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Employment Opportunity

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of South Alabama

Tenure Track Assistant Professor Position

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of South Alabama invites applications for Tenure Track Assistant Professor position for the 2012-2013 academic year (starting date: August 15, 2012). Candidates must earn a Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or in a closely related area by the time of appointment. Faculty responsibilities include effective classroom teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, developing curricula and laboratories, supervising graduate students’ research, publishing refereed journal articles, and developing and maintaining an externally funded research program.

The ECE student body consists of about 400 undergraduate and graduate students. The ECE faculty strives to provide the highest quality educational experience to our students. Recently, we revamped our undergraduate and graduate curricula, and upgraded our instructional laboratories with state-of-the-art laboratory equipment.

The ECE faculty is pursuing an aggressive funded research program. Recent sponsors of ECE research projects include the National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy and British Petroleum. About 25% of ECE faculty members are Fellows of their respective professional societies.

Preference will be given to candidates in the general area of Electrical and Computer Engineering with specialization in computer architecture, computer network security, wireless communications, signal and image processing. Candidates with outstanding credentials in other areas of specialization will also be considered. Interested candidates should submit a letter stating their areas of specialization, current curriculum vitae, a list of at least three references, and official transcripts of their BS, MS and Ph.D. degrees to:

 

Faculty Search Committee Chair
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of South Alabama
6001 USA Dr. South, EEB 75
Mobile, AL 36688-0002

 

Located in the beautiful historic city of Mobile, the university is a public Doctoral Research-Intensive institution enrolling over 15,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. For more information on the university, visit the website at www.southalabama.edu. Mobile, a cultural, economic and recreational center on the northern Gulf of Mexico, has a population of 375,000; while that of the larger metropolitan area totals over 500,000.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled. Women and minorities under-represented in the engineering profession are especially encouraged to apply. Candidates must have legal authorization to work in the USA. The University of South Alabama is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer.

Electronic submissions of applications are strongly encouraged and should be emailed to lswilson@usouthal.edu.
 
 
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