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Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering
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Position Number: 1646250
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Position Type: Science - Computer Science

Assistant/Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

IRIS Position #: 20025362

Description
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) College of Engineering and Computer Science invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position in Computer Engineering, with preferred beginning date of August 1, 2020.

Qualifications
A successful candidate must meet the following requirements:

Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering or a closely related field. Individuals who are "all but dissertation" (ABD) will be considered; however, the degree must be awarded within twelve months of the first semester of employment;

Ability and experience to teach computer engineering courses;

A strong interest in working with graduate and undergraduate students;

Ability to engage in a variety of instructional modalities, including online instruction;

Ability and experience to actively seek external research funding and publish scholarly work in peer-reviewed journals and/or conferences appropriate to the field;

Ability and willingness to participate in professional service and community engagement activities;

Ability to assist in the accomplishment of University, College, and departmental goals and strategic plans.

Application Procedures:
Applicants should submit the following materials using UTC's online application system (see the link below) to be considered for this position:

Cover letter/letter of interest

CV, including up-to-date personal contact information (e-mail, phone, etc.)

Unofficial transcripts

Faculty teaching statement

Faculty research statement
Additionally, candidates will need to include names, titles, and e-mail addresses for three (3) references who will be requested to write confidential letters of recommendation.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Preference will be given to those qualified candidates who apply before December 1, 2019.

Applications must be submitted electronically through the UTC Faculty Career Site by visiting: https://ut.taleo.net/careersection/utc_faculty/jobdetail.ftl?job=19000000SR

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering currently offers degrees at the BS, MS and PhD levels in Computer Science, as well as a joint MS degree program (with the Rollins College of Business) in Data Analytics. In the fall of 2018, the department launched a program leading to the BSCpE degree in Computer Engineering; this program is currently in the process of review for accreditation by ABET EAC. The successful applicant will be expected to teach and conduct research in the area of computer engineering in support of the new BSCpE program and other academic programs.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is the second largest school in the University of Tennessee system, serving a diverse student body of more than 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five academic colleges. UTC offers a unique blend of private and public school traditions and is a driving force for achieving excellence, embracing diversity, inspiring positive change, and enriching the community. Since its founding as Chattanooga University in 1886, UTC has developed a reputation for excellence built on an unusual blend of the private and public traditions of American higher education. For more than 83 years, the university was a private school. In 1969, UTC became part of the state university system. Today, UTC is on a journey to excellence – boldly embracing a passion for excellence in all things and focused on changing lives and transforming communities.

Chattanooga, the fourth largest city in the state, is located in Southeast Tennessee near the border of Georgia, at the junction of four interstate highways. The city has received national recognition for the renaissance of its beautiful downtown and redevelopment of its riverfront. Chattanooga also has the fastest Internet in the country, delivered by a 100% fiber network that links every home and business within a 600-square-mile area. Companies like Unum, BlueCross BlueShield, McKee Foods, U.S. Xpress, Volkswagen, Coca-Cola United, and Amazon.com have chosen to set up shop in Chattanooga. Attractions such as the Tennessee Aquarium, Lookout Mountain, Civil War battlefield sites, the African American Museum, and the Appalachian Trail bring thousands of people to the area, as do events like the Riverbend Festival, Nightfall, Jazzanooga, the Creative Discovery Museum for Children, Ironman 70.3 and 140.6 triathlons, and the Southern Writers Conference. Chattanooga is the home to the seven-time NCAA Southern Conference Football Champions, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs. People who love the outdoors use Chattanooga as a base for hang-gliding, bass fishing, mountain climbing and caving expeditions; the beautiful Smoky Mountains and Tennessee River support the greatest variety of flora of any area in the United States. Chattanooga also has a long and rich past with regard to diversity, which includes Native American heritage, Civil War history, and the Civil Rights movement. Chattanooga is also just a two hour (or less) drive from Atlanta, Nashville, Knoxville, Huntsville, and Birmingham.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.