Integrated Information Technology Assistant Professor

Integrated Information Technology Assistant Professor Department: CEC Integrated Information Technology Part/Full Time:
Full Time Advertised Salary Range:
To commensurate with qualifications

From the Upstate to the Low country, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor's degrees through a combination of in-person, online or blended learning.

All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.

The Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC) at the University of South Carolina in Columbia S.C is continuing to expand its tenured and tenure-track ranks. As part of this growth, the Department of Integrated Information Technology (IIT) invites applications for a dynamic tenure-track faculty member to begin Fall 2027 as a full-time Assistant Professor 9-month faculty member. Situated in Columbia S.C

USC's Engineering and Technology Innovation Center, the Department of Integrated Information Technology (IIT) ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) offers an ABET accredited undergraduate BS in Integrated Information Technology, a Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT), a Master of Health Information Technology (MHIT), and a PhD in Informatics. The teaching load is attractive and appropriate for developing a robust research program, including the pursuit of research grants.

Online as well as traditional classroom teaching, commitment to undergraduate research, and university and professional service will be expected.

IIT seeks candidates with expertise at the intersection of applied information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) — the systems that operate, instrument, and inform industrial and energy facilities. The searches are motivated in part by the university's proposed Nuclear Innovation Center, a major investment within the College's emerging Engineering District in Columbia, established in partnership with industry, government agencies, educational institutions, and other stakeholders ().

The searches are further motivated by the College's new undergraduate program in industrial engineering (), which opens opportunities for collaboration between the IIT Department and the industrial engineering program.

Areas of interest, all with an applied emphasis, include: AI for OT operations. Condition monitoring, diagnostics, and prognostics pipelines; predictive maintenance at plant scale; anomaly detection in operational data; machine learning and large language models applied to operational technology environments. AI/ML and human-computer interaction. Operator and engineer decision support; human-AI teaming and appropriate reliance on automated recommendations; interface design for control room and field environments;

extended reality and simulation-based training for technical work forces; explainability and transparency of machine learning in safety-critical settings. Instrumentation, sensing, and edge systems. SCADA, DCS, and instrumentation and control systems; industrial IoT sensing and real-time data acquisition; edge computing and distributed processing at the plant boundary; hardware-in-the-loop and cyber-physical testbeds; qualification of digital instrumentation and control for safety-critical…