Faculty Positions at Wellesley College

Wellesley College is delighted to announce two faculty openings for the next academic year, 2008-09. The first is for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Computer Science; the second is for a two-year Hess Fellowship, generously funded by the Norma Wilentz Hess Faculty and Program Fund in Computer Science.

We are seeking outstanding teachers and scholars for both positions. The tenure-track position has a teaching load of two courses per semester, with the possibility for a one-year pre-tenure early leave to help the candidate extend and promote their research in preparation for tenure. Wellesley provides startup research funds, ample opportunities for internal research funding and strong support for external funding.

The Norma Wilentz Hess Fellowship is funded at the Visiting Assistant Professor level. This fellowship will help Wellesley maintain a flexible Computer Science curriculum that explores interdisciplinary learning and new directions of special promise. With a teaching load of one course per semester, the Hess Fellow will have ample opportunity for innovative course development and collaborative teaching and research projects with Wellesley faculty and students. The fellowship also includes support for travel, research, equipment, conference attendance, and other academic activities.

Applicants should have a Ph.D (or be close to completion) in Computer Science or a related discipline. Strong candidates in any area of specialty will be considered, but we especially encourage applicants in computer systems, computer security, architecture, software engineering, and artificial intelligence, as well as interdisciplinary fields such as human/computer interaction, bioinformatics, educational computing, and ethical, social, and legal aspects of computing.

Wellesley College is a highly selective private undergraduate liberal arts college for women that places heavy emphasis on excellence in teaching as well as research. Located 13 miles west of Boston, Wellesley provides a unique combination of access to a major metropolitan center while retaining a sense of the country with its 500-acre campus, lake, and woodlands.

The Computer Science Department offers both a major and a minor in computer science and supports interdisciplinary programs in media arts and sciences, cognitive science, and neuroscience. Cross-registration programs with MIT, Olin College of Engineering, Brandeis, and Babson and proximity to other Boston-area universities and industries dramatically increase the curricular and research resources available to Wellesley's faculty, staff, and students. For more information about being a faculty member at Wellesley please see http://www.wellesley.edu/DeanCollege/Diversity/Open_pos/prospectfac.pdf.

The application should indicate whether the candidate is interested in one particular or both positions. It should include a CV as well as a research statement and a teaching statement, and three letters of recommendation should be submitted electronically. Given the composition of the undergraduate body, the candidate should possess the ability to provide effective mentoring to undergraduate women, and describe how s/he would contribute to increasing the number of women in physical/computer sciences. To apply, candidates should submit their application materials via e-mail to CSSearch@firstclass.wellesley.edu

Applications will be considered until the position is filled. For full consideration, all materials should be received by December 31, 2007. All questions concerning the position should be directed by email to Professor P. Takis Metaxas at pmetaxas@wellesley.edu

Wellesley College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to increasing the diversity of the college community and the curriculum. Candidates who believe they can contribute to that goal are encouraged to apply.