Urgently Require Associate Professor with tenure or Full Professor in Baltimore, MD

Job title: Associate Professor with tenure or Full Professor
Company: University of Maryland
Job description: Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state's flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation's legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation's capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA is recruiting to fill the Brendan Iribe Endowed Professorship with start dates on or after July 1, 2023. Outstanding mid-career and senior candidates (Associate Professors with tenure and Professors with tenure) in artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, autonomy, and their applications are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants will have their tenure home in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with a joint appointment in the Department of Computer Science.

The departments are committed to building a diverse faculty pre-eminent in their missions of research, teaching, and service to the community, and they especially encourage applications from women and underrepresented minorities. In addition, candidates who have experience engaging with a diverse range of faculty, staff, and students and contributing to a climate of inclusivity are encouraged to discuss their perspectives on these subjects in their application materials.

Interested candidates should apply on-line at in order to receive consideration. Search under Faculty for position #127874 . Applicants are encouraged to have complete versions of their materials - including a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, research and teaching statements, and recommendation letters from at least four references - uploaded by December 15, 2022, but applications will be accepted until all positions are filled. Candidates will be prompted during the online application process to submit all information for their references. Questions can be directed to the faculty recruitment committee at: [email protected]

Both the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the Department of Computer Science (CS) at the University of Maryland are consistently ranked among the top-15 nationally. In 2019, the CS Department and some of the ECE faculty moved into their new state-of-the-art facility, the Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science and Engineering. Additional information about the ECE and CS departments is available at and at . To learn more about the Iribe Center, please visit .

The Clark School at the University of Maryland serves as the catalyst for high-quality research, innovation, and learning, delivering on a promise that all graduates will leave ready to impact the Grand Challenges (e.g., energy, environment, security, and human health) of the 21st century. The Clark School is dedicated to leading and transforming the engineering discipline and profession, to accelerating entrepreneurship, and to transforming research and learning activities into new innovations that benefit millions.
Benefits Summary Top Benefits and Perks:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
• Strong demonstrated interest in research, student mentoring, and service to the broader scientific community.

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Additional Information:

The A. James Clark's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering consistently ranks in the top 20 ECE programs in the country by US News, and it offers a collegial, supportive environment in which faculty can thrive. The Department is closely involved with internationally recognized multi-disciplinary research institutes and centers, such as the Institute for Systems Research (ISR), the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS), the Maryland Robotics Center (MRC), the Maryland Cyber-security Center (MC2), the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QUICS), and the Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics (IREAP). The Department has launched the Academy of Machine Learning and an Internet-of-Things (IoT) program for undergraduate students as well as a new Master program in Machine Learning, and is rapidly expanding collaborations with industry and government laboratories in these areas. The innovation and entrepreneurship programs on campus recently brought the University to the top 10 in Entrepreneurship Magazine.
Some notable facts include:

• Received the 8th largest gift in history to a public higher education institution from A. James & Alice B Clark Foundation of $220M. This includes funding to assist faculty and attract and fund first-year Ph.D. students.
• The Clark School has a dedicated external relations staff to help promote faculty research, which has been featured on covers of Science magazine, ABC, Washington Post, New York Times, and CNN.
• Opened Clark Hall in January 2018 with almost 40,000 sq ft of lab space and an innovation lab for capstone design projects and student teams.

The Great College Park initiative is a $1B public-private investment in the town that is the home of UMD. It is creating not only a dynamic and innovative academic environment, but also a vibrant downtown community with restaurants, new residential units, live music, and amenities.
Posting Date: 11/07/2022
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled Yes
Best Consideration Date 12/15/2022
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Diversity Statement:

The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Applicant Documents

Required Documents * Cover Letter

• Curriculum Vitae
• Research (examples: research statement, research programs)
• Teaching (examples: teaching philosophy, student evaluations)

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Location: Baltimore, MD

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