Description

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) in the Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign invites applications for open-rank (assistant, associate, or full professor level) tenure-track, full-time faculty positions. Qualified candidates will be considered at all levels. Applications are encouraged from applicants whose degrees and research programs are in disciplinary areas as well as cross-cutting interdisciplinary areas of electrical and computer engineering. In particular, the department is interested in receiving applications from candidates with expertise in the following areas: RF/mmWave Integrated Circuits and Systems; Integration of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Design; Energy Infrastructure and the Energy/Compute Nexus; Quantum Computing and Systems; and Robotics and Autonomous Systems. Additionally, applicants with expertise that aligns with either of the two campus-wide strategic hiring initiatives in which the ECE Department is participating can indicate that in their applications. These two additional positions are in the following fields: Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Digital Transformation and Leveraging 7T MRI for Brain Health and Precision Medicine. More details can be found at https://ece.illinois.edu/about/jobs/faculty-tenure-track.

Please visit https://jobs.illinois.edu to view the complete position announcement, which includes salary and benefits information and application instructions. Full consideration will be given to applications received by January 8, 2026.

The U of I is an EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled that participates in the federal e-Verify program and participates in a background check program focused on prior criminal or sexual misconduct history. We have an active and successful Dual Career Academic Couples program and a strong commitment to work-life balance and family-friendly programs for faculty and staff (https://provost.illinois.edu/faculty-affairs/work-life-balance/).

Applicants with disabilities are encouraged to apply and may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (2008) to complete the application and/or interview process. Requests may be submitted through the reasonable accommodations portal, or by contacting the Accessibility & Accommodations Division of the

Office for Access and Equity at 217-333-0885, or by emailing accessibility@illinois.edu.