Connectionists: 2 NLP faculty positions in University of California Santa Cruz

[Yi Zhang]

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University
of California, Santa Cruz invites applications for two positions in
the field of Natural Language Processing. One position is at the
tenured Associate or early stage Full Professor level, and the other
position is at the tenure track Assistant Professor level. We seek
outstanding applicants with research and teaching expertise in all
areas of Natural Language Processing. We are especially interested in
candidates who have contributed to one or more application areas of
Natural Language Processing including but not limited to information
extraction, dialogue systems, semantic parsing, sentiment analysis,
question answering, and machine translation.

Both positions are associated with a proposed Professional MS program
in Natural Language Processing to be located in the UCSC Silicon
Valley Campus in Santa Clara, California. The successful candidates
will play an essential role in developing, growing, and shaping this
new program. They are expected to develop a research program, advise
Ph.D. students in their research area, obtain external funding,
develop and teach courses within the undergraduate and graduate
curriculum, perform university, public, and professional service, and
interact broadly with the large number of Natural Language Processing
practitioners in Silicon Valley industrial research and advanced
development labs. The successful candidates should be able to work
with students, faculty and staff from a wide range of social and
cultural backgrounds. In addition to the basic qualifications,
applicants at the Associate or Full Professor level should have a
demonstrated record of publications, demonstrated experience in
university teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level or closely
analogous activities, demonstrated record of extramural funding or
similar success with garnering support for research endeavors,
experience with research project management, and professional service;
we also value industrial experience, and a track record of building
product and applications based on NLP technology.

We welcome candidates who understand the barriers facing women and
minorities who are underrepresented in higher education careers (as
evidenced by life experiences and educational background), and who
have experience in equity and diversity with respect to teaching,
mentoring, research, life experiences, or service towards building an
equitable and diverse scholarly environment.

The primary offices for these positions are located in Santa Clara,
due to the expectation of teaching and mentoring students in this
location. Space for PhD students for these positions is also located
in Santa Clara. Graduate level teaching duties will be mainly at the
Santa Clara campus with undergraduate courses to be taught at the
Santa Cruz campus. The successful applicants will typically spend
multiple days per week in Santa Clara and are also expected to spend
on average one day per week on the Santa Cruz campus (more when
teaching an undergraduate class on the Santa Cruz campus). The ability
for on-demand transportation between Santa Clara and Santa Cruz with
or without accommodations is essential.

The Computer Science and Engineering Department has nationally and
internationally known research groups in Machine Learning, Data
Science, Natural Language Processing and related fields. Our beautiful
campus has a long history of embracing groundbreaking
interdisciplinary work, and the proximity of the campus to Silicon
Valley affords our faculty extensive opportunities for interactions
and collaborations with industry.

ACADEMIC TITLES

Assistant Professor and Associate or early stage Full Professor

SALARY

Commensurate with qualifications and experience; academic year (9-month
basis).

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

A Ph.D. or equivalent foreign degree in Computer Science or a relevant
field expected to be completed by June 30, 2019; demonstrated record
of research and teaching.

POSITION AVAILABLE

July 1, 2019 (with academic year beginning September 2019). Degree
must be in hand by June 30, 2019.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Applications are accepted via the UCSC Academic Recruit online system;
all documents and materials must be submitted as PDFs.

APPLY AT https://recruit.ucsc.edu/apply/JPF00657

Please refer to Position # JPF00657-19 in all correspondence.

Documents/Materials

• Letter of application that briefly summarizes your qualifications
and interest in the position

• Curriculum vitae

• Statement addressing contributions to diversity through research,
teaching, and/or service (required). Guidelines on diversity
statements can be viewed at
https://senate.ucsc.edu/committees/caad-committee-on-affirmative-action-and-diversity/DivStateGuidelines.pdf
.

• Statement of research plans

• Statement of teaching interests and experience

• 3–4 selected publications

• 3 confidential letters of recommendation*


Please note that your references, or dossier service, will submit
their confidential letters directly to the UC Recruit System.

*All letters will be treated as confidential per University of
California policy and California state law. For any reference letter
provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service, career center),
direct the author to UCSC’s confidentiality statement at
http://apo.ucsc.edu/confstm.htm.

RECRUITMENT PERIOD

Full consideration will be given to applications completed by December
3rd, 2018. Applications received after this date will be considered
only if the position has not been filled.

UC Santa Cruz faculty make significant contributions to the body of
research that has earned the University of California the ranking as
the foremost public higher education institution in the world. In the
process, our faculty demonstrate that cutting-edge research, excellent
teaching and outstanding service are mutually supportive.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or
protected veteran status. UC Santa Cruz is committed to excellence
through diversity and strives to establish a climate that welcomes,
celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students
and employees. Inquiries regarding the University’s equal employment
opportunity policies may be directed to the Office for Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion at the University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
95064 or by phone at (831) 459-2686.

Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only
individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as
established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration
Reform and Control Act of 1986. Certain UCSC positions funded by
federal contracts or sub-contracts require the selected candidate to
pass an E-Verify check (see https://www.uscis.gov/e-verify). More
information is available at the APO website (see
https://apo.ucsc.edu/policy/capm/104.000%20.html) or call (831)
459-4300.

UCSC is a smoke & tobacco-free campus.

If you need accommodation due to a disability, please contact the
Academic Personnel Office at apo at ucsc.edu (831) 459-4300.

VISIT THE APO WEB SITE AT http://apo.ucsc.edu
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