Tenure-track Faculty Position in Human-Computer Interaction Department of Computer Science, Virginia Tech The Department of Computer Science at Virginia Tech (www.cs.vt.edu) invites applications for a 

full-time tenure-track position, at the rank of Assistant Professor, from candidates with expertise

 in human-computer interaction (HCI). The department is especially interested in sub-areas of 

HCI involving human interaction with big data or advanced technologies, such as large-scale data 

visualization and human-robot interaction, but candidates from all areas of HCI are encouraged 

to apply. Candidates should have a PhD in Computer Science or related discipline at the time of 

appointment; a strong record of scholarship in human-computer interaction and interdisciplinary 

areas; demonstrated ability to contribute to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels in 

HCI and related subjects; sensitivity to issues of diversity in the campus community; and the 

skills to establish and grow a multidisciplinary research group. Selected candidates are expected 

to travel occasionally to attend professional conferences/meetings. VT CS faculty have been involved in HCI research since the early days of the field, and lead the 

interdisciplinary Center for Human-Computer Interaction (hci.vt.edu), a university-wide effort 

that brings together faculty with strengths in multi-sensory interactive communication, ecologies 

of displays and devices, social/collaborative computing, and human aspects of 

data/information/knowledge. Within CS, there are rich opportunities for collaboration in data 

mining/machine learning, parallel and distributed computing, computational biology and 

bioinformatics, information retrieval, software engineering, cyber security, cyber arts, and CS 

education. Beyond the department, HCI faculty members collaborate with researchers in design 

and the arts (the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology), in engineering and science (the 

Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science), and in education, business, and liberal arts.

 The Department of Computer Science has 36 research oriented tenure-track faculty and 11 

research faculty. There are a total 12 NSF/DOE CAREER award winners in the department. 

Research expenditures during FY2013 were $11.7 million; total research funding at the beginning

 of FY2014 was $34 million. BS, MS, and PhD degrees are offered, with an enrollment of over 

550 undergraduate majors (12% women) and over 200 PhD/MS students. In 2010, CS@VT was

 ranked 5th in the country in recruiting quality of CS undergrads by the Wall Street Journal. The 

department is in the College of Engineering, whose undergraduate program was ranked 6th and 

graduate program was ranked 12th among public engineering schools in 2013 by US News and 

World Report. Other research centers associated with the department include the new

 interdisciplinary Discovery Analytics Center (dac.cs.vt.edu), which focuses on ‘big data’ problems

 in areas of national interest including intelligence analysis, sustainability and health informatics,

 and the Center for High End Computing Systemswww.checs.eng.vt.edu known for its expertise

 in high performance computing, including energy efficient and/or heterogeneous supercomputers. 

Recently, we designed and acquired HokieSpeed, a CPU/GPU 200+ node machine for use by 

computational scientists and engineers across campus through a $2M NSF MRI grant. HokieSpeed 

ranked 11th in the world on the Green 500 List in November 2011. CS faculty also participate in 

the Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology (www.hume.ictas.vt.edu), 

a cyber security center. Virginia Tech is a comprehensive research university with over 31,000 

students. 

This hire is for the main campus in Blacksburg, consistently ranked among the country’s best 

places to live www.hr.vt.edu/great-place-to-work/culture-community. Salary for suitably qualified 

applicants is competitive and commensurate with experience. 

Selected candidates must pass a criminal background check prior to employment. Applications must

 be submitted online to https://jobs.vt.edu for posting #117036. We welcome applications from 

women and minorities. Applicant screening will begin December 15, 2013 and continue until the 

position is filled. Early applications are encouraged. Inquiries should be directed to 

Dr. Doug Bowman, HCI Search Committee Chair, bowman@vt.edu. Virginia Tech is an equal 

opportunity/affirmative action institution.