Connectionists: Faculty positions at UMass Amherst: NLP, vision, robotics, theory, systems

[Andrew McCallum]

Dear colleagues,

UMass Amherst Computer Science has four tenure track openings across AI, systems and theory.  We are looking in all areas of AI, but especially NLP, vision and robotics.

https://www.cs.umass.edu/content/assistant-associate-professor-positions-computer-science

Our Department has become a School, and we are growing our current set of ~40 faculty. UMass CS is highly ranked in AI, exceptionally collaborative, and has long-standing broad interests touching many areas of AI. Selected current faculty include:
* Alexandra Meliou (databases, analytics & causality)
* Dan Sheldon (computational ecology & ML)
* Evangelos Kalogerakis (graphics & ML)
* Ben Marlin (graphical models)
* Hanna Wallach (computational social science & ML)
* Deepak Ganesan (sensor and mobile networks)
* Andrew McGregor (algorithms)
* Rui Wang (graphics)
* Erik Learned-Miller (computer vision)
* David Jensen (data mining & causality)
* Andrew McCallum (information extraction & ML)
* Sridhar Mahadevan (ML, RL & manifolds)
* R. Manmatha (image and video retrieval)
* Ramesh Sitaraman (theory & parallel/distributed systems)
* Shlomo Zilberstein (AI)
* James Allan (information retrieval)
* Bev Woolf (intelligent tutoring systems)
* Rod Grupen (robotics)
* Neil Immerman (complexity theory)
* Bruce Croft (information retrieval)

We will begin reviewing applications on December 2, and will continue until the positions are filled.

Please forward this message to anyone who might be interested.

Best wishes,
Andrew
Chair, Faculty Search Committee


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Assistant / Associate Professor Positions in Computer Science

The School of Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for four tenure-track faculty positions in computer science for the 2014-2015 academic year.  Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related area and should show evidence of exceptional research promise. 

Three tenure track positions are available at the assistant or associate professor levels in the areas of 1) Theory with an emphasis on algorithms and game theory 2) Artificial Intelligence with an emphasis on robotics and computer vision, and 3) Systems with an emphasis on security. 
The tenure track position in Natural Language Processing is available at the Assistant Professor level.  Here we seek candidates able to collaborate closely with the departments of Linguistics and Psychology in The Institute for Computational and Experimental Study of Language (ICESL). The applicant should have a strong background in Natural Language Processing, preferably in the area of Syntax and Semantics. 

Our school is highly supportive of junior faculty, providing both formal and informal mentoring. Many of our faculty are involved in interdisciplinary research, working closely with other departments including statistics/mathematics, linguistics, electrical and industrial engineering, biology, physics, and nursing, as well as new "green" initiatives.  Amherst, a historic New England town, is the center of a vibrant and culturally rich area that includes four other colleges. For more information about the school, visithttp://www.cs.umass.edu.

To apply, please send a cover letter indicating the position of interest:  R45857 (theory), R45859 (artificial intelligence), R45860 (systems), or R45858 (natural language processing); a curriculum vita; a research statement; a statement of teaching interests; and names and contact information for at least three references.  Electronic submission of application materials in PDF format is preferred.  Send tofacrec at cs.umass.edu.  Alternatively, paper copies of application materials may be sent to:  Chair of Faculty Recruiting, School of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003. 

We will begin to review applications on December 2, 2013 and will continue until the positions are filled.  Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.   Inquiries and requests for more information can be sent to: facrec at cs.umass.edu. 

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.  Women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity is critical to achieving the University's mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and service in an increasingly diverse globalized society. Therefore, in holistically assessing many qualifications of each applicant of any race or gender we would factor favorably an individual’s record of conduct that includes students and colleagues with broadly diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds in educational, research or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degree.