LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Canterbury University

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/SENIOR LECTURER/LECTURER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

ACU Ref: 59025
Closing Date: 21 February 2012

Christchurch, New Zealand


We invite applications for a continuing (ie permanent) academic position in the area of electrical machines in our Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. An appointment will be made in the range from Lecturer to Associate Professor (the equivalent range in the United States is approximately Assistant Professor to Professor), depending on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

The Department conducts world class research in excellent facilities, specialising in electric power engineering, nanotechnology, control, communications, image processing, mechatronics, and computer engineering. We have 22 academic staff, 8 technical support staff, approximately 300 undergraduate students and 80 postgraduate students. The Department is also associated with the Electric Power Engineering Centre (http://www.epecentre.ac.nz/) and The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (http://www.macdiarmid.ac.nz/).

To be considered for this role you will have a relevant PhD degree or equivalent, and proven research and/or industrial achievement record. Duties include teaching (undergraduate and postgraduate), research, supervising research students, and a contribution to the operation of the Department.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact the Head of Department, Professor Phil Bones, email: phil.bones@canterbury.ac.nz

Located on a picturesque campus, the University offers an extensive range of services and facilities including library and art collections, child-care centres, health centre, recreation centre, pharmacy, book shop and cafés. You’ll have opportunities to work alongside members of a world class, diverse academic community and enrich your own professional and personal development.

Additionally, operational expenditure will be available from College of Engineering funds for you for the first two years after appointment, and you also have the opportunity to apply to capital expenditure funds as part of the annual budgeting process.

For more information about the benefits of joining the University of Canterbury, please visit us online at: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus

The closing date is: 21 February 2012 (NZ time)

Applications must be submitted on-line, by the closing date, to: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/job_vacancies.shtml and should include a Curriculum Vitae with the names and contact details of three referees, together with separate statements of (1) recent research achievements, research goals, and how these align with the Department’s current research activities, and (2) expected teaching contributions, including a list of the courses within the Department you could teach into. Information about the Department’s current research and teaching profile is available on our website: www.elec.canterbury.ac.nz

For assistance with the application process, please email: hr@engineering.canterbury.ac.nz

Internal candidates should apply via the Careers option in Employee Self-Service: http://ucpeople.canterbury.ac.nz

To view all vacancies at the University of Canterbury, please go to: http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/job_vacancies.shtml

Equal opportunity in employment is University policy.