Faculty Positions


UNC Charlotte
Department of Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (http://cs.uncc.edu/) seeks candidates for multiple positions at the rank of assistant or associate professor:
1. Data management (scalable/mobile/web/crowd-sourced data management, VLDB, data warehousing, knowledge discovery), computational statistics (exploratory methods, analysis of very large datasets, stochastic modeling, and other computationally-intensive methods) or financial analytics (data and text mining, simulation and predictive modeling, risk models with applications in financial services). This is a tenure track position.
2. Cognitive science with research interests in computational modeling of the influence of cognitive and affective processes as they relate to health, education, robotics, etc. Cognitive Science program at UNCC is organized as a collaboration between Computer Science and Psychology departments. This is a tenure track position.
3. Cloud Computing with research interests in distributed computing, virtualization, resource management, programming and application models, data-intensive cloud infrastructure or dependability. This is a tenure track position.
4. Assistant / Associate Teaching Professor will engage in curricular and instructional innovation, scholarship of teaching, student recruitment, advising and service. The appointment will be for three or five years, depending on rank, and is eligible for renewal. The position is not eligible for tenure.

Anticipated start is Fall 2016, with application review initiating in early January 2016. Applications must be made electronically at https://jobs.uncc.edu. Detailed description of all positions and the application process can be found at our Web site (https://cci.uncc.edu/college/open-positions). For questions, please contact Ms. Caroline Kennedy (cekenned@uncc.edu).

UNC Charlotte is North Carolina’s urban research university. Located in the state’s largest metropolitan area, it is among the fastest growing universities in the UNC System and nationwide. The Department doubled its size over the past 5 years and is currently the academic home for over 1,400 students pursuing BA, BS, MS, and PhD degrees. Department’s current research and education strengths in big data area include visual and video analytics, machine learning, natural language processing, knowledge discovery and cognitive computing.

As an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. All finalists are subject to criminal background checks.