Position Title: Research Assistant Professor - Electrical and Computer Engineering Appointment Type: Faculty Job Description: Summary of Duties and Responsibilities: 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. Required Minimum Qualifications: Ph. D. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical
Engineering, or equivalent. Preferred Qualifications: 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,
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