IEEE Spectrum November, 2016 - 68

Faculty Positions in
Electrical Engineering
The Department of Electrical Engineering in the School of
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Pennsylvania State
University invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at
all levels. Preferred candidates must hold a doctoral degree in
Electrical Engineering or a related discipline with appropriate
experience. The successful candidates will be expected to
establish and sustain an outstanding research program and
must have outstanding ability to teach effectively at both the
undergraduate and graduate levels. Exceptional candidates from
a broad range of areas in electrical and computer engineering
will be considered, including electronic and photonic devices
and energy systems. Areas of particular interest include solid
state nanoelectronics and nanophotonics for future generation
computing, communication and storage applications, sensors,
wearable technology, and power electronics hardware and
wide-bandgap devices for smart grid, electrical vehicles, and
data centers. Information about the Department can be found
at: http://www.eecs.psu.edu. Nominations and applications
will be considered until the positions are filled. Screening of
applicants will begin on November 1, 2016. Applicants should
submit the following: 1) curriculum vita, 2) statement of
research, 3) statement of teaching, and 4) the names and
addresses of four references. The Department of Electrical
Engineering in the School of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science at the Pennsylvania State University invites
applications for tenure-track faculty positions at all levels.
Preferred candidates must hold a doctoral degree in
Electrical Engineering or a related discipline with appropriate
experience. The successful candidates will be expected to
establish and sustain an outstanding research program
and must have outstanding ability to teach effectively at
both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Exceptional
candidates from a broad range of areas in electrical and computer
engineering will be considered, including electronic and
photonic devices and energy systems. Areas of particular
interest include solid state nanoelectronics and nanophotonics
for future generation computing, communication and storage
applications, sensors, wearable technology, and power
electronics hardware and wide-bandgap devices for smart grid,
electrical vehicles, and data centers. Information about the
If you have any questions regarding the application process,
please contact Kiersten Gibson at kmg5473@engr.psu.edu or
(814) 863-2788.
Apply online at http://apptrkr.com/876634
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safety at Penn State, and to review the Annual Security
Report which contains information about crime statistics and
other safety and security matters, please go to http://www.
police.psu.edu/clery/, which will also provide you with detail
on how to request a hard copy of the Annual Security Report.
Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action
employer, and is committed to providing employment
opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to
race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Two tenure-track Assistant Professor
positions in Electrical Engineering
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Lawrence
Technological University invites applications for two tenure track faculty
positions at the Assistant Professor level. Preference will be given to candidates in the areas of optoelectronics, microelectronics, nanoelectronics,
power systems, electrical machinery, or control systems. Applications will
also be considered for other faculty ranks such as non-tenure track College Professor. Applicants must have at the time of appointment a Ph.D. in
Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or a related field, as well
as potential for excellence in teaching and research.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering houses four degree programs: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Bachelor
of Science in Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science in Embedded
Software Engineering, and Master of Science in Electrical and Computer
Engineering. The programs enroll some 180 undergraduate and 80 graduate students. The faculty are primarily dedicated to high quality teaching
and learning, while at the same time maintaining commendable scholarship activity including R&D collaboration with international corporations
and federally funded grants.
Applicants should submit a resume, a list of three references with contact
information, and statements of teaching philosophy and research goals.
Please submit materials via email to eechair@ltu.edu. Consideration of
applications will begin on October 1, 2016 and will continue until positions
are filled. Effective date of employment is January or August 2017. EOE

The Electrical Engineering Department at the
University of Washington
Invites applications for multiple positions at the level
of tenure-track assistant and associate professor in
electrical and computer engineering. In particular, we are
looking for outstanding candidates in the following areas:
1) Power systems, power electronics, cyber-physical
systems, IoT, smart and connected communities.
2) Chip-scale integration of electronics and photonics, nanophotonics, and devices
made with novel optical materials. Candidates' research should address applicationrelevant technological requirements and device specific performance parameters.
3) Advanced Wireless Network Platforms: Broadband Transceivers, Software
Defined Radios/Networking, Programmable Embedded Systems/Devices,
Convergence with Cloud Computing for 5G Architectures.
However, the highest priority is to recruit exceptional candidates regardless of the
specific areas listed above. Information about the department can be found at
http://www.ee.washington.edu.
Applicants should possess a PhD degree, have demonstrated the ability to perform
high quality research and to teach both graduate and undergraduate courses in
the department. All successful candidates are expected to establish a very strong
research program, to supervise graduate students and to engage in high quality
teaching at all levels.
Please apply online at http://www.ee.washington.edu/facsearch/, position
number AA20671. Applications received by January 1, 2017 will be given priority
consideration. Open positions are contingent on funding.
The University of Washington is building a culturally diverse faculty and encourages applications
from women and minority candidates. The University of Washington is an affirmative action
and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin,
sex, age, status as protected veterans, or status as qualified individuals with disabilities.

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