University of West Florida

Institute for Human & Machine Cognition
Assistant Professor

The Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC) at the University of West Florida invites your application for a tenure-track assistant professor position in the Department of Computer Science (starting August 1997). The successful candidate will be located in the IHMC and be expected to pursue relevant research and play an active collaborative role in the activities of the Institute. In addition to conducting research in the IHMC, the successful candidate will be expected to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in the Department of Computer Science.

The successful candidate must hold a Ph.D. in computer science (or equivalent qualification) and have a depth of knowledge in one or more of the following areas: AI, cognitive science, human/machine interaction, AI-based VR, data mining, or any of several other related areas. Many IHMC projects involve interdisciplinary team work, and we are looking for a person who enjoys collaboration with others. Interdisciplinary research is underway in the computational and philosophical foundations of AI, computer-mediated communication and collaboration, smart machines in education, knowledge-based systems, multi-media browsers, fuzzy logic, neural networks, internet-based agents, diagnostic systems, cognitive psychology, reasoning under uncertainty and the design of electronic spaces.

Competitive salaries ($42,000 to $50,000) combined with a very low cost of living enhance the excellent life style available in northwest Florida. The University is situated in a 1000-acre protected nature preserve bordering the Escambia River, and is approximately 14 miles north of the country's finest white-sand beaches. New Orleans is only 3 hours away by car.

Applicants must provide documentation of the right to work in the United States. Applicants should send (not by email) their vita, three letters of reference and a statement of interests and goals to Dr. Kenneth Ford, Director, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL 32514. The application deadline is November 26, 1996. UWF is an EO/AA institution.