Applications are invited for three tenure-track faculty positions in computer science at the assistant professor level, beginning fall 1997. By fall 1997 applicants must have completed all requirements for a Ph.D. in computer science or a closely related field. Preference will be given to candidates in the following areas: operating systems, networking, performance evaluation, graphics and scientific visualization, programming languages/compilers, distributed databases, and systems design. These positions are envisaged as enhancing or complementing the department's existing expertise in parallel and distributed computing. At least one position is intended to enhance the systems area with particular emphasis on parallel and distributed operating systems. Persons at the advanced assistant professorship level are also encouraged to apply for this position. Filling of the remaining two positions is dependent on availability of funding. Though we are planning to fill the three positions at the assistant professor level, it is possible dependent on funding and the quality of applicants that at least one of these positions could be filled at the associate professor level.
The Computer Science Program has recently received a favorable review and been marked for enhancement as a result of a state-wide doctoral review process. It currently has over 200 undergraduate and over 90 graduate students and is experiencing growth in student numbers. Computer science degrees are offered at the BS, MA, MS, and PhD levels. In broad terms, the faculty areas of research lie in massively parallel and distributed computing; numerical and scientific computation, modeling, and visualization; symbolic computation; networking and distributed operating systems; theoretical computer science; and artificial intelligence and image processing. Additional information about the Computer Science program at KSU is available at http://www.mcs.kent.edu/cshome.html.
The State of Ohio has recently funded Kent as one of the lead institutions in the OCARNet statewide ATM research network for computer science. Equipment purchased for the OCARNet project includes ATM switches, a Hewlett-Packard work station cluster consisting of C110 class machines, and two shared-memory multiprocessors. State funding is also supporting the creation of a 266 Mbps Fibre Channel research network for distributed computation and scientific visualization. The department operates computer laboratories consisting of X-terminals and SUN and Hewlett-Packard work stations, various MIMD and SIMD parallel processors, and miscellaneous peripherals. Access to the computers at the Ohio Supercomputing Center in Columbus is also available. The Department moved to a new building recently and expects to increase its equipment holdings and staff considerably in the near future as a result of the state initiative.
Applicants should submit a cover letter and a resume and should arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to the Computer Science Search Committee, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, USA, FAX (330)-672-7824. Applications may be submitted via email to cs-pos@mcs.kent.edu. In the cover letter applicants should state in which area they are applying. The search committee will begin to consider applications on January 27 and will continue until the position is filled. Kent State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.