Assistant Professor - Software Engineering (#0084632)

This is a re-advertisement and prior advertisement was posted from October 16, 2024, to February 21, 2025. Please see the information about the position, the duties and responsibilities, the minimum and desirable qualifications, and the job application attachments below: 

Title:                                 Assistant Professor - Software Engineering
Position Number:            0084632
Hiring Unit:                      Department of Information and Computer Sciences 
Location:                          Manoa Campus 
Date Posted:                    February 21, 2025
Closing Date:                   Continuous, application review begins March 17, 2025
Salary Information:          Competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience 
Tenure Track:                   Tenure 
Full Time/Part Time:        Full time 
Temporary/Permanent:   Permanent 

Description
The Department of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa invites applications for a permanent, full-time (9-month), tenure-track, faculty position, at the rank of Assistant Professor position in the broad area of Software Engineering. The position will begin approximately August 01, 2025. The Hawaii State Legislature has appropriated this position with the intent to help meet the state’s strategic goal of increasing expertise in computing and information sciences. 

The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, a Carnegie R1 research university and the flagship campus of the UH system, is a top-50 public university dedicated to providing world-class teaching, research, and service. 

Other Conditions: 
Subject to position clearance and availability of funds. First review of applicants will begin November 15, 2025 continuous recruitment until position is filled. 

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Teach and develop courses in information and computer sciences
• Develop an extramurally funded research program
• Publish outstanding work in leading scholarly journals and conference proceedings
• Supervise graduate students; mentor and advise undergraduates
• Participate in capstone project mentoring
• Provide department, college, and university service
• Other scholarly duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:
• An earned Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline by the time of appointment
• Demonstrated an outstanding research record
• Demonstrated an ability to lead a research program involving students and postdocs
• Demonstrated an ability to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and a strong potential for securing external funding.

Desirable Qualifications:
• Experience working with industry or mentoring students in internships or in other projects in collaboration with industry partners.

To Apply: 
Click the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the job posting to complete an application and attach required documents. Documents include: (1) a cover letter showing how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications, (2) A curriculum vitae with a publication list, (3) Names and contact information of three individuals willing to provide professional reference letters, (4) A statement describing research interests, accomplishments, and future research plans, (5) A statement describing experiences in, and approaches to, teaching and mentoring students, especially any experience mentoring software projects in collaboration with industry partners.

Inquiries: Please contact the hiring committee chair Mehdi Mirakhorli at mehdi23@hawaii.edu

The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment, including on the basis of veteran and disability status.  For more information, visit:  https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/policies/

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.
 
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