University of Texas at El Paso

Full/Associate Professor in Microelectronics and Semiconductors 

Category: Engineering Subscribe: Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Locations: El Paso, TX Posted: Sep 20, 2024 Closes: Open Until Filled Type: Full-time Position ID: 181352

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About The University of Texas at El Paso:

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a Carnegie R1 and community engaged research university at the heart of the U.S.-Mexico border region that is increasing access to excellent higher education. We advance discovery of public value and positively impact the health, culture, education, and economy of the community we serve. UTEP enrolls 24,000 students - 84% of whom are Hispanic and half of whom are the first in their families to attend college. UTEP offers 170 bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs at the only open-access, top-tier research university in America. 

The city's border location makes it an ideal venue for academic programs and research studies on topics of national interest such as bilingual education/language acquisition, Hispanic health disparities, border environment and immigration, environmental sustainability and infrastructure, and international trade and commerce. 

El Paso's active arts and culture community features the state's longest-running symphony orchestra, a nationally recognized chamber music festival, a vibrant street art and mural scene, art galleries, museums, and a full schedule of seasonal events and festivals. UTEP adds to the arts and entertainment scene with concerts and live events at the city's largest indoor and outdoor venues; theater, music and dance productions; contemporary and student art galleries; and a natural history museum and desert gardens. El Paso residents can also easily travel to our sister city of Ciudad Ju�rez, Mexico, to enjoy great food, markets and cultural events. 

El Paso is also an ideal location for people who love the outdoors, as home to one of the nation's largest urban parks - Franklin Mountains State Park - and many options for year-round hiking, mountain biking and rock climbing. 

For sports fans, the UTEP Miners offer exciting Division I college athletics at several campus venues including Sun Bowl Stadium - where one of the oldest football bowl games takes place annually - and the Don Haskins Center arena. Southwest University Park, located a mile away in lively downtown El Paso, is home to the El Paso Chihuahuas, the Triple-A baseball affiliate of the San Diego Padres, and the El Paso Locomotive FC, a professional soccer team founded in 2019. 

ABOUT THE ECE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UTEP (http://ece.utep.edu) offers Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Master of Science (M.S.) degrees in Electrical Engineering and in Computer Engineering, and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering. The department has an enrollment of over 600 undergraduate and graduate students. The ECE faculty is actively involved in sponsored research with annual expenditures of more than $4.7 million in fiscal year 2023. Research activities are carried out in multiple research laboratories at the Department and at research centers in the College and the University.

The ECE department has developed significant capabilities, which include faculty hires and development of laboratory and metrology infrastructure to support research, workforce development, and commercialization in microelectronics and semiconductors. The faculty in the area are currently conducting funded multidisciplinary semiconductor research in various areas of expertise. In one example, UTEP is the lead institution of a funded 5 year, $5M Consortium for Electronics in Extreme Environments (E3C) comprised of three minority universities and three national labs with the mission to establish an enduring research capacity and pipeline of highly skilled professionals ready to enter employment at national laboratories. Other significant external funding agencies include NNSA, DOE, Sandia National Labs, Intel, DARPA, and NSF.

ECE department manages a cleanroom facility designed for fabrication and characterization of semiconductors. The cleanroom is a 6,000 square-feet facility with 2,500 square-feet of class-100 and class-1000 space. Major fabrication capabilities include; nanoscale 3D printing, thin-film deposition, plasma etching, photolithography, oxidation, and diffusion. Major characterization capabilities include; scanning electron microscopy, optical digital microscopy, temperature-controlled Raman and photoluminescence, film thickness measurement via stylus profilometry and light interferometry, UV-vis-IR spectrophotometer, Hall-effect measurement, four-point probe for resistivity, and a semiconductor parameter analyzer.

Job Description:

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) of The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) invites applications from outstanding candidates with expertise in microelectronics and semiconductors for a tenured full/associate professor faculty position.

We are seeking candidates with exceptional scholarship and leadership track records to develop, recruit, and lead a faculty cluster dedicated to advancing microelectronics and semiconductor research excellence at UTEP. Candidates should possess a distinguished record of scholarship, leadership, and successful funding that qualify for a tenured position at the rank of full or associate professor. We will consider outstanding candidates who hold a tenure-track assistant professor faculty position with the potential for promotion to tenured associate professor as part of the hiring process.

Candidates will be expected to engage in undergraduate and graduate teaching, contribute institutional and professional service, and develop vigorous, externally funded research programs in their technical areas. Application materials should clearly demonstrate the potential of the candidate to succeed in meeting these expectations.

This position is created under the University of Texas System Regents' Research Excellence Program. Faculty hired into the rank of tenured full professor will be given the additional honorific title of Regents' Distinguished Research Professor. Faculty hired at a lower rank will earn this title upon promotion to full professor with tenure.

Requirements:

A Ph.D. in electrical and/or computer engineering or a related field. Commitment to undergraduate and graduate education. Substantial original contributions to research/knowledge/innovation as evidenced by a strong scholarship, patents, and other creative/entrepreneurial activities based upon the candidate's independent research/academic activities. Demonstrated success in obtaining extramural funding and developing a sustained research program. Demonstrated success in mentoring students, post-docs and junior faculty. Demonstrated leadership record in collaborative research projects. Demonstrated national and international recognition in the field as evidenced by honors and awards, invited presentations and publications. Excellent communication skills are required.

Candidates are expected to have the scholarship, leadership and funding track record to be hired as a tenured associate/full professor and the application materials should provide evidence in that regard.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS: Recognitions such as Fellow of a major technical society, membership of the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine or appointments to other prominent committees and boards. Experience as director of a nationally funded program, consortia or center. Outstanding record of service as evidenced by a chair of the editorial board of a major journal in their research field

Additional Information:

Hiring decisions are based on budget approval.

SALARY: Rank and salary are commensurate with qualifications and experience.

In keeping with its access, excellence, and impact mission, The University of Texas at El Paso is committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment that honors the talents, respects the differences, and nurtures the growth and development of all. We seek to attract faculty and staff who share our commitment.

The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity in employment or the provision of services in accordance with state and federal law. Discrimination on the basis of sex includes an employee's or prospective employee's right to be free from sexual harassment under Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972. Inquiries-including the filing of a Formal Complaint or reporting an incident-about the application of Title IX may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, who can be reached by phone at (915) 747-8358, by email at titleix@utep.edu, or by mail at 500 W. University Ave., El Paso, TX, Kelly Hall, Room 312.

For accommodation information for employees and applicants with disabilities, please contact UTEP's Equal Opportunity Office at eoaa@utep.edu.

Application Instructions:

Applicants must submit the following: 1) a cover letter describing their interest in the position and how they meet position requirements; 2) a detailed curriculum vita; 3) name and complete contact information of at least three references; 4) research statement (up to 4 pages); 5) teaching and mentorship statement (up to 4 pages).

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants are encouraged to apply by October 1, 2024. For information/inquiries regarding the position, please email, ECE_Faculty_Search@utep.edu