Description: The Department of Computer Science, presently offers BSc, MSc, MPhil, and PhD programmes, now seeks outstanding applicants for two faculty positions on substantiable-track. Associate Professor / Assistant Professor in Computer Science (PR100/15-16) The appointees are expected to teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses including programme management, perform high-impact research, as well as contribute to professional and institutional services. Collaboration with other faculty members in research and teaching is also expected. Applicants should possess a PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, and sufficiently demonstrate abilities to conduct high-quality research in one of the Department's key research areas: (i) computational intelligence, (ii) databases and information management, (iii) networking and systems, and (iv) pattern recognition and machine learning. These key areas have a special thematic focus on (a) health informatics and (b) secure and privacy-aware computing related applications. Applicants should also demonstrate strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in computer science and/or information systems, possess track record of innovative research and high-impact publications, and demonstrate ability to bid for and pursue externally funded research programmes. For Associate Professorship, evidence of academic leadership will be an advantage. Initial appointment will be made on a fixed-term contract of three years commencing September 2016. Re-appointment thereafter is subject to mutual agreement and availability of funding. For enquiry, please contact Prof P C Yuen, Head of Department (email:
). More information about the Department can be found at http://www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk. Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. |