The University of Sheffield
Lecturer in Analogue and Mixed-Signal IC Design
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Lecturer in Analogue and Mixed-Signal IC Design
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Overview
The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering seeks to appoint a Lecturer (equivalent to Assistant Professor) in Analogue and Mixed-Signal IC Design, with specific expertise in analogue and mixed-signal circuit design, including analogue VLSI design, sensor interfacing, low-power mixed-signal systems, and related integrated semiconductor technologies. We are seeking a circuit designer with deep systems-context understanding — capable of leading circuit-level decisions within the integrated systems those circuits inhabit, including signal-chain partitioning, power and thermal trade-offs, data-conversion interfaces, and integration into heterogeneous semiconductor systems.
We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in designing, implementing and validating analogue or mixed-signal integrated circuits, including participation in silicon tape-outs through industrial product development or academic multi-project-wafer programmes (e.g. Europractice, eFabless, TinyTapeout). Experience that combines systems-level understanding with hands-on circuit design is particularly welcomed; expertise spanning RF circuits, power management, sensor interfaces, mixed-signal system integration, or analogue subsystems within heterogeneous systems is valued.
We are advertising two related lectureships in parallel as part of this recruitment round: this post in Analogue and Mixed-Signal IC Design, and an affiliated post in Microelectronic Systems Design and Implementation. Candidates whose interests and experience span both areas are welcome to apply for both positions.
We particularly welcome applicants whose careers have bridged from materials, devices, sensors, photonics, or related hardware technologies into circuit, system, or integration work. The focus is strictly on the devices-to-systems direction, translating established device technologies into deployable circuits, subsystems and integrated semiconductor systems rather than novel process or device development.
Your home in the School
You will join the Circuits and Systems group within the Semiconductor and Quantum Technologies Research Theme. This is one of the UK's largest and most successful research environments spanning semiconductor devices, integrated circuits, heterogeneous integration, system co-design and integrated semiconductor systems, with longstanding partnerships across UK and international industry, extensive experimental facilities, and a sustained record of industrial collaboration.
The theme hosts Sheffield's leadership role and the Engineering and Innovation Office for the newly established national Innovation and Knowledge Centre in Heterogeneous Integration, CHIMES², the Centre for Heterogeneous Integrated MicroElectronic and Semiconductor Systems, supported by £16.3M over five years. CHIMES² is led by the University of Sheffield and brings together partner universities including Cambridge, Oxford, Edinburgh, Manchester, Newcastle, Strathclyde, Queen's University Belfast and King's College London, alongside the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Industrial partners include, among others, Imec, Arm, Pragmatic, Cadence, Synopsys and Siemens EDA.
Within CHIMES², analogue and mixed-signal IC design is a critical enabler for the heterogeneous integrated systems the centre aims to deliver, bringing novel device, packaging, and integration advances together into deployable systems.
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This Is An Academic Lectureship Centred On Building Your Own Internationally Recognised Research Programme, Contributing To Teaching Across Our Undergraduate And Postgraduate Programmes, And Supervising Doctoral Students. CHIMES² Provides a Powerful National Platform To Accelerate That Research Career, And The Successful Candidate Will, In Turn, Contribute Substantively To CHIMES² Delivery. We Expect Applicants To Have a Strong Academic Track Record, And The Potential To Conduct World-class Research, In One Or More Of The Following:
- Analogue and mixed-signal ICs for heterogeneous semiconductor systems.
- Sensor interfaces, low-power analogue front-ends, power management, and mixed-signal architectures, including power/thermal trade-offs and system technology co-optimisation (STCO).
- Design-for-test, post-silicon validation and characterisation.
- Security, trust and resilience techniques for integrated systems.
- Design for heterogeneous integration and advanced packaging.
We recognise that no individual candidate will necessarily span all of these areas.
Strong expertise in analogue or mixed-signal IC design is essential; complementary expertise in one or more of the areas above is welcomed.
Beyond CHIMES². As a Lecturer you will also support the School’s wider strategic objectives by:
- Enhancing our research capability in microelectronics and chip design, and supporting and improving teaching quality and student experience across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the school.
