Department Engn - Elec & Computer Engn
Salary Commensurate With Experience
Posting Summary The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey seeks to fill two openings in Fall 2022 for a full-time, academic year, tenure-track faculty appointments. It is anticipated that these openings will be at the Assistant Professor level, but exceptional candidates will also be given consideration at all levels. Successful candidates will be expected to teach courses in electrical and computer engineering at both the undergraduate and graduate levels; develop a research program and obtain external funding to support it; work in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary environment and engage in existing and future large collaborative research endeavors, and write and communicate effectively in the English language. Diversity and inclusion are a key foundational element of the University’s Strategic Plan and the School of Engineering is fully committed to building a faculty of individuals from diverse backgrounds. Diversity may include, but is not limited to, race, ethnicity, gender and gender identity, age, religion, language, disability status, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and geographic region. Because broad attention to diversity is essential to an inclusive climate and critical to the University’s goals of achieving excellence in all areas, we will holistically assess the many qualifications of each applicant and favorably consider an individual’s record working with students and colleagues with broadly diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds in educational, research or other work activities. Applicants who can contribute to this diversity through their teaching, research, or service are particularly encouraged to apply. In employment, as in education, Rutgers University is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity. Women, veterans, members of underrepresented minority groups, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Hiring areas for this search are: (i) autonomous systems and robotics, including but not limited to networked control systems, learning, and control in autonomous systems such as vehicles or drones as well as in assistive technologies and human-robot interaction; (ii) computer vision, including recognition, machine learning, multi-view 3D reconstruction, computational photography, and medical image analysis; (iii) high-performance computing (HPC), including but not limited to system software, system integration of machine learning and HPC, large scale optimization, scalable systems and applications, numerical libraries, middleware, performance engineering, modeling and simulation, HPC applications such as computational medicine, and the intersection of HPC and data-intensive computing. ECE at Rutgers is ranked third in the United States in terms of the number of undergraduate degrees granted according to recent ASEE data. ECE is home to world-class research programs in wireless networking, information theory, signal processing, machine learning, high-performance computing, computer vision, socially cognizant robotics, cyber-physical systems, and nano/bioelectronics. Faculty honors include membership in the National Academies, 13 IEEE Fellows, 1 PFF Award, 1 PECASE Award, 14 NSF Career Awards, 3 DARPA Faculty Fellows, 1 ONR YIP, 1 ARO YIP.
Excellent facilities are available for collaborative research opportunities with local industry through the School’s nationally recognized centers such as the Wireless Information Network Laboratory (WINLAB), the Micro-nanofabrication and Characterization Facility, and the Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT). There also exist collaboration opportunities with clinicians at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS).
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Posting Number 21FA1339
Posting Open Date 11/12/2021
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Minimum Education and Experience A Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is required by the appointment date (September 1, 2022).
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Overview Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the state of New Jersey’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Established in 1766 and having celebrated a milestone 250th anniversary in 2016, the university is the eighth oldest higher education institution in the United States. More than 70,800 students and 27,000 faculty and staff learn, work, and serve the public at Rutgers locations across New Jersey and around the world. Rutgers University-New Brunswick took root over 250 years ago. We are the state’s most comprehensive intellectual resource—the flagship campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, as designated by the Association of American Universities. We are the region’s most high-profile public research institution and a leading national research center with a global impact.
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Special Instructions to Applicants Qualified candidates should submit a CV, contact information for three references, a teaching statement, a research statement, and a statement on plans or accomplishments in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. To ensure full consideration for Fall 2022 openings, applications should be received by January 3, 2022, although applications will continue to be accepted after this date. Questions may be directed to Narayan Mandayam, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University, [email protected].
Quick Link to Posting https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/147496
Campus Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Home Location Campus Busch (RU-New Brunswick)
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* Please specify (1)-(3) your primary research area from the following choices: (1) autonomous systems and robotics; (2) computer vision; (3) high-performance computing (HPC). (1) autonomous systems and robotics (2) computer vision (3) high-performance computing (HPC) Applicant Documents Required Documents Curriculum Vitae Teaching Philosophy Research Statement Diversity Statement Optional Documents