Assistant Professor in Electromagnetics (tenure track)

 

The School of Electrical Engineering promotes high-quality science, technology and innovations for the benefit of the Finnish society and all of humankind. In our research environment, the natural sciences, engineering and information technology intertwine to form smart systems and innovations that save energy and promote well-being. With our research, we seek to respond to many challenges posed by sustainable development and the results are applied, for example, in mobile devices, electrical networks, health care and in satellites. School’s special strength is linking the research with the Finnish and international business sector. We have around 2000 students in total, and around 250 master’s and 50 doctoral degrees annually. Our personnel consists of 700 people with over 70 professors.


The Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering at the Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering invites applications for the position of an

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN ELECTROMAGNETICS (tenure track)

We are searching for a highly potential candidate with comprehensive knowledge and skills in electromagnetic theory with interest in translational research in multidisciplinary applications. The Department supports and develops research in electromagnetics of complex materials as enablers of new applications, recognizing the application potential of both natural and artificial material systems as biological media, geophysical materials, metamaterials, metasurfaces and other complex electromagnetic media.

As an assistant professor you will enrich our department´s expertise in electromagnetic theory and applications by bringing fresh, new research ideas and perspective into our community. Your key application areas of interest may include, but are not limited to electronics, photonics, health technology, energy applications, and materials processing. Further understanding and control of natural complex materials systems such as biological tissue can be considered as application areas for this position. You have potential to develop a strong and original research program and establish collaborations with existing research groups and partners outside academia. Teaching and development of courses related to electromagnetics is an essential part of your responsibilities.

Your experience and ambitions
We are looking for an applicant with

• a doctorate in electrical engineering, physics or other applicable field in science

• expertise in fundamental electromagnetic theory and some of its applications

• potential to carry out original research and attract research funding to build up your own research group

• passion to collaborate with the industry, entrepreneurial mindset and good interpersonal skills, and ability to build a high-level international collaboration network

• genuine motivation to teach at the undergraduate and/or graduate level, learner-centric view on education, and excellent digital competency to enrich teaching and facilitate online and on-site learning.

We offer

• a tenure track position with promotion to a tenured position based on merits

• a competitive benefits package including access to health care

• start-up funding and grant writing support to help you establish your own group

• excellent collaboration possibilities within the university

• great future in one of the happiest, cleanest and safest countries in the world, with a comprehensive social security system and free education up to university level.

Aalto tenure track and contract terms
This position belongs to our tenure track system and will be filled to the assistant professor level with a fixed-term contract. The salary is based on Aalto University salary system, but you can also provide your own salary request. The University provides a research start-up fund, and we actively assist researchers to apply for available scientific research funding. Getting tenure and advancement on Aalto tenure track is based on an evaluation of your achievements and merits against the Aalto tenure track criteria. Please see the details about the tenure track path at Aalto at https://www.aalto.fi/en/tenure-track/tenure-track-career-path and evaluation criteria at https://www.aalto.fi/services/tenure-track-evaluation-criteria.

Scientific environment
You will join the Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering in the Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering. The department’s research areas include electromagnetic theory, integrated circuit design, microwave engineering, space science and technology, as well as nanophotonics and micro and nanotechnology. Our researchers in electromagnetics, lead by profs. Tretyakov, Simovski, Sihvola and Nikoskinen work on fundamental aspects of electromagnetic theory, numerical methods, metamaterials, metasurfaces, bianisotropic media, nanophotonics, and their applications. In these fields, our researchers work in close collaboration with many international leading research institutes and companies. The department has excellent computation and measurement facilities. The main research infrastructure offers a wide variety of measurement equipment from RF to THz frequencies.

Ready to apply?
Please submit your application latest on August 16, 2021 through our recruiting system. Please include the following documents as one merged pdf package in English 1) cover letter, 2) curriculum vitae (with contact information and the ResearcherID number), 3) the list of publications (in which the five most significant publications highlighted and your role in them described), 4) a research statement describing past research and plans for the future research, 5) a teaching portfolio describing teaching experience and plans for teaching, 6) the list of references/possible reference letters (referees can also send the letters along with their contact details directly to HR Coordinator (annika.salmelin(at)aalto.fi).
General instructions for applicants including language requirements and guidelines for compiling the teaching portfolio and CV can be found at https://www.aalto.fi/tenure-track/interested-in-joining-our-tenure-track.

More information
If you wish to hear more about the position or us, please contact Professor Jussi Ryynänen, jussi.ryynanen(at)aalto.fi or tel. +358 50 384 1720. In case you have questions related to the recruitment process, please contact HR Coordinator Annika Salmelin, annika.salmelin(at)aalto.fi.

