IEEE Spectrum May, 2010 - 58

Faculty Position in Aerospace Engineering
at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

The Institutes of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at EPFL invite
applications for the position of tenured full or associate professor in
the area of Aerospace Engineering. As a faculty member of the School
of Engineering, the successful candidate will be expected to teach and
conduct cutting-edge research in fields such as space systems, aviation,
aerospace materials or aeronautics. This is a broad search in all areas of
aerospace technologies.
The successful candidate will also be expected to assume the role of
Director of the Space Center EPFL. This partnership of government
and industry has the goal to foster, promote and federate space technology across science, education and industry both within Switzerland
and with international partners. Unique within Switzerland, the Space
Center EPFL aggregates equipment and coordinates space-related
research across several institutes, serving as a platform to facilitate
cross-disciplinary research. In collaboration with its partners, the Space
Center EPFL recently launched its first flagship project, the SwissCube
satellite.
Candidates should have an outstanding academic record, as well as
exceptional leadership, communication and management skills. The
EPFL will provide the means to attain the objective of establishing
world-class leadership in education and research. The EPFL, located
in Lausanne, Switzerland, is a dynamically growing and well-funded
institution fostering excellence and diversity. It has a highly international campus at an exceptionally attractive location boasting first-

class infrastructure. As a technical university covering computer &
communication sciences, engineering, environment, basic and life sciences, management of technology and financial engineering, EPFL offers
a fertile environment for research cooperation between different disciplines. The EPFL environment is multi-lingual and multi-cultural, with
English often serving as a common interface.
The Search Committee invites letters of nomination, applications
(complete CV with list of publications, research and teaching vision
statements, and the names of at least 5 referees), or expressions of
interest. Applications must be uploaded in PDF format to the web site
http://sc-search10.epfl.ch.
Evaluation of candidates will begin in September 2010.
Enquiries may be addressed to:
Prof. Claude Nicollier
Search Committee Chairman
E-mail: sc.search@epfl.ch
More information on EPFL, the School of Engineering and the Space
Center EPFL can be found at http://www.epfl.ch, http://sti.epfl.ch
and http://space.epfl.ch
EPFL is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty, and strongly
encourages women to apply.

Professor in
Antennas, Propagation & Radio Networking

Applications are invited for a position at the level of Professor at the Faculties
of Engineering, Science and Medicine, Department of Electronic Systems
(position number 60031). The position is available from September 1st 2010.
Research areas will be within:
* Dynamic radio channel modelling and characterization
* Modelling and characterization of antennas
* Physical layer workability of short range (UWB, RFID etc) as well as
cellular (2G,3G,4G..) wireless communication systems
* Multi-element antenna system design in terms of communication performance
* Multi-element radio channel sounding principles
* Design of probing antenna systems
* Dosimetry aspects of biological effects of wireless systems
* EMC aspects
In order to apply for this position, all applicants must read the complete job
notice at: http://stillinger.aau.dk/
Deadline for applications is: June 5th 2010.
The mission of Aalborg University (AAU) is to ensure high quality in higher
research and education within the fields of Engineering, Natural Sciences,
Medicine and Social and Human Sciences. With an annual budget around
DKK 2 billion, more than 15,000 students, 600 Ph.D. students, more than
2,000 employees and strong ties to industry and business life, Aalborg
University has established its position as a considerable force within higher
research and education both nationally and internationally.
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Post-doctoral Fellows and Research Assistant Professors
for the Area of Excellence Project
(Ref.: 20100118)
Applications are invited for appointments as Post-doctoral
Fellows (PDF) and Research Assistant Professors (RAP) in
Emerging Electronics for the AoE Project, from as soon as
possible for one to three years, with the possibility of renewal.
Applicants should possess a doctoral degree in Physics,
Chemistry or Electric Engineering, with strong experience
in Computational Science and Engineering. Successful
candidates will join a multi-institutional interdisciplinary project
on modeling and simulation of emerging electronics in Hong
Kong to develop a suite of multi-scale electronic devices
and automation software tools. Details can be found at
http://www.physics.hku.hk/~fczhang/AoE/AoE.html.
Applicants who have responded to the previous advertisement
(Ref.: RF-2009/2010-435) need not re-apply.
A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications
and experience will be offered. Annual leave and medical/
dental benefits will be provided. The appointments of RAPs
for two years or more will attract a contract-end gratuity and
University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme, totalling
up to 15% of basic salary.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter, C.V.
and 3 recommendation letters to Ms. Anna Wong (e-mail:
annaylw@hkucc.hku.hk). Review of applications will
continue until the posts are filled. Candidates who are not
contacted within 3 months from the date of their applications
may consider their applications unsuccessful.
The University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a No-Smoking Policy
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