[Jobinfo] Fwd: [Ieee_vis_open_positions] Virginia Tech hiring VIS faculty positions

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Subject: 	[Ieee_vis_open_positions] Virginia Tech hiring VIS faculty 
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Date: 	Fri, 29 Sep 2017 13:56:45 -0400
From: 	Chris North via ieee_vis_open_positions 
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Reply-To: 	Chris North <north@cs.vt.edu>
To: 	ieee_vis_open_positions@listserv.uni-tuebingen.de, infovis@infovis.org



Colleagues-

Computer Science at Virginia Tech is hiring two new faculty positions in 
areas related to VIS.  We’r also hiring several other positions for HCI, 
Security, as well as a teaching focused position.  If interested, 
connect with me at VIS to discuss.

-Chris North
http://people.cs.vt.edu/~north/ <http://people.cs.vt.edu/%7Enorth/>

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS IN DATA ANALYTICS AT VIRGINIA TECH

The Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech (www.cs.vt.edu 
<https://web.archive.org/web/20170207020313/http://www.cs.vt.edu/>) 
seeks applicants for two tenure-track assistant professor positions in 
data analytics.  Exceptional candidates at higher ranks may also be 
considered.

Candidates with research depth and breadth in data analytics, data 
mining, machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence, text 
mining, natural language processing, information retrieval, 
*/interactive visual analytics, data visualization,/* high-performance 
analysis, social informatics, or data science are encouraged to apply. 
Candidates working at the intersection of data analytics and application 
domains such as cyber-security or urban computing are also encouraged to 
apply. Candidates should present an ability to initiate and sustain 
collaborations within computing as well as with data domain scientists.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to engage in 
transdisciplinary research, curriculum, and outreach initiatives with 
other university faculty working in the Data & Decisions destination 
area, one of several new university-wide initiatives at Virginia Tech 
(provost.vt.edu/destination-areas 
<http://provost.vt.edu/destination-areas>).  Data & Decisions is focused 
on advancing the human condition and society with better decisions 
through data. Faculty collaborating in this area integrate data 
analytics and decision sciences across the transdisciplinary research 
and curriculum efforts at Virginia Tech. The university is hiring 
numerousfaculty in Data & Decisions over the next four years. 
  Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated experience in 
interdisciplinary teaching and/or research in areas that align with 
Virginia Tech’s university-wide, multi-disciplinary focus on Data & 
Decisions.

Computer Science at Virginia Tech
The Department of Computer Science is home to the Discovery Analytics 
Center (dac.cs.vt.edu <http://dac.cs.vt.edu/>), which leads big-data 
analytics research on campus. Data analytics faculty collaborate in 
interdisciplinary research groups, including the Center for Human 
Computer Interaction <http://www.hci.vt.edu/>, the Center for Business 
Intelligence and Analytics <https://cbia.pamplin.vt.edu>, the Social and 
Decision Analytics Laboratory <https://www.bi.vt.edu/sdal>, and the 
Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory 
<https://www.bi.vt.edu/ndssl>. Faculty also participate in data 
analytics education initiatives (analytics.cs.vt.edu 
<http://analytics.cs.vt.edu>), including the Computational Modeling and 
Data Analytics 
<https://www.ais.science.vt.edu/programs/cmda.html>undergraduate program.

The department has 47 teaching faculty, including 42 tenured or 
tenure-track faculty, over 840 undergraduate majors, and more than 250 
graduate students. Departmental annual research expenditures over the 
last four years average $13 million. The department is in the College of 
Engineering <http://www.eng.vt.edu>, whose undergraduate program ranks 
14th and graduate program ranks 27th among all U.S. engineering schools 
(USN&WR, 2017).  These two new positions are located at the main campus 
in Blacksburg, VA <http://www.blacksburg.gov>, in a region that is 
consistently ranked among the country's best places to live.

Requirements and Applications
Candidates must have a Ph.D. in computer science or related field at the 
time of appointment and a rank-appropriate record of scholarship and 
collaboration in computing research, broadly defined.  Successful 
candidates should give evidence of sensitivity to issues of diversity in 
the campus community and will be expected to teach graduate and 
undergraduate courses, mentor graduate students, and develop a high 
quality research program. Virginia Tech is committed to building a 
culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from 
women and minorities. The positions require occasional travel to 
professional meetings. Selected candidates must pass a criminal 
background check prior to employment.

Applications must be submitted online tojobs.vt.edu 
<https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/postings/>(posting forthcoming).Applicant 
screening will begin on December 1, 2017 and continue until positions 
are filled. Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Chris North, Search 
Committee Chair, north@cs.vt.edu <mailto:north@cs.vt.edu>.
[Draft] Official announcements will be posted here soon: 
http://www.cs.vt.edu/FacultySearch
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