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# Endowed Dongarra Professorship in High Performance Computing (HPC) / Director of the Innovative

- **Company:** University of Tennessee
- **Location:** Knoxville, TN, United States
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Computer Engineering, High Performance Computing, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.chronicle.com/apply/38033865/endowed-dongarra-professorship-in-high-performance-computing-hpc-director-of-the-innovative?LinkSource=JobDetails

## About the Role

Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field prior to the start of appointment.

The department will pursue tenure consideration for qualified candidates who demonstrate accomplishments that align with holding an endowed professorship and directing a major research laboratory.

For an appointment at the Associate Professor rank, the candidate is expected to have conducted nationally and internationally recognized scholarly research in high performance computing, demonstrated a sustained track record of securing external research funding from agencies such as NSF, DOE, DARPA, or industry, showed evidence of effective teaching and graduate student advising, and exhibited strong academic leadership potential to fulfill the expectations of an endowed chair and laboratory directorship.

For an appointment at the Full Professor rank, the candidate is expected to demonstrate established international leadership in high performance computing, an outstanding track record of major external grant support, high-impact publications in top venues, and successful completion of doctoral students. The candidate should possess proven capabilities and vision to lead major research centers, large-scale interdisciplinary initiatives, or academic laboratories such as the Innovative Computing Laboratory (ICL), along with a record of distinguished professional service.

Preferred qualifications include demonstrated experience or interest in center- or laboratory-level leadership (such as directorship of research units like ICL); experience leading multi-investigator or multi-institutional research grants funded by DOE, NSF, DOD, or industry; experience with joint or collaborative appointments with national laboratories or industrial research facilities; and experience in curriculum development and educational innovation in high performance computing and computer systems.



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