Assistant​/Associate Professor in Image Analysis

Assistant/Associate Professor in Image Analysis

The University of Utah, an AA/EO employer, encourages applications from all qualified individuals, and provides reasonable accommodation to the known disabilities of applicants and employees. The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students, staff, faculty and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education, employment opportunities, and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented groups.

Position Information

Proposed Faculty Rank:
Assistant/Associate

Department: 00062 - School of Computing

City:
Salt Lake City, UT

Track:
New Position to Begin

New Position to Begin:
July 1, 2024

Details

The Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute at the University of Utah is growing and pursuing multiple new faculty hires over the next 3 years. These hires will expand the core research expertise at the SCI Institute, further enhance its strong research reputation in scientific, information, and biomedical visualization; image and data analysis; and interdisciplinary scientific computing. A major goal is to attract new partnerships across the University and beyond.

Candidates whose research expertise integrates social and technical aspects are of particular interest.

This specific recruitment is for the rank of Assistant or Associate tenure-track faculty position in the broad area of image analysis. Successful candidates are expected to already have an established research program with extramural funding and significant scholarly publications. It is also expected that the candidate’s research program will align with and complement the SCI Institute’s core research thrusts, i.e., scientific, information, and biomedical visualization, image and data analysis, and interdisciplinary scientific computing, and advance its goals of multidisciplinary and translational impacts.

Candidates will have an academic home in the Kahlert School of Computing of the Price College of Engineering.

The University of Utah is a Carnegie Research I Institution, and the Kahlert School of Computing is an exciting, growing school with more than a 50-year history of excellence in computer science education, innovation, and research. The School encourages collaborative research and curriculum development among its collegial faculty. The current faculty of 69 is comprised of 57 tenure-track, 2 research, and 10 lecturing faculty.

Additional information about the School and our current faculty can be found at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

The University of Utah’s Kahlert School of Computing is committed to recruiting, welcoming, and supporting a diverse community of undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral candidates, research scientists, staff, and faculty. To demonstrate this commitment, we have created the Utah Center for Inclusive Computing to broaden participation in the undergraduate majors (see ). The School is also committed to addressing lifestyle priorities and will work with candidates to develop opportunities for partners and family members.

Salt Lake City is a desirable place to live, with a vibrant downtown showcasing cultural activities and dining options. Utah is renowned for its access to the outdoors, including world-class hiking, skiing and climbing opportunities. The University of Utah provides a generous benefits package with a variety of medical and dental plans from which to choose. Other important benefits include retirement, tuition reduction, a wellness program, and an Employee Assistance Program.

All candidates are invited to submit
1) a curriculum vitae,
2) a cover letter that describes their professional experience (including scientific accomplishments and leadership responsibilities),
3) a research plan (up to 3 pages), and
4) a teaching strategy (up to 1 page). In these documents, candidates should discuss their vision for interdisciplinary, computational research and how it will integrate with existing strengths at the University of Utah. This research should fit in the context of the SCI Institute’s mission of multidisciplinary…