[Jobinfo] Fwd: [Ieee_vis_open_positions] Faculty Position at Computer Science @ Wayne State University
Fri May 1 20:39:54 CEST 2020
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Subject: [Ieee_vis_open_positions] Faculty Position at Computer Science
@ Wayne State University
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:30:15 -0400
From: Jing Hua via ieee_vis_open_positions
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Reply-To: Jing Hua <jinghua@wayne.edu>
To: 'ieee_vis_open_positions@listserv.uni-tuebingen.de'
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Dear VIS community,
This year we have multiple faculty openings at Computer Science
Department in Wayne State University. Now one of the positions is
extended and open to the Computer Graphics and Visualization area.
Please see the advertisement below. The intended start date of the
position is Fall 2020 but can be extended to Winter 2021 if necessary.
Unfortunately, the interview will be conducted soon online via MS Teams
due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
If interested or you know someone who is interested, please apply or
encourage him/her to apply through the link below and send me CV as soon
as possible. Many thanks.
Best Regards,
Jing Hua
Professor of Computer Science
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
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Organization/Institution: Wayne State University
Department: Department of Computer Science
Applications are invited for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at
the assistant/associate professor level beginning in Fall 2020. While
candidates with research expertise in computer vision, computer graphics
and visualization, machine learning, data-intensive computing, security,
network systems or embedded software engineering will receive the
strongest consideration, outstanding applicants in other areas will also
be considered. This search is primarily at the assistant professor
level, but candidates with exceptional accomplishments will be
considered for senior levels. Faculty candidates are expected to have a
Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related field by their start date
and to demonstrate potential for excellence in both research and teaching.
The Department of Computer Science has 21 tenured or tenure-track
faculty members and 6 teaching faculty members, with research strengths
in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Computer
Systems (e.g., Real-time Systems, Cyber-Physical Systems, Autonomous
Systems, and Edge Computing), Data Science, Graphics and Visualization,
Software Engineering and Wireless Networking. The research in the
department is also highly interdisciplinary with active collaborations
with faculty in medicine, engineering, and sciences and with local
industry such as the Ford Motor Company and General Motors. The
Department has five NSF CAREER recipients, with two CAREER awards in
2019 and external funding of over $2.0M annually. The department
currently has 65 Ph.D. students, along with 75 Master's students, and
about 900 undergraduate majors. Further information about the department
can be found at http://engineering.wayne.edu/cs/.
The Department of Computer Science is in the College of Engineering. The
College has an annual research expenditure of about $18M. Information
about the College of Engineering can be found at
http://engineering.wayne.edu. Wayne State University is classified by
the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as RU/VH
(Research University, Very High research activity), a distinction held
by only 3.5 percent of institutions of higher education in the United
States. Wayne State University, in partnership with the University of
Michigan and Michigan State University, has a key role in Michigan's
University Research Corridor initiative (http://urcmich.org/) and is
closely involved with TechTown, the area's business incubator
(http://techtownwsu.org/). Located in the center of the U.S. automotive
industry (e.g., within ~20 miles from the research centers of Ford and
GM), with the largest single-campus medical school in U.S., and being a
leading force in the revitalization !
of the Ci
ty of Detroit, Wayne State University serves as an excellent campus for
pursuing transformative research, education, and service initiatives.
Besides enjoying the beautiful fall scenery as well as winter skiing in
Michigan, within a 20-mile radius of Wayne State campus, you will find
several Metro Detroit suburbs that are consistently ranked in top 100 in
Money Magazine's Best Places to Live.
Application Instructions Applicants should submit a cover letter,
statement of research and teaching, and curriculum vitae with the
contact information of three references. Apply online at jobs.wayne.edu
(posting number: 044790 or 044791). Applicants with research backgrounds
related to computer vision, computer graphics and visualization, machine
learning, and data-intensive computing please apply through Posting
#044790, and applicants with research backgrounds related to security,
network systems, and embedded software engineering please apply through
Posting #044791. Nominations and inquiries should be directed to
Professor Jing Hua, the Chair of Search Committee, at jinghua@wayne.edu.
Wayne State University is a premier, public, urban research university
located in the heart of Detroit where students from all backgrounds are
offered a rich, high quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to
excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion creates
exceptional educational opportunities preparing students for success in
a diverse, global society. WSU encourages applications from women,
people of color, and other underrepresented people. Wayne State
University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
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