should include a description of professional interests and goals in both teaching and research. Each application should include a curriculum vita and the names and addresses of three or more individuals who will provide letters of recommendation. Letter writers should submit their letters directly to MIT, preferably on the website or by mailing to the address below. Please submit complete application by December 15, 2009.

Send all materials not submitted on the website to:

Professor W. Eric L. Grimson
Department Head, Electrical Engineering
and Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 38-401
Cambridge, MA 02139

M. I. T. is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer.

appointment starting in the Fall semester 2010. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in database management systems, data mining or related areas. Applications from women and members of traditionally under-represent-ed groups are particularly encouraged. Salary and start-up package will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The minimum qualifications are a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science or in a closely-related discipline by the time of appointment, along with demonstrated evidence of excellence in teaching and research. We particularly solicit applications from candidates with attitude for collaborative research, whose research foci can complement the existing expertise in the department; we are also interested in individuals that can promote inter-disciplinary research initiatives. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent research program and teach graduate and undergraduate courses in Computer Science.

max Planck institute for Software
Systems (mPi-SWS)
Tenure-track openings

from outstanding researchers regardless of national origin or citizenship. The working language is English; knowledge of the German language is not required for a successful career at the institute.

The institute is located in Kaiserslautern and Saarbruecken, in the tri-border area of Germany, France and Luxembourg. The area offers a high standard of living, beautiful surroundings and easy access to major metropolitan areas in the center of Europe, as well as a stimulating, competitive and collaborative work environment. In immediate proximity are the MPI for Informatics, Saarland University, the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, the German Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), and the Fraunhofer Institutes for Experimental Software Engineering and for Industrial Mathematics.

Qualified candidates should apply online at http://www.mpi-sws.org/application. The review of applications will begin on January 4, 2010, and applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by that date; however, applications will continue to be accepted through January 2010.

The institute is committed to increasing the representation of minorities, women and individuals with physical disabilities in Computer Science. We particularly encourage such individuals to apply.

new York university/Courant institute
of mathematical Sciences
Department of Computer Science

Applications are invited for tenure-track and tenured faculty positions in all areas related to the design, analysis and engineering of software systems, including programming languages, formal methods, security, distributed, networked and embedded systems, databases and information systems, and human-computer interaction. A doctoral degree in computer science or related areas and an outstanding research record are required. Successful candidates are expected to build a team and pursue a highly visible research agenda, both independently and in collaboration with other groups. Senior candidates must have demonstrated leadership abilities and recognized international stature.

MPI-SWS, founded in 2005, is part of a network of eighty Max Planck Institutes, Germany’s premier basic research facilities. MPIs have an established record of world-class, foundational research in the fields of medicine, biology, chemistry, physics, technology and humanities. Since 1948, MPI researchers have won 17 Nobel prizes. MPI-SWS aspires to meet the highest standards of excellence and international recognition with its research in software systems.

To this end, the institute offers a unique environment that combines the best aspects of a university department and a research laboratory:

a) Faculty receive generous base funding to build
and lead a team of graduate students and post-
docs. They have full academic freedom and
publish their research results freely.
b) Faculty have the opportunity to supervise doc-
toral theses, teach graduate and undergradu-
ate courses, and have the flexibility to incorpo-
rate teaching into their research agenda.
c) Faculty are provided with outstanding techni-
cal and administrative support facilities as
well as internationally competitive compensa-
tion packages.

new mexico State university Assistant Professor

The Computer Science Department at New Mexico State University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level, with

The department expects to have several regular faculty positions beginning in September 2010 and invites candidates at all levels. We will consider outstanding candidates in any area of computer science with systems being high-priority area.

Faculty members are expected to be outstanding scholars and to participate in teaching at all levels from undergraduate to doctoral. New appoin-

TEMASEK RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP

Funds have been committed to grow the institute to a strength of 17 tenured and tenure-track faculty, and about 100 doctoral and post-doctoral positions. Additional growth through outside funding is expected. We maintain an open, international and diverse work environment and seek applications

The Temasek Research Fellowship (TRF) is a prestigious scheme aimed at recruiting outstanding young researchers at the post-doctoral level to undertake research as Principal Investigators and lead teams to undertake defence-related research in the National University of Singapore (NUS). The TRF is a 3-year Fellowship with an option to extend up to 3 years. The Temasek Research Fellow (TRF-RF) may be offered a faculty appointment with NUS at the end of their term.

In addition to an attractive remuneration package that will commensurate with qualification and experience, the TRF-RF will be provided a research grant to pursue his/ her research at Temasek Laboratories at NUS or other research entities at NUS.

For more information and application procedure, please
visit NUS at
http://www.nus.edu.sg/dpr/funding/fellowship.htm
Closing date: 22 December 2009

Short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview and scientific presentation expected to be held in March 2010