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The Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas at El
Paso (UTEP) is seeking applicants for at least one tenure-track
position. We welcome candidates in all areas of computer science and
engineering, especially those who would add to the department's
research strengths. Preference will be given to applicants at the
Assistant Professor level, although exceptional candidates at all
ranks will be considered. The Department is particularly interested in
candidates in the areas of large-scale systems and networking,
including but not restricted to parallel and distributed processing,
cloud computing, operating systems, next-generation computer
architectures, high-speed networking, and network security.
UTEP ranks second in federal research spending among all UT System
academic institutions, and the Department of Computer Science leads
the College of
Engineering in per-capita research funding. For example, UTEP is
one of the six Army High Performance Computing Center partners and is
home of the NSF-funded Cyber-ShARE Center, and the Department has
significant involvement in both.
UTEP's Department of Computer Science is in the midst of growth and
will be moving into a new $70M state-of-the-art building in 2011. The
Department is a critical component of the Texas strategic Tier 1
research initiative at UTEP and, accordingly, new faculty will be
expected to further enhance the strong accomplishments of the
department by building an exceptional portfolio of research and
funding, further grow the department's Ph.D. program, and support the
overall undergraduate and graduate curricular needs.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Computer Science or closely related
field, the ability to establish an active research agenda, the
potential to secure external funding, and a willingness to support the
student-oriented culture of the department.
In addition to CS degrees at the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. levels, the Department hosts the Master of Science in Information Technology program, offers an IACE-approved Certificate in Information Assurance, is launching a new professional Master of Science in Software Engineering program, and is an integral part of the Computational Science M.S. and Ph.D. programs. The Department has 13 tenured/tenure-track faculty and approximately 200 undergraduate, 80 Masters (40 MSCS and 40 MSIT), and 25 Ph.D. students. The undergraduate program is accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. With grants from NSF, Department faculty have developed, implemented, and disseminated the Affinity Research Group model, which provides students with opportunities to learn, use, and integrate the knowledge and skills that are required for research with those required for cooperative work. In addition, in recognition of UTEP's success in creating educational opportunities for non-traditional students, the National Science Foundation designated it as a Model Institution for Excellence, one of only six in the country.
The CS faculty
has an internationally distinguished record of research and national
leadership in professional organizations. The Department's research strengths
include computational modeling, computer security, high-performance
computing, human-computer interaction, machine learning, computer
vision, application-motivated computing theory, software engineering,
and computer science education. UTEP's potential for projects in the
areas of border security and defense is enhanced by both its unique
location on the U.S.-Mexico border and the wide range of
border-related research and educational programs on campus and in the
region, including the newly established DHS-funded National Center for
Border Security and the White Sands Missile Range facility, which
houses projects funded by the Army, Navy, Air Force, DoD, and NASA.
El Paso is a great place
to live. It is home to a bi-cultural community of about 700,000 people
located at the very western point of Texas, tucked between New Mexico
and Mexico. From the campus you can see both states and both
countries. Housing is remarkably affordable, and El Paso is one of the
safest big cities in the country. Surprisingly, El Paso is closer to
San Diego than to Houston, both physically and culturally, and its
climate is one of the best in the nation, which makes it easy to enjoy
the outdoor activities that abound in the area, including hiking in
the Franklin Mountains, which rise to over 7,000 feet inside the city
limits. See our El Paso page for more
information about life in El Paso.
UTEP is a major urban research university in the heart of a thriving
international metropolis. It is experiencing an unprecedented growth
with a record enrollment of more than 21,000 students in 2009 and a
$180-million building boom. With new labs and classrooms to support
its rapidly expanding academic and research programs, UTEP is
positioned to become one of the next top-tier research universities in
Texas. Moreover, UTEP is changing the face of higher education - it is
ranked second in the nation in awarding undergraduate degrees to
Hispanics. As the country's only high-research-activity research
university with a student body that is majority Mexican-American, UTEP
is committed to providing access and excellence in higher
education. You can take a virtual tour of the campus, where you will see that
UTEP's beautiful campus features a distinctive architectural style
derived from the buildings in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan.
Review of applications will begin no later than 1 January 2010 and
will continue until the position(s) are filled. The anticipated
appointment date is fall 2010. Candidates should submit applications
via e-mail in a single PDF file to CSOpen@utep.edu. The PDF file must
include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, research and teaching
statements, and a list of references (a minimum of three names for
junior-level positions and five names for senior-level positions).
The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation in employment or the provision of services.
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