Academic Positions in Software Engineering

Applications are invited for 4 academic positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in the area of Software Engineering. These positions support both a new Industrial Research Chair program and a new graduate program jointly offered by the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Two of these positions are tenure track and two are specific term appointments.

Candidates for the positions shall have a Ph.D. in a relevant field, an outstanding academic record and an ability to establish a research group and supervise graduate students in the area of software engineering.

The area of expertise is software engineering in relation to industry needs, with emphasis on software development processes, requirements engineering, and user-oriented software design. The new academic staff members will interact with the local software industry and with an industrial research chair position in the Faculty of Science. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The University of Calgary is a dynamic, 30-year old institution located in the city of Calgary which is emerging as a centre for software development. It is located in Southern Alberta in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has 19 full-time academic staff and 350 graduate and undergraduate students. The Department of Computer Science has 22 full-time academic staff and 500 graduate and undergraduate students. Both departments receive significant research support from industry and government.

In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. The University of Calgary has an employment equity program and encourages applications from all qualified candidates including women, aboriginal people, visible minorities, and people with disabilities.

Applications will be accepted until November 1st, 1996 or until the positions are filled.

Applicants should send a curriculum vitae, a brief statement explaining their interest in the positions and a list of three references to:

Head, Department of Computer Science (loose@cpsc.ucalgary.ca)
or
Head, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (haslett@enel.ucalgary.ca)

The University of Calgary
2500 University Drive N.W.
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4


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