tenure track positions in Computer Science, Information Assurance and Computer/ Technology Education for Fall 2008.

Candidates should have a terminal degree in the appropriate field. The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate levels and pursue an active research program. Candidate materials and other information are available via email to [e-mail].

Sam Houston State University is an EEO/AAP employer. For additional information on this and other positions, access our website at: www.shsdu.edu/hr.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Head, Department of Computer Science

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks a highly accomplished scholar and strategic leader as Head of the Department of Computer Science (CS). The new Head will lead a department that has long been at the forefront of computing research and innovation and whose graduates have gone on to play leadership roles in the modern computing era. The new Head will have the opportunity to build on the considerable strengths and illustrious history of the department to craft new avenues for the future. A key component of the College of Engineering, one of the nation’s elite engineering schools, CS is based at the Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science, a state-of-the-art building inaugurated in 2004. CS currently employs approximately 60 faculty members and 67 academic support staff and professionals and enrolls some 700 undergraduate students and 430 graduate students. The department offers a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as innovative cross-disciplinary minor concentrations and on-line degrees and certificates. CS conducts outstanding programs in computer science education and research, embracing all major technical specializations of the profession, and is at the heart of the University of Illinois’ rich network of interdisciplinary centers and institutes, including the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, the Information Trust Institute, and the newly-created Illinois Informatics Institute. More details on CS can be found at www.cs.uiuc.edu.

The Head is responsible for CS strategic planning, operations, finances, academic affairs, and external relations and is a tenured Professor in the department. The successful candidate will be committed to enhancing the university’s education, research, and service missions and will possess the scholarly record, leadership skills, and strategic capacity to advance the department. Additional essential qualifications include successful administrative experience in a university, industry, or government environment, the ability to represent CS effectively to a broad range of internal and external constituencies, and a commitment to diversity.

Compensation and start date for this full-time, twelve-month administrative appointment are negotiable; preferred start date is January 2009. To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by June 1, 2008. Applications will continue to be received until the position is filled.

The University has retained Isaacson, Miller, a national executive search firm, to assist in this recruitment. Nominations and applications, including cover letter, vita, and three references, should be submitted preferably in electronic form, to: Vivian Brocard, Vice President, Isaacson, Miller, [e-mail].

The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Windows Kernel Source and Curriculum Materials for Academic Teaching and Research.

The Windows® Academic Program from Microsoft® provides the materials you need to integrate Windows kernel technology into the teaching and research of operating systems.

The program includes:

• Windows Research Kernel (WRK): Sources to build and experiment with a fully-functional version of the Windows kernel for x86 and x64 platforms, as well as the original design documents for Windows NT.

• Curriculum Resource Kit (CRK): PowerPoint® slides presenting the details of the design and implementation of the Windows kernel, following the ACM/IEEE-CS OS Body of Knowledge, and including labs, exercises, quiz questions, and links to the relevant sources.

• ProjectOZ: An OS project environment based on the SPACE kernel-less OS project at UC Santa Barbara, allowing students to develop OS kernel projects in user-mode.

These materials are available at no cost, but only for non-commercial use by universities.

For more information, visit www.microsoft.com/WindowsAcademic
or e-mail [e-mail].