Assistant Professor – Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | University of Manitoba

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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Price Faculty of Engineering

University of Manitoba

Assistant Professor

Position #: 35327 

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), University of Manitoba, invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering at the Assistant Professor rank. The successful applicant should be able to take up the position by January 1, 2025. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Applicants are encouraged to self-identify aspects of their identity that position them to bring currently under-represented viewpoints, expertise and forms of excellence to this role.

The successful applicant must hold an earned Ph.D. in a field relevant to the areas of interest specified below and be eligible for registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba. Applicants must have a demonstrated record of research success, and the potential for developing an impactful externally funded research program which will provide an inclusive and equity-based environment for the supervision of a diverse group of graduate students.

The search committee will be particularly interested to review applications that demonstrate research plans that will develop fundamental work eligible for funding from the major relevant Canadian agencies such as NSERC. The research statement is expected to demonstrate expertise in one or more of the following sub-fields: Systems (autonomous, distributed, embedded, mechatronic, or power), Controls (embedded, power, or robotic), Applied Computational Science (algorithms, electromagnetics, modelling, or power), Electronics (analog, RF, or industrial), and Sensors (smart, biomedical, or RF). Applicants will demonstrate their ability or potential for high quality undergraduate and graduate teaching, proficiency in oral and written communication, and the ability to engage with a diverse audience. It is expected that the successful applicant will be able to teach courses at the undergraduate level within Electrical and Computer Engineering, taking their share of teaching in the core of our programs. In particular, the search committee will be most interested to review applications that demonstrate expertise and interest in teaching in one or more of: Computer Engineering Hardware, Controls, Electronics.

At the graduate level, the successful applicant will be expected to supervise students and teach graduate courses within the ECE Department that is home to approximately 200 graduate students pursuing either the Ph.D. or M.Sc. degree. 

The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities). All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

If you require accommodation support during the recruitment process, please contact UM.Accommodation@umanitoba.ca or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.

Applicants are requested to submit the following materials, via email as one PDF file attachment, by October 1, 2024. These materials will be shared with the members of the search committee. The complete application package must include:

1. Cover letter with a concise summary of qualifications and a personal statement of suitability for the position,
2. Complete curriculum vitae,
3. Research statement highlighting the applicant’s most significant contributions and connecting these to the applicant’s vision of success in the short-term, medium-term (~5 years) and long-term (career),
4. Statement of teaching philosophy and interests that documents the applicant’s experience in, and approach to, training and mentoring diverse students,
5. Statement describing past, present, or planned actions to promote equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility as well as Truth and Reconciliation in the academic community (maximum one page), and
6. Names and addresses of three (3) referees

Applications (as a single PDF document) should be delivered to Ms. Olga Kuznetsova (Olga.Kuznetsova@umanitoba.ca) referring to Position #35327 in the subject heading and addressed to the search committee in the care of:

Dr. Derek Oliver, Professor and Head

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Price Faculty of Engineering

University of Manitoba

Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. The earliest anticipated start-date for the successful applicant is January 1, 2025.

Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (Manitoba).