About Aalto University, Helsinki and Finnish society
At Aalto, high-quality research, art, education and entrepreneurship are promoted hand in hand. Disciplinary excellence is combined with multidisciplinary activities, engaging both students and the local innovation ecosystem. Our main campus is quickly transforming into an open collaboration hub that encourages encounters between students, researchers, industry, startups and other partners. Aalto University was founded in 2010 as three leading Finnish universities, Helsinki University of Technology, the Helsinki School of Economics and the University of Art and Design Helsinki, were merged to strengthen Finland’s innovative capability.

The greater Helsinki region is a world-class information technology complex, attracting leading scientists and researchers in various fields of electrical engineering. As a living and working environment, Finland consistently ranks high in quality of life, and Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is regularly ranked as one of the most livable cities in the world.

Finns are proud to say that we have one of the best education systems in the world. The Nordic values of equality and co-operation are deeply rooted in our society. We are one of the world’s top countries in happiness, clean air and nature, press freedom and consider the many voices in our society a strength. With high investments in R&D, a strong innovation culture, open data and advanced state of digitalization, we are a nation of innovation and entrepreneurship. Gender equality, flexibility and the low hierarchy are at the core of our Nordic working environment. Having four seasons, clean air and thousands of lakes, we are nature-loving people who take good care of our unique environment. For more information about living in Finland see Aalto´s pages for international staff: https://www.aalto.fi/en/careers-at-aalto/for-international-staff.

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3 Professor (Asst/Associate/Full) Positions for Women in Electrical Engineering

 

At Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), we believe diversity broadens our research scope and enhances the quality of our education. Our Irene Curie fellowship program is aimed to advance talented female researchers to thrive and be successful in top positions in science. The program addresses the aspirations and needs of women in industry, academia, and research institutes to support their ambition to become a Professor at our European top research university.

TU/e is situated in the heart of Europe's leading innovative top technology region Brainport in the South-East of the Netherlands. The Department of Electrical Engineering at TU/e is an ambitious and inclusive department, having defined (3) three themes covering all research and education activities: Care and Cure, The Connected World, and Smart and Sustainable Society. Led by these themes, the (9) nine research groups are performing joint research. A significant amount of research is done in close cooperation with large high-tech companies, such as Philips, ASML, NXP, as well as many small/medium enterprises.

The department invites applications for (3) new faculty positions at all levels including (tenure-track) Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Full Professor. Candidates in all areas related to Electrical Engineering will be considered, including, but not limited to:

• Control Systems
• Electrical Energy Systems
• Electro-Optical Communication
• Electromagnetics
• Power Electronics
• Electromechanics
• Electronic Systems
• Integrated Circuits
• Photonic Integration
• Signal Processing Systems

Do you want to join our open academic community? Do you want to set up your own, independent research line and team, while still being able to profit from the benefits that come with working together in research units? Then apply now! All positions are open from July 5, 2021, and are open only to women candidates in the framework of the Irène Curie Fellowship program of TU/e. Review of applications will begin immediately upon receipt, and continue until the positions are filled, with the last date for applications being October 1, 2021.

You will be offered the opportunity to establish an independent, largely externally funded research program in collaboration with colleagues within or, outside our department and at national and international institutions. Substantial start-up packages to kick-off your career in our department are available. In order to empower you, we provide support such as training programs for academic leadership and the university teaching qualification as well as an informal mentoring scheme to help you get to know the university and the Dutch (research) environment.

Job requirements

• Motivated researcher, with a PhD and at least 2 years of postdoctoral experience.
• Ability to conduct high quality academic research, demonstrated by a relevant PhD thesis.
• Ability to teach or, assist in the teaching process.
• Excellent communication, organization, and leadership skills.
• Strong cooperation skills and ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• Experience in acquiring external research funding from (inter-)national funding bodies or, industry is an asset.
• Excellent proficiency (written and verbal) in English.

Conditions of employment

• A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university with the autonomy to develop your own research line and participate in the curriculum of the department.
• As an Irène Curie Fellow, you are entitled to a substantial start-up package to kick-off your career.
• You will have free access to high-quality training programs for academic leadership, the university teaching qualification program, research and valorization competences, and a dedicated mentoring program to help you get to know the university and the Dutch (research) environment.
• Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities.
• Additionally, an annual holiday allowance of 8% of the yearly salary, plus a year-end allowance of 8.3% of the annual salary.
• A broad package of fringe benefits, including an excellent technical infrastructure, moving expenses, and savings schemes.
• Family-friendly initiatives are in place, such as the Dual Career Opportunity program to support accompanying partners, an international spouse program, and excellent on-campus children daycare and sports facilities.

