Auburn University Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering Assistant/Associate / Full Professor The Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE) invites applications
for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant/Associate/ Full Professor
level to begin Spring or Fall 2009. Salary will be commensurate with the candidate's
qualifications. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Responsibilities include research, graduate student supervision, graduate and
undergraduate teaching, and service. For positions at senior levels, a record
of success in securing external funding for research is expected, and potential
for successfully obtaining external research funding will be considered for entry
level faculty positions. Candidates selected for these positions must be able to meet eligibility requirements
to work in the United States at the time appointment is scheduled to begin and
continue working legally for the proposed term of employment; excellent communication
skills required. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in computer science, software engineering, or a
closely related field; however, applicants who are ABD may apply if they reasonably
expect to complete the terminal degree prior to January 2010. We encourage candidates
from all areas of computer science and software engineering to apply. The following
are desired research areas: artificial intelligence, and software engineering.
The candidate selected for this position must be able to meet eligibility requirements
to work in the United States at the time appointment is scheduled to begin and
continue working legally for the proposed term of employment; excellent communication
skills required. The CSSE Department currently has 16 full-time faculty members and supports strong
graduate (M.S., M.Sw.E., Ph.D.) and undergraduate programs in computer science,
software engineering, and wireless engineering. CSSE enrollment for Fall 2008
is approximately 350 undergraduate and 135 graduate students. Faculty research
areas include software engineering, computer and communication networks, human-computer
interaction, pervasive computing, artificial intelligence, database systems, information
assurance, simulation, and wireless engineering. In December 2007, CSSE moved
into the new, $55M Shelby Center for Engineering Technology. Additional information
about the Department and faculty research interests can be found at the Department's
home page (http://www.eng.auburn.edu/csse). Auburn University was chartered in 1856 and was designated a land grant institution
in 1872. Auburn is the largest university in the State of Alabama, with a student
enrollment of over 24,000 and 1,139 faculty. Auburn is located 100 miles southwest
of Atlanta and 50 miles northeast of Montgomery, the State Capitol. Auburn offers
nearly 150 baccalaureate degree programs in 64 academic departments. The Graduate
School provides master's level programs in 130 areas and doctoral programs in
96 fields. The College of Engineering has an enrollment of 3,100 undergraduates
and 700 graduate students in eight departments. The picturesque main campus covers
1,875 acres, and includes the entire southwest quadrant of the city of Auburn.
The Auburn-Opelika community has a population of about 100,000, an excellent public
school system, and has been nationally ranked as one of the "best small towns
in America". Applicants should submit a current curriculum vita, research vision, teaching
philosophy, and the names and addresses of three references to: Dr. Kai H. Chang, Chair Computer Science and Software Engineering Auburn University, AL 36849-5347 kchang@eng.auburn.edu (with copy to mccorba@auburn.edu) 334-844-6300 (Voice) 334-844-6329 (Fax) http://www.eng.auburn.edu/csse/ The applicant review process will begin September 15, 2008 and continue until
a successful candidate has been identified. Auburn University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
