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Subject: Information Science Faculty Positions at Pitt
From: hirtle+@pitt.edu (Steve C Hirtle)
Date: 5 Jan 93 17:41:39 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh
Originator: hirtle@unixd1.cis.pitt.edu


                  UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
              Department of Information Science

The Department of Information Science announces two open positions
for full-time tenure track Assistant or Associate Professors, with
appointments beginning Fall Term, 1993.  Candidates must have a PhD
in information science or a related field (e.g., computer science). 
Applicants will be expected to teach both graduate and
undergraduate courses in two or more of the following areas: 
database design and management, computer graphics, human-computer
interaction,information storage and retrieval, information systems
design, programming languages, modeling and simulation, software
engineering, telecommunications, and networking.
 
Applicants are desired who have research interests in one or more
of the following areas:  scientific visualization, human-computer
interaction, design of interactive systems, hypertext and
hypermedia, information storage and retrieval, information systems
design, database management, broadband and intelligent networks,
medical informatics, and geographic information systems.

The department has seventeen faculty members and offers doctoral,
masters and bachelors degrees in information science and masters
and doctoral degrees in telecommunications.  Specialized tracks 
are offered in information systems design, telecommunications, 
and artificial intelligence/cognitive science.  The department's
computing facilities include a variety of workstations (Sun and 
Silicon Graphics) and microcomputers (IBM PCs, compatibles, and 
Macintoshes), all networked to a Sun 670MP server and the University 
system.  The departmental telecommunications labs include an array 
of test equipment, networks, and digital PBXs.  The University 
computer facilities include a clustered VAX9000 and other VAX 
machines using both VMS and Ultrix.  The university subnetworks 
are linked by an FDDI backbone which includes such specialized 
resources as a Cray Y-MP supercomputer, a Connection Machine, and 
a graphics and CAD laboratory.

The University of Pittsburgh offers a wide variety of opportunities
to interact with faculty of other departments and schools including
computer science, the Katz Graduate School of Business and the
interdisciplinary Intelligent Systems Program.  In addition, the
department and university have close relations with several major
corporations that are funding research and teaching.

We seek applicants with balanced research and teaching interests
and strongly encourage women and minority candidates to apply. 
Applications received by January 20, 1993 will receive full
consideration.  However, the positions will remain open until
filled.  Starting salaries range from $40,000 to $50,000; benefits
and teaching schedules are highly competitive.  Applicants should
send a vita, a statement of research interests, any relevant
reprints or preprints, and the names and addresses of three
references to:  Dr. James Williams, Chair, Search Committee,
Department of Information Science, SLIS Building, University of
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA  15260.  Inquiries via email may be
addressed to infsci@lis.pitt.edu.  The University of Pittsburgh is
an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

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Stephen C. Hirtle
Associate Professor & Chair                      voice: 412-624-9434     
Department of Information Science                  fax: 412-624-5231
University of Pittsburgh                  INTERNET: sch@lis.pitt.edu
Pittsburgh, PA 15260                          BITNET: HIRTLE@PITTVMS
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