100 graduate students, and 250 undergraduate students and offers BS, MS, MSE, and PhD degrees. Computing facilities include a large network of servers, workstations and PCs with more than 300 machines and a Beowulf cluster with 1000+ processors. The department building has a wireless network and state-of-the-art media-equipped classrooms. The department hosts several laboratories for embedded systems, software analysis, robotics, computational engineering and science, and data-mining. Details of the CIS Department can be found at the URL http://www. cis.ksu.edu/.

Applicants must be committed to both teaching and research, and have an excellent research and teaching track record. Applicants should have a PhD degree in computer science or related disciplines; salary will be commensurate with qualifications. Applications must include descriptions of teaching and research interests along with copies of representative publications.

Preference will be given to candidates who will compliment the existing areas of strengths of the department which include high assurance systems, tools for developing, testing and verifying software systems, static analysis, model-driv-en computing, programming languages, security, and medical device software.

Please send applications to Chair of the Recruiting Committee, Department of Computing and Information Sciences, 234 Nichols Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 (email: [e-mail]). Review of applications will commence January 3rd, 2011 and continue until the position is filled.

Kansas State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks diversity among its employees. Background checks are required.

Lingnan university

Chair Professor / Professor

The Department of Computing and Decision Sciences at the Lingnan University is seeking a Chair Professor/Professor with outstanding teaching and research experience in one or more of the following areas: Information Systems, Operations Management, Management Science and Statistics. Please visit http://www.ln.edu.hk/job-vacan- cies/acad/10-170 for details and quote post ref: 10/170/CACM in Form R1.

Loyola university maryland

Assistant Professor, Computer Science

Loyola University Maryland invites applications
for the position of Clare Boothe Luce Professor
in the Department of Computer Science, with
an expected start date of fall 2011 at the level of
Assistant Professor. We are seeking an enthusi-
astic individual committed to excellent teaching
and a continuing, productive research program.
A Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer En-
gineering, or a closely related field is required.
Candidates in all areas of specialization will be
considered. The position is restricted by the
Clare Boothe Luce bequest to the Henry Luce
Foundation to women who are U.S. citizens.
Duties of the position include teaching under-
graduate and professional graduate computer
science courses, conducting research in com-
puter science to establish a record of scholarly,
peer-reviewed work, and providing service to
the department and the University. The position
comes with dedicated funding for course releas-
es as well as a professional development fund.
The course releases will mean a reduced load
in the 1st-3rd and 5th years, and a guaranteed
early research sabbatical in the 4th year after
successful midterm review. More information is
available at www.loyola.edu/cs and www.loyola.
edu Applicants must submit the following on-
line ( http://careers.loyola.edu): a letter of appli-
cation listing teaching and research interests,
a curriculum vitae, and contact information for
three references. For full consideration applica-
tions must be received by January 31, 2011. Ap-
ply URL: https://careers.loyola.edu/applicants/
Central?quickFind=52395

max Planck institute for software
systems (mPi-s Ws)
Tenure-track openings

Applications are invited for tenure-track and tenured faculty positions in all areas related to the study, design, and engineering of software systems. These areas include, but are not limited to, data and information management, programming systems, software verification, parallel, distributed and networked systems, and embedded systems, as well as cross-cutting areas like security, machine learning, usability, and social aspects of software systems. 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 envi-
ronment that combines the best aspects of a uni-
versity department and a research laboratory:
MPI-SWS currently has 8 tenured and tenure-
track faculty, and is funded to support 17 faculty
and about 100 doctoral and post-doctoral posi-
tions. Additional growth through outside funding
is possible. We maintain an open, international
and diverse work environment and seek applica-
tions 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.

mississippi state university
head
Department of Computer Science and
Engineering

Applications and nominations are being sought for the Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering ( www.cse.msstate.edu) at Mississippi State University. This is a 12-month tenure-track position.

The successful Head will provide:
˲ ˲ Vision and leadership for nationally recognized
computing education and research programs
˲ ˲Exceptional academic and administrative
skills
˲ ˲ A strong commitment to faculty recruitment
and development
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in computer
science, software engineering, computer en-
gineering, or a closely related field. The suc-
cessful candidate must have earned national
recognition by a distinguished record of accom-
plishments in computer science education and
research. Demonstrated administrative experi-
ence is desired, as is teaching experience at both
the undergraduate and graduate levels. The suc-
cessful candidate must qualify for the rank of
professor.