About University of Arkansas
The University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, which is routinely considered among the country’s finest college towns, and the surrounding Northwest Arkansas region is regularly ranked one of the best places to live in the U.S. Founded in 1871 as a land-grant institution, the University of Arkansas (U of A) is the flagship of the University of Arkansas System, and consistently ranked among the nation’s top public research universities and best values. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the university as having “the highest possible level of research”, ranking it among the top 3 percent of colleges and universities nationwide.
About Electrical Engineering Department
The Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) in U of A is home to many renowned research centers:
- The National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission (NCREPT)
- The NSF-sponsored Center for GRid-Connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems (GRAPES)
- The DOE Cybersecurity Center for Secure Evolvable Energy Delivery Systems (SEEDS)
- The NSF-sponsored Center for Power Optimization of Electro-Thermal Systems (POETS)
- The University of Arkansas High-Density Electronics Center (HiDEC)
By studying in the EE Department, you will be funded with competitive graduate stipend and more importantly, receive systematic training and extensive hands-on laboratory experience in world class lab facilities in power electronics and electronic packaging, which will award you exceptional job opportunities in academia and industry with leading companies.
What We Need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering in the field of Power Electronics; Master’s degree or job experience preferred
- Hands-on experience with electrical circuits building and ability to solder and debug printed circuit boards
- Ability to use oscilloscopes, probes, meters, and other basic lab equipment
- Experience with electrical circuit simulation, like Matlab/Simulink, PLECS, SPICE software, etc.
- Experience with PCB design, especially using Altium or Cadence software
- Experience with firmware coding for DSPs, MCUs, and/or FPGAs (C, C++, Verilog) preferred
- GaN/SiC experience preferred
- FEA simulation experience preferred
- Mechanical design experience with SolidWorks or AutoCAD preferred
Any interested and qualified students please contact Dr. Xiaoqing Song (songx@uark.edu), Assistant professor.
Please apply with your C.V., transcripts, TOEFL and GRE scores, publications, research experience/statement.