Connectionists: job openings at Tufts university

[sepideh sadeghi]

There are two tenure-stream faculty openings (research area: ML) at Tufts,
department of Computer Science for Sep 15. There is also another opening
for an interdisciplinary professorship (Computer Science, Psychology,
Philosophy), intended to bridge research and education across departments
and schools.

More information can be found at
http://www.cs.tufts.edu/Jobs/employment-opportunities.html.

*Full Time Faculty*

*Faculty Positions in Computer Science*

The Department of Computer Science in the School of Engineering at Tufts
University invites applications for two tenure-stream faculty appointments
to begin in September 2015. We are looking for engaged and engaging
researchers with a strong vision who can build and maintain a high-quality
funded research program at Tufts. We are seeking candidates at the rank of
Associate Professor or full Professor, although exceptional candidates at
the rank of Assistant Professor will also be considered.

We are particularly interested in researchers in the areas of machine
learning and data mining broadly interpreted to include related fields
where data and its analysis are central. These include, for example,
adaptive systems in robotics, computational linguistics, computational
sustainability, and visual analytics, as well as research involving
interdisciplinary collaborations and applications in science, engineering
and the humanities.

Senior-level applicants should have an internationally renowned research
program and a strong track record of outside funding. Junior-level
applicants must hold a PhD in Computer Science or closely related field at
time of appointment, and are expected to develop a high-quality funded
research program. At all levels, candidates must have a strong commitment
to undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring.

The Department of Computer Science has grown tremendously in the past
decade in faculty and student size and in research expenditures. Located in
the Boston area, the department benefits from outstanding undergraduate and
graduate students, collaborative faculty, and cross-disciplinary research
opportunities. Tufts University is one of the smallest universities ranked
as a Research 1 university, and it offers the best of a liberal arts
college atmosphere, coupled with the intellectual and technological
resources of a major research university. Tufts University supports and
encourages a culture of interdisciplinary research and there are numerous
such opportunities within the School of Engineering, the School of Arts and
Sciences, and through graduate and professional schools.

Tufts' School of Engineering distinguishes itself by the interdisciplinary
focus and integrative nature of its engineering education within the
intellectually rich environment of a research university. Located only six
miles from historic downtown Boston, faculty members on the Tufts
Medford/Somerville campus have extensive opportunities for academic and
industrial collaboration as well as participation in the rich intellectual
life of the area. The School of Engineering is in the midst of a period of
exciting growth that has seen recruitment of outstanding new faculty, a
quadrupling of funded research over the last ten years, addition of new
laboratory space, an emphasis on building diversity in engineering, and
major curricular initiatives at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

We request that applications include the following materials: (a) a
curriculum vitae, (b) a statement describing current and planned research,
(c) a statement of teaching philosophy, (d) names and affiliations of three
to five potential references, and (e) a sample of scholarly work. All these
should be submitted online through Academic Jobs Online
<https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/4533> (AJO).

Reference letters will be solicited only with the candidate's explicit
approval. Applicants have the option of providing such approval and asking
for their letters to be submitted through AJO.

Review of applications will begin December 8, 2014 and will continue until
the positions are filled. For more information about the department, the
positions, and the application procedure please visit
http://www.cs.tufts.edu/. Inquiries should be emailed to
cssearch at cs.tufts.edu .

Tufts University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. We
are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty. Members of
underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.


*Senior Faculty Position in Computer Science, Philosophy, and Psychology*

The Departments of Computer Science <http://www.cs.tufts.edu/>, Philosophy
<http://ase.tufts.edu/philosophy/>, and Psychology
<http://ase.tufts.edu/psychology/> at Tufts University will make an
appointment at the level of Associate or Full Professor as part of the
Cognitive
Science Ph.D. Program <http://cogsci.tufts.edu/>. This interdisciplinary
professorship is the first of its kind at Tufts, intended to bridge
research and education across departments and schools. We are looking for
applications from well-established scholars who could contribute to the
ongoing research and teaching mission of the Cognitive Science Ph.D.
Program, while expanding the intellectual output and visibility of at least
two participating departments. Teaching and service obligations will be
shared between the host departments most fitting to the successful
candidate. The successful candidate will have achieved international
stature in a subfield in cognitive science, and would ideally have an
established track record of obtaining external funding and advising Ph.D.
students. Any research area in cognitive science that combines some aspects
of computer science, philosophy, linguistics, and psychology will be
considered, for instance, cognitive or agent-based modeling and simulation,
computational pragmatics, and situated embodied cognition.

Applications should include a curriculum vitae, a statement describing
current and planned research, a statement of teaching philosophy, a writing
sample, the names and affiliations of three to five potential references,
and an e-mail address and phone number at which the candidate may be
reached. Evidence of teaching experience and expertise is also welcome. All
application materials should be submitted online throughInterfolio
<http://apply.interfolio.com/24625>. Letters of recommendation will be
solicited only with the candidate's explicit approval. Review of
applications will begin in Spring 2014 and will continue until the position
is filled.

The Cognitive Science Ph.D. Program at Tufts was started in 2011 and
currently enrolls over 20 students for joint degrees in cognitive science
and one of the following Ph.D. granting departments: Child Development
<http://ase.tufts.edu/epcd/>, Computer Science, or Psychology. The
undergraduate major inCognitive and Brain Sciences
<http://ase.tufts.edu/psychology/undergradConcCognitive.htm> was started in
2008; currently there are 62 majors. This bridge professorship is intended
to enhance interdisciplinary research and collaboration in cognitive
science at Tufts; the successful candidate will have the opportunity to
engage research activity broadly at Tufts and to shape the future of both
the graduate and the undergraduate programs. For more information about the
programs, please visit the Cognitive Science
<http://cogsci.tufts.edu/> departmental
page. Inquiries about the position should be emailed to
cogsci-search at tufts.edu . Tufts University is an Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity employer. We are committed to increasing the diversity of our
faculty. Members of under-represented groups are strongly encouraged to
apply.
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