[Infovis] Tenure-track position in Data Science/Vis at the University of Calgary

[Wesley Willett]

The University of Calgary is going to be hiring for at least one new
assistant prof position this year. The hire is part of our move to build
out a new data science program, so primarily looking for folks with more VA
and/or ML background, but call is pretty open ended. Having spent the past
couple of years at Calgary, I've been pretty impressed overall with the
university and the department in particular – and this is hopefully just
the first of a couple more vis-related hires!

Full advert below.

Thanks,
_Wesley Willett

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*The Department of Computer Science* (CPSC) at the University of Calgary
seeks outstanding candidates for a tenure-track position at the *Assistant*
*Professor* level. Applicants must possess a PhD in Computer Science or
provide proof of completion by the commencement of the appointment.
Successful applicants must be enthusiastic about contributing to both
teaching and research. Hiring decisions will be finalized in Spring 2017,
with the successful candidate joining the University of Calgary in *July
2017.*

http://careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/6274233-assistant-professor-data-science-department-of-computer-science-faculty-of-science

Applicants are sought in the area of machine learning, big data, data
analytics, data mining, or closely related areas. A strong application
focus will be an asset, for example in health analytics, energy analytics
or other domains. The successful applicant should have demonstrated
expertise in data science research.  The applicant should also be able to
work in close collaboration with other computer science and application
area researchers.

The successful candidate is expected to establish an independent research
program aligned with the University of Calgary's Eyes High vision, and to
provide high-quality teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate
levels. He/she will actively recruit and supervise graduate students.
Peer-reviewed external funding is expected to be obtained and sustained.
Industrial partnerships are also encouraged, as appropriate.

Recently ranked #1 among young universities in North America, the
University of Calgary has significant ongoing research activities in
fundamental and applied analytics.  Information visualization, scientific
visualization, data mining, visual analytics, human-computer interaction,
and engineering of analytics applications are current strengths, leading to
close interactions with experts from a wide variety of application domains.
Cross-disciplinary teams are tackling big data challenges in energy, health
informatics, life sciences, and other areas. Analytics and visualization
have been identified as core platform technologies by the University of
Calgary, triggering investments in these and related research areas.

The Department of Computer Science is one of Canada's leaders, with
demonstrated excellence in teaching and research. It has large
undergraduate and graduate programs, state-of-the-art computing facilities,
and successful multi-disciplinary linkages. Calgary is a multi-cultural
city that enjoys a moderate climate beside the natural beauty of the Rocky
Mountains. Further information is available online
<http://www.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/>.