University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, College of Engineering (COE)
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
Title: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Hardware Systems for ML/AI-Driven Sensor Data Acquisition)
Position Number: 83014
Hiring Unit: College of Engineering – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Location: UH Manoa
Date Posted: October 11, 2023
Closing Date: Continuous – application review begins December 15, 2023
Salary Information: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
 Monthly Type: 9 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full Time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent
Funding: General Funds
Other Conditions: To begin August 1, 2024, subject to position clearance and availability of funds. A tenure track appointment with the College of Engineering. Continuous recruitment. Review of applications will begin on December 15, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled.
 
The University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) campus is dedicated to becoming a Native Hawaiian Place of Learning, a place that is responsive to Native Hawaiians and reflective of Indigenous Hawai‘i where all can learn, grow, connect, and heal from. UHM is also a designated Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Center.
 
UHM is actively engaged in building a culturally diverse, equitable, and inclusive educational environment with a strong emphasis on research and graduate education. UHM delivers a unique multicultural global experience with a long history of adherence to the principles of sustainability and the essence of aloha — truly like nowhere else on earth. The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa is a Carnegie R1 Doctoral University (Highest Research Activity) and is recognized as a Land Grant, Sea Grant, Space Grant, and Sun Grant university. The ECE Department offers the B.S. degree in electrical engineering, B.S. degree in computer engineering, and the M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering. Both B.S. degree programs in electrical engineering and computer engineering are ABET accredited. Current enrollment is approximately 300 undergraduate and 60 graduate students with 23 faculty members. Collaboration, funding opportunities, resources, and research exposure may be found through the department’s involvement and affiliation with the $5 million NSF CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Program (SFS); the NSA/DHS National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Research (CAE-R); the DoE Instrumentation Frontier Program; the NSF AI Research Institute (focusing on dynamic systems); the NSF Center for Science of Information (focusing on big data, information theory, and machine learning); the Advancing American Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act of 2021, as well as the US CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.
 
The UHM Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level, pending position clearance and availability of funds, to begin approximately on August 1, 2024. This position is offered in the context of a collaborative hire between the ECE and Physics & Astronomy (P&A) departments to strengthen research areas of mutual interest (refer to corresponding second position in P&A (pending position number)). Candidates should have a strong research record at the intersection of hardware design for sensor signal acquisition and machine learning (candidates are expected to have experience in both areas). Relevant sub-topics include, but are not limited to, integrated circuit design, sensor devices & systems, field programmable devices (FPGAs), embedded systems, deep and recurrent neural networks, as well as machine learning model compression. Candidates with cross-disciplinary strengths are particularly encouraged to apply. Exceptional candidates in other areas of electrical and computer engineering are encouraged to apply as well.
 
The development of machine learning and artificial intelligence is revolutionizing many areas of science and technology. The motivation for this search is the trend toward intelligent digitization of sensor data across a broad spectrum of applications. As articulated in the Semiconductor Research Corporation’s Decadal Plan, there is a pressing need to create smarter world-machine interfaces that can sense, perceive, and reason and thereby mitigate the “data deluge” that impacts many important sensing applications. The envisioned ML/AI- driven hardware solutions will be deployed at the “extreme edge” (close to the sensor) and minimize data movement while maximizing information transfer and energy efficiency. Relevant application examples include large-scale instrumentation for high-energy physics, autonomous vehicles and robots, surveillance and security systems, as well as sensing and control systems for manufacturing and environmental monitoring.
 
The successful applicant is expected to develop a thriving, externally funded research program and is encouraged to collaborate with other researchers in UHM’s College of Engineering and other departments. Of particular importance are collaboration opportunities with P&A, where ongoing work under the Department of Energy’s Instrumentation Frontier program has led to a variety of electronics developments responding to unique needs of large-scale detector systems that will benefit from embedding ML/AI algorithms deeply within the detector fabrics. The applicant is also expected to teach graduate-level and undergraduate-level courses and should be prepared for outreach and service to communities in Hawai‘i and beyond.
 
