Lehigh University invites applications for two tenure-track assistant or associate professor positions from candidates whose research focuses on computation, modeling, control, and optimization for advanced
electricity systems. The faculty members will be part of a new university research cluster consisting of a multidisciplinary team of engineering, computer science, economics, and mathematics faculty. The cluster has a specific focus on smart grids that is part of a broader research agenda on “Integrated Networks for Electrical, Information, and Financial Flows.” The faculty members will be appointed to a position within an appropriate department---for example, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics.
The candidates must have a proven research interest in applications related to smart grids, including, but not limited to, topics such as: survivable networks, electricity pricing, combinatorial auctions, power systems design and modeling, dynamic control of power and information networks, real-time scheduling and resource management, market models, visualization of electricity networks, real-time computational systems, data analytics, sensor networks, communications, estimation, and real-time systems design. The candidates’ research may draw on methodological areas including, but not limited to: optimization, simulation, statistical modeling, robust optimization, stochastic discrete optimization, scientific computation, nonlinear networks, game-theoretical models, high-performance computing, high-precision numerical computing, algorithmic decision theory, dynamical systems, signal processing and communications, systems design theory, dynamic control of large-scale interconnected systems, large scale data processing, and realtime operating, embedded, and decision systems. Applicants must possess (1) an earned doctorate, outstanding academic credentials, and a demonstrated record of success, (2) excellent potential for interdisciplinary research and scholarship, and (3) the ability and commitment to teach courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. The positions will require developing externally funded research program, supervising M.S. and Ph.D. students, and contributing to the smart grid cluster of Lehigh University through innovative research and teaching.
Lehigh University is a premier residential research university, ranked in the top tier of national research universities each year. Lehigh is a coeducational, nondenominational, private university that offers a distinct academic environment of undergraduate and graduate students from across the globe. Lehigh offers majors and programs in four colleges: The College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Business and Economics, The College of Education, and The P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. More than 4,700 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students call Lehigh "home." Located in Pennsylvania’s scenic Lehigh Valley, the campus is situated on 1,600 acres in close proximity to both New York City and Philadelphia. More information about the research cluster is available at http://www.lehigh.edu/grid. Applications received by December 31, 2012 will receive full consideration, but earlier applications are encouraged. Applications should be submitted on-line; the URL will be supplied in an update to this ad, to be issued shortly. Applications should include a statement of interest, curriculum vita, list of publications, research and teaching statements, and the names and contact information for at least three references. Inquiries may be addressed to Prof. Liang Cheng (lica@lehigh.edu) and Prof. Shalinee Kishore (skishore@lehigh.edu). Lehigh University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. Lehigh offers excellent benefits including domestic partner benefits. For further information see: http://www.lehigh.edu/~inprv/faculty/worklifebalance.html.