This position is part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA).
The successful candidate will be offered a tenured or tenure-track appointment with the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, which is in accordance with the Academic Faculty Agreement, and offers a comprehensive benefits package.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta is seeking applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position in computer hardware engineering.
Applications are invited from candidates with a passion for computer hardware engineering. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
Digital logic circuits and Very Large-Scale Integrated (VLSI) systems,
Design automation of general-purpose computer systems,
Hardware/software co-design for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML),
Domain-specific hardware for accelerators,
Embedded computing,
Hardware security and hardware-based cybersecurity,
High-performance computing,
Cyber-physical systems and Internet of Things (IoT),
Reconfigurable computing,
Chiplets and custom application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs),
Edge and cloud computing,
Quantum computing, and
Emerging technologies for computing and memory.
The successful candidate will join a team of faculty members committed to an exceptional student experience. The Department has over 1,000 undergraduate students across the electrical and computer programs, which grew in 2025 with the new Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering program. There are opportunities to engage with students in and out of the classroom in research laboratories, capstone projects, and student clubs and teams, like Mission Space Walker, UAlberta Solar Car, and the IEEE Student Branch. The Department’s graduate program attracts students who are dedicated to developing in their area of expertise from schools worldwide and presently has an enrolment of 400 students, including approximately 200 Ph.D. students. Through hands-on experiences in state-of-the-art labs and instruction from skilled faculty, we help students develop the skills they need to dream of and invent the technology of the future. More information is available at www.uab.ca/ece.
As we build our team, we recognize that our people are and will continue to be our greatest strength. Applicants who value working across disciplinary boundaries, within and outside engineering, as well as with communities and industry are strongly encouraged to apply.
