Assistant, Associate, Full Professor, Electrical Engineering

Posting Details

Position Information

Position Title
Assistant, Associate, Full Professor, Electrical Engineering

Department
Electrical Engineering

Posting Number
F230291

Posting Link https://www.ubjobs.buffalo.edu/postings/46581

Employer
State

Faculty Appointment Term
Term

Position Type
UUP Faculty

Posting Detail Information

Fiscal Year
2023-2024

Position Summary

The Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) at the University at Buffalo (UB) invites candidates to apply for the positions of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Full Professor . We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate a history of successful, team-based, interaction with students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds, especially underrepresented minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans. Successful candidates will be expected to teach at the graduate and undergraduate levels, mentor graduate students, advise students at all levels and maintain an active research program. For hiring at the level of Associate or Full Professor, candidates should have a commensurate record of scholarly accomplishments, teaching experience, and a sustained externally funded research program. Preference will be given to candidates for an Associate Professor or Full Professor position that can demonstrate a commitment to collaboration in their previous research program.

Faculty within the Department of Electrical Engineering currently pursue research in three primary areas (electronics and photonics, networking and communications, and power and energy systems). Applications are especially sought from candidates with expertise in the following areas:

• Power systems and smart grids (grid economics and optimization, data analytics, cyber-physical security and resiliency, signal processing for power systems)
• Electric machines and motors (electric machine design, machine modeling and control)
• Photovoltaics and energy conversion (including new photovoltaic technologies and batteries, and electronics for future vehicles)
• Communication and networking theory (coding theory, classical and quantum information theory, coding for storage, statistical signal processing, communications and networking security, and emerging communication technologies)
• Applied AI and machine learning
• Emerging communication and networking systems (including IoT, sensor networks, and embedded systems, satellite networks, airborne networks, 6G and beyond)
• FPGA /MPSoC/RFSoC design for wireless systems

Outstanding Benefits Package
Working at UB comes with benefits that exceed salary alone. There are personal rewards including comprehensive health and retirement plan options. We also focus on creating and sustaining a healthy mix of work, personal and academic pursuit – all in an effort to support your work-life effectiveness. Visit our benefits website to learn about our benefit packages .

About the Department
The department has vibrant research programs in electronics, optics and photonics, communications, networking, signal processing and energy systems. Particular areas of excellence include 2D materials and devices, widebandgap and ultrawidebandgap devices, nanoelectronic, nanophotonic materials and devices, terahertz electronics and communications, wireless communications, cognitive radio and dynamic spectrum access, Internet of Things, big data and machine learning, smart grids and power electronics. Interdisciplinary work within this environment is strongly supported and encouraged.

About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo .

A member of the prestigious American Association of Universities, UB is the largest and most comprehensive university in The State University of New York ( SUNY ) system, with about 22,000 undergraduates and 10,000 graduate students and 1600 fulltime faculty. The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has 7,300 students enrolled across 9 academic departments.

About Buffalo
Buffalo is a city with a rapidly growing economy, eclectic neighborhoods, world-class art galleries and museums, a vibrant theater and music community, the Lake Erie waterfront, a city-wide system of parks designed by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, and major- and minor-league sports teams. The awe-inspiring Niagara Falls is just 20 minutes away. The Department is located on the UB North Campus in suburban Amherst, an area that combines outstanding public schools and services with a surprisingly low cost-of-living.

University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field, with significant applicable experience.
• All candidates must have a proven record that exemplifies a strong drive towards team research, a strong record of research publication, the ability to attract funding, along with a demonstrated commitment to effective teaching.

Preferred Qualifications

Physical Demands

Salary Range
Competitive

Additional Salary Information

Type
Full-Time

Campus
North Campus

Posting Alerts

Special Instructions Summary

The purpose of the diversity statement is to help the committee understand how you’ll contribute to our efforts to build a more equitable and inclusive learning and working environment.

• Describe the ways you integrate equity, inclusion or accessibility into your teaching, research and service spaces. Consider including:
  • experiences you have had working across different student and colleague groups;
  • strategies you use to account for diversity and difference in your professional work;
  • teaching activities that highlight inclusive pedagogy; and/or
  • key definitions or philosophical frameworks that inform your approach.
• Explain ways you imagine integrating these approaches into your work at UB.

Additional Information

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Is a background check required for this posting?
No

Background Check Notification

Contact Information

Contact's Name
Jonathan Bird

Contact's Pronouns

Contact's Title
Professor, Department Chair

Contact's Email
jbird@buffalo.edu

Contact's Phone
716-645-1015

Posting Dates

Posted
11/21/2023

Deadline for Applicants
Open Until Filled

Date to be filled

References

Number of References Required
3

Reference Cutoff Date

Instructions to Applicant

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