Human Resources

Summary

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering invites applications for two or more faculty positions at the assistant professor level to begin in the fall semester of 2025. Higher ranks may also be considered for exceptional candidates having outstanding track records in federal funding records, scholarly productivity, and exemplary teaching. The department seeks forward-looking individuals who will develop vigorous research programs; who are skilled at translating new and exciting discoveries into effective graduate and undergraduate teaching in classrooms. Applications are accepted for the following focus areas:
•   Power electronics including electric vehicle applications, wide bandgap devices, or energy conversion applications;
•   Microelectronics including VLSI circuits, advanced circuits, RF circuits and systems, modern semiconductor devices, or microelectronic sensors and sensor systems;
•   Computer architecture, embedded systems, machine vision, or computer-human interface, and
•   Other cutting-edge areas in electrical, computer, and robotics engineering.

Michigan Tech attracts world-class faculty and staff who enrich the educational experience of smart, motivated, and adventurous students. Applicants who are committed to promoting a sense of belonging and contributing to an equitable and inclusive learning environment for all are strongly encouraged to apply https://www.mtu.edu/belonging/

We strongly encourage applicants to address the required and desired qualifications in their cover letter along with an explanation of how they will contribute to the Vision and Mission of Michigan Tech (https://www.mtu.edu/stratplan/principles/vision-mission/).

Responsibilities 

• Develop strong research and graduate educational programs
• Translate new and exciting discoveries into effective undergraduate and graduate teaching activities both face-to-face and online
• Develop externally funded research programs
• Advise graduate student research at the MS and PhD level and involve undergraduates in research
• Participation in department and university committees
• Integrate safety practices into daily activities
• Commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work, as well as University and ABET Assessment activities
• Ability to learn and leverage new teaching technologies
• Other duties as assigned

Required Education, Certifications, Licensures

An earned Ph.D. degree in electrical or computer engineering or a closely related discipline at the time of appointment.

Required Experience

• A sustained record of research and scholarship in a field that is relevant to electrical and computer engineering is required.

Desirable Education and/or Experience

• Experience teaching courses in electrical engineering, computer engineering, robotic engineering
• Demonstrated experience on US federal research grants
• Mentoring undergraduate and/or graduate students

Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Successful development of competitive externally funded grants
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, professional colleagues and the general public
• Demonstrated success in, or potential future contributions to, working with persons from diverse backgrounds, creating a sense of belonging, and fostering a fair, objective, welcoming place to work for persons with a wide variety of personal characteristics and viewpoints.

Language, Mathematics and/or Reasoning Skills

Work Environment and/or Physical Demands

The work environment is that of a typical office and/or classroom setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Required Training and Other Conditions of Employment

Every employee at Michigan Technological University will receive the following 4 required trainings; additional training may be required by the department.

Required University Training:

• Employee Safety Overview

• Anti-Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation Training

• Annual Data Security Training 

• Annual Title IX Training

Background Check:

Offers of employment are contingent upon and not considered finalized until the required background check has been performed and the results received and assessed.

Other Conditions of Employment:

The selected candidate that has met all requirements of the job, is also required to ensure employment eligibility in the United States by the effective date of appointment.  

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FLSA Status

Exempt

Appointment Term

9 months

Shift

Pay Rate/Salary

Title of Position Supervisor

Department Chair

Posting Type

Dependent on Funding

Special Instructions to Applicants (if applicable)

Applications must be submitted online at http://www.employment.mtu.edu/cw/en-us/job/493671 and contain the following: cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests, and a statement of teaching philosophy through their research, teaching, and service. The cover letter must include one specific focus area listed in the Job Description Summary above (i.e., Power electronics, Microelectronics, Computer engineering, or Other cutting-edge areas). Applicants will be asked to provide contact information for three reference providers.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. For full consideration, however, applications must be submitted by November 21, 2024.  

Inquiries can be directed to the search committee chair, Professor Jeremy Bos (jpbos@mtu.edu), or the department chair, Professor Jin Choi (choijw@mtu.edu).

For more information about the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, please visit our website at https://www.mtu.edu/ece/.

Additional Information

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has about 720 undergraduate students, about 120 graduate students, 24 faculty, and 7 support staff, with aggressive goals for growth in coming years. The department has active research programs in image and signal processing, remote sensing, robotics, healthcare and biomedical devices, communications and sensor networks, electric energy systems, and photonics and electrophysics.

Electrical & Computer Engineering is one of nine departments in the College of Engineering. The Department offers three B.S. degree programs of Electrical, Computer, and Robotics Engineering in addition to M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs. Additional information about the department, college, and university can be accessed from our website http://www.mtu.edu/ece.

Michigan Technological University, one of the four major research universities in the State of Michigan, is located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula adjacent to Lake Superior. The community offers a small-town environment with outstanding four-season recreational opportunities. Michigan Tech is located in Houghton, MI on the south shore of Lake Superior.

Michigan Tech is proud to be an ADVANCE Institution that has thrice received National Science Foundation support to increase diversity, inclusion, and the participation and advancement of women and underrepresented individuals in STEM.

Michigan Tech recognizes the importance of supporting faculty members’ partners; candidates selected for on-campus interviews will be invited to bring a guest. Additional details on our Partner Engagement Program can be found at https://www.mtu.edu/provost/programs/partner-engagement/.