ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACADEMIC POSITION

The University of Cyprus was founded in 1989 and admitted its first students in 1992. Within a short time, the University of Cyprus achieved international distinctions. Today, it is ranked as the 84^th young university (under 50 years) and #501-600 worldwide by the Times Higher Education Rankings.

These notable distinctions are the result of dedication to continuous development. The pursuit of research excellence constitutes a key strategic objective of the University of Cyprus. Moreover, the University continually extends and upgrades its programs of undergraduate and graduate studies.

To best serve its research and educational aims, the University recruits high-caliber academic staff who can make significant contributions to the development of internationally competitive research projects and to the design and delivery of new curricula.

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Cyprus started accepting undergraduate and postgraduate students in September 2003. It provides high-quality programs both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The scientific research carried out in the Department takes place in an environment that promotes collaboration between academic staff, students, and other industry and research stakeholders, both locally and internationally. Through this short but creative course of development, the Department has gained international recognition and is today amongst the 301-400 best Electrical and Electronic Engineering Departments (2020 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)) in the world. The Department is expected to move to its new facilities within the new School of Engineering building by the end of 2022. These facilities will include teaching and research laboratories as well as teaching facilities of the highest caliber.

The University of Cyprus invites applications for one (1) tenured-track academic position, in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor in one of the following areas:

• Future Power Systems

Sub-areas can include – but not limited to – the following:

• Optimization, analysis, and control of modern/future power systems.
• Power transmission and distribution grid operation in modern/future power systems.
• Advanced signal and data analysis in modern/future power systems.
• Operating principles of modern power systems, design standards and regulatory policies in the electricity supply industry of the future.

For all academic ranks, an earned Doctorate in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or related fields from a recognized University is required. All candidates should also be able to teach a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses in Electrical Engineering and/or Computer Engineering offered in the department.

Requirements for appointment depend on academic rank and include: prior academic experience, research record and scientific contributions, involvement in teaching and in the development of high quality undergraduate and graduate curricula. The minimum requirements for each academic rank can be found at the webpage: www.ucy.ac.cy/acad.staff.procedures

The official languages of the University are Greek and Turkish. For the above position, knowledge of Greek is necessary. In case the selected candidate does not have sufficient knowledge of the Greek language, it is the candidate's and the Department's responsibility to ensure that the candidate acquires sufficient knowledge of the Greek language within 3 years of appointment. Each Department sets its own criteria for the required level of adequacy of knowledge of the Greek language.

Citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus is not a requirement.

The annual gross salary (including the 13^th salary) for full time employment, according to the current legislation, is

Assistant Professor (Scale Α13-Α14) €58,428.91-€78,798.6

Lecturer (Scale Α12-Α13)  €44,410.28-€72,265.43

Applicants are invited to submit their application and upload the following documents in English, in PDF form, by Thursday 29/07/2021, at the following link: https://applications.ucy.ac.cy/recruitment From the above amounts, employee contributions to the various governmental funds will be deducted.

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Copy of ID/Passport
4. Copies of Degree certificates
5. Summary of previous research work and a statement of plans for future research (up to 3 pages)
6. List of publications
7. Representative publications (up to 3 publications which should be individually uploaded).
8. The names and e-mails of three academic referees, who, upon submission of the application, will be automatically notified to provide recommendation letters (in the English language) up to seven days past the submission application deadline

Documents 1-7 must be individually uploaded as separate PDF documents

Selected candidates will be required to submit copies of degree certificates officially certified by the Ministry of Education (for certificates received from Universities in Cyprus) or from the Issuing Authority (for foreign Universities).

Applications, supporting documents and reference letters submitted in response to previous calls in the past will not be considered and must be resubmitted.

Applications not conforming to the specifications of the Call, i.e. do not include all the required items/documents as requested via the electronic submission system, will not be considered.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that their application has successfully been submitted. Upon successful submission, the candidate will receive an automated confirmation e-mail.

For more information, candidates may contact the Human Resources Service (tel.: 00357 22 89

4146/4155 or via email: applications@ucy.ac.cy) or the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (+357 22 89 2240/2271)