UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO

Department of Computer Science

The Computer Science Department at the University of Western Ontario
invites applications for two tenure-track positions at the level of
assistant professor. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in computer science or
related discipline and show evidence of strong research potential and
excellence in teaching. One position is specifically targeted to persons
with expertise in software engineering or related areas.

The Computer Science Department comprises 18 regular faculty plus visiting
and teaching faculty members. The department offers B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D.
degrees in computer science and maintains an in-house, state-of-the-art
computing environment consisting of 200 workstations and research
facilities for graphics and imaging, parallel computing, distributed
computing, multimedia, text processing, AI and vision, and computing
facilities for the handicapped. The university has taken the initiative to
establish a new undergraduate program in software engineering.

The department receives funding from NSERC, ITRC, industry, and government
agencies, such as the Canadian Genome Analysis and Technology Program and
Industry, Science and Technology Canada (ISTC), for research into a broad
range of areas including algorithms, artificial intelligence, computer
graphics, databases, distributed and parallel computing, formal languages
and automata, image processing, programming languages, software engineering
and vision.

The University of Western Ontario, located in London, Ontario, offers an
attractive campus with many activities. London offers a reasonable cost of
living coupled with many amenities found in larger cities, as well as
convenient access to the metropolitan areas of Toronto and Windsor/Detroit.
The deadline for applications is Jan. 31, 1997. The effective date of
appointment is July 1, 1997. Applications should be sent to Dr. Sylvia
Osborn, Acting Chair, Department of Computer Science, The University of
Western Ontario, Middlesex College, London, Ontario N6A 5B7 Canada.

Positions are subject to budget approval. In accordance with Canadian
immigration requirements, this advertisement is directed to Canadian
citizens and permanent residents of Canada. The University of Western
Ontario is committed to employment equity, welcomes diversity in the
workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals,
including women, members of visible minorities, aboriginal persons and
persons with disabilities.