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<td>[Ieee_vis_open_positions] Endowed Chair/ Charlotte
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<td>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 17:19:23 +0000</td>
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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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<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
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><strong><span
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>
<p
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>
<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><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"><strong><span
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
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://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
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><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"><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
class="apple-converted-space"><span
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>
<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><strong><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#555555;border:none
windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </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;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>
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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"><strong><span
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>
<p
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span
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
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">Chair,
Computer Science Department<br>
Director, Charlotte Visualization Center</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">College
of Computing and Informatics<br>
University of North Carolina at Charlotte</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"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.viscenter.uncc.edu">www.viscenter.uncc.edu</a></span><span
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