Research Assistant Professor - Electrical and Computer Engineering

Iowa State University•Ames, IA

About The Position

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ece.iastate.edu), in the College of Engineering at Iowa State University, invites applications for the position of Research Assistant Professor. This is a 3-year term research faculty position that holds responsibilities primarily contributing to the research mission of the department through scholarly impact and an externally funded research program in the areas of wireless and network systems. Specifically, besides contributing to the research, education, and innovation projects led by the Center for Wireless, Communities and Innovation (wici.iastate.edu), the responsibilities include mentoring graduate and undergraduate students working on research and design projects. Term Faculty hold limited-term, full or part-time, renewable appointments that are not eligible for tenure, but have the potential to be reviewed for advancement into senior ranks. Research faculty must secure extramural funding to fully support their research program and at least 80% but no more than 90% of their salary, with the remainder salary provided by the department. Successful candidates will have experience that demonstrates exceptional ability or potential to produce scholarship, compete for and secure funding from external sources, and the capability for long-term leadership in their research field. They will also exhibit excellent communication skills.

Requirements

Ph. D. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

Research experience and quality publications in advanced wireless and network systems (e.g., safety-critical wireless, URLLC, Open RAN, 6G/NextG)
Hands-on experience with cellular network platforms (e.g., O-RAN, srsRAN, OpenAirInterface, Aether/SD-RAN), edge/cloud computing platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, OpenStack), SDN, and/or VNF
Hands-on experience in designing, developing, deploying, and/or operating field-deployed wireless, network, and/or distributed systems
Hands-on experiences in edge/cloud systems management, virtual machines/containers, Linux systems administration, shell scripting, etc
Capability of building systems prototypes based on reference publications and/or open-source software
Knowledge of wireless systems, networked/distributed systems, operating systems, virtualization, systems and network security
Programming skills: Python, C, C++, Java, Web etc.

Responsibilities

Contributing to the research mission of the department through scholarly impact and an externally funded research program in the areas of wireless and network systems.
Contributing to the research, education, and innovation projects led by the Center for Wireless, Communities and Innovation (WiCI).
Mentoring graduate and undergraduate students working on research and design projects.
Securing extramural funding to fully support their research program and at least 80% but no more than 90% of their salary, with the remainder salary provided by the department.