Robotics Track
NSF IGERT in Biocentric Robotics
Tenure Track Faculty Position in Robotics
The University of Utah's School of Computing is seeking to hire a tenure-track faculty member in robotics, especially those aspects related to machine learning and artificial intelligence. The School of Computing has jointly established with the Department of Mechanical Engineering the Robotics Track, which is the second graduate program of study in robotics in the US offering M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Utah is world-famous for the robot systems produced by its spinoff company Sarcos, including the Utah/MIT Dextrous Hand, the Sarcos Dextrous Arm, and various humanoid robots. Recently the University of Utah was awarded an NSF IGERT grant on the theme Biocentric Robotics. This robotics faculty position, plus one other robotics faculty position being offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering (broadly in the area of Medical Robotics), build upon the IGERT award.Applicants should have earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related field. We seek dynamic young researchers with exceptional research backgrounds who wish to build a strong research program while complementing our current efforts, and are committed to teaching excellence in robotics and related areas of computer science. Please send curriculum vitae, a research goals statement, a teaching goals statement, and names and addresses of at least four references to:
Faculty Recruiting Committee
c/o Mr. Chris Coleman
coleman@cs.utah.edu
Via email in PDF format
Applications will be evaluated as received. To be assured of full consideration, applications should be received by January 15, 2008.
The University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City, the hub of a large metropolitan area with excellent cultural facilities and unsurpassed opportunities for outdoor recreation only a few minutes' drive away. Additional information about the school can be found at www.cs.utah.edu.
The University of Utah is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer and encourages nominations and applications from women and minorities, 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 from diverse backgrounds, and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.