Assistant Professors in Computer Science for Data Science or Cybersecurity (2 Positions, Tenure Track)
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Posting Details
Job Title | Assistant Professors in Computer Science for Data Science or Cybersecurity (2 Positions, Tenure Track) |
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Department | COMPUTER SCIENCE |
Position Number | F0239A1, F0723A1 |
Job Description | The Department of Computer Science at Old Dominion University is seeking two full-time tenure-track faculty members with expertise in the areas of cybersecurity, AI, machine learning, and related areas. We are especially interested in those who are interdisciplinary, applying their expertise to several other domains. The appointments will be at the Assistant Professor rank with an anticipated start date of July 2024. The selected candidates are expected to collaborate in teaching and research with Old Dominion University’s School of Cybersecurity and/or the School of Data Science. The Department of Computer Science currently has 20 tenured and tenure-track faculty, 11 teaching faculty, and several adjunct faculty. The CS faculty has research grant support from agencies such as NSF, NIH, NASA, NEH, the Mellon Foundation, DoD, and DoE. ODU Computer Science 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, data science, 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 260 graduate students (75 Ph.D. and 185 M.S.) and the undergraduate program has more than 800 majors. Excellent collaborative research opportunities are available at ODU’s School of Cybersecurity, School of Data Science, and at nearby NASA Langley Research Center, DoE’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, National Institute of Aerospace, Eastern Virginia Medical School and Sentara Hospital with state-of-the-art operating room suite for image guided surgery, and the Virginia Modeling Analysis and Simulation Center. |
Position Type | FullTime |
Type of Recruitment | General Public |
Type of Recruitment | General Public |
Minimum Qualifications - knowledge, skills, and abilities |
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Minimum Qualifications - Education or training | At the time of appointment, the candidate must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in Computer Science or related discipline at the time of appointment. |
Minimum Qualifications - Special licenses, registration or certification | |
Preferred Qualifications | Special consideration will be given to candidates demonstrating a potential for collaboration with the current Computer Science faculty or for inter-disciplinary collaboration with other researchers at ODU. |
Conditions of Employment | |
Location | Norfolk, VA |
Job Open Date | 11/06/2023 |
Application Review Date | 12/01/2023 |
Open Until Filled | Yes |
Special Instructions to Applicants / Additional Materials Required | Interested candidates should visit https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/19722 to submit:
For additional information regarding the position, please contact Search Committee Chair Dr. Desh Ranjan. The review of applications will begin December 1, 2023, and the position will remain open until 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 (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. |
Reasonable Accommodation Request | If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity & Diversity at (757) 683-3141. |
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision | 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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