[DMANET] Faculty Position in Algorithms at Virginia Tech

Tenure-track Faculty Position in Algorithms
Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech
http://www.cs.vt.edu/Algorithms-Search


The Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech (www.cs.vt.edu)
invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position, at the rank of
Assistant Professor, from exceptional candidates with expertise in
theoretical computer science, specifically with emphasis on discrete
algorithms. Candidates should have a PhD in Computer Science or related
discipline at the time of appointment; a strong record of scholarship in
discrete algorithms; demonstrated ability to contribute to teaching at the
undergraduate and graduate levels in theoretical computer science;
sensitivity to issues of diversity in the campus community; and the skills
to establish and grow an algorithmic research group. Selected candidates
are expected to travel occasionally to attend professional
conferences/meetings. It is desirable that the candidate have the ability
to develop synergistic collaborations with established research areas in
the department, such as computational biology and bioinformatics, cyber
security, data mining, HCI, high performance & scientific computing, and
systems.

The Department of Computer Science has 36 research oriented tenure-track
faculty and 11 research faculty.   There are a total 12 NSF/DOE CAREER
award winners in the department. Research expenditures during FY2013 were
$11.7 million; total research funding at the beginning of FY2014 was $34
million. BS, MS, and PhD degrees are offered, with an enrollment of over
550 undergraduate majors (12% women) and over 200 PhD/MS students. In
2010, CS@VT was ranked 5th in the country in recruiting quality of CS
undergrads by the Wall Street Journal. The department is in the College of
Engineering, whose undergraduate program was ranked 6th and graduate
program was ranked 12th among public engineering schools in 2013 by US
News and World Report.

There are three research centers associated with the department. The new
interdisciplinary Discovery Analytics Center (dac.cs.vt.edu) focuses on
'big data' problems in areas of national interest including intelligence
analysis, sustainability and health informatics.  The Center for
Human-Computer Interaction (www.hci.vt.edu) supports research in
visualization, 3D interfaces, virtual reality, usability and personal
information systems. The Center for High End Computing Systems
(www.checs.eng.vt.edu) is known for its expertise in high performance
computing, including energy efficient and/or heterogeneous
supercomputers.  Recently, we designed and acquired HokieSpeed, a CPU/GPU
200+ node machine for use by computational scientists and engineers across
campus through a $2M NSF MRI grant. HokieSpeed ranked 11th in the world on
the Green 500 List in November 2011.  CS faculty also participate in the
Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology
(www.hume.ictas.vt.edu) a cyber security center.

Virginia Tech is a comprehensive research university with over 31,000
students. This hire is for the main campus in Blacksburg, consistently
ranked among the country's best places to live

www.hr.vt.edu/great-place-to-work/culture-community.

Salary for suitably qualified applicants is competitive and commensurate
with experience. Selected candidates must pass a criminal background check
prior to employment.

Applications must be submitted online to https://jobs.vt.edu for posting
#117037. We welcome applications from women and minorities. Applicant
screening will begin December 15, 2013 and continue until the position is
filled. Early applications are encouraged. Inquiries should be directed to
Dr. Lenwood S. Heath, Algorithms Search Committee Chair, heath@vt.edu.

Virginia Tech is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.

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