Department: Electrical Engineering

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Description:

The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at the University of Houston (UH) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in AI-enabled Clean Energy Materials Discovery at the Assistant/Associate Professor level. The successful candidate will be appointed at the Assistant (Tenure-track), or Associate Professor (Tenure-eligible) ranks, with a joint appointment in Computer Science. The rank of the appointment will be based on the candidate’s experience and qualifications. This position aims to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration by bringing together materials scientists, computational experts, and automation specialists to explore the fusion of their respective fields in accelerating materials development to overcome current limitations in clean energy technology. The emphasis will be on design and scalable manufacture of next-generation batteries that store more energy per unit weight and volume, charge rapidly, and made of abundant materials. The department is looking for outstanding candidates with the potential for exceptional research, excellence in teaching, and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. The anticipated start date for this position is Fall 2025.? 

UH is a Carnegie Tier One public research university that is located on a park-like campus a few minutes from the Houston city center. The university has embarked on an exciting period of research growth, a rising reputation, and committed leadership. The ECE department stretches across 3 campuses, one in Houston (central), one in Katy, TX, and one in Dalian (China). Our central campus is home to 37 tenure-track faculty, 4 full-time research faculty, and 4 instructional faculty, with 3 NAE members, 3 NAI Fellows, 8 IEEE Fellows, 3 AIMBE Fellows, 2 SAE Fellows, 2 FRSC(UK), and Fellows of OSA, APS, AAAS, ECS, SPIE, AAAS, among other distinctions. The department is home to multiple NSF Centers, Industry/University consortia, and a nanofabrication facility. The university has a well-developed faculty-centered?ecosystem for translational research and commercialization of technologies.? 
  
UH is located in Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States. Houston is an international and multicultural city, with world-class restaurants, theaters, museums, and major sports teams. It offers affordable housing and a low cost of living. The university is close to the Texas Medical Center, the largest in the world, a large industrial base, and NASA.?The university is responsive to the needs of dual-career couples.  
 
Please visit https://uh.edu/provost/faculty/faculty-resources/prospective-faculty/ to apply. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  

Applicants must possess an earned doctorate in electrical engineering, computer science, physics, or other relevant scientific field at the time of application. 
 
Should your listed references be contacted, they will be asked to submit a letter of reference.

Required Attachments by Candidate:  

Cover Letter/Letter of Application
Teaching Philosophy or Statement,
Research Statement,
Curriculum Vitae