CAREERS

american university Assistant Professor in Computational neuroscience

The College of Arts and Sciences at American University (Washington, DC) invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track, Assistant Professor position, beginning in August 2012, in computational neuroscience (broadly defined, including but not limited to neural networks, simulation, image processing, and bio-informatics). The appointee’s tenure home and departmental affiliation will depend on his or her research background. Applicants must have a PhD in a relevant discipline. Teaching and post-doctoral experience are preferred. Responsibilities include: teaching and curriculum development; establishing an internationally recognized research program, preferably one that can involve undergraduate research participation; strengthening connections to neurosciences across campus; and service to the appointee’s home department and the wider university.

American University has made other recent hires in neuroscience, and benefits from proximity to other scientific institutions in the Washington area. (For example, NIH is three metro stops from the AU campus.) The College of Arts and Sciences offers a variety of degrees at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels. For more information about our programs, visit www. american.edu/cas/.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, and research statement, and applicants must arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent directly to the search committee. Materials can be submitted online (highly preferred) at http:// academicjobsonline.org/ajo, or via email to Com- [e-mail], or in hard copy to Computational Neuroscience Search Committee, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, American University, Washington, DC 20016-8050. Applications received by December 10, 2011 will receive full consideration. American University is an EEO/AA institution, committed to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. American University offers employee benefits to same-sex domestic partners of employees and prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation/ preference and gender identity/expression.

Baylor university Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science seeks a
productive scholar and dedicated teacher for a
tenure-track position beginning August, 2012.
The ideal candidate will hold a terminal degree in
Computer Science or closely related field, demon-
strate scholarly capability and an established and
active independent research agenda in one of sev-
eral core areas of interest, including, but not lim-
ited to, game design and development, software
engineering, computational biology, machine
learning or large-scale data mining. A successful
candidate will also exhibit a passion for teaching
and mentoring at the graduate and undergradu-
ate level. For position details and application in-
formation please visit: http://www.baylor.edu/hr/
index.php?id=81302

Baylor is a Baptist university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, Baylor encourages minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities to apply.

Baylor university Assistant or Associate Professor of Computer Science

Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas, Baylor
University is the oldest university in Texas and the
world’s largest Baptist University. Baylor’s mis-
sion is to educate men and women for worldwide
leadership and service by integrating academic
excellence and Christian commitment within a
caring community. Baylor is actively recruiting
new faculty with a strong commitment to the
classroom and an equally strong commitment to
discovering new knowledge as Baylor aspires to
become a top tier research university while reaf-
firming and strengthening its distinctive Chris-
tian mission as described in Baylor 2012 (www.
baylor.edu/vision/). The combination of teach-
ing, research and service has made Baylor one of
the best universities for faculty, according to the
Chronicle of Higher Education http://chronicle.
com/article/Great-Colleges-to-Work-For/128312/.