Communications - January 2011

national taiwan university Professor-Associate Professor-Assistant Professor

The Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering has faculty openings at all ranks beginning in August 2011. Highly qualified candidates in all areas of computer science/engi-neering are invited to apply. A Ph.D. or its equivalent is required. Applicants are expected to conduct outstanding research and be committed to teaching. Candidates should send a curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, and supporting materials before February 28, 2011, to Prof Kun-Mao Chao, Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, No 1, Sec 4, Roosevelt Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan.

nec Laboratories america, inc

Research Staff Positions

NEC Laboratories America, Inc. is a vibrant industrial research center, conducting research in support of NEC’s U.S. and global businesses. Our research program covers many areas, reflecting the breadth of NEC business, and maintains a balanced mix of fundamental and applied research. We have openings in the following research areas:

Research Staff members

The Large-Scale Distributed Systems group conducts advanced research in the area of design, analysis, modeling and evaluation of distributed systems. Our current focus is to create innovative technologies to build next generation large-scale computing platforms, and to simplify and automate the management of complex IT systems and services. The group is seeking research staff members in the area of distributed systems and networks. The candidates must have a PhD in CS/ CE with strong publication records on the following topics:

˲ ˲ distributed systems and networks
˲ ˲ operating systems and middleware
˲ ˲ performance, reliability, dependability and
security
˲ ˲ data centers and cloud computing
˲ ˲ virtualization and system management
˲ ˲ system modeling and statistical analysis
The Computing Systems architecture depart-
ment seeks to innovate, design, evaluate, and
deliver parallel systems for high-performance,
energy-efficient enterprise computing. The group
is seeking senior and junior level research staff
as follows. Candidates for Research Staff Mem-
ber must have a PhD in CS/CE or EE with strong
research record and excellent credentials in the
international research community. Applicants
must demonstrate competency in at least one of
the following areas:

Postdoctoral Researchers

The machine Learning group conducts research on various aspects of machine intelligence, from the exploration of new algorithms to applications in data mining and semantic comprehension. Ongoing projects focus on text and video analysis, digital pathology, and bioinformatics. The group is seeking postdoctoral researchers with PhD in CS and experience in bioinformatics ( emphasis on genomics or proteomics a plus) or text analysis and/or text mining. Required skills and experience are:

˲ ˲ Strong publication record in top machine learning, data mining or related conferences and journals

˲ ˲ Solid knowledge in math, optimization, and statistical inference

˲ ˲ Hands-on experiences in implementing large-scale learning algorithms and systems ˲ ˲ Good problem solving skills, with strong software knowledge

associate Research Staff members

Candidates for Associate Research Staff Member in the Computing Systems architecture department must have an MS in CS/CE or EE with strong motivation and skill set to prototype/transfer innovate research results into industry practice. Expertise in at least one of the above parallel computing areas is desirable.

The Storage Systems department is seeking applicants for an Associate Research Staff Member. The successful candidate will have an MS in CS or equivalent and the following skills:

˲ ˲ Solid understanding of operating systems

˲ ˲ Experience in systems programming under Linux/Unix

˲ ˲ Experience with performance evaluation and tuning

˲ ˲ Strong algorithms, data structures and multi-threaded programming experience

˲ ˲ Good knowledge of C++ and OOD/OOP

˲ ˲ Proactive with can-do attitude and work well in small teams For more information about NEC Labs and these openings, access http://www.nec-labs.com and submit your CV and research statement through our career center.

northeastern university
Boston, Massachusetts
College of Computer and Information Science

We Invite applications for tenure-track faculty positions in computer science and information science, beginning in Fall 2011. Applicants at all ranks will be considered. A PhD in computer science, information science or a related field is required.

Candidates will be considered from all major disciplines in computer and information science. We particularly welcome candidates who can contribute to our strong research groups in software reliability (formal methods, programming languages, software engineering) and systems and networks.

The College maintains a strong research program with significant funding from the major federal research agencies and private industry. The College has a diverse full-time faculty of 30. Four faculty members have joint appointments with other disciplines, specifically, electrical and computer engineering, health sciences, physics and political science, and contribute to interdisciplinary initiatives in information assurance, network science and health informatics. The College has approximately 520 undergraduates, 350 Masters, and 65 Ph.D. students.

Northeastern University has made major investments over the course of the last several years in the broad areas of Health, Security and Sustainability. The College has been a major participant in the recruitment of faculty who can contribute to these themes and will continue to do so this year as well with an additional three interdisciplinary searches ongoing in Health Informatics, Information Assurance and Game Design and Interactive Media.

Northeastern University is located on the Avenue of the Arts in Boston’s historic Back Bay. The College occupies a state of the art building opposite Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.

Additional information and instructions for submitting application materials may be found at the following web site: http://www.ccs.neu.edu/. Screening of applications begins immediately and will continue until the search is completed.

Northeastern University is an Equal Opportu-nity/Affirmative Action Employer. We strongly encourage applications from women and minorities.

northeastern university

Open Rank - Interdisciplinary

Northeastern University is seeking a faculty member at an open rank for an interdisciplinary appointment in the College of Computer and Information Science and the College of Arts, Media and Design to start in the Fall of 2011.

The successful candidate will contribute to shaping the research, academic, and development goals of the cross-disciplinary areas of Game Design and Interactive Media at both the undergraduate and the graduate levels.

It is expected that the candidate for this position will possess an excellent track record in research/scholarship, publication, grant acquisition, and teaching. A terminal degree, either PhD or MFA depending on the candidate’s field, is required.