- Strengthening partnerships with industry, government, and research organisations across computing and consumer electronics, AI, data, automotive, telecommunications, healthcare and biomedical devices, energy, defence and security, and aerospace sectors.
Main Duties And Responsibilities
This is an opportunity to join a School in a world-class research-intensive university. In your role as a Lecturer, you will contribute to the School through the following duties and responsibilities:
Research
- Conduct personal research of international standing independently and collaboratively.
- Maintain a strong academic and professional profile through national and international engagement and high-quality publications.
- Develop an internationally leading research programme and engage with industry and policy partners to shape the future of engineering and science.
- Secure external funding to support future research activity and build an independent research group, including the supervision of PhD students to successful completion.
Teaching
- Design, develop, and deliver teaching on modules across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including coordinating team teaching to ensure high-quality delivery; preparing teaching materials; communicating subject matter; and encouraging critical discourse and rational thinking.
- Carry out module assessments, including designing assessment instruments and criteria; marking assessments, ensuring adequate moderation; providing written/oral feedback; and collating and issuing final student assessments.
- Supervise and assess UG and PG dissertation students.
- Carry out module evaluation, including facilitating student feedback, reflecting on own teaching design and delivery, and implementing ideas to improve own performance.
Leadership
- Contribute to the life of the School, Faculty and wider University community by taking on leadership roles and responsibilities where required, and contributing to committee work and the development of relevant policies.
- Make ethical decisions in your role, modelling inclusive and collegiate behaviour, and embedding the University’s sustainability strategy into your working activities wherever possible.
- Contribute fully as a researcher, teacher and leader, fulfilling the appropriate requirements of the University’s Academic Career Pathway Framework (ACP).
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Person Specification
Our community welcomes diverse backgrounds and experiences. We particularly encourage applications from candidates currently working in industrial R&D environments who are seeking to transition into academia, and from candidates whose research has bridged materials, devices, sensors or photonics into circuit, system or integration domains. Even if your past experience doesn’t match perfectly with this role’s criteria, your contribution is valuable, and we encourage you to apply. Please ensure that you reference the application criteria in the application statement when you apply.
Applicants Must Provide The Following Documents When Making Their Application. Please Upload a Merged PDF Document With The Following Under The Cover Letter Section On Our Application System:
- CV (including a list of publications)
- Research Vision Statement
- Teaching Vision Statement
- A statement of published outputs in which you identify your three best peer-reviewed publications. For one of these you should provide a short statement of no more than 100 words describing the originality, significance and rigour (the extent to which the purpose of the work is clearly articulated, an appropriate methodology for the research area has been adopted, and compelling evidence presented to show that the purpose has been achieved) of the paper.
For candidates from industry, evidence of research outputs and achievements that demonstrate the skills required to publish high-quality research in the future, e.g., technical reports.
Criteria
Essential Or Desirable
Stage(s) assessed at
- Have completed or be near to completion of a PhD (or have equivalent experience) in a relevant research area related to analogue or mixed-signal circuit design, integrated circuit design, or closely related microelectronics systems engineering. Candidates with a materials or device-physics background are welcome where they can demonstrate clear experience of circuit design or system-level implementation; pure novel-device or process-development research without a circuits/systems component is outside the scope of this post.
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- Research experience and reputation commensurate with career stage and role as evidenced by a good publication record in peer-reviewed journals or, for candidates from industry, evidence of research outputs and achievements which demonstrate the skills required to publish high-quality research in the future, e.g. technical reports.
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- Ability/potential to develop and lead an independent research group in a relevant research area.
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- Experience of formal/informal supervision of students, technical staff and/or research staff.
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- Ability to develop, deliver and assess high-quality teaching at a variety of levels.
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- Being able to communicate well, conveying ideas and concepts clearly and effectively as well as a high level of analytical capability.
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- Good leadership skills and ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
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- Being supportive and tolerant when communicating and working with colleagues, students and external collaborators.
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- Experience leading or contributing meaningfully to the design, implementation and verification of analogue or mixed
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