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            <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">Subject:
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            <td>[IEEE-VR] Endowed Chair/ Charlotte Visualization Center
              Director</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">Date: </th>
            <td>Wed, 13 Nov 2013 22:42:10 +0000</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">From: </th>
            <td>Ribarsky, William <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ribarsky@UNCC.EDU"><ribarsky@UNCC.EDU></a></td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">Reply-To:
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            <td>Ribarsky, William <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ribarsky@UNCC.EDU"><ribarsky@UNCC.EDU></a></td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap">To: </th>
            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ARVR-EUROPE@LISTSERV.DFN.DE">ARVR-EUROPE@LISTSERV.DFN.DE</a></td>
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            <b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Bank
                of America Endowed Chair and Director, Charlotte
                Visualization Center 
              </span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The
              University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the College
              of Computing and Informatics invites applications or
              nominations for the Bank of America Endowed Chair in
              Information Technology. The Endowed Chair will reside in
              the Department of Computer Science and will also serve as
              Director of the Charlotte Visualization Center. The
              College seeks candidates who have outstanding research
              programs directed towards solving critical issues in
              visualization, analytics, and/or data science. The
              candidates must also show documented evidence of
              leadership commensurate with leading a major research
              center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The
              Charlotte Visualization Center (VisCenter,
              <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="http://www.viscenter.uncc.edu/">www.viscenter.uncc.edu</a>)
              has 8 core faculty members who lead research in
              visualization and/or analytics and 30 faculty members from
              disciplines across the university. Many students, both
              graduate and undergraduate, participate in VisCenter
              research. The VisCenter has taken an essential role in the
              college’s and university’s Data Science and Big Data
              Analytics Initiative. The Endowed Chair will take a
              leadership role in this initiative. The initiative
              involves major industries in the region as well as state
              and federal government entities. The focus is attacking
              and solving significant real-world problems with
              government and business partners with an emphasis on both
              basic research and applications of demonstrated value.
              <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The
              Department seeks candidates who have exceptional research
              programs directed toward the critical issues in
              visualization with evidence of the ability to attack
              real-world problems and challenges. An emphasis on visual
              analytics or information visualization is a plus.
              Substantial resources will be available to help the
              successful candidate lead a significant research activity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none
                windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Qualifications</span></strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The
              successful candidate will have an earned doctorate,
              significant scholarship, and a history of funded research.
              In addition, a candidate should have a demonstrated
              interest in fostering collaboration, a commitment to
              teaching and mentorship, and be eligible for appointment
              to the rank of professor.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none
                windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Department and University</span></strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a
                moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://ittakes30.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/full-professor-position-unccharlotte/www.bioinformatics.uncc.edu"><b><span
                    style="color:#0070C0;border:none windowtext
                    1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">The
                    Department of Computer</span></b></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><b>Science</b></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555">
            </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">is
              located in the College of Computing and Informatics. The
              department has over 1000 students at the undergraduate and
              graduate levels. The department has a broad and deep
              research program in many areas of computer science. The
              college comprises the largest computing program in the
              region and one of the largest in the country. The college
              and its departments have undertaken partnerships with
              major companies in the region including those in banking
              and financial services, large retail sales, energy, health
              care, biomedical research, and advanced manufacturing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
            style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a
                moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.uncc.edu/"><b><span
                    style="color:#0070C0;border:none windowtext
                    1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">UNC
                    Charlotte</span></b></a></span><span
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"></span></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">is
              North Carolina’s urban research university. The 1,000-acre
              campus serves a diverse and growing student body of over
              26,000, including 6,000 graduate students, and a faculty
              and staff of nearly 3,000. The University has a sustained
              record in technology innovation and commercialization with
              regional partners in both business and government,
              including Bank of America, which is headquartered in
              Charlotte.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p
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                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none
                windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Charlotte</span></strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
            style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Charlotte
              is a dynamic, diverse region of over 2.3 million people
              with a strong, diversified economic base that supports
              outstanding cultural and recreational amenities, major
              health facilities, and a major international airport.
              <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p
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                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;border:none
                windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Applications and
                Nominations</span></strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Applications
              must be made electronically at
              <a moz-do-not-send="true"
                href="https://jobs.uncc.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/Welcome_css.jsp">jobs.uncc.edu</a>
              (position #4654) and must include a cover, letter, a CV, a
              list of four references with contact information, and
              statements on research, teaching, and leadership.
              Applicants are also encouraged to contact the Search
              Committee Chair, Dr. William Ribarsky (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ribarsky@uncc.edu">ribarsky@uncc.edu</a>).
              Nominations should also be sent to Dr. Ribarsky at the
              Department of Computer Science. Review will begin
              immediately and continue until the position is filled. All
              inquiries and applications will be treated as
              confidential. The finalist will be subject to a background
              check. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an
              EOE/AA employer and an NSF ADVANCE Institution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Dr.
                  William Ribarsky</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Bank
                  of America Endowed Chair in Information Technology</span><span
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Chair,
                  Computer Science Department<br>
                  Director, Charlotte Visualization Center</span><span
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">College
                  of Computing and Informatics<br>
                  University of North Carolina at Charlotte</span><span
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.viscenter.uncc.edu">www.viscenter.uncc.edu</a></span><span
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