The University of Minnesota - Twin Cities seeks outstanding candidates for a
joint faculty position in Cognitive Science shared between the Department of
Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and the Department of Computer
Science and Engineering in the Institute of Technology. Decisions about the
tenure home for this position will be determined by a candidate’s
qualifications and departmental fit. This appointment will be made at the
tenure-track Assistant Professor level. Essential qualifications are a PhD in
psychology or computer science, or related field, by August 28, 2000, a
commitment to quality teaching, and the potential for carrying out outstanding
interdisciplinary research.
The successful applicant will be expected to carry on an active program of
research and scholarship, and contribute to the education and training of
graduate and undergraduate students in both departments. The applicant's
research area should be in cognitive science. Specific interests may include:
artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, neural networks, computational
vision, robotics and motor control, human-computer interaction, speech
recognition, computational linguistics/psycholinguistics, computer
graphics/perception, and auditory scene analysis. Teaching responsibilities
will consist of graduate and undergraduate courses in the curricula of the
Departments of Psychology and Computer Science and Engineering. The applicant
selected to fill this position will also be expected to contribute to the
service needs of the Departments, College, and University. Standard teaching
and service duties will be divided between the two sponsoring departments.
Beginning date for this full-time, nine-month faculty position is August 28,
2000. Salary is competitive and will depend on the candidate's qualifications
and experience.
This position announcement is available at
<http://www.umn.edu/psych>http://www.umn.edu/psych or
<http://www.cs.umn.edu/>http://www.cs.umn.edu. Information about the
departments, facilities, and faculty can also be obtained at these web sites.
Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, a 500-word
statement of
research and teaching interests, selected reprints and preprints, and three
letters of evaluation to: Chair, CSE/Psych Search Committee, Department of
Psychology, N218 Elliott Hall, 75 East River Road, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0344. Review of applications will begin on Jan.
15, 1999 and continue until the position is filled.
The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall
have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without
regard to
race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status,
disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.