Job: Assistant Professor Computer Engineering

Jobing Description

October 31st, 2011

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Computer Engineering

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at University of Maine invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin September, 2012. Candidates with specialization in systems, high performance computing, networking, security, embedded design and other areas of computer engineering will be considered. A Ph.D degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field is required by the date of hire. The successful candidate will be qualified and required to teach introductory courses in both Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. The successful candidate is required to have a strong commitment to teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and develop an externally funded research program. Candidates with interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary interests that complement existing Departmental capabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The University, located in Orono, Maine, provides excellent recreational facilities infrastructure and quality of life. The ECE department offers B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in ECE, and has external research funding exceeding $2.9 million. The department has a diverse interdisciplinary research portfolio, with computer engineering having ongoing research in data storage systems, large-scale visualization, numeric modeling, DSP and VLSI. Recent investment on supercomputers, data centers and fast networks further strengthen our research infrastructure.

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, a complete curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching interests, a plan for developing his/her research program, and names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of at least three references in a single PDF file to: http://www.eece.maine.edu/hr/jobs.php . Review of applications will begin on January 17, 2012 and continue until the position is filled. Incomplete applications cannot be considered. Appropriate background checks will be required.

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