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Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Sciences

The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science invite applications for the following faculty positions in Electrical Engineering:

1)   (Search # 7088) The Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair Professorship in Analog and Mixed- Signal Circuits and Systems.   The Texas Instruments Distinguished Chair is part of an $8M investment in an analog and mixed-signal design center of excellence at UTD. 

The successful applicant will have an internationally recognized record of research and have the qualities necessary for academic leadership. The successful candidate will be encouraged to recruit junior faculty to extend and complement his/her research areas.

2) (Search #7089) Open search in all areas of Electrical Engineering.  Areas of special interest include multi-modal and/or distributed signal processing, bioengineering, cross-layer design and networks.  Priority will be given to applicants at the Assistant Professor level; however; exceptional candidates at all levels are also encouraged to apply.

In addition to excellence in research and attracting external funding, the successful applicants will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate classes, and be actively involved in service to the university and the profession.

Substantial start-up packages are budgeted for these positions. The Department offers the Ph.D. and M.S. degrees and an ABET-accredited Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. In addition, it offers Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in three interdisciplinary fields, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering.  The Engineering school has recently established a bioengineering program, which offers a number of additional interdisciplinary opportunities for new faculty.

The University is located in one of the most attractive suburbs of the Dallas metropolitan area. There are hundreds of high-tech companies within a few miles of the campus, including Texas Instruments, Nortel Networks, Alcatel, Ericsson, Hewlett-Packard, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, Samsung, Fujitsu, Cisco Systems, EDS, Zyvex, and Intervoice.  Opportunities for joint university-industry research projects are excellent. The Erik Jonsson School is experiencing very rapid growth as part of a $300 million program of funding from public and private sources. As a result, the school is expanding its existing programs, recruiting outstanding faculty and Ph.D. students, increasing funded research, and establishing new programs.  A $100 million state-of-the art building was recently inaugurated.

Applicants should mail their resume, research and teaching plans, and the names and addresses of at least three references to:

Academic Search # (7088 or 7089)
The University of Texas at Dallas
P.O. Box 830688, M/S AD 42
Richardson, TX 75083-0688 

Applications may also be submitted by email at EEsearch@utdallas.edu; Please be sure to indicate the position for which you are applying in the email subject line. Early applications are strongly encouraged. Indications of ethnicity and sex are requested as part of the application but not required.

 

UTD is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages application from candidates who would enhance the diversity of the university’s faculty and administration.