Information and application

About us

Eindhoven University of Technology is a top-ranking Dutch university that combines scientific curiosity with a hands-on attitude. Our spirit of collaboration translates into an open culture and a number 1 position in collaborating with advanced industries. Fundamental knowledge enables us to design solutions for the highly complex problems of today and tomorrow. Curious to hear more about what it is like as a professor at TU/e? Please view the video.

More information

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more? Please contact
Cyndi Geurts, Recruiter (c.g.geurts[at]tue.nl).

Are you inspired to know more about working at TU/e? Please visit www.tue.nl/jobs.

Application

We invite you to submit a complete application by using the 'apply now'-button on this page.
The application should include a:

• Cover letter in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position.
• Curriculum vitae, including a list of your publications and the contact information of 
  three references.
• Description of your scientific interests and plans (1-2 pages).
• Statement of your teaching goals and experience (1-2 pages).

We look forward to your application and will screen it as soon as we have received it.
Screening will continue until the position has been filled. Please keep in mind you can upload only 5 documents up to 2 MB each. If necessary please combine files.

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Asst/Assoc/Full Professor - Computer Architecture for Edge AI

 

The demand for energy efficient computing (TOPS/Watt) will only increase with the advance of big-data and deep learning applications into mobile, embedded devices. Realizing the required computing performance with as little energy consumption requires novel computer architectures that reduce the main power bottleneck (i.e., data movement) while increasing the computational performance of these systems. Are you inspired to have your research achieve this goal for a broad range of applications in a systematic manner? This could be your next exciting new career opportunity.

Relevant topics for this position include the following:

• Multi- and many-core architectures
• Massively parallel architectures (e.g. GPU architectures)
• Non-conventional architectures (e.g. neuromorphic computing)
• Energy-efficient architectures, power management
• Reconfigurable architectures
• Memory architectures, in-memory computing
• Inter-core communication
• Safety and security aspects in computer architecture
• Modeling, design and verification of computer architectures
• Domain-specific architectures

As a newly appointed faculty member, you will be working in the Electronics Systems Group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). Next to your research quality, your educational skills are very important as you will develop and teach courses at both undergraduate and graduate level in English. You will be involved in supervising Bachelor, Master, PDEng, and PhD candidates.

Electronic Systems Group

The Electronic Systems (ES) group consists of seven full professors, two associate professors, eight assistant professors, several postdocs, approximately 40 PDEng and PhD candidates, and support staff. The ES group is world-renowned for its design automation and embedded systems research. The group aims to provide a scientific basis for design trajectories of electronic systems, ranging from digital circuits to cyber-physical systems. ES research is organized in three sub-programs that cover the engineering, system and circuit perspectives: Model-driven engineering, smart electronic systems, and digital nano-electronics. ES has strong collaborations with industry, research institutes and other universities. Thirteen of its staff members have a second affiliation besides their TU/e-ES affiliation. The group is a multi-cultural team, with staff members of eight different nationalities and students from all over the world.

Job requirements

• A PhD in Electrical Engineering or, any other relevant program from a leading university.
• Experience and reputation in a well-defined or, an emerging area of embedded computer architecture
• Strong academic and industry network; research interactions on the national and international level, proven by joint collaborations, projects, and publications.
• Experience in management of professionals, aimed at developing people and creating synergy.
• Excellent teaching ability at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Experience with acquiring external research funding from (inter-)national funding bodies
  or industry.
• Excellent communication, organization, and leadership skills demonstrating the potential
  of building your own research group.
• Excellent proficiency (written and verbal) in English.

Conditions of employment

• A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university with the autonomy to develop your own research line and participate in the curriculum of the department.
• You will have free access to high-quality training programs for academic leadership, the university teaching qualification program, research and valorization competences, and a dedicated mentoring program to help you get to know the university and the Dutch (research) environment.
• Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities.
• Additionally, an annual holiday allowance of 8% of the yearly salary, plus a year-end allowance of 8.3% of the annual salary;
• A broad package of fringe benefits, including an excellent technical infrastructure, moving expenses, and savings schemes.
• Family-friendly initiatives are in place, such as the Dual Career Opportunity program to support accompanying partners, an international spouse program, and excellent on-campus children day care and sports facilities.

Information and application

About us

Eindhoven University of Technology is a top-ranking Dutch university that combines scientific curiosity with a hands-on attitude. Our spirit of collaboration translates into an open culture and a number 1 position in collaborating with advanced industries. Fundamental knowledge enables us to design solutions for the highly complex problems of today and tomorrow.

