2 faculty positions at University of Minnesota

by Eric Eric Van Wyk, Dec. 23, 2011

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities invites applications from outstanding candidates in all areas of Computer Science for two faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor, although exceptional candidates for more senior positions will be considered. We strongly encourage applications from women and members of minority groups.

A complete description of the positions and application instructions are available here:
http://www.cs.umn.edu/resources/employment/faculty.php

A complete description of the positions and application instructions are available here:

http://www.cs.umn.edu/resources/employment/faculty.php

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities invites applications from outstanding candidates in all areas of Computer Science for two faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor, although exceptional candidates for more senior positions will be considered. We strongly encourage applications from women and members of minority groups. For one of the positions, we are particularly interested in candidates who can apply their research to address the myriad challenges of "Big Data". These challenges span a broad range of computer science topics and methods, such as: theoretical foundations and algorithms for high dimensional data and data streams; architecture, storage, data management, systems, and networking; security and privacy; knowledge discovery; visualization and social computing.

The Department has an outstanding faculty of nearly forty members, including 3 ACM Fellows, 22 NSF CAREER Award recipients, and multiple PECASE winners, with specialties across the broad spectrum of computing. Research funding has increased significantly, with over $35 million awarded in the past two years, including large awards such as NSF Expeditions in Computing. Faculty research productivity and impact are high, with recent Top 10 rankings from The Chronicles of Higher Education and Science Watch. The University of Minnesota is a comprehensive research institution, with highly-ranked programs in many areas of the sciences and engineering, health and medicine, and the humanities. Department members play key roles in interdisciplinary efforts with colleagues from throughout the University, conducting research on topics such as climate modeling, bioinformatics and biomedical applications, environmental monitoring, and social computing, and participating in interdisciplinary centers like the Institute for Mathematics and its Applicationsand the Digital Technology Center. For more information about the Department, see the Computer Science and Engineering website.

Minneapolis / St. Paul is a thriving and vibrant metropolitan area, with a strong and diverse economy, world-class cultural institutions, extensive year-around outdoor recreation opportunities, and outstanding public and private K-12 schools and four-year undergraduate colleges. It is a major center for the computer and medical technology industries, among others, and offers numerous opportunities for collaborative research and consulting. Minneapolis / St. Paul is consistently ranked among the leading cities in the United States for economic opportunity, innovation, educated population, healthy lifestyle, and general quality of life. For more information, see National Metro Rankings.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related discipline, the ability to carry out excellent high-impact research, and a commitment to quality teaching. Senior candidates must have a distinguished record of research, teaching, and leadership.