Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Faculty Position
Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech

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The Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech (www.cs.vt.edu) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position at any rank from candidates with expertise in artificial intelligence having specific emphasis on machine learning or probabilistic reasoning. The department plans on making multiple hires over multiple years in this area. Candidates should have a record, appropriate to the desired rank, of scholarship, leadership, and collaboration in computing and interdisciplinary areas; demonstrated ability to contribute to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels in AI and related subjects; sensitivity to issues of diversity in the campus community; and the skills to establish and grow a multidisciplinary research group.

CS@VT has 37 tenure-track research-oriented faculty including 12 NSF CAREER award winners, PhD production among the top 30 in the USA, and annual research expenditures exceeding $7 million. There are rich opportunities in a highly collaborative department with strengths in HCI, HPC, computational biology and bioinformatics, digital libraries, data mining, software engineering, and CS education. Active interdisciplinary research also explores CyberArts, digital government, and problem-solving environments. Outstanding opportunities exist for collaboration with the newly formed VT-Carilion Research Institute associated with the VT-Carilion School of Medicine.

CS@VT is part of the College of Engineering (www.eng.vt.edu) in a comprehensive research university with more than 26,000 students. This hire is for the main campus in Blacksburg (see http://www.vt.edu/where_we_are/blacksburg), consistently ranked among the country’s best places to live.

Salary for suitably qualified applicants is competitive and commensurate with experience. Virginia Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution.

To Apply

Applications must be submitted online to http://listings.jobs.vt.edu for posting #0110872. Here is a direct link for submitting applications. Applicant screening will begin December 15, 2011 and continue until the position is filled. Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Dennis Kafura, AI/ML Search Committee Chair, kafura@cs.vt.edu.