Open Rank Faculty Position In Electrical & Computer Engineering 2025 - 2026 - UCLA

Open Rank Faculty Position in Electrical & Computer Engineering 2025-2026 - UCLA

Position title: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor

Salary range: The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. The salary range for this position is $120,000-$232,100. "Off-scale salaries" and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Application Window

Open date: December 12, 2025

Next review date: Sunday, Feb 1, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) invites applications for an open rank tenure-track faculty position.

The Department is seeking outstanding candidates with a demonstrated track record in, or show exceptional promise for exceptional and innovative research, excellence in teaching, professional service, and as well as commitment to inclusive excellence.

Applicants must have an earned PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering or closely related discipline at date of hire. The Department will consider applications in all areas of research traditionally associated with Electrical and Computer Engineering, as well as emerging cross-disciplinary areas, with particular interest towards:

• Semiconductor materials, devices, and packaging for applications including but not limited to electronics, interconnects, optoelectronics, quantum phenomena, and subsystem demonstrators.
• Quantum science and engineering, targeting both experimental and theoretical studies in systems towards frontier quantum computation (including solid-state, atoms, materials), error correction, sensing and communications applications, as well as other related areas.

Application packages should be submitted online and include the following documents: 1) a cover letter, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) statement of research interest, 4) statement of teaching interest. 5) reference check authorization release form, and 6) 3-5 references are required (contact information only). Review of applications will begin on February 1, 2026, and continue until the position is filled.

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $232,100. "Off-scale salaries" and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Los Angeles is a global city renowned for its dynamism, robust economy, rich cultural diversity and spectacular climate. UCLA has been ranked as one of the top public universities in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. UCLA Samueli is a tightly knit community with more than 6,500 undergraduate and graduate students and nearly 220 full-time faculty members; it is in the midst of its largest growth since the school was founded in 1945. The school is consistently ranked in the top 10 among U.S. public engineering schools, and its master's online program is ranked No. 1 overall by U.S. News & World Report. UCLA Samueli is deeply committed to building a more inclusive community among its faculty, staff and students, and to providing a welcoming environment for all its members.

UCLA is a tobacco-free environment. For more information, please view the Smoke and Tobacco-Free Environment Campus Policy.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

Applicants must have an earned PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering or closely related discipline/cross disciplinary area at date of hire

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Cover Letter

Statement of Research

Statement of Teaching

Reference check authorization release form - Complete and upload the reference check authorization release form

Reference requirements

3-5 required (contact information only)

Please provide contact information only

Help contact: mrevillame@seas.ucla.edu

The University of California 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, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

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, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.

Job location

Los Angeles, CA