Faculty Positions on Department of Computer Science and Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
HKUST Job ID: 2549
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering, HKUST
(http://www.cse.ust.hk/) will have substantiation-track faculty openings at
all levels of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor for
the 2016-2017 academic year. We are looking for outstanding candidates with
demonstrated research expertise and experience in one or more of the
following areas:
* Cybersecurity
* Deep learning
* Robotics (possible joint appointment under clustered hiring in
Autonomous Systems and Robotics)
* Human-computer interaction (possible joint appointment under clustered
hiring in Design Thinking and Entrepreneurship)
More details about the clustered hiring campaign of HKUST can be found at
http://jobs.ust.hk/ under "25th Anniversary Clustered Hiring".
Strong candidates in other core computer science and engineering research
areas will also be considered. Applicants should have an earned PhD degree
and demonstrated potential in teaching and research.
The department has about 40 faculty members, recruited from major
universities and research institutions around the world, and about 800
students (including about 200 postgraduate students). The medium of
instruction is English. We were ranked 8th among all computer science and
engineering departments worldwide according to the QS World University
Ranking in 2015.
The University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty, and
has a range of family-friendly policies in place.
Salary is highly competitive and will be commensurate with qualifications
and experience. Fringe benefits include medical/dental benefits and annual
leave. Housing will also be provided where applicable. For appointment at
Assistant Professor level, initial appointment will normally be on a
three-year contract. A gratuity will be payable upon completion of
contract.
Application Procedure
Applications including a cover letter, curriculum vitae (including the
names and contact information of at least three referees), a research
statement and a teaching statement (all in PDF format) should be sent
through e-mail to csrecruit-AT-cse.ust.hk. Priority will be given to
applications received by 15 December 2015. Applicants will be promptly
acknowledged through e-mail upon receiving the electronic application
material.