POSITION: The Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Miami University in Oxford, OH invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor levels.  While outstanding applicants in all areas are encouraged to apply, preference will be given to applicants with expertise in the areas of computer systems, distributed computing, and operating systems.    Duties and responsibilities include establishing a strong research program while demonstrating a commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching.  Other duties include enhancing curriculum, advising students, supervising undergraduate and graduate research, and participation in departmental, divisional, university and professional service activities.  Required are an earned doctorate in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering or a related field and the ability to teach courses in computer science or software engineering. PhD candidates will be considered, but the doctorate must be completed by the time of appointment. Appointment at the level of associate professor requires a proven track record in research and scholarly activity, excellence in teaching, and service.  Applicants should forward the following to Dr. Gerald C. Gannod, Chair of the Search Committee (csesearch@muohio.edu): cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy, research statement describing experience and plans, and three letters of reference.  For more information about the position, visit http://csesearch.csi.muohio.edu, or email csesearch@muohio.edu.   Review of applications begins December 1, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled.  Miami University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with smoke free campuses.
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DEPARTMENT: The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) offers an ABET accredited major in computer science, the first undergraduate software engineering major in the State of Ohio, and thesis-based master’s degrees in computer science and computational science and engineering.  The department currently has strengths in the areas of software engineering, bioinformatics, augmented and virtual reality, information security, mobile computing, and semantic web.  Three faculty members are NSF CAREER Award winners and faculty have received grants from NSF, ARO, ONR, NIH, OSD, and NASA as well as other external support including grants from Procter & Gamble, and the PhRMA Foundation.  CSE has 16 full-time faculty, in the neighborhood of 275 undergraduate majors, and 20 graduate students.   The department’s laboratories and classrooms are part of the new engineering and computing complex, with many courses limited to an enrollment of 28 students.  Housed within the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), CSE is directly involved in two major SEAS initiatives: the Leadership Institute and the Miami University Mobile Learning Center.  Faculty enjoy strong collaborative relationships with PhD granting programs at Miami, including Psychology, Biology, and English, as well as affiliation with the Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies (AIMS).  Research facilities within the university include the Redhawk Cluster, a High Performance Computing center, the Huge Immersive Virtual reality Environment (HIVE) – the largest virtual reality environment in the world, and the visualization resources of the AIMS Smale Visualization Center.  Miami University also supports the Center for the Enhancement of Learning, Teaching and University Assessment, an organization supporting training in, and research into, higher education.

SCHOOL: The Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering is located in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, which offers undergraduate degrees in Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer and Information Technology, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, General Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Nursing, and Software Engineering.  Miami’s undergraduate engineering program is ranked 21st in the category of “Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs where the highest degree is a bachelor’s or master’s”, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2012 edition of America’s Best Colleges.

UNIVERSITY: Miami University is an Ohio public university with an enrollment of 20,000 students on four campuses (three in the U.S. and one in Europe). Miami is noted for its excellence in undergraduate education, is ranked 3rd among national universities for its commitment to teaching in the just-released U.S. News & World Report 2012 edition of America’s Best Colleges, and is consistently ranked in the top 40 amongst public national universities. Our main campus is in Oxford, a small city with a population of 15,000 located 35 miles north of Cincinnati. We also have regional campuses in two nearby cities, Hamilton and Middletown, a learning center in nearby West Chester, and the Dolibois European Center in Luxembourg.

APPLICATIONS: Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy, and research statement describing experience and plans.  Review of applications will begin December 1, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled.  Send the above materials and three letters of reference to:

Dr. Gerald C. Gannod
Chair, Faculty Search Committee
School of Engineering and Applied Science
Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056
Phone: 513-529-0346, Fax: 513-529-0333
E-mail: csesearch@muohio.edu

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POSITION TITLE OR RANK:

Tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor

ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION:

Requires teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, developing independent research programs, enhancing curriculum, advising students, supervising undergraduate and graduate thesis research, and participating in departmental and professional service activities.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Required is an earned doctorate in computer science, computer engineering or software engineering or related field and the ability to teach courses in computer science.  PhD candidates will be considered, but the doctorate must be completed by the time of appointment. Appointment at the level of associate professor requires a proven track record in research and scholarly activity, excellence in teaching, and service.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Research experience in computer systems, distributed computing, and operating systems.  However, research expertise in any area of computer science, computer engineering or software engineering will be considered.

Date that application screening will begin:

December 1, 2011