Assistant Professor- 3 positions available

USC Marshall School of Business; Huntington (WV); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Marshall University invites applications for three tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in the Department of Computer Sciences and Electrical Engineering to begin in Fall 2024. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Candidates should have a Ph.D.

in Computer Science or a closely related field and may focus on Cybersecurity, Data Science, or Game Design and AI. Responsibilities include research, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, and service to the department

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related field.
• Ability to teach undergraduate and graduate CS courses.
• Commitment to service to the department, university, and community; support for diversity and inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research in specialized areas.
• Advise undergraduate and graduate students.
• Collaborate on curriculum development, assessment, recruitment, and other department activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chair and Dean.

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science or closely related field

Job description

Job Description

The Department of Computer Sciences and Electrical Engineering at Marshall University invites applications for three tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin in Fall 2024.

Position Type: The positions are full-time, nine-month, tenure-track. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Qualifications: Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related field. Applicants from all areas of specialization are encouraged to apply. We especially welcome candidates with a background in one of the three fields below:

• Cybersecurity and Networking
• Data Science, Machine learning, and Bioinformatics
• Game design, game art, animation, and AI

The candidate is expected to develop a research program, actively seek external research funding, and collaborate on projects. The candidate must be able to work in multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary settings and exhibit a strong commitment to excellence in teaching undergraduate and graduate computer science courses. The candidate must be committed to service to the institution, the department, and the community and support cultural diversity and pluralism.

Preferred qualifications: potential to create and teach online courses; public speaking and recruitment experience. Research experience in an area that complements existing initiatives of the Department. Industrial experience is advantageous.

Duties

• Conduct research in specialized areas.
• Advise undergraduate and graduate students.
• Work as a team on department activities including curriculum development, assessment, recruitment, and other service.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chair of the department and Dean of the college.

Background

The Department of Computer Sciences and Electrical Engineering offers three B.S. degrees in Computer Science, Computer and Information Technology (with two emphases: Game Development and Web Technology), and Electrical & Computer Engineering, and four M.S. degrees in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Data Science, and Electrical Engineering. The department is housed in the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences ( CECS ), a multi-disciplinary college with a wide range of faculty expertise and interests. Construction of a new 45-million-dollar Cyber Security Center starts in 2024 and the 78,000 square-foot building will house 13 different labs for the cyber security field such as Open-Source Intelligence, Industrial Control Systems, SCIFF , and Digital Identity, as well as places for private industry. More information can be found at http://www.marshall.edu/cecs . Marshall University is a co-educational public university in Huntington, West Virginia, founded in 1837 and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. Marshall is West Virginia’s second-largest university and the oldest public institution of higher learning in the state, tracing its founding to more than 180 years ago. Marshall University has been accredited continuously as an institution of higher learning by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 1928. It also has earned and maintains specialized accreditation status with 21 agencies responsible for evaluating and conferring specialty accreditation for educational programs and fields of study such as business, engineering, medicine, pharmacy, psychology, and teacher education speech-language pathology. Marshall’s offerings include more than 120 degree programs leading to associate, bachelor’s, master’s, first professional and doctoral degrees. In addition, the university provides certificate programs in a number of fields.

Huntington offers a favorable cost of living, close proximity to a wide variety of outdoor recreational opportunities (e.g., skiing, mountain biking, fishing, trails, rafting, hunting, boating, horseback riding, New River Gorge National Park, etc.), and a broad range of urban, sub-urban, and rural areas within easy driving distance of campus. Huntington is a vibrant, progressive city with a diverse economic base, and serves as a hub of the Tri-State (Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia) Ashland-Ironton-Huntington metropolitan area, which spans seven counties among its three states and has a population of 365,419.

Application Deadline

Review of applications will begin February 15, 2024, and the position is open until filled.

Background Check and Diversity

Required Marshall University is an AA/EO employer dedicated to increasing the diversity of its faculty and students. Marshall is also part of the NSF – LSAMP : Kentucky West Virginia Alliance for Minority Participation Project to increase both the total number of STEM degrees awarded and the number of STEM Degrees awarded to underrepresented students. Successful women and minority applicants can benefit from these programs.