The Min H. Kao Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) is seeking candidates for seven tenure-track faculty positions with an anticipated appointment start of August 1, 2027.  The positions are as follows:

         Electrical Engineering Assistant Professor - 2 positions

         Computer Engineering Assistant Professor - 2 positions

         Computer Science Assistant Professor - 2 positions

         Endowed Dongarra Professorship in High Performance Computing.  The selected candidate will also serve as Director of the Innovative Computer Laboratory (ICL) at the Associate or Full Professor level.  Tenure will be pursued for qualified candidates.

UTK is the state’s flagship campus and leading research institution with a strong partnership with nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), where many UTK faculty have ongoing joint positions and/or joint research projects. 

EECS at UTK has 50 full-time T/TT faculty members, three members of the National Academy of Engineering Fellows, 15 IEEE Fellows, 15 NSF/DOE CAREER awardees, and 19 ranked in World’s Top 2% Scientists as compiled by Stanford. The department has a growing enrollment of more than 1000 undergraduate and more than 450 graduate students across the three majors of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science. In addition, the department offers undergraduate minors in computer science, cybersecurity, datacenter technology and management, and machine learning. Successful faculty candidates will be expected to contribute to the continued growth and excellence of EECS.