University of Missouri-Kansas City · 2 weeks ago
ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE/full PROFESSOR of ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING, Tenure-Eligible / UMKC School of Science & Engineering / Division of Energy, Matter & Systems
Kansas City, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelThe University of Missouri-Kansas City is seeking candidates for a tenure-track/tenure-eligible faculty position in Electrical and Computer Engineering. The role focuses on teaching, developing a funded research program, and mentoring students in areas such as quantum computing and robotics.
E-LearningEducationTraining
Responsibilities
Have a strong commitment to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in ECE and related areas
Develop and sustain an extramurally funded research program
Mentor undergraduate/graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in research and advanced pedagogy
Engage in discipline, division, school, or university services appropriate to the position
Advance the goals and strategic plans of SSE and UMKC
Qualification
Required
All Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering or a closely related discipline as of the start date
Applicants for the Associate or full Professor position should have all qualifications of an Assistant Professor, as well as successful grant applications/extramural funding, peer-reviewed publications, mentorship of graduate students or postdoctoral fellows, and strong student evaluations from didactic teaching at their current/previous position
Benefits
Generous leave
Health plans
Tuition discount for employees and qualifying dependents at all 4 UM System campuses
Retirement contributions
Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses
Company
University of Missouri-Kansas City
UMKC, Kansas City’s only R1 public research university, is part of the University of Missouri System.
Founded in 1929
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$3.4MKey Investors
US Department of Commerce, Economic Development AdministationMissouri Department of Economic DevelopmentNational Institute of Standards and Technology
2023-11-09Grant· $2M
2023-04-20Grant· $0.15M
2022-09-20Grant· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Amanda Davis MPA, CFRE
UMKC Foundation President & Chief Advancement Officer
Anna L. Simmons
* Partner, USFirst FLL Robotics at UMKC School of Computing & Engineering
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