Careers

USU Faculty Positions Open

Power Engineering Associate or Assistant Professor

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Utah State University is seeking applications for a tenure track, academic-year (9-month) faculty position at the assistant or associate professor levels in electrical engineering. Candidates must have an earned PhD in electrical engineering or a related field and expertise in or related to power electronics or wireless power transfer. The ideal candidate must demonstrate potential for or a strong record of externally funded research, publications, teaching competency, and professional leadership. Candidates are expected to build a strong program of funded research and to be strong teachers at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. This position with ASPIRE has an emphasis in:

• Power Engineering
• Power Electronics
• Wireless Power Transfer (WPT)

AI & Machine Learning Professional Practice-/Assistant Professor

Similarly, USU’s department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is looking to fill two faculty positions in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML): one tenure-track position (research and teaching) and one professional practice position (teaching emphasis). It is expected that these positions will be filled at either the Assistant or Associate Professor level. We seek applicants with cross-disciplinary backgrounds whose expertise lies at the intersection of AI/ML and electrical engineering.  Preference will be given to applicants whose research and/or work experience applies AI/ML to problems in electrical engineering including but not limited to:

• Signal processing, communications, radar
• Control, robotics, drones/UAVs
• Electromagnetics, antennas
• Speech and natural language processing
• Remote sensing, computer vision
• Electric power systems
• Cybersecurity, computer networks, cryptography

If you’re a student looking to get involved, please reach out to our Student Engagement Coordinator Melanie Conrad.