Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering (RISE AI)

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Institution:University of Wisconsin Madison

Position Title:Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in
Electrical and Computer Engineering (RISE AI) Notice of
Filing

Job Category:Faculty

Employment Type:Regular

Job Profile:Professor

Job Duties:

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering seeks to hire
a faculty member with expertise in foundational AI and machine
learning. Desired areas include trustworthy AI foundations:
efficient algorithms, optimization theory, and scalable
architectures for robust, interpretable, and data-efficient
systems. Additional interests span AI in signals, sensing,
communications; energy and power systems; and AI-hardware
co-design. Outstanding candidates at all levels (Assistant,
Associate, Full Professor rank) will be considered.

This position is part of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and
Scholarly Excellence (RISE)-Artificial Intelligence (AI) cluster
hire initiative. While the tenure home for this position will be in
the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), the
successful candidate will participate in interdisciplinary and
collaborative efforts with other departments, schools and
colleges.

Through accelerated and strategic faculty hiring, research
infrastructure enhancement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and
increased student and educational opportunities, RISE addresses
complex societal challenges of importance to the state, nation and
world. AI is a field with tremendous possibility for improving the
human condition, but it also carries with it a concerning set of
risks. It can accelerate the pace of discovery, reflecting a
seismic technological shift, but it also requires thoughtful
attention to ethics and security. UW–Madison has foundational
expertise across research disciplines to address these realities.
RISE-AI will advance deep learning and foundation models, natural
language processing, signal processing, learning theory,
optimization, and related areas. RISE-AI will also ensure AI
trustworthiness, mitigate biases, preserve privacy, enhance
fairness, help establish AI policy and legal frameworks, and
facilitate AI applications to multiple traditional disciplines and
promote multidisciplinary collaborations.

Building on UW–Madison’s strengths, RISE expands the University’s
successful track record of connecting with communities and industry
on collaborative solutions. Over a three-year period, UW–Madison
will substantially increase current hiring levels, bringing 150 new
RISE faculty to campus.

Candidates hired through RISE will join a community of scholars
working across disciplines, schools and colleges on research,
teaching and outreach endeavors. The community will engage
regularly in venues such as seminar series and colloquia to share
ongoing projects and identify opportunities to work together. The
University will support the community, facilitating access to
research infrastructure, and funding to support broad and rich
collaboration. Further information regarding RISE can be found at:
https://rise.wisc.edu/

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UW-Madison
has a long tradition of excellence in educating, mentoring, and
inspiring future leaders; conducting research that is of vital
importance to society; and serving Wisconsin, our nation, and the
world through professional pursuits. Our 48 tenure-track/tenured
faculty (more than 35% of which are women) and 10 instructional
faculty are leaders in their fields, respected nationally and
internationally for their innovative research and teaching
excellence. Approximately 400 graduate students and over 1100
undergraduate students are enrolled in our top-ranked degree
programs.

Madison, Wisconsin, a beautiful city of more than 250,000, has been
named on top-10 lists for tech growth centers, and consistently
ranks as a top community in which to live, work, and play.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses and contributing to
curriculum updates and innovations; mentoring graduate students and
supervising their research; developing and directing a successful,
extramurally funded research program; participating in departmental
and university shared governance; and contributing to professional
and public service.

Department:

• College of Engineering, Department Electrical & Computer

Engineering

Compensation:

• Negotiable – 9 months / ongoing / renewable

Required Qualifications:

• The successful candidate will have an excellent academic

record, a vision for an innovative, significant and impactful
research program and the skills to implement it, and a commitment
to high-quality undergraduate and graduate instruction and
mentoring. Associate and Full Professor candidates must possess
experience and scholarly credentials that meet the tenure standards
of the UW-Madison Physical Sciences Divisional Committee and the
College of Engineering.

Education:

• Required Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering,

or closely related field by the start date.

How to Apply:

• Please apply directly to the website by clicking on "." Upload

a single PDF document containing 1) a cover letter, 2) a detailed
CV, 3) research and teaching statements describing how the
applicant's research and teaching goals fit the solicitation
described above and how the candidate's previous activities and
future plans are aligned with the department's priorities.
Applicants should also provide names and contact information for
three references who will be contacted upon application
submission.

Deadline:

• For full consideration, all materials must be received no later

than 11:59pm on December 1, 2025. The position may remain open and
applications may be considered until this position is filled.

Contact Information:

Delight Hensler

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

delight.hensler@wisc.edu