Available Positions

Head
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Mississippi State University

Applications and nominations are being sought for the Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering (www.cse.msstate.edu) at Mississippi State University. This is a 12-month tenure-track position.

Part of the Bagley College of Engineering, the department has approximately 325 undergraduate majors, 70 graduate students, and 18 tenured and tenure-track faculty. The department offers undergraduate programs in Computer Science and Software Engineering, and jointly administers the undergraduate program in Computer Engineering with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. At the graduate level, we offer M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science and faculty also direct graduate students in Computational Engineering and Computer Engineering. Certificates in Software Engineering, Information Assurance, and Computational Biology are also available. Research expenditures total about $3 million dollars annually and the university as a whole is ranked 48th among 271 U.S. institutions in computer science expenditures. Research areas for the department are high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, graphics and visualization, computer security, and software engineering. Three current faculty members have received NSF CAREER awards. Our computer security area has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE) by the National Security Agency (NSA).

Mississippi State University is a comprehensive land-grant institution with approximately 17,000 students and about 1,000 faculty members. The university is a leader in high performance computing, housing a supercomputer in the top 20 among U.S. universities. The university's main campus is located in Starkville, Mississippi, a vibrant community approximately 2 hours from Jackson MS, Birmingham AL, and Memphis TN.

The successful Head will provide:

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering, or a closely related field. The successful candidate must have earned national recognition by a distinguished record of accomplishments in computer-science education and research. Demonstrated administrative experience is desired, as is teaching experience at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The successful candidate must qualify for the rank of professor.

Please provide a letter of application outlining your experience and vision for this position, a curriculum vita, and names and contact information of at least three professional references. Application materials should be submitted online at http://www.jobs.msstate.edu/.

Screening of candidates will begin February 22, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Mississippi State University is an AA/EOE institution. Qualified minorities, women, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

MSU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.