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The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign invites applications for faculty positions at all levels and in all areas of electrical and
computer engineering, with particular emphasis in the areas of Complex data analysis and decision
science; Network science & communications; Signal processing, machine learning, and machine
vision; Controls; Bioinformatics, bioimaging, and systems biology; Beyond CMOS electronics;
Microelectronics & photonics; Terahertz circuits and systems; Remote sensing and space sciences;
and Computing, broadly defined to include big data and its applications, scalable hardware and
software systems, parallel, high-performance, and energy-efficient computing, reliable and secure
computing, wired/wireless/social networking & distributed computing, and mobile, wearable sensing
and applications, among other areas. Applications are encouraged from candidates whose research
programs are in core as well as interdisciplinary areas of electrical and computer engineering.
Applicants for positions at the assistant professor level must have an earned Ph.D. or equivalent degree,
excellent academic credentials, and an outstanding ability to teach effectively at both the graduate and
undergraduate levels. Successful candidates will be expected to initiate and carry out independent
research and to perform academic duties associated with our B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. programs.
Senior level appointments with tenure are available for persons of international stature. Qualified
senior candidates may also be considered for tenured full Professor positions as part of the Grainger
Engineering Breakthroughs Initiative (http://graingerinitiative.engineering.illinois.edu), which
is backed by a $100-million gift from the Grainger Foundation to support research particularly
in big data and bioengineering, broadly defined. In addition, the University of Illinois is home to
Blue Waters - one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, supported by the National
Science Foundation and developed and operated by the University of Illinois' National Center for
Supercomputing Applications. Qualified candidates may be hired as Blue Waters Professors who will
be provided substantial allocations on and expedited access to the supercomputer. To be considered
as a Blue Waters Professor, candidates need to mention Blue Waters as one of their preferred
research areas in their online application, and include a reference to Blue Waters in their cover letter.
Faculty in the department carry out research in a broad spectrum of areas and are supported by
world-class interdisciplinary research facilities, including the Coordinated Science Laboratory,
the Information Trust Institute, the Parallel Computing Institute, the Micro and Nanotechnology
Laboratory, the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, the Institute for Genomic
Biology, as well as several industrial centers and programs that foster international collaborations.
The department has one of the very top programs in the United States, granting approximately 350
B.S. degrees, 100 M.S. degrees, and 60 Ph.D. degrees annually. This year the ECE Department has
moved into its new 235,000 sq. ft. net-zero energy design building, which is a major campus addition
with maximum space and minimal carbon footprint.
In order to ensure full consideration by the Search Committee, applications should be received by
November 15, 2014. Applications will continue to be accepted until all positions are filled. Applicants
may be interviewed before the closing date; however, no hiring decision will be made until after that
date. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications. Preferred starting date is August 16, 2015,
but is negotiable. Applications can be submitted by going to http://jobs.illinois.edu and uploading
a cover letter, CV, research statement, and teaching statement, along with names of three references.
For inquiry, please call 217-333-2302 or email ece-recruiting@illinois.edu.
Illinois is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected
veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. Illinois welcomes individuals with diverse
backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity (www.
inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu).
We have an active and successful dual-career partner placement program and a strong commitment
to work-life balance and family-friendly programs for faculty and staff (http://provost.illinois.edu/
worklife/index.html).

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The Department of Computer Science
and Engineering at the University of
Minnesota-Twin Cities invites applications for multiple tenure-track faculty
positions in support of a Universitywide initiative (MnDRIVE) on robotics,
sensors, and advanced manufacturing
(http://cse.umn.edu/mndrive). Specific
topics of interest for the positions include manipulation, locomotion, sensing and estimation, distributed decision
making, machine learning, computer
vision, robot design, algorithmic foundations, and embedded systems. Applicants from other areas will be considered as long as they address how their
work fits into the MnDRIVE theme. Senior applicants will also be considered.
We encourage applications from women
and under-represented minorities. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related discipline at the time of appointment. The
positions are open until filled, but for
full consideration apply at http://www.
cs.umn.edu/employment/faculty [www.
cs.umn.edu] by December 15, 2014.
The University of Minnesota is an equal
opportunity employer and educator.

3 Tenure Track Positions

Nanoscale Electronics & Photonics (2)
Power Systems (1)
The Bradley Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering at Virginia
Tech seeks applications for three tenuretrack positions. Two positions in
nanoscale electronics and photonics and
one in power systems engineering.
Please visit www.ece.vt.edu
for complete information and the
application process.
EO/AA

Electrical Engineering seeks to hire two
tenure-track Assistant Professors to begin
Fall 2015 and having core competencies in
nanoelectronics, RF/mm wave electronics,
or digital signal processing, and preferably
a) having collaborations in the biological
or medical fields, and b) able to strengthen
existing faculty groups in the areas of micro
& nanoelectronics, power electronics,
communications, and safety critical systems.
Ph.D. required. See http://www.cec.sc.edu/
employment for more details.
USC is an EO/AA employer.

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