Endowed Professor Position in Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at San Diego State University has recently received a $3.5M gift from Eric and Peggy Johnson to establish The fred harris Endowed Chair in Digital Signal Processing. This endowment is to honor emeritus professor fred harris and his legacy of excellence and teaching in digital signal processing. Applications are invited for a tenured, endowed full professor position in the broad area of digital signal processing, with an anticipated start date of August 2022. The areas of interest include but are not limited to, audio, image, and video processing, signal processing over networks, signal processing in communication systems, biomedical signal processing, and signal processing in cyberphysical systems. The applicants must hold a tenured associate or full professor appointment with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or closely related discipline, with an outstanding track record of scholarship and externally funded research. Additional information and application procedure are available at http://apply.interfolio.com/98514 Inquiries can be sent to Professor Sunil Kumar, Search Committee Chair, at skumar@sdsu.edu.

The successful candidate will be expected to establish and maintain a strong externally funded research program, achieve excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, advise students, and participate in departmental governance. 

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is strongly committed to excellence in both research and teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The department offers an ABET-accredited B.S. degree program in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, M.S. program in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, and a joint Ph.D. program in Electrical Engineering. The ECE Department has over 30 full-time and part-time faculty members, including 3 IEEE Fellows. Research areas in the department include analog and digital integrated circuits, computer networks, embedded systems, signal processing and communication systems, antennas, RF and electromagnetic compatibility, machine learning and artificial intelligence, power electronics, and smart grid.  Additional information about the department and university can be found at http://electrical.sdsu.edu/ and http://www.sdsu.edu.

We encourage candidates to send applications as soon as possible. Application review will start from January 15, 2022, and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and teaching and research statements, diversity statement, and names and contact information of three (3) references.

SDSU is a Title IX and equal opportunity employer.