Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Job

Location:

Marietta, Georgia

Full/Part Time:
Full Time

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

For more than 60 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia's largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees to over 50,000 students.

Our high-impact research and Division I athletics also draw students from throughout the region and across the globe. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional, and national level.

Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. As part of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State exemplifies the power and promise of a student-centered, research-driven university. In addition, Kennesaw State supports the University of Georgia's core values of accountability, excellence, integrity, and respect. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision.

For more information, visit the Kennesaw State University website.

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) provides programs that wire students with in-demand technical and professional skills, including electronics, computing, communications, power, sensing, and controls. We offer ABET-accredited Bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, along with a Master's in ECE and a PhD in Interdisciplinary Engineering. Our students are well-grounded with hands-on experience in modern engineering labs integrated with faculty-taught lectures.

We help students spark their careers via internships in the technology industry and research with our expert faculty, and amplify students' technical and non-technical skills via leadership in professional societies and collaboration in engineering competition teams.

• Neuromorphic computing
• Biomedical sensing
• Advanced battery technology
• Smart vehicles and the internet of things
• Artificial intelligence and robotics
• Renewable energy generation and distribution
• Semiconductor materials and devices
• Antenna and electronic design

ECE students code the solutions that shape the future.

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a full-time, tenure track faculty position as Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with a preferred start date of August 2027. This is a nine-month contracted position and is for work to be performed in the state of Georgia.

• Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Service to the Department, College, University, and/or professional community is expected
• Scholarship/Research expectations include pursuing and receiving external grants, publishing and presenting original peer-reviewed work in reputable journals and conferences, and advising graduate student research

Teaching assignments will be based on earned degrees and SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines.

• An earned Terminal/Doctorate degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related discipline, is required at the time of hire.

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• Evidence of scholarship/creative activities, including scholarly publications and/or grant proposals, in any of the technical areas of Electrical & Computer Engineering. Technical areas of particular interest include Computer Engineering (AI hardware and edge computing, IoT and embedded systems), Electronic and Optical Materials (semiconductor devices, energy storage), Electric Power and Energy Systems (smart grids, power electronics), and Bioengineering.
• Teaching…