Assistant Professor (TT) - Electrical and Computer Engineering - High Frequency Electronics

About UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth's flagship campus, is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, and offers a rich cultural environment in a bucolic setting close to major urban centers. In addition, the University is part of the Five Colleges (including Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College), which adds to the intellectual energy of the region.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has 45 full-time, tenure track faculty members and approximately 270 graduate students and 775 undergraduates. The department’s FY 23 research expenditure exceeded $13.4M million. Additional information about the Department can be obtained at https://www.umass.edu/engineering/electrical-and-computer-engineering.

 

Job Description

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level in the area of High Frequency Electronics. Tenure-track faculty members are expected to develop an internationally recognized scholarly presence, an externally funded research program, collaborations in interdisciplinary research teams, to effectively mentor graduate students, teach existing courses in our curriculum and to develop creative new curricula in areas of their interest or across disciplines.  Candidates should envision a research and teaching program consistent with the College of Engineering’s Strategic Plan.  The appointment is expected to begin September 1, 2025. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  

 

Requirements

Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related fields by August 31, 2025. Applicants must demonstrate potential for scholarly excellence and technical innovation and must have interests and background relevant to the broadly defined area of high frequency electronics.

 

Preferred Qualifications

Candidates should have a demonstrated research expertise in high frequency electronics, including measurement and evaluation.  Of particular interest is expertise in microwave, millimeterwave, or terahertz technology. Experience in integrated circuit design in silicon, non-silicon or heterogeneously integrated technologies would be a plus.  The ideal candidate would be able to develop novel circuit techniques to apply novel devices to complex electronic systems in application areas such as, but not limited to, chemical and biosensing, medical imaging, remote sensing, radio astronomy, and FutureG communications. 

 

Additional Information

As a campus with an increasingly diverse student body, we are looking for candidates who can operate effectively in a diverse faculty and student community, and who value collegiality, collaboration, achievement, and integrity. We encourage applications from women, minorities, and individuals with a commitment to mentor under-represented demographics within engineering. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths, those who have paused their careers for family or pandemic reasons, or who spent time outside of academia. We are committed to helping all constituents reach their full potential, creating best-in-practice operations to support faculty scholarship and fostering excellence in student experiences inside and outside our department.

 

UMass Amherst is a leader in providing institutional supports for faculty to combine work and family/personal responsibilities, and was listed among the Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For,” UMass is in the top 10% of public research-intensive universities in the COACHE survey for having and raising children compatible with the tenure-track. UMass Amherst maintains a nationally recognized NSF-sponsored ADVANCE Institutional Transformation program that seeks to increase equity in STEM fields through collaboration (https://www.umass.edu/advance/home).  For more information on work-life balance at UMass Amherst, see https://www.umass.edu/prospective-faculty/work/balance

 

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