John Pippin Chair and Director Center Distributed Energy

Job Title:

John Pippin Chair and Director of the Center for Distributed Energy

Location:

Atlanta, Georgia

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Job

The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for the position of John

E. Pippin Chair Professor and Director of the Center for Distributed Energy (CDE), a center that has been created with support from the Georgia Research Alliance. The School seeks a visionary leader in the core area of power electronics converters, materials, devices and controls, with a strong focus on energy transition topics including, but not limited to: grid-connected inverters, architecture and control of decentralized grids and microgrids, grid-edge resiliency, energy storage, and electrification of transportation and other industry sectors.

The School seeks candidates at the level of full professor, with an outstanding research achievement record, strong interest in innovative undergraduate and graduate teaching, as well as demonstrated experience in translating their research into commercial applications.

Additional information about the Center for Distributed Energy can be found here: /

A Ph.D. is required. Candidates for the position must have an earned doctoral degree in their specific discipline(s) with a record of excellence in technical, academic and professional achievements. Candidates must also be eligible to be hired at the rank of Full Professor.

• Linda Dillon, lonech.edu
• Lucretia Allen, enech.edu
• Shalonda Williams, shalonda.williamsech.edu

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The candidate of choice will be required to pass a pre-employment background screening. .

Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, research statement, teaching statement, and the names of three references.

The review of applications will begin immediately.