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Princeton
University
Tenure-Track
Faculty Position
The Department of Electrical Engineering seeks
applications in all areas of Electrical Engineering
for a tenure-track assistant professor faculty
position. Candidates should have a commitment
to teaching and a demonstrated ability to
pursue a high impact research program. A
start date of September 1, 2012 is preferred.
Applicant review will begin in December. For full
consideration, please submit applications no later
than January 1, 2012, using the following site:

https://www.ee.princeton.edu/apply/faculty/
Applications require: a complete
curriculum vitae, descriptions of research
and teaching interests, and the contact
information for at least three references.
Princeton University is an equal opportunity
employer and complies with applicable EEO
and affirmative action regulations.

The Department of Electrical & Computer
Engineering at the University of Wyoming
invites applications for a tenure-track assistant
professor faculty position. The position is open
for all areas of power and energy. The position includes a competitive start up package and
entails developing externally funded research with
peer-reviewed publication activities, teaching at the
undergraduate & graduate levels, and mentoring
MS & PhD students. Applicants must hold a PhD in
electrical engineering or related field. UW is a land
grant university located near the Rocky Mountains in
the picturesque town of Laramie, WY, 130 miles from
Denver. Additional information is given at
http://www.eng.uwyo.edu/electrical.

Applicants must provide a letter of application, curriculum vitae, brief discussion of research goals &
teaching philosophy, and a minimum of three reference contacts. Send complete applications electronically, referencing position #1175 in the subject line,
to LaTisha Garcia, lgarci12@uwyo.edu. Screening
of applications will begin 12/15/2011, and continue
until the position is filled.
The UW is committed to diversity and endorses principles of
affirmative action. We acknowledge that diversity enriches and
sustains our scholarship and promotes equal access to our
educational mission. We seek and welcome applications from
individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations on
prospective employees.

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The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
at Carnegie Mellon has faculty (both research and tenure
track) openings. Exceptional candidates in all areas of
Electrical and Computer Engineering will be given serious
consideration, but especially those in applied physics,
nanotechnology, signal and image processing, controls
and energy systems.
The College of Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering are both ranked among the
top programs in the United States both at the undergraduate and graduate level. The faculty has strong ties with
many multidisciplinary centers and institutes such as the
Institute for Complex Engineered Systems (graduated NSF
ERC), Software Engineering Institute, Human Computer
Interaction Institute, The Robotics Institute, and the
Information Networking Institute. The department is home
to several multidisciplinary centers and laboratories such
as the Data Storage Systems Center (Graduated NSF ERC),
Center for Silicon System Implementation, Microelectromechanical Systems Laboratory, SRC Smart Grid Research
Center, the Parallel Data Laboratory, and the Computer
Architecture Lab at Carnegie Mellon. Faculty members in
the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
also have ties and collaborations with colleagues around
the world through a number of formal research and
educational programs. The department has extensive experimental and computing infrastructure. The department
currently maintains state of the art nanofabrication facilities
and will be significantly expanding these in both capability
and scale within the next few years.

A moderate teaching load allows time for quality research
and close involvement with students and other faculty.
We expect candidates for a tenure track position to have
a strong commitment both to research and to teaching at
the undergraduate and graduate levels while candidates
for research track faculty positions would focus primarily
on research. The department is primarily seeking individuals for faculty positions at the Assistant Professor rank;
however, under unusual circumstances and commensurate with the qualifications of the individuals, appointments may be made at the rank of Associate Professor
or Professor. Applicants must have earned a doctorate in
a related area by the date of appointment. Applications
should include a comprehensive resume, a list of three to
five professional references, a statement of research and
teaching interests (less than 2 pages each), and copies of
two research papers (journal or conference papers). The
applicant is responsible for soliciting the reference letters
to be sent directly to the address below. All application
materials including letters of reference may be sent
electronically to ed@ece.cmu.edu or to:
T.E. (Ed) Schlesinger
Department Head and
Schramm Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hamerschlag Hall
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890
Evaluation of applications will begin immediately and
continue throughout the academic year until available
positions are filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply
early. Carnegie Mellon is building a culturally diverse
faculty and encourages applications from female and
minority candidates. Carnegie Mellon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Our Next BreakthrOugh IS YOU.
LawreNce POstdOctOraL FeLLOwshiP
the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has openings available under its Lawrence Fellowship
Program. this is a highly desirable postdoctoral position that provides freedom to conduct independent,
cutting-edge research, directed by the candidate, in an area of the candidate's choice. the duration of the
Fellowship is up to three years. typically two to four openings are available each year. Fellowships are awarded
only to candidates with exceptional talent, credentials and a track record of research accomplishments.
successful candidates will propose and subsequently conduct original research in one or more aspects
of science relevant to the mission and goals of LLNL. Possible scientific areas include: Physics, applied
Mathematics, computer science, chemistry, Material science, engineering, environmental science,
atmospheric science, geology, energy, Lasers and Biology. Lawrence Fellows may participate in experimental
or theoretical work at LLNL and will have access to LLNL's extensive computing facilities and specialized
laboratory facilities. a senior scientist will be matched to the Fellow to serve as a collaborator and mentor. the
candidates will receive full management and administrative support. the salary is $8,092/mo.
Please refer to our web page https://fellowship.llnl.gov for eligibility requirements and instructions on how
to apply. when applying and prompted, please mention where you saw this ad. the deadline for applications is
November 1, 2011. LLNL is operated by the Lawrence Livermore National security, LLc for the u.s. department
of energy, National Nuclear security administration. we are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment
to workforce diversity.

https://fellowship.llnl.gov
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