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            <td>[Ieee_vis_open_positions] PhD, MS, and Faculty vis
              positions at Northeastern University in Boston, MA, USA</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Date: </th>
            <td>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 21:47:32 +0000</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">From: </th>
            <td>Dunne, Cody via ieee_vis_open_positions
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ieee_vis_open_positions@listserv.uni-tuebingen.de"><ieee_vis_open_positions@listserv.uni-tuebingen.de></a></td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Reply-To:
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            <td>Dunne, Cody <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:c.dunne@northeastern.edu"><c.dunne@northeastern.edu></a></td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">To: </th>
            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ieee_vis_open_positions@listserv.uni-tuebingen.de">ieee_vis_open_positions@listserv.uni-tuebingen.de</a>
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ieee_vis_open_positions@listserv.uni-tuebingen.de"><ieee_vis_open_positions@listserv.uni-tuebingen.de></a></td>
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        <p class="MsoNormal">Many of our colleagues may be unaware of a
          growing focus on visualization research at
          <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.northeastern.edu/">Northeastern
            University</a> in Boston, MA. I am writing to you to share
          some of the exciting opportunities for graduate research and
          study we have available. Please share with any interested
          students.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">The <a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="http://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/">College of Computer
            and Information Science (CCIS)</a> has made two recent
          hires, Profs.
          <a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="https://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/people/cody-dunne/">Cody
            Dunne</a> and
          <a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/borkin/">Michelle Borkin</a>,
          to lead visualization research and support two new degree
          programs in
          <a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="http://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/research-area/data-science/">Data
            Science</a>. They join an already strong team of 62 tenured
          and tenure-track CCIS faculty, and the College plans to
          continue hiring in both
          <a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="http://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/open-positions/">Data
            Science</a> and <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.networkscienceinstitute.org/jobs/position-available-assistant-associatefull-professor-in-the-network-science-institute">Network
            Science</a>. Northeastern is also now <a
            moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://csrankings.org/">ranked
            15<sup>th</sup></a> among top computer science schools in
          terms of publications at selective venues.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Beyond CCIS, visualization work is being
          conducted across campus by faculty in Art and Design,
          Journalism, Politics, Engineering, and the Library. The
          interdisciplinary
          <a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="http://nuvis.northeastern.edu/">NUVis Visualization
            Consortium</a> ties these researchers together, and helps
          foster cross-cutting studies. We have a rich tradition of
          working on meaningful problems in collaboration with civic,
          business, and global partners.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">At Northeastern, students interested in
          graduate studies on visualization have several degree programs
          to choose from:<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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          <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/academics/phd/phd-apply/">PhD
              in Computer Science</a> (due Jan. 1 for Fall 2017
            admission, rolling for Spring 2018 admission)<o:p></o:p></li>
          <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://phi.ccs.neu.edu/phd/admissions/">PhD in
              Personal Health Informatics</a> (due Jan. 20 for Fall 2017
            admission)<o:p></o:p></li>
          <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://www.networkscienceinstitute.org/phd#admissions">PhD
              in Network Science</a> (due Feb. 1 for Fall 2017
            admission)<o:p></o:p></li>
          <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/program/computer-science-ms/">MS
              in Computer Science</a> (due May 1 for Fall 2017
            admission)<o:p></o:p></li>
          <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/program/ms-in-data-science/">MS
              in Data Science</a> (due May 1 for Fall 2017 admission)<o:p></o:p></li>
          <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/artdesign/academic-programs/mfa-in-information-design-and-visualization/">MFA
              in Information Design and Visualization</a> (due Feb. 1
            for Fall 2017 admission)<o:p></o:p></li>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Our warm supportive community of
          researchers eagerly seeks women and minority students to
          promote diversity.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">Profs. Dunne and Borkin currently have
          three open and funded PhD positions focused on data
          storytelling, analytic provenance, tree and graph/network
          visualization, visualization for healthcare, multidimensional
          data visualization, and visualization perception and
          cognition. We are particularly interested in students with
          strong programming proficiency, especially in JavaScript, D3,
          and WebGL. Students should also have strong English speaking
          and writing skills.<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal">If you are interested in applying to work
          with them, please email Profs. Dunne (<a
            moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="mailto:c.dunne@northeastern.edu"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:c.dunne@northeastern.edu">c.dunne@northeastern.edu</a></a>)
          or Borkin (<a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="mailto:m.borkin@northeastern.edu">m.borkin@northeastern.edu</a>)
          with your materials and submit a <a moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="http://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/academics/phd/phd-apply/">
            CS application</a> (preferred), or alternatively <a
            moz-do-not-send="true"
            href="http://phi.ccs.neu.edu/phd/admissions/">
            PHI application</a>. Either Fall 2017 or Spring 2018
          admission are available.<o:p></o:p></p>
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