Assistant/ Associate/ Full Professor - Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences

The University of California, Berkeley invites applications for up to seven approved ladder-rank positions at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor level. Memberships in related institutes and initiatives or affiliations with other UC Berkeley departments or schools, may also be considered. The EECS Department has several related faculty positions open or opening soon. Please visit our EECS Faculty Positions webpage to view these listings. To be considered for multiple positions, please submit a separate application for each one.

About the Department: The EECS department is part of the College of Engineering (COE) and the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS). It offers one of the strongest research and instructional programs in this field anywhere in the world. Our key strength is our array of cross-disciplinary, team-driven projects. The integration of EE and CS forms the core, with strong interactions that extend into many other disciplines.

About the Positions: EECS is seeking applicants from all research areas with priority given to overall originality and promise versus sub-area of specialization. In addition to these open areas of research, we are seeking applicants for targeted initiatives in quantum computing, as well as AI, Inequality, and Society, particularly research in algorithmic fairness, AI and the economy, functioning of AI software within larger sociotechnical systems, social and behavioral impacts of AI.

UC Berkeley values the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples, single parents, or those who may have taken time off for family reasons. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit the Office for Faculty Equity and Welfare's website.

Department: https://eecs.berkeley.edu/

School: https://engineering.berkeley.edu/

School: https://data.berkeley.edu/

Completion of a doctoral degree (e.g., Ph.D.), or equivalent international degree, or enrolled in a doctoral degree or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.

Preference will be given to applicants interested in creating innovative and far-reaching solutions to important problems in electrical engineering and/or computer science, as well as to applicants whose research, teaching or service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to educate, create and serve our society.

Position title: Assistant Professor

Individuals should submit their application at this level if they meet one of the following conditions: Current or recent PhD candidate or graduate; current or recent postdoc; current assistant professor (including those who are "senior" assistant professors near tenure). Please note that this level determination is only for application review purposes, not the ultimate appointment level of the finalist.

• 3 letters of reference required

Applicants at the Assistant Professor level must provide three letters of recommendation that speak to their record and/or potential for excellence in research, teaching, mentoring, and service. Recommenders providing letters of reference should submit them as early as possible, preferably by the application deadline. Applicants are responsible for asking their references to upload letters as part of the online application process.

Position title: Associate Professor

Full Professor

Individuals should submit their application at this level if they meet one of the following conditions: Current tenured professor or position equivalent to tenured professor. Please note that this level determination is only for application review purposes, not the ultimate appointment level of the finalist.

• 3 letters of reference required

Applicants at the Associate/Full Professor level must provide three letters of recommendation that speak to their excellence in research, teaching, mentoring, and service. Recommenders providing letters of reference should submit them as early as possible, preferably by the application deadline. Applicants are responsible for asking their references to upload letters as part of the online application process.

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

For more information, please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, or discrimination. Consistent with this commitment, UC Berkeley requires all applicants for Senate faculty positions to complete, sign, and upload an Authorization of Information Release form into AP Recruit as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, applicants will only be subject to institutional reference checks if and when they are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. More information is available on this website.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• "Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
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