Assistant Or Associate Professor, Digital Integrated Circuits And Systems

The Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering at Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering invites applications for a tenure-track professor position in Digital Integrated Circuits and Systems Design. The position may be filled at the Assistant or Associate Professor level.

We are looking for highly qualified academic candidates in the broad area of digital integrated circuit and system design. Relevant research focus areas include, but are not limited to, hardware accelerators for machine learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), neuromorphic computing, and digital signal processing; microprocessor technologies; hardware systems for signal processing; novel computer architecture implementations; Compute-in-Memory circuits, and digital system-on-chips (SoC) implementations. Demonstrated experience in digital systems (potentially including mixed-signal components) is considered highly desirable. We particularly value candidates with a record of high-impact publications in top-tier venues that are underpinned by silicon measurement results.

As a faculty member, you will complement and strengthen the department's existing expertise in integrated circuit design, which currently emphasises microwave engineering, analog, digital, mixed-signal circuits, and sensor interface electronics, by contributing fresh and bold new research ideas and perspectives. This position provides you with an excellent opportunity to conduct state-of-the-art, hands-on IC design research supported by modern technologies and excellent infrastructure, including IC measurement facilities spanning frequencies from DC to THz.

The successful candidate is expected to build a strong research area and is expected to address key challenges in advanced digital IC and systems design, such as energy and power efficiency, design methodologies that support long-term scalability, or other innovative approaches that contribute to sustainable evolution of ubiquitous and intelligent computing platforms.

Your experience and ambitions

We seek applicants with:

Scientific environment

You will join the at Aalto University . The department’s research areas include integrated circuit design, microwave engineering, electromagnetics, space science and technology as well as photonics and nanotechnology. Our researchers in IC design work with sensor interface electronics, energy harvesters, RF/MM/analogue/DSP ICs for wireless, radars, antennas, and related electronics. In these fields, our researchers work in close collaboration with several national and international leading research institutes and companies.

The department offers excellent measurement facilities with a wide variety of state-of-the-art measurement equipment including DSP and DC analysers, THz network analysers, and anechoic chambers. The department also has cutting-edge design tools, including comprehensive IC technology design kits, EM simulators, and DSP design tools.

There are excellent opportunities to establish impactful collaboration with industry, and the nearby Department of Information and Communications Engineering also provides outstanding opportunities for interdisciplinary research collaboration.

What we offer

The position belongs to our and can be filled at assistant or associate professor level, depending on the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience. The salary is determined based on the Aalto University salary system. The university provides research start-up funding, and we actively assist researchers in applying for external research funds.

The contract includes comprehensive occupational health benefits and Finland offers a high-quality social security system and work-life balance. Advancement on the Aalto tenure track is based on a systematic evaluation of achievements and merits according to Aalto's tenure track criteria. Please see the details about the evaluation at .

Ready to apply?

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Please include the following mandatory PDF documents in English:

1) cover letter

2) curriculum vitae (with your contact information and ResearcherID number) including a list of personal references

3) list of publications (with the five most significant publications highlighted and your role in them described)

4) a research statement describing past research and plans for future research

5) a teaching portfolio describing teaching experience and plans for teaching (See Aalto’s portfolio instructions in these guidelines: )

The application period closes on March 8, 2026.

Aalto University’s employees and academic visitors should apply for the position via the internal system (Workday > Career > Find jobs) by using their existing Workday user account (not via the external webpage for open positions).

General instructions for applicants, including evaluation criteria, language requirements and guidelines for compiling your CV, are given at

More information

If you wish to hear more about the position or about us, please contact Professor Ville Viikari (ville.viikari@aalto.fi, +358 50 413 5458) or Professor Kari Halonen (kari.halonen@aalto.fi, +358 50 511 3965). If you have questions related to the recruitment process, please contact HR Partner Camilla Hanganpää (camilla.hanganpaa@aalto.fi).

Aalto University reserves the right to leave the position open, to discontinue the recruitment process, or to extend the application period.

About Aalto University

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