Assistant Professor Faculty Positions in Electrical and Computer Engineering- University of Cal[...]

Position overview

Position title: Assistant Professor

Salary range: The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. The salary range for this position is $115,000-$130,000. "Off-scale salaries" and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Application Window

Open date: October 1, 2024

Next review date: Friday, Nov 1, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Monday, Jun 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invites applications for multiple Assistant rank faculty positions. The Department is seeking outstanding candidates with a demonstrated track record in, or show exceptional promise for exceptional and innovative research, excellence in teaching, professional service, and as well as commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Applicants must have an earned PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering or closely related discipline/cross disciplinary area at date of hire. The Department will consider applications in all areas of research traditionally associated with Electrical and Computer Engineering, as well as emerging cross-disciplinary areas, with particular interest towards the following broad directions:

1. AI, including areas such as trustworthy AI, fundamental frameworks for AI, generative AI, deep learning and statistical learning, as well as other related areas.
2. Quantum science and engineering including solid-state devices, materials and atoms towards frontier computation, sensing and communications, as well as other related areas.
3. Leading-edge semiconductor devices and packaging for applications including but not limited to device electronics, high-frequency CMOS, subsystem demonstrators, optoelectronics, and quantum phenomena.

In addition, applicants must have a demonstrated record of interest in, and commitment to, the mentorship of and/or outreach to students from underrepresented and underserved populations. The successful candidate will be expected to advance their active mentoring activities and participate in programs that provide research and professional development opportunities for our diverse student body (such as our Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity, our Women in Engineering program, and our student organizations listed at here ).

Application packages should be submitted online through this link and include the following documents: 1) a cover letter, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) statement of research interest, 4) statement of contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion, 5) statement of teaching interest. 3-5 references are required (contact information only), 6) Reference check authorization release form. Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2024, and continue until the positions are filled.

To help with the evaluation, we would like all candidates to indicate interest/expertise in up to three (3) topical areas specified, both in your cover letter and within the application portal:

1. Analog, Digital, and Mixed-Signal Microelectronics
2. Communications and Networking
3. Computational Medicine
4. Computer and Network Systems: Architecture, Design, Security, Applications
5. Computer Vision and Image Processing
6. Cyber-Physical Systems
7. Control Foundations and Theory
8. Data Science and Machine Learning
9. Electromagnetics and Microwave/Millimeter-Wave Devices and Systems
10. Embedded Computing
11. Information/Computation/Optimization Theory
12. Intelligent, Autonomous, and Human-aware Systems
13. Nanoelectronics, MEMS, and Devices
14. Photonics: Materials, Devices, Signal Processing, and Imaging
15. Quantum Engineering, Information, Sensing, and Computation
16. Signal Processing
17. Technology, Law, and Policy

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Qualifications

Basic qualifications: Applicants must have an earned PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering or closely related discipline/cross disciplinary area at date of hire.

Application Requirements

Document requirements:

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Research
• Statement of Teaching
• Statement on Contributions to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - An EDI Statement describes a faculty candidate's past, present, and future (planned) contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form
• Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements:

• 3-5 required (contact information only)

Please provide contact information only.

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Job location

Los Angeles, CA