Application review will start on January 14, 2013.
The Department of Computer Science at Dartmouth College invites applications for the inaugural Roth Family Distinguished Professorship. We seek candidates with a strong academic or industry track record in the general area of Digital Arts (including, but not limited to, Visualization; Human-Computer Interaction; Tangible Computing; Computer Graphics; Computer Vision, Music, or Audition; and Media Arts and Sciences). Candidates at the level of full or associate professor will be considered.
Dartmouth is home to a growing program in the Digital Humanities and Arts with affiliated faculty and students in Computer Science, English, Film & Media Studies, Mathematics, Music, Psychology, Studio Art, and Theater. In the coming years we expect continued investment in the Digital Arts. The Roth Family Distinguished Professor will help shape what is expected to be a leading undergraduate and graduate program in the Digital Arts.
The Computer Science department (www.cs.dartmouth.edu) is home to 15 tenured and tenure-track faculty members whose research encompasses the areas of digital arts, graphics, vision, algorithms, theory, systems, security, robotics, and computational biology. The Computer Science department is in the School of Arts and Sciences, and it has strong Ph.D. and M.S. programs and outstanding undergraduate majors. The department hosts the undergraduate minor in Digital Arts, and has strong collaborations with Dartmouth’s programs in Digital Humanities, Neuroscience, Digital Music, Computational Genetics, the Tuck School of Business, the Geisel School of Medicine, and is home to the interdisciplinary Neukom Institute for Computational Science.
Dartmouth College, a member of the Ivy League, is located in Hanover, New Hampshire (on the Vermont border). Dartmouth has a beautiful, historic campus, located in a scenic area on the Connecticut River. Recreational opportunities abound in all four seasons. Dartmouth hosts an annual film festival, as well as renowned musical and theatrical performers. Convenient public transportation to Boston and New York is available. Airports with commercial service are located 15 minutes away (Lebanon, New Hampshire) and 75 minutes away (Manchester-Boston Regional Airport).
With an even distribution of male and female students and over a quarter of the undergraduate student population members of minority groups, Dartmouth is committed to diversity and encourages applications from women and minorities. Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
Applicants are invited to send their CV, research statement, teaching statement, and names of at least four references. Please arrange to have at least one letter writer comment about teaching. All material and inquiries should be sent toroth2013@cs.dartmouth.edu. Application review will start on January 14, 2013.
Applicants should arrange to have letters of recommendation sent directly by the recommender, either by email or physical mail, to:
Roth Family Professorship Search
Department of Computer Science
Dartmouth College
6211 Sudikoff Laboratory
Hanover, NH 03755
roth2013@cs.dartmouth.edu
Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages applications from women and members of minority groups.