The Department of Computer Science at Old Dominion University is seeking multiple full-time tenure-track faculty members with expertise in data science and machine learning, and cybersecurity. Outstanding candidates in other areas of computer science will also be considered. The appointment is expected to be made at the Assistant Professor rank with an anticipated start date of July 2018.
The Department of Computer Science currently has 14 tenured and tenure-track faculty, seven lecturers, and several adjunct faculty. The faculty has research grant support from agencies such as NSF , NIH , NASA , NEH , the Mellon Foundation, DoD, and DoE, and ODU CS ranks in the top 25% in terms of R&D expenditures among Computer Science departments.
Current research areas span a wide range, with established strengths in high performance scientific computing, bioinformatics, parallel mesh generation, real-time medical image computing, web science, mobile computing, cyber-physical systems, and large-scale video analytics (see http://cs.odu.edu/ for more information). A vibrant graduate program enrolls 140 graduate students (40 Ph.D. and 100 M.S.) and the undergraduate program has more than 700 majors. Excellent collaborative research opportunities are available at ODU's Center for Cybersecurity Education & Research, and at nearby NASA Langley Research Center, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, National Institute of Aerospace, Eastern Virginia Medical School, and the Virginia Modeling Analysis and Simulation Center.
Located in Norfolk, Virginia, Old Dominion University (www.odu.edu) is a state-supported Carnegie Doctoral/Research Extensive institution with approximately 25,000 students and over 830 full-time faculty. Norfolk is a culturally-rich, historic city and a major international maritime center in Hampton Roads, a seven-city metropolitan area of over 1.5 million people.

Type of Recruitment
General Public

Type of Recruitment
General Public

Minimum Qualifications - knowledge, skills, and abilities
Requirements are the potential for success in teaching, research, and obtaining external research grants. Consideration will also be given to candidates demonstrating a potential for collaboration with the current CS faculty or for inter-disciplinary collaboration with other researchers at ODU .

Minimum Qualifications - Education or training
At the time of appointment, the candidate must have a PhD or equivalent in computer science or related discipline. Exceptional candidates with established research and active funding may be considered at the Associate Professor rank.

Minimum Qualifications - Special licenses, registration or certification

Preferred Qualifications

Location
Norfolk, VA

Job Open Date
07/25/2018

Application Review Date
12/15/2017

Open Until Filled
Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants / Additional Materials Required
Interested candidates should visit https://jobs.odu.edu/ to submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of research activities and future research plans, a statement of teaching philosophy, and contact information for four references to Dr. Mohammad Zubair, Computer Science Faculty Search Committee Chair. The review of applications will begin December 15, 2017 and continue until the positions are filled.

Telework Friendly
No

Equity Statement
It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, gender, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or consistent with contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

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http://www.odu.edu/sci

Department Home Page
http://www.odu.edu/compsci



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