Requisition Number: 0902392
Department: 19050000-EG-ELECTRICAL / COMPUTER ENG
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Description: The College of Engineering invites nominations and applications for the endowed position of Intel/Charles E. Young Leadership Chair in Information Technology with emphasis in cybersecurity. The Intel Foundation established this endowment in the UF Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to honor Dr. Charles E. Young, who served as president of the University of Florida from 1999-2004. The ideal candidate will be a worldwide recognized scientific leader in fundamental and applied cybersecurity research with a proven record of excellence in research, education, funded large-scale activities and team building. Responsibilities will include research, teaching, and service. Successful applicants are expected to be dynamic and visionary and to lead teams of faculty in significant funded research activity. At the University of Florida, the successful candidate will have ample opportunities to collaborate with faculty in defining new strategic research directions, developing group initiatives and amplifying individual research efforts. The College of Engineering has excellent ties with industry as evidenced by two NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers in the areas of Autonomic Computing, and High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing.
Minimum Requirements: The successful candidate will be a full professor with academic credentials sufficient for appointment at the full professor level, and will be tenured in the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Therefore, candidates for this chair must have a Ph.D. in a related discipline and must have a demonstrated record of exemplary achievement and leadership in their field of research.
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Special Instructions to Applicants: Parker Executive Search Firm is managing the recruitment process for this position, individuals should email a Letter of Application, CV and a list of five references to the attention of Katie Bain, Parker Executive Search, kbain@parkersearch.com Review of materials will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. It is preferred, however, that all nominations and applications are submitted prior to March 31, 2013. Final candidate will be required to provide official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered "official" if a designation of "Issued to Student" is visible. Degrees earned from an education institution outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org/.
