The Department of Computer Science, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Computer Systems Laboratory, the Center for High Performance Software Research, and the Center for Multimedia Communication at Rice University expect to have several positions in the areas of computer science and engineering available beginning in the academic year 2001-2002 and invite applications for faculty and research staff positions. We are interested in receiving applications for appointments to the tenure-track faculty at the rank of assistant professor (however, appointment as associate or full professor will be considered for exceptionally well qualified candidates), to the research faculty which may be at the rank of faculty fellow, senior faculty fellow, and distinguished faculty fellow (these are research positions), and to the research staff as a research scientist or as a postdoctoral research associate. We are especially interested in candidates with research experience in algorithms and complexity, artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, compilers, computer graphics, computer systems, database management systems, digital libraries, distributed and mobile computing, embedded systems, high-performance hardware, information retrieval, networks, programming languages, software engineering, and parallel computing. We will consider strong candidates in other areas as well.

Applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree or the equivalent in computer science or a related discipline or expect to complete such requirements prior to assuming an appointment. Strong evidence of a commitment to excellence both in research and teaching is required for a tenured or tenure-track appointment. Preference will be given to early applications.

The Department of Computer Science, the Computer Systems Laboratory and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering share superb research facilities. NSF Educational Innovation, Research Infrastructure and Special Project grants, along with major grants and contracts from both industrial organizations and government agencies, have enabled the departments to build parallel and multiprocessor systems laboratories, a large network of engineering workstations, an extensive local area network, a high-speed network test-bed, and access to scientific communities via NSF, NASA, and Department of Energy electronic networks. The Center for High Performance Software Research supports several major research projects, and provides access to massively parallel computer systems located at several cooperating institutions.

The Center for Multimedia Communication develops embedded systems, distributed systems, and network architectures for tetherless and multimedia communication applications through collaborative research efforts. Both departments and associated centers are located in the new Computational Engineering Building, along with the Departments of Computational and Applied Mathematics and Statistics.

Rice is a well-endowed private university with a strong reputation for academic excellence, particularly in undergraduate teaching. It attracts outstanding students nationally and internationally and provides a stimulating environment for research, teaching and joint projects with industry. Teaching loads are low to accommodate faculty research and faculty salaries are competitive.

Send a resume, a statement of research and teaching interests, and the names and addresses of at least three references before January 15, 2002 to:

Computer Science and Engineering Search Committee
Department of Computer Science
Rice University
P.O. Box 1892, MS 132
Houston, Texas 77251-1892