Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice, Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Arizona (UA) invites candidates to apply for a career-track faculty position at the Assistant/Associate Professor of Practice (PoP) rank across all areas of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) for a start date of Fall 2025. The ECE Department is ranked in the top 20 percent of public universities in the nation and is in a rapid expansion phase. As a key driver for this expansion, in 2023, a new CSE program was launched, and the department is engaged in an ambitious, multi-year hiring effort spanning 5 years.

The ECE Department seeks to attract, develop, and retain excellent faculty members with outstanding teaching credentials and future promise. The department is especially interested in candidates who will contribute to the growth of the CSE program, diversity, and excellence of the University's academic community through their teaching and service.

We seek a candidate who can demonstrate outstanding teaching methods as well as the ability to develop and teach undergraduate courses in a variety of formats (e.g., on campus, online, interactive video) consistent with the department and college's purpose, vision, and value. We seek to hire candidates with a strong background in CSE, whose teaching experience covers one or more of the undergraduate level courses on Introductory Level Programming, Discrete Structures and Basic Algorithms, Data Management, Operating Systems, and Design and Theory of Computation.

Appointment will be made in the ECE department and candidates should express the relevant experience in their cover letter.

This career-track appointment is not eligible for tenure.

Professors of practice may be appointed for a period of more than one academic or fiscal year, but not more than three academic or fiscal years, as set forth in Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) Policy 6-201(C). Such appointments may be renewed for subsequent periods. A POP faculty is a voting member of the faculty and is eligible for full benefits.

Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• Maintain a
  workload typical for a career track faculty within the College of
  Engineering (CoE) defined as 80% related to teaching and 20% related to
  service.
• Teach
  undergraduate and graduate courses using a variety of formats, including
  on campus, online, and interactive video platforms.
• Engage students
  in active learning, encouraging class participation, and provide support
  in completing class assignments / projects.
• Manage
  classroom interactions and establish and maintain a climate that
  encourages learning across multiple delivery platforms.
• Contribute to
  the service responsibilities of the CoE and the University of Arizona, in
  part through participation on committees and student mentoring, including
  those from underrepresented backgrounds.
• Contribute to
  CoE and the University of Arizona's development through appropriate
  outreach to local communities (including government units, businesses,
  nonprofit organizations, and area residents).
• Assist in the
  development of innovative approaches to enhancing student engagement,
  increasing diversity, and expanding collaborations with community and
  business partners.
• Develop /
  prepare course lectures, syllabi, assignments, and activities for course
  delivery.
• Critique and
  grade student assignments and examinations.
• Participate in
  advising and mentoring students.
• Maintain
  regular in-person and virtual office hours and/or be available to students
  by appointment.
• In addition,
  this position may: provide professional development opportunities for
  faculty, post-doctoral, graduate and undergraduate students within the
  CoE.
• Participate in
  funded programs that extend the CoE, University's and discipline's
  knowledge or capabilities regarding the teaching and learning in their
  content areas; advise student research and serve as members of Ph.D.,
  M.S., or undergraduate research committees, as permitted by the Graduate
  College.
• Serve as PIs or
  co-PIs for externally funded programs that extend the CoE, University's
  and discipline's knowledge or capabilities in their content area or
  regarding teaching and learning in their discipline.
• Other
  duties may be assigned.

• Ph.D. degree at
  the time of hire in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science,
  Software Engineering, or a closely related discipline and must provide
  education credentials during the offer discussions.
• No experience
  beyond the Ph.D. is required for Appointment at Assistant Rank.
• Four (4) years of experience beyond the Ph.D. are required for Appointment at the
  Associate Rank.

1) Curriculum Vitae

2) Cover Letter

3) Teaching Statement in the 'Additional Document slot 1'