Atlanta, GA

The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the largest producers of electrical engineers and computer engineers in the United States. Almost 2,600 students are enrolled in the School's graduate and undergraduate programs, and in the last academic year, 801 degrees were awarded. All ECE undergraduate and graduate programs are in the top five of the most recent college rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

In addition to the main campus in Atlanta, Georgia, ECE also has permanent operations at Georgia Tech-Lorraine in France and Georgia Tech-Shenzhen in China. Graduate students who spend at least one semester each at three Georgia Tech locations (Atlanta, Lorraine, and Shenzhen on three continents-North America, Europe, and Asia) can earn the Georgia Tech Global Engineering Immersion Program (GEIP) Certificate when they receive the Georgia Tech M.S. degree.

Over 110 ECE faculty members are involved in 11 areas of research and education - bioengineering, computer systems and software, digital signal processing, electrical energy, electromagnetics, electronic design and applications, nantechnology, optics and photonics, systems and controls, telecommunications, and VLSI systems and digital design - and the School is either home to or a key player in almost 20 research centers and consortia.

ECE is key to Georgia Tech's growing reputation as an internationally recognized educational and research and development university. ECE is firmly committed to sustaining excellence in traditional areas of strength and venturing into burgeoning areas of opportunity.

The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications from exceptional senior candidates working in the areas of telecommunications and communication networks for the endowed position of the Byers Chair and Georgia Research Alliance (GRA) Eminent Scholar. Applicants should have earned a Ph.D. or equivalent.

The school seeks individuals with demonstrated outstanding leadership in research and undergraduate and graduate teaching. Candidates should have an excellent record of scholarship. Of interest are candidates with an established and active record of accomplishment in leading large multi-institution and multi-disciplinary collaborative research efforts and a vision for developing the next generation of communication networks.

Georgia Tech strives to create and maintain an environment that values and respects our individual and communal differences and support a healthy work-life balance.
Interested candidates should submit an application letter, curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, and names of three references electronically to the faculty positions website portal.

To receive full consideration, interested applicants should submit their materials before March 1, 2023.

A Terminal degree

For additional information about this job opening, please contact:

• Linda Dillon, at linda.dillon@ece.gatech.edu
• Lucretia Allen, Lucretia.allen@ece.gatech.edu
• Shalonda Williams, Shalonda.williams@ece.gatech.edu

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Please include: (1) a cover letter; (2) a curriculum vita; (3) a statement of teaching interests and philosophy, including approaches to creating an inclusive environment in the laboratory and classroom, not to exceed 1 page; (4) 5 references; (5) research statement and (6) publication list. Your application will remain confidential (known only to the search committee) until its final stage, at which point, with your permission, we will contact your references and request letters of support. Review of applications will begin immediately.