Title of Job: Stonecipher/Boeing Distinguished Professor of Computing
Department: Joint Appointment in the Dept. of Computer Science and the Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering and as Distinguished/Senior Researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Index/Position: Index , Position (to be determined)
Job Type: Full-time, nine-month, tenure-track appointment to begin August 2009
Post Date: March 3, 2009
Screening Date: Initial review of applications will begin April 1, 2009; applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
TTU will hire only U.S. citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. All new employees will be required to complete an employer's verification form, I-9, no later than three (3) days from date of hire.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related field and must have research and teaching experience that qualifies them to be appointed at the rank of full professor with tenure.  The successful candidate will be an internationally recognized researcher with a significant publication record, a strong research funding record, and a track record of successful mentoring of graduate students.  The candidate must also have a commitment to the continued improvement of teaching, utilizing research-based practices and be able to interact effectively with students, faculty, and other Tennessee Tech (TTU) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) personnel.

This Distinguished Professorship seeks to establish and develop a strong collaborative research program incorporating TTU’s Computer Science and Computer Engineering programs and ORNL.  Thus, the preferred research areas are those that will facilitate collaboration among the TTU programs and faculty and that are aligned with the mission of ORNL.  TTU interests include computer architecture, distributed computing, high performance computing, knowledge discovery, network protocols, operating and runtime systems, reconfigurable logic and embedded computing, and cyber-security.  ORNL interests include cyber-security, all areas of high performance computing, and all areas of large-scale data analysis and knowledge discovery.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Designing, developing, and leading an aggressive research agenda that enables collaboration among the TTU programs and faculty and is aligned with the mission of ORNL, generating significant external funding, contributing to the teaching mission of both Computer Engineering and Computer Science, directing multiple graduate students at the M.S. and Ph.D. level, and providing public or professional service.

RANK AND SALARY:
Commensurate with a Distinguished Professorship.  Nationally competitive.  Includes long term support package with graduate assistantships, travel and equipment budget, office on campus and at ORNL, and access to high performance computing system housed at ORNL.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Applicants must submit curriculum vitae, copies of all undergraduate and graduate degrees (originals required upon hire), a Tennessee Tech University Faculty Application form (PDF), and have three letters of recommendation to be sent to:

Stonecipher/Boeing Search Committee, Computer Science Department, Tennessee Tech University, Box 5101, Cookeville, TN, 38505 or to chair@csc.tntech.edu.

Unless otherwise indicated, all positions listed are full-time, twelve-month positions.

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