Mississippi State University

Department of Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science expects to have openings for
tenure-track faculty at the Assistant or Associate Professor level,
beginning as early as August 1997.  Areas of particular interest are (a)
software engineering, with additional expertise in distributed computing,
databases, or high performance computing considered desirable, (b) data
communications, networking, and high-performance computing, and (c)
computer graphics, scientific visualization, and geometric modeling.
However, other areas or combinations may also be considered.  A Ph.D. in
computer science or a closely related field is required by the date of
hire.  Applications will be reviewed beginning March 1, 1997 and will
continue until the positions are filled.

The Department of Computer Science has 18 faculty positions and offers
academic programs leading to the bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees.
The undergraduate program is accredited by the CSAB.  The Department
cooperates with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in
offering bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees in Computer Engineering,
and participates in the interdisciplinary program in Computational
Engineering leading to master's and doctoral degrees.  Faculty and graduate
students in the Department work with the NSF Engineering Research Center
for Field Simulation (which specializes in high-performance scientific
computing), and with the Diagnostic Instrumentation and Analysis Laboratory
(specializing in complex instrumentation problems, often in severe
environmental situations).

The successful applicant will be involved in maintaining the quality of the
undergraduate program, and will contribute to the strength of the graduate
programs.  Applicants are expected to have strong commitments to both
research and teaching, with experience and productivity in both areas
strongly encouraged.  Interested individuals should forward a vita and
names of at least three references to:
        D. W. Dearholt, Head
        Department of Computer Science
        Box 9637
        Mississippi State University, MS  39762

MSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.