Position ID: | New Jersey Institute of Technology-Ying Wu College of Computing-DSFAC22 [#19179] |
Position Title: | Faculty Positions in Data Science |
Position Type: | Tenured/Tenure-track faculty |
Position Location: | Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States [map] |
Subject Areas: | Data Science / Big Data, Biomedical Informatics, Data Visualization, High-Performance Data Analytics, Machine Learning |
Appl Deadline: | 2021/12/15 11:59PM finished (2021/09/29, finished 2022/06/18) |
Position Description: |
The Department of Data Science at New Jersey Institute of
Technology (NJIT) invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions
starting in Fall 2022. Areas of special interest are Big Data, Biomedical
Informatics, Data Visualization, High-Performance Data Analytics, and Machine
Learning. Exceptional candidates in other areas will also be considered. While
we are interested in hiring at the rank of Assistant Professor, exceptional
candidates at higher ranks will also be considered. Senior candidates will be
expected to play a leadership role as the Associate Director of the new NJIT
Institute for Data Science, whose Director is Distinguished Professor David
Bader. Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree by Summer 2022 in a
relevant discipline, and outstanding academic credentials that demonstrate
their ability to conduct independent world-class research and attract external
funding. The successful candidate is also expected to show a commitment to both
undergraduate and graduate education.
NJIT is designated a Carnegie R1 Research University, with
$155M research expenditures in FY20. The Department of Data Science is a new
department launched in Fall 2021 with 6 faculty members and plans to grow
significantly over the next five years. The department includes faculty at all
levels including one Distinguished Professor, has faculty with an NSF CAREER
award, active NSF grants, and an NVIDIA AI Lab. The department faculty develop
foundational data science methods and conduct research to solve real-world
grand challenges that leverage data science in application areas such as
FinTech, Health Informatics, and Cybersecurity and play a key role in the NJIT
Institute for Data Science, the Center for Big Data, the Cybersecurity Research
Center, and the Center for AI Research. The department has strong connections
with local industry and works closely with many companies through student
Capstone projects, internships, co-ops and joint R&D projects; these
include the major high-tech companies (Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft) as
well as financial / Wall Street companies (Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase)
and Pharmaceuticals (Johnson and Johnson, Merck). Data Science participates
aside of the Computer Science Department, which enrolls approximately 1,800
students at all levels across nine programs of study, and the Informatics
Department, that enrolls 1,000 students at all levels, in the Ying Wu College
of Computing (YWCC). The College comprises 32% of the NJIT enrollment,
educating more than 3,400 students in computing disciplines, and graduating
close to 1000 computing professionals every year. As such, it is the largest
generator of computing talent in the tri-state (NY, NJ, CT) area. The Data
Science Department is housed in a state-of-the art facility renovated in 2018.
The Ying Wu College of Computing is undergoing significant growth as a priority
area for NJIT. This growth is an integral part of NJIT’s five-year strategic
plan, which calls for consolidating NJIT as a world-class institution of higher
education and research. Applied research, collaboration with industry, innovation
and entrepreneurship are encouraged and supported. Performance and tenure
expectations are aligned with those of the broader academic computing
community, with an emphasis on grant funding and publishing in top conferences
and journals. NJIT is located in Newark’s University Heights, a vibrant
sprawling downtown campus close to Rutgers-Newark, New Jersey Innovation
Institute, Essex Community College, New Jersey Medical School, University
Hospital, and Rutgers School of Dental Medicine. NJIT is just a 30-minute train
ride from New York City and its burgeoning Silicon Alley tech sector. NJIT has
recently expanded its graduate programs to Jersey City, just across the Hudson
River from the financial district of Lower Manhattan in New York City, where it
serves the many working professionals in that region. Known as The Garden State, New Jersey ranks third in
the nation in terms of median household income, features excellent quality of
life, and offers a wide range of lifestyle and entertainment options, including
urban areas (Newark/ New York metropolitan area), suburban areas (Princeton),
oceanfront areas (Atlantic City, the Jersey Shore) and rural / bucolic areas
(along the Delaware River in Western New Jersey). Also, Newark’s Penn Station is on Amtrak’s
Northeast Corridor, which links several metropolitan areas from Washington DC
to Boston MA by the Acela high speed train. To formally apply for the position, please submit your application (including CV and Cover letter) to NJIT’s career site: https://njit.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/3347?c=njit You must also submit additional candidate materials online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/19179 ; the additional candidate materials include a cover letter, CV, Research Statement, Teaching Statement, and the contact information for at least three references. NJIT recognizes the importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in academia and society at large. Candidates who have a track record in DEI are requested to also submit an optional Diversity Statement. Applications received by 15 December 2021 will receive full consideration. However, applications are welcome until the position is filled. Applications will be evaluated as they are received. Contact address for inquiries: ds-faculty-search@njit.edu Diversity is a core value of NJIT and we are committed to make diversity, equity and inclusion, part of everything we do. We celebrate the diversity of our university community and recognize the cultural and personal differences. We strive to cultivate an inclusive campus culture that promotes excellence among our faculty, staff and students. Building a robust and diverse community is critical to NJIT’s continuing status as a premier institution of higher education and a leading polytechnic university. |