[Asis-l] Faculty positions - Department of Computer Science and the Department of Informatics at the University at Albany, State University of New York

[Catherine Dumas]

The Department of Computer Science and the Department of Informatics at the University at Albany, State University of New York (UAlbany), within the College of Computing and Information (CCI), are seeking candidates for one open rank, tenure-track faculty position with a specialization in data analytics and three tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant Professor level with a specialization in cyber-security beginning Fall 2014. These positions will be posted shortly on our faculty vacancy website: http://www.albany.edu/hr/vacancy.php. Applicants are encouraged to apply online once the posting is available.

We are looking for faculty with research expertise that includes, but is not limited to, large-scale data analytics or cyber-security, areas that the University has identified as priorities for development. In data analytics, we seek candidates whose research involves the design and implementation of data analytics techniques or systems that can be used in other areas (e.g., security, computer forensics, software engineering, natural language processing, social network analysis, physical sciences, social sciences, health sciences, and business). In cyber-security, we seek candidates whose research involves any number of areas across the broad range of technical, organizational, and societal aspects of information assurance.

Efforts are underway to create a center for data analytics to foster strong interdisciplinary collaboration. The university also has the Center for Information Forensics and Assurance as a nexus for cyber-security research. The successful candidates are encouraged to be active members of one or both of these centers and participate in interdisciplinary research. In addition, candidates must have a strong interest in teaching Computer Science and/or Informatics courses at all levels.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Computer Science or Information Science or a closely related discipline from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education or an internationally recognized accrediting organization. Candidates who expect to receive their Ph.D. by August 2014 may also apply. Candidates applying for the data analytics open rank position at the level of Associate or Full Professor position must also have a strong record of funded research. Applicants must submit a complete CV, including a list of publications, a research statement and a teaching statement, along with the names and contact information for at least 3 references.

Questions regarding the position may be addressed to omnibussearch2014 at albany.edu.

The Computer Science Department at UAlbany offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science. We have currently around 250 students in our undergraduate programs, 70 students in the Master's program and 25 students in the Ph.D. program. Current research areas include natural language processing; information retrieval, computational social science, software engineering, database systems, distributed systems, high performance computing, image forensics, machine learning, machine vision, computational logic, automated reasoning, algorithms, discrete mathematics, data analytics, artificial intelligence, robotics, image processing, cryptographic protocol analysis, graph theory, cyber-security, mathematical logic, and theory of computation. Computer Science faculty actively collaborate with researchers from the departments across the College, the University, local industry, and beyond.

For additional information about the department, please visit http://www.cs.albany.edu.

The Informatics Department at the University at Albany offers a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Faculty-Initiated Interdisciplinary Major in Information Science) and an interdisciplinary Doctoral program in Information Science. We have currently around 260 students in our undergraduate program and 33 students in the Ph.D. program. Current research areas include technology-mediated teaching and learning, women in information technology, electronic information access technologies and their users, inductive inference and inquiry, source separation of mixed signals, information processing in the brain, identification of relevant causal interactions, astrobiology, intelligent instruments and robotics, analysis and reform of economics and social policy, games for learning, community in asynchronous learning networks, and cyber-security. Undergraduate program concentrations will include interactive user experience, computer networking, cyber-security,
 information technology, data analytics, social media, and software development. Specializations in the interdisciplinary doctoral program include knowledge organization management, information in organizational environments, information in government and democratic society, geographic information science, decision and policy sciences, information assurance, and information in technology and learning. Informatics faculty actively collaborate with researchers from the departments across the College, the University, local industry, and beyond.

For additional information about the department, please visit http://www.albany.edu/informatics/.

The University at Albany supports a student ACM chapter and a student ASIST chapter. The College of Computing and Information is also a member of the National Center for Women and Information Technology's Academic Alliance and is building an ACM-W chapter.

Dr. Jennifer Goodall will be at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting in Montreal on November 4 to talk more about the position. Email her at jgoodall at albany.edu to set up an appointment.

Positions pending budget approval.
 
Catherine Dumas
PhD Student - Informatics 
College of Computing & Information
University at Albany, State University of New York
Co-Chair Advisory Board ASIS&T, UAlbany Student Chapter
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