The University of Iceland is a progressive educational and scientific institution, renowned in the global scientific community for its research. It is a state university, situated in the heart of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. A modern, diversified and rapidly developing institution, the University of Iceland offers opportunities for study and research in almost 300 programmes spanning most fields of science and scholarship: Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Humanities, Education, Engineering and Natural Sciences. 

The Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in the School of Engineering and Natural Sciences at the University of Iceland, seeks applicants to fill a tenure-track position of Assistant Professor in the area of Communication Engineering. Applicants should have a doctorate degree in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering. Applicants are expected to build a graduate program both at masters and Ph.D levels  in Communication Engineering at the Faculty.  Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential assets. 

This is a tenure-track position with an initial appointment of five years with the possibility of renwal.

The evaluation of academic merits will be in accord with Icelandic Law and Rules for the University of Iceland No. 569/2009. 

Applicants shall include with their applications certificates attesting to their education and work experience, a list of their publications, a report on their scholarly work and other works they have carried out, and a report on their research plans if they are offered the position. Applications must make clear which of their publications, the applicants regard as the most important regarding the advertised position (no more than eight publications should be selected). Applicants must send the most important publications with their application, or indications as to where they are accessible in electronic form. When more than one author has produced a publication, the applicant must account for his or her own contribution to the work. Applicants are also expected to include references for their teaching and administrative work, as appropriate.

Salary for the position of Assistant/Associate Professors will be according to the current collective wage and salary agreement between the Union of University Teachers, and the Minister of Finance. 

The deadline for application is 4th of April 2011. The successful applicant is expected to start the appointment no later than 1st of August 2011.

Applications and accompanying documentation should preferably be submitted in electronic form by e-mail: bmz@hi.is. Applications and accompanying documentation that are not submitted in electronic form must be sent in duplicate to the Division of Science and Research at the University of Iceland, Main Building at Sudurgata, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland. All applications will be answered and applicants will be informed about the appointment when a decision has been taken. 

For further information contact Johannes R. Sveinsson, Head of the Falculty Electrical and Computer Engineering, tel. +354-525-4689, email sveinsso@hi.is.

Appointments to the University of Iceland do take into account the Equal Rights Project of the University of Iceland.