Curious to hear more about what it is liking as a professor at TU/e? Please view the video.

More information

Do you recognize yourself in this profile and would you like to know more? Please contact
dr.ir. Sander Stuijk, s.stuijk[at]tue.nl.

For information about terms of employment, click here or contact Cyndi Geurts, Recruiter,
c.g.geurts[at]tue.nl, +31 621167031

Are you inspired to know more about working at TU/e? Please visit www.tue.nl/jobs.

Application

We invite you to submit a complete application by using the 'apply now'-button on this page.
The application should include a:

• Cover letter in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position.
• Curriculum vitae, including a list of your publications and the contact information of
  three references.
• List of five self-selected ‘best publications’.
• Description of your scientific interests and plans (1-2 pages).
• Statement of your teaching goals and experience (1-2 pages).

We look forward to your application and will screen it as soon as we have received it. Screening will continue until the position has been filled.

We do not respond to applications that are sent to us in a different way.

Please keep in mind you can upload only 5 documents up to 2 MB each. If necessary please combine files.

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Assistant Professor position for a Woman in Dynamics and Control

 

At Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), we believe diversity broadens our research scope and enhances the quality of our education. On top of our other vacancies, we currently also have an opening in our Irène Curie fellowship program. Our Irène Curie fellowship program is aimed to advance talented female researchers to thrive and be successful in top positions in science. The program addresses the aspirations and needs of women in industry, academia, and research institutes to support their ambition to become a Professor at our European top research university. 

TU/e is situated in the heart of Europe's leading innovative top technology region Brainport in the South-East of the Netherlands. The Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Dynamics and Control section at TU/e is an ambitious and inclusive department. A significant amount of research is done in close cooperation with large high-tech companies, such as Philips, ASML, DAF, NXP, as well as many small/medium enterprises. 

We invite applications for a new faculty positions at Assistant Professor level. Candidates in all areas related to our research group Dynamics and Control will be considered, including, but not limited to: 

• Nonlinear dynamics of mechanical systems
• Structural acoustics and noise control
• First-principle and data-based modelling of dynamical systems
• Nonlinear and data-based control
• Vehicle dynamics, tyre dynamics and control, automated and cooperative driving
• Mechanical design
• Manufacturing systems
• Robotics
• Networked systems

Do you want to join our open academic community? Do you want to set up your own, independent research line and team, while still being able to profit from the benefits that come with working together in research units? Then apply now! 

The position is open from July 13, 2021, and is open for women only in the framework of the Irène Curie Fellowship program of TU/e. Review of applications will begin immediately upon receipt, and continue until the positions are filled, with the last date for applications being September 30, 2021.  

You will be offered the opportunity to establish an independent research group in collaboration with colleagues within and outside our department and at national and international institutions. Substantial starting packages to kick-start your career in our department are available. We provide support such as training programs for academic leadership and the university teaching qualification and an informal mentoring scheme to help you get to know the university and the Dutch (research) environment

Job requirements

• Motivated researcher, with a PhD. 
• Ability to conduct high quality academic research, demonstrated by a relevant PhD thesis and publications in high impact journals. 
• Ability to teach or, assist in the teaching process, shown by experience as well as positive evaluations of these teaching efforts. 
• Excellent communication, organization, and leadership skills. 
• Strong cooperation skills and ability to work in an interdisciplinary team. 
• Experience in acquiring external research funding from (inter-)national funding bodies or, industry is an asset. 
• Excellent proficiency (written and verbal) in English. 

Conditions of employment

• A meaningful job in a dynamic and ambitious university with the autonomy to develop your own research line and participate in the curriculum of the department.    
• As an Irène Curie Fellow, you are entitled to a substantial start-up package to kick-off your career.   
• You will have free access to high-quality training programs for academic leadership, the university teaching qualification program, research and valorization competences, and a dedicated mentoring program to help you get to know the university and the Dutch (research) environment.  
• Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Collective Labor Agreement for Dutch Universities.  
• Additionally, an annual holiday allowance of 8% of the yearly salary, plus a year-end allowance of 8.3% of the annual salary.  
• A broad package of fringe benefits, including an excellent technical infrastructure, moving expenses, and savings schemes.   
• Family-friendly initiatives are in place, such as the Dual Career Opportunity program to support accompanying partners, an international spouse program, and excellent on-campus children daycare and sports facilities.  

Information and application

About us 

Eindhoven University of Technology is a top-ranking Dutch University that combines scientific curiosity with a hands-on attitude. Our spirit of collaboration translates into an open culture and a number 1 position in collaborating with advanced industries. Fundamental knowledge enables us to design solutions for the highly complex problems of today and tomorrow. 