The UHM ECE Department is actively and purposely committed to considering a diverse applicant pool in terms of gender, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, and disability. Candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia are also encouraged to apply.
 
For more information about this position, refer to https://ee.hawaii.edu/resources/page/Faculty-Recruiting 
Assistant Professor Duties and Responsibilities

• To teach assigned undergraduate and graduate courses, including via various distance delivery modes as required.
• To develop extramurally funded research programs that result in publications in leading scholarly journals.
• To present research work in leading scholarly conferences.
• To serve as chair or member of committees in charge of student candidates for advanced degrees.
• To participate in curriculum development activities including the development of curricular materials and special instructional methods.
• To supervise independent study activities.
• To serve as academic advisor to students.
• To serve on Department, College, and University committees.
• To render service to the professional or lay community that is relevant to the individual's academic specialty.
• Support the recruitment, retention, and graduation of Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, and other underrepresented populations in Engineering.
• Participate in initiatives toward the creation of place-based/Hawai‘i-based curriculum to impart electrical and computer engineering knowledge.
• Participate in implementing the Native Hawaiian principles from the UHM Strategic Plan.
• To perform related tasks as assigned.

• To serve as department chair when selected.

• To assume a role of professional leadership in the department and in the scholarly discipline.

• An earned Ph.D. (All-But-Dissertation, ABD, applicants will be considered; degree must be earned before the date of hire) in Electrical or Computer Engineering or a closely related discipline from a university of recognized standing by the start date of the position.
• Demonstrated strong commitment to teaching excellence and mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate levels and the ability to teach students from different backgrounds with diverse life experiences and learning styles.
• Demonstrated scholarly achievement, evidenced by a track record of conducting research and publishing scholarly materials.
• Demonstrated ability to teach graduate courses in area of specialty, as well as undergraduate courses in electrical or computer engineering.
• Potential to develop externally funded research programs and research collaborations.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage successfully in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment.

• A minimum of four years of full-time college or university teaching at the rank of assistant professor or equivalent, with evidence of increasing professional maturity.
• Demonstrated scholarly achievement, evidenced by a track record of publications and adequate for the Associate Professor rank in comparison with peers active in the same field at major research universities.
• Evidence of participation in the scholarly and academic affairs of a university or other appropriate organization or in an appropriate professional society or organization.
• Demonstrated experience in securing extramural funding.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and organize assigned activities, including the supervision of work of assistants when appropriate
• Ability to serve as a role model for students and junior colleagues

• A minimum of four years of full-time college or university teaching at the rank of associate professor or equivalent, with evidence of increasing professional maturity.
• Demonstrated scholarly achievement, evidenced by a track record of publications that have resulted in significant recognition by the national or international community of scholars active in the same field.
• Demonstrated the ability to mentor graduate students to the completion of M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.
• Demonstrated capacity for leadership in the department and scholarly discipline.
• Ability to undertake a variety of assignments within the university.

• Strong research record in hardware design for sensor signal acquisition and machine learning: Integrated circuit design, sensor devices & systems, field programmable devices (FPGAs), embedded systems, deep and recurrent neural networks, machine learning model compression and related areas.
• Demonstrated experience in obtaining extramural funding from the federal government or industry.
• Scholarly experience in emerging and cross-disciplinary research areas.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching and mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Demonstrated ability in establishing interdepartmental and interdisciplinary collaborations in teaching and research.
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
• Research focus applicable to or experience with Hawai‘i and/or the Asia/Pacific region.
• Ability to recruit, retain, and graduate Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and/or other underrepresented populations in Engineering.
• Willingness toward the creation of place-based and/or Hawai‘i based curriculum.
• Willingness to learn about and implement Native Hawaiian, Indigenous, and/or place-based principles into curriculum, programming, and work culture.

• Demonstrated professional leadership and service in related conferences and journals.

• Received honors or awards recognizing outstanding research contributions to the given field.

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