Postdoctoral Appointees - Job Opportunities

Assistant/Associate Professor

Northeastern University

Responsibilities

Assistant/Associate Professor: depending upon current rank, length of service, research and expertise.

Qualifications

College of Computer and Information Science: Invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions in computer science and information science, beginning in fall 2008. Candidates will be considered at all levels and for all ranks. A Ph.D. in computer science, information science, or a related discipline is required.

Computer Science: Candidates will be considered from all major disciplines of computer science. We particularly welcome candidates with a demonstrated potential to excel in collaborative research spanning multiple research areas. The College has particular strengths in programming languages and software engineering, network security and distributed computing, database management and information retrieval, artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction.

Information Science: Applicants with strong research programs in all areas of information science or information systems will be considered. We particularly welcome candidates with research related to human-computer interaction, information retrieval, natural language dialog, information security, and medical or health care informatics. Areas of current faculty research in information science include human-computer interaction, speech and language processing, information retrieval, machine learning and ontologies. Current application areas include health care informatics, legal text-based systems, and assistive technologies.

Additional Information

The College maintains a strong research program with significant funding from the major federal research agencies and private industry. The College has a diverse full-time faculty of 25, with approximately 500 undergraduates, 250 Masters, and 70 Ph.D. students. In addition to degrees in computer science, the College offers an innovative bachelor's program in Information Science, and dual bachelor degree programs between computer and information science and the sciences, digital arts and business. The College also offers interdisciplinary master's programs in information assurance and health informatics.

Northeastern University is located on the Avenue of the Arts in Boston 's historic Back Bay . The College occupies a new state of the art building opposite Boston 's Museum of Fine Arts .

How To Apply

Additional information and instructions for submitting application materials may be found at the following web site: http://www.ccs.neu.edu/hiring/. Screening of applications begins immediately and will continue until the search is completed.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University.