"Associate Professor/Full Professor & Director (SMART Center)"

Prairie View A&M University

Associate Professor/Full Professor & Director (SMART Center)

Agency: Prairie View A&M University

Department: Electrical Engineering

Proposed Minimum Salary: Commensurate

Job Location: Prairie View, Texas

Job Type: Faculty

Job Description: This position serves as the Director of the Smart Microgrid Advanced Research and Technology (SMART) Center and also occupy Associate or Full Professor Position in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. The SMART Center was established by the Chancellor of the Texas A&M University, with multi-million dollar funds to support research work in smart microgrids.

The Director of SMART Center must have demonstrated successful grantsmanship and scholarship. She/he is expected to establish a vigorous research program that is strongly funded by federal funding agencies. The successful candidate is expected to establish the SMART Center as a self-sustaining, TAMUS Board-certified research center in a period of three years. The SMART Center is expected to become a major center for providing educational and research opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students. The Director of the Center is also expected to contribute to establishing federally funded interdisciplinary and multi-institutional research projects.

This position is supported by a grant or restricted funds. Continued employment is contingent on the renewal or grant and restricting funding.

Responsibilities:

• Teaches both undergraduate and graduate level courses. Revises and/or develops new courses. Supports the educational mission of the Roy G. Perry College of Engineering and the University.
• Seeks external research funding and conducts innovative research.
• Promotes the College of Engineering and the university. Provides academic leadership. Recruits graduate students for the project.

Required Education and Experience:

• Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline.
• Over seven (7) years of demonstrated research experience in academia or industry in the areas of power system or power electronics.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proven track record of attracting and managing federally funded research projects in such areas as distributed-energy sources, smart grid applications, photovoltaic, wind power systems and power protection.
• Substantial publications in refereed journals and conferences proceedings.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Over twelve (12) years of demonstrated research experience in academia or industry in the areas of power system or power electronics.
• Proven track record of attracting and managing federally funded research projects in such areas as distributed-energy sources, smart grid applications, photovoltaic, wind power systems and power protection.
• Substantial publications in refereed journals and conferences proceedings.

Job Posting Close Date: Open until filled

Required Attachments: Cover Letter, Resume or Curriculum Vitae