enables generous holidays. Support for relocation is available.

How to apply Submit your application via Aalto’s online application system. Please include the following attachments:


	CV
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	One writing sample, preferrably single-authored, demonstrating your academic writing skills, not necessarily on a related topic (ideally around 8,000 words)


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Related publications

Lehdonvirta, V. Wu, B., and Hawkins, Z. (2024). Weaponized interdependence in a bipolar?world: How economic forces and security?interests shape the global reach of U.S. and?Chinese cloud data centres. Review of International Political Economy. https://doi.org/10.1080/09692290.2025.2489077

Lehdonvirta, V. Wu, B., and Hawkins, Z. (2024). Compute North vs. Compute South: The Uneven Possibilities of Compute-based AI Governance Around the Globe.?7th AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society.?San Jose, CA, October 21-23, 2024.?https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/8yp7z

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