Curious to hear more about what it is like as a professor at TU/e? Please view the video. 

More information 

Questions regarding the scientific content can be directed to prof.dr.ir. N. (Nathan) van de Wouw, email n.v.d.wouw[at]tue.nl.

For information about terms of employment, please contact Elly van den Eertwegh, Recruiter (e.a.m.v.d.eertwegh@tue.nl).  

Are you inspired to know more about working at TU/e? Please visit www.tue.nl/jobs 

Application 

We invite you to submit a complete application by using the 'apply now'-button on this page. 
The application should include a: 

• Cover letter in which you describe your motivation and qualifications for the position. 
• Curriculum vitae, including a list of your publications and the contact information of three references. 
• Description of your scientific interests and plans (1-2 pages). 
• Statement of your teaching goals and experience (1-2 pages). 

We look forward to your application and will screen it as soon as we have received it. Screening will continue until the position has been filled.   

Please keep in mind you can upload only 5 documents up to 2 MB each. If necessary please combine files. 

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Staff Scientist School of Medicine, Emory University

 

Applicants are sought to fill a Staff Scientist position to work on interdisciplinary projects investigating the molecular mechanisms of infectious diseases and cancer with a focus on novel protein-based therapeutic development in the laboratory of Dr. Eric J. Sundberg, Professor and Chair of the Department of Biochemistry at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia (www.biochem.emory.edu).

Working at the intersection of biochemistry, glycobiology and infectious disease research, the Sundberg laboratory focuses on the structural, energetic and functional dissection of molecular mechanisms of infection, immunity and cancer, as well as the development of protein-based therapeutics. We leverage our longstanding expertise in structural biology to define molecular recognition events in order to rationalize the development of novel therapeutics. In addition, we develop new methods for the directed evolution of carbohydrate-active enzymes and glycoproteins.

The successful applicant will lead protein engineering efforts in the Sundberg laboratory. Accordingly, demonstrated capabilities and a publication track record in protein engineering by directed evolution methods, especially using yeast display, are requirements for the position. The ability to work in a collaborative research group is also critically important, and excellent written and oral communication skills are a must. Minimum qualifications include a PhD or equivalent terminal degree OR a Master’s degree and five years of relevant experience.

Applicants must apply online to be considered at https://staff-emory.icims.com/jobs/73395/job. Applications should consist of: (1) a curriculum vitae; (2) a statement of research interests, capabilities and experience related to protein engineering, directed evolution and yeast display, not to exceed two pages; and (3) the names and contact information of three references. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Expected start date for the position is as early as September 1, 2021.

Student teachers for academic support in English in the subject Design Theory I within the BA programmes in Design Culture and Design Culture and Economics

 Department of Design and Communication offers 2 vacant positions as student teachers focusing on academic support in English from the beginning of September 2021 till the end of the semester in connection with the subject Design Theory in the 3rd semester of the BA programme in Design Culture and the BA programme in Design Culture and Economics.

 
Mainly students with a background in the Design programmes will be considered, and it is an advantage to have passed the course Design Theory I. Furthermore, good knowledge of the English language and experience in writing in English will be advantageous.
 
Student teachers will be responsible for providing students of Design Theory I with academic writing support in English in their portfolio assignments throughout the semester. Specifically, this includes giving one-to-one support to students who have difficulties with English and/or academic writing.
This will be in the form of (1) short meetings to aid students with revising their graded portfolio assignments up to an acceptable academic level, and (2) reading draft portfolio submissions by students and providing them with suggestions for improvements prior to submission and grading.
 
The lessons of the student teachers will be planned in co-operation with the subject teacher and in consult
ation with the head of studies.
 
Each student teacher will have 23 working hours, which will be conducted simultaneously with the teaching. The specific schedule can be arranged with the teacher.
 
Please contact Head of Study Niels Peter Skou, nps@sdu.dk, for further information.
 
Instructors are employed for a period of 1, 2 or 3 years. The relevant department can be contacted for details.
 
Please note that employees are not required to have lessons every semester during their employment.
 
Instructors are paid in accordance with the collective agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the National Association of Student Instructors.
 
Instructor posts are only open to students at SDU (a copy of the applicant’s academic record must be attached).
 
Applicants must attach a CV that includes information on previous teaching experience and relevant academic qualifications.
 
The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.
 
Applications must be submitted electronically using the link below. Attached files must be in Adobe PDF or Word format.
 
The Faculty expects applicants to read the information “How to apply” before applying.
 
Each box can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb.

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Deadline 2021-Aug-12

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