Open-Rank, Tenured/Tenure-Track Computer Engineering Faculty

Department: Col of Engineering and Computing

Classification: 9-month Instructional Faculty

Job Category: Instructional Faculty

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Telework Friendly: Hybrid Eligible                            

Salary:  Salary commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in both Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, as well as master’s degrees in Digital Forensics and Telecommunications. The department is home to over 30 faculty members and over 880 students, including about 290 graduate students. Our research portfolio is thriving, with faculty actively engaged in research in a diverse range of fields such as bioengineering, communications and networking, computer engineering, controls and robotics, cyber-physical systems, cyber security, digital forensics, machine learning, nanoelectronics, power systems, quantum computing, signal processing, and space-based systems. The ECE department also supports other Mason Engineering programs through interdisciplinary collaboration in both education and research and has close ties with other departments such as the Departments of Bioengineering, Computer Science, Cyber Security Engineering, Information Sciences and Technology, and Mechanical Engineering. Projects and hands-on activities are at the core of many of our educational programs where interdisciplinary projects and courses are highly integrated into the curriculum. Thousands of students have graduated from our department’s accredited programs and gone on to prosperous careers in engineering and related fields. The department has close collaborations with industry and receives strategic direction and insight on cutting edge technologies from its company partners and industrial advisory board that translate into innovative curricular and research initiatives. Further information about the department is available at http://ece.gmu.edu.

About the Position:

To develop a program of scholarly research, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, participating in university, college, and departmental governance, professional and public service, and performing related instructional assignments such as supervising senior projects, student internships, and practicum.

Responsibilities:

Successful candidates will be expected to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels; develop an independent, externally funded research program; advise students; participate in all aspects of the department’s mission; and serve the profession.

Required Qualifications:

Applicants must have received a PhD in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field by the start date of the position, and should have demonstrated potential for excellence and productivity in research, and a commitment to high-quality teaching.

Preferred Qualifications:

Applicants in all areas of computer engineering will be given serious consideration. We are particularly interested in candidates in the areas of hardware security and trust; heterogeneous computing; hardware accelerator design for applied machine learning; neuromorphic hardware design; quantum computing; quantum computer cybersecurity; computer architecture security; secure, privacy-preserving, and trusted machine learning; internet of things and cyber-physical systems design and security; computer architectures based on emerging memory or beyond-CMOS technologies; optics-based computing systems; low-power design methodologies; edge computing and large-scale intelligent systems; cryptographic engineering; applications of machine learning and large learning models in computer-aided design, side-channel analysis, malware detection, etc. Additionally, we are interested in candidates who have background and expertise in designing and manufacturing devices and integrated circuits for brain-inspired and quantum computing, and thus can leverage Mason’s nanofabrication facility. Preference will be given to senior candidates with proven leadership skills, capable of directing a research center and successfully competing for major research grants involving multiple faculty members. Candidates who can build collaborations with other departments within the College and across the University will benefit from the strong support and encouragement for interdisciplinary collaboration with the College and the University. The Department and the College place high value on engaging students from traditionally underrepresented groups, and candidates from these groups are especially encouraged to apply.

Instructions to Applicants: 

For full consideration, applicants must apply for the Open-Rank, Tenured/Tenure-Track Computer Engineering Faculty at https://jobs.gmu.edu/; complete and submit the online application; and upload a cover letter, complete CV with publications, statement of professional goals including your perspective on teaching and research (as Other doc), statement on what diversity and inclusion means to you, and the names of three professional references.  Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Posting Open Date:  January 19, 2024

For Full Consideration, Apply by:  February 12, 2024

Open Until Filled?:  Yes