Connectionists: Tenure Track Faculty Position in Big Data Analytics

[Jef Wijsen]

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                        Call for Applications for a
             Tenure Track Faculty Position in Computer Science

                         Department of Informatics
                    University of Mons, Mons (Belgium)

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The Department of Informatics of the Faculty of Science at the 
University of Mons (Mons, Belgium) invites applications for a 
tenure-track faculty position in computer science, with special emphasis 
on big data analytics. The position is at the level of 'chargé de cours' 
(assistant professor). The expected starting date for the position is 
October 1, 2018. Qualified candidates must have a doctorate in 
disciplines related to computer science or computer engineering, and 
should have a strong commitment to teaching and an outstanding research 
record in applied aspects of big data analytics. The selected person 
should collaborate with existing research groups of the department and 
be active in fundraising for industrial and governmental projects.

Candidates should be able to fulfil teaching duties in the French 
language after two years. Teaching duties are on both the undergraduate 
and graduate level, and include novel courses in the candidate's domain 
of expertise.

The University of Mons is a university located in the French community 
of Belgium with about 8000 students. Information about the Department of 
Informatics can be found at http://informatique.umons.ac.be/.

Applications should be sent by email to Prof. Dr. Véronique Bruyère 
(veronique.bruyere at umons.ac.be), Department Head. We encourage 
candidates to apply from now on. Applications must be submitted as PDF 
files, which include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a one-page 
statement of teaching interests, a one-page statement of research 
interests in big data analytics, and names and contact information of at 
least three references. Following their application, candidates will be 
informed in due time about the further application procedure.

The most up to date information about the position and the application 
procedure will be maintained at http://informatique.umons.ac.be/job_offers/.