Texas Tech University - Computer Science - Multiple Positions

INSTITUTION: Texas Tech University
DEPARTMENT: Computer Science
POSITION: Multiple Positions
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The Department of Computer Science at Texas Tech University invites applications for multiple tenure-track positions at the rank of assistant or associate professor starting in Fall 2015. Two positions are part of the University's Big Data initiative. Successful candidates must have a Ph.D. in computer science or a closely related field, be able to teach graduate and undergraduate courses, and perform research as evidenced by scholarly publications. Service duties include program-building, as well as commitment to extra-curricular activities. Service to the department, college, and university is expected. Preference will be given to researchers in Big Data visualization, Big Data Analytics or Management, Cyber Security and Software Engineering and candidates with strong potential to obtain extramural funding. Exceptional candidates in other research areas will also be considered.

The Department of Computer Science currently has 15 faculty members with 293 undergraduate and 119 graduate students. Texas Tech University, with an enrollment of 32,000 students, comprises 12 academic colleges/schools and is a part of the state-supported Texas Tech University System. The university shares its campus with the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.

Lubbock, a city of more than 200,000, is an economic and medical center on the Texas South Plains. The area offers a low cost of living, no state income tax, short commute times, and a rich heritage of music and culture.

Review of applications will begin in September 2014 and continue until the positions are filled. A letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of proposed research, teaching statement, a sample of three papers published, and three letters of reference should be submitted electronically at http://www.texastech.edu/careers/. Please use requisition numbers 1204BR, 1205BR, and 1206BR. As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech University. The university welcomes applications from minorities, women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career couples.