[Jobinfo] Fwd: [IEEE-VR] Endowed Chair/ Charlotte Visualization Center Director

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Subject: 	[IEEE-VR] Endowed Chair/ Charlotte Visualization Center Director
Date: 	Wed, 13 Nov 2013 22:42:10 +0000
From: 	Ribarsky, William <ribarsky@UNCC.EDU>
Reply-To: 	Ribarsky, William <ribarsky@UNCC.EDU>
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*Bank of America Endowed Chair and Director, Charlotte Visualization 
Center *

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.

The Charlotte Visualization Center (VisCenter, www.viscenter.uncc.edu 
<http://www.viscenter.uncc.edu/>) 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.

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.

*Qualifications*

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.

*Department and University*

*The Department of Computer* 
<http://ittakes30.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/full-professor-position-unccharlotte/www.bioinformatics.uncc.edu>*Science*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.

*UNC Charlotte* <http://www.uncc.edu/>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.

**

*Charlotte*

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.

*Applications and Nominations*

Applications must be made electronically at jobs.uncc.edu 
<https://jobs.uncc.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/Welcome_css.jsp> (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 (ribarsky@uncc.edu). 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.

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Dr. William Ribarsky

Bank of America Endowed Chair in Information Technology

Chair, Computer Science Department
Director, Charlotte Visualization Center

College of Computing and Informatics
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

www.viscenter.uncc.edu



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