F1043P

Assistant or Associate Professor

Franklin-Computer Sciences

The University of Georgia (UGA), a land-grant and sea-grant university with statewide commitments and responsibilities, is the state’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (https://www.uga.edu/). UGA is currently ranked among the top 15 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University’s main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA was founded in 1785 by the Georgia General Assembly as the first state-chartered University in the country. UGA employs approximately 1,800 full-time instructional faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University’s enrollment exceeds 39,000 students including over 30,000 undergraduates and over 9,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 18 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.

Computer Science is a growing and congenial department of 35 faculty within the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences (FCAS). The department has more than 1,280 undergraduate students, more than 180 graduate students, and offers the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science, as well as a B.S. degree in Data Science and an M.S. degree in Cybersecurity and Privacy. The teaching load allows for substantial concentration on research. In addition to the areas in which we are recruiting, our faculty cover a broad range of research interests, including algorithms, artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, brain imaging and mapping, computer security, computational science and high-performance computing, computer vision, data privacy, distributed and real-time systems, machine learning, parallel and distributed computing, robotics, simulation, and semantic web. Please see http://www.cs.uga.edu for more information about the department and the university. FCAS, its many units, and UGA are committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty and students, and to sustaining a work and learning environment that is inclusive. Women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disability are encouraged to apply.

www.cs.uga.edu

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Employee

Benefits Eligible

08/01/2022

10/22/2021

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To apply, please go to https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/226194. Please upload a cover letter, curriculum vitae, short statements of research interests, and teaching philosophy. Please also provide contact information (email and telephone number) for three references. All applications received by December 01, 2021 will receive full consideration.

Atlanta Area

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, genetic information, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (hrweb@uga.edu).

The University of Georgia is a Federal Contractor as defined by Presidential Executive Order 14042 and subject to the requirement that Federal Contractors must ensure that all covered employees, including those working remotely, are fully vaccinated by January 4, 2022. You may be required to show proof of your fully vaccinated status at the time of your start date, or have received a medical or religious exemption from the fully vaccinated requirement at the time of your start date. For more information regarding the Federal Contractor fully vaccinated employment requirement please visit https://coronavirus.uga.edu/executive-order/ or call (706) 542-2222.

Open Rank

Open Rank

Academic (9 mo.)

Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field at the time of appointment.

The Department of Computer Science at the University of Georgia invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position starting August 2022. The ideal candidate for this position will have a strong research background/record in the foundational aspects of Computer Vision and Machine Learning and show a commitment to excellence in both research and teaching.
The University of Georgia (UGA) is making significant investments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science to address some of society’s most urgent challenges. To this end, UGA has established the Presidential Interdisciplinary Faculty Hiring Initiative in Data Science and AI, which aims to recruit 50 new faculty members within the next two years who will educate students and advance research in Data Science and AI, including both foundational research and applied research in cross-cutting areas such as cybersecurity, cyber-physical systems, infectious diseases, integrative precision agriculture, ethics, resilient communities and the environment.
Within UGA’s broad initiative, the Department of Computer Science, in collaboration with the Department of Mathematics and the UGA Institute for Cybersecurity and Privacy, has established a cluster hire initiative on Secure AI Systems that can support a variety of sensitive applications, including secure, privacy-preserving, and efficient learning for biomedical and biological applications. This cluster hire initiative aims to hire four new faculty members over two years in the following areas of research: Computer Vision (this position), High-Performance AI Systems, Cryptography, and Cryptographic Machine Learning.

Please see the Promotion/Tenure Criteria for the Department as well as the UGA Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure.

For the rank of Assistant Professor, candidates do not need a minimum number of years in a lower rank unless the initial appointment was at the instructor level at the University of Georgia. Candidates should show promise of moving toward excellence in the criteria appropriate to their work assignments.

For the rank of Associate Professor, under usual circumstances, candidates must serve at least five years as assistant professor, including the year when the promotion will be considered at the University level. Candidates must show clear and convincing evidence of emerging nature as regional or national authorities as defined in the criteria established by the promotion and tenure unit.

To be eligible for tenure upon appointment, candidates must be appointed as an Associate Professor or Full Professor, have been tenured at a prior institution, and bring a demonstrably national reputation to the institution. Candidates must be approved for tenure upon appointment before hire.

We especially seek applicants specializing in Computer Vision applications to biological, biomedical and bioinformatics data, but we welcome applications addressing all facets of Computer Vision from qualified candidates.

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Be advised a credit check will be required for all positions with financial responsibilities. For additional information about the credit check criteria, visit the UGA Credit Background Check website.