Position ID: | Georgia Tech Shenzhen Institute-ECE [#24162] |
Position Title: | Tenure-track Faculty Positions in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech Shenzhen |
Position Type: | Tenured/Tenure-track faculty |
Position Location: | Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China [map] ![]() |
Subject Area: | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Appl Deadline: | none (posted 2023/01/13) |
Position Description: |
The School of Electrical and Computer
Engineering (ece.gatech.edu) at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia
Tech) invites applications for tenure track faculty positions at all ranks in
the following Technical Interest Areas (TIAs): Computer Systems and Software,
Digital Signal Processing, Systems and Controls, or Telecommunications. These
are full-time positions with the Georgia Tech Shenzhen Institute (GTSI) in
Shenzhen, China. GTSI is a Joint Institute between Georgia Tech
and Tianjin University (TJU) and is located in Shenzhen, the so-called “Silicon
Valley of China”. GTSI has received approval from the Board of Regents of the
University System of Georgia as well as the Chinese Ministry of Education to
offer Georgia Tech’s existing Master’s degree programs in Electrical and
Computer Engineering (ECE), Analytics, Computer Science, Environmental
Engineering, and Industrial Design, as well as the PhD degree in ECE. Georgia
Tech is fully responsible for Georgia Tech academic programming at GTSI. According to the U.S. News and World
Report, Georgia Tech’s undergraduate Electrical Engineering (EE) program is
currently ranked No. 2 and its graduate EE program is ranked No. 4 in the U.S.;
Georgia Tech’s undergraduate Computer Engineering (CompE) program is currently
ranked No. 4 and its graduate CompE program is ranked No. 6 in the U.S. Successful GTSI faculty candidates will be
expected to teach courses from Georgia Tech’s curriculum in ECE in the
aforementioned TIAs, mentor students, engage in field-related professional
achievement and activity, and perform service to GTSI and the professional
society. Candidates can apply to either of the
following two tracks which differ in teaching load and research expectations. ·
Teaching track: Teaching and service
constitute the criteria for advancement for GTSI faculty on the teaching track.
Although not a job requirement, teaching faculty are welcome to engage in
research as well and supervise student projects. Teaching experience
(demonstrated by college level teaching experience, TA experience, or teaching
training programs), and some demonstrated record of professional achievement
and activity are desired. ·
Teaching & research track: Teaching,
research, and service constitute the criteria for advancement for GTSI faculty
on the teaching & research track. Candidates shall have either demonstrated
or shown a clear potential for creative and independent research that would
lead to a strong, extramurally funded research program and recognition in the
professional field. Employment, compensation and benefits of these
faculty members will be through GTSI. Applications will be reviewed by the
relevant faculty body at Georgia Tech – Atlanta. Successful candidates will be
granted Georgia Tech adjunct faculty status and are expected to teach the
Georgia Tech curriculum in English at GTSI. Both the faculty and the student
bodies at GTSI are expected to be diverse and international. Chinese language
skills are not a requirement for employment with GTSI. Georgia Tech and GTSI are committed to
diversity, equity, and inclusion in the faculty and student bodies. We strongly
encourage applications from women, underrepresented minorities, and individuals
with disabilities. Georgia Tech and GTSI are committed to promoting work-life
balance and supporting dual-career employee families. SALARY: Commensurate with
qualifications and experience, academic year (9-month) basis. Summer employment
opportunities may be available with additional summer salary of up to 1/3 of academic
year salary. Salary will be paid by GTSI. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: PhD
degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related
field, from a top graduate program taught in the English language, to be
conferred no later than June 30, 2023. POSITION AVAILABLE: August 1,
2023, with academic year beginning in August 2023. CLOSING DATE: Applications
will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning immediately. Applications will be
considered until open positions are filled. For full consideration, applicants
are encouraged to submit their applications by March 1, 2023. TO APPLY: Please submit by
email to: gtshenzhen@ece.gatech.edu, please
include “GTSI ECE faculty application from YOUR NAME” in the Subject line and
please clearly indicate TIA(s) as well so we can route your application to the
appropriate Georgia Tech ECE faculty group. Please indicate whether you are
applying for the teaching track or the teaching & research track. The
application package should be submitted as PDF files and include: a letter of
application, curriculum vitae, a statement of professional interests and plans,
a statement of teaching interests, and contact information for at least 3
professional references. In addition, up to ten sets of instructor teaching
evaluations may be submitted. |