The Grainger College of Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering

Faculty (Tenure Track)

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering – Open Rank Faculty Search

The Grainger College of Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 

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 (SHI) 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.  

The first SHI cluster position is focused on the Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Digital Transformation and is a cross-disciplinary effort involving departments including the Illinois School of Law, the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Its primary goal is to address the complex challenges and questions that arise as digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and big data, transform society.  Faculty hired into the cluster thus far include Prof. Sarah B. Lawsky in the College of Law and Prof. Kate Donahue who is joining the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science in August 2026.  Key areas of focus for the initiative include:

  • Privacy and data security: Examining how digital transformation impacts personal data protection and navigating relevant technologies, laws, and policies.
  • Bias and fairness in AI: Grappling with potential biases in AI systems and developing strategies for fairness and equity.
  • Transparency and accountability: Advocating for and enabling more transparent AI systems to ensure trust and accountability.
  • Societal impact: Studying the broader effects on job displacement, human-AI interaction dynamics, education, health, and public policy. 

The second SHI cluster is entitled Leveraging 7T MRI for Brain Health and Precision Medicine, which lies at the critical intersection of advanced imaging technology, imaging science, neuroscience, and health.  Learn more information about the hiring cluster. 

Discover further details and the official job posting for all of these positions, including the link to the application page.