Information for prospective faculty
The Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA has several openings for faculty positions effective July 1, 2010 or earlier. Applicants will be considered for joint appointments between the Department and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS). We invite applications from junior and senior candidates to fill the following positions:
- Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor - Computational Biology (1 position):
This is a joint hire with the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. Interested candidates can learn more about CBCB at: http://cbcb.umd.edu.
- Assistant Professor - Artificial Intelligence / Database Systems (1 position):
Candidates with background in social networks are especially sought.
- Assistant Professor - Natural Language Processing (1 position):
Preference given to candidates at the interface of NLP and machine learning.
- The Jack and Rita G. Minker Professorship:
Exceptional junior and senior level candidates will be considered. Junior candidates must have at least 3 years of experience to be eligible for this position. This is an endowed professorship in computer science with a joint appointment in UMIACS. Candidates in all areas of computer science will be considered with special attention to those applicants working in new or innovative areas of the discipline. The professorship honors the pioneering contributions of Rita Minker in the early development of computer science, and Jack Minker for his research in AI and his work in support of human rights for scientists.
Applications from women and minority candidates are especially welcome.
Please submit your application (curriculum vitae, teaching statement, and research summary) for positions online at: hiring.cs.umd.edu and have your references upload their letters to that site. At least three letters assessing research and one assessing teaching are required. The review of applicants will be on-going; therefore, we encourage your early application. Applications completed by October 15, 2009, will receive full consideration.
Additional information about the Department of Computer Science and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies is available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.cs.umd.edu and at http://www.umiacs.umd.edu.
The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.
