SUMMARY PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: The Electric and Computer Engineering (ECE) department is seeking to hire a tenure-track Computer Engineering faculty member at the assistant/associate professor level with specializations including but not limited to smart edge devices and edge AI, AI/ML for security and reliability, and security and reliability for AI/ML at the edge, cyber-physical systems, Internet of Things (IoT), and human-computer interaction (wearable technology). The preferred candidate's research focus will be in interdisciplinary application areas such as securing critical infrastructure (e.g. power grid, water), smart cities, healthcare, robotics and automation, biomedical, marine, sustainable energy, and intelligent transportation systems. Applicants with relevant research/dissertation experience that complements one or more of these areas are encouraged to apply.

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (UMassD) is located in the beautiful ocean side community of Dartmouth, about an hour south of Boston, a half-hour east of Providence, and a half-hour west of Cape Cod. It offers a world-class education to more than 7,500 undergraduate and graduate students each year in nearly 60 undergraduate and 50 graduate (MS & PhD) programs offered by the College of Engineering, College of Nursing, Charlton College of Business, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Visual and Performing Arts, School of Law and School for Marine Science and Technology. UMassD has transformed the lives of more than 50,000 alumni and distinguishes itself as a vibrant, public research university dedicated to engaged learning and innovative research. UMassD is the only Massachusetts national research university south of Boston and serves as a catalyst for the development of marine science and technology industries along the south coast of Massachusetts.

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