applications for an anticipated position of Full Professor in the
bioinformatics area beginning Fall Semester 2012, pending budgetary
approval. Earned Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related discipline is
required. An offer of employment will be conditional on background
verification.
Prospective candidates should demonstrate ability to bring national and
international recognition to the department as a center of excellence
for bioinformatics research and education. The hired scholar is expected
to bring in major extramural funding, mentor junior faculty, recruit
top-quality Ph.D. students, and foster interdisciplinary collaborations
among faculty in various departments in GSU.
This position is part of a university-wide initiative
<http://www.gsu.edu/secondcentury> that is seeking to hire excellent
faculty in several interdisciplinary areas. Prospective candidates
should demonstrate ability to bring national and international
recognition to the department. The hired applicant is expected to foster
interdisciplinary research collaborations among faculty in various
departments in GSU.
Georgia State University, founded in 1913, is a Carnegie
Doctoral/Research Extensive university. Located in the heart of downtown
Atlanta, this major research university has an enrollment of more than
30,000 undergraduate and graduate students in six colleges. Georgia
State is the second-largest university in the state, with students
coming from every county in Georgia, every state in the nation, and from
over 145 countries. Georgia State University is currently embarking on a
record $1 billion campus expansion. The Computer Science Department
offers programs leading to the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in computer
science. Currently, 20 out of more than 60 Ph.D. students are involved
in bioinformatics research. They are supervised by 10 faculty members
fully or substantially involved in bioinformatics research through
collaboration with Computer Science and Biology faculty. Departmental
computing facilities for research and instruction include a departmental
network of PCs, Unix/Linux workstations, two interconnected Beowulf
clusters, and a 24-processor supercomputer. The department's faculty
attracts substantial funding from many federal agencies, including five
NSF CAREER Awards.
Applicants should send letter of interest, C.V., and three letters of
recommendation to:
Dr. Yi Pan, Chair
Department of Computer Science
Georgia State University
34 Peachtree Street, Suite 1450
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
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