Deadline: 1 December 2012

Assistant Professor in Computational Social Science

The University of Vermont (UVM) seeks a tenure track assistant professor with
outstanding research and teaching capabilities in the realm of Computational
Social Science. Candidates will be expected to have a Ph.D. in a
computationally-focused program within the social and economic sciences, or in
one of the computational, mathematical, and natural sciences. The successful
candidate will join the Complex Systems Spire, one of UVM’s three
Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (TRI) (http://www.uvm.edu/~tri), as well
as UVM’s Complex Systems Center (http://www.uvm.edu/~cmplxsys/). The candidate’s
tenure home—department and college—will be based on the individual’s
background and research interests, and will be determined during the
appointment process. The position will be effective September 1, 2013.

The successful candidate will be expected to undertake an active program of
scientific research that leads to global, national, and local impact, and to
the growth of UVM as a leading institution in the data-driven study of
large-scale, sociotechnical, and socionatural phenomena; to seek and obtain
extramural funding for their research; and to design and evolve successful new
courses in the computational social sciences at the graduate and undergraduate
level. Teaching, training, and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students
will be required in this position. The successful candidate’s research and
teaching activities will be in part facilitated by the Vermont Advanced
Computing Core, UVM’s high performance supercomputing facility, whose continued
growth and evolution will be part of the individual’s research agenda.

The University of Vermont, established in 1791, is located 90 miles south of
Montreal between the Adirondack and Green Mountains on the shores of Lake
Champlain in Burlington, Vermont, a city of 50,000, consistently recognized for
its quality of life, from outdoor recreation to cultural events. UVM, with over
85,000 alumni, is a comprehensive research university comprising eight schools
and colleges, a Graduate College, and a College of Medicine and offers its
employees competitive salaries, outstanding benefits and a superior academic
workplace.

The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the
diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research,
teaching, and/or service. Applicants are requested to include in their letter
of interest information about how they will further this goal. The University
of Vermont is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to
increasing faculty diversity and welcomes applications from women and
underrepresented ethnic, racial and cultural groups and from people with
disabilities.

Candidates must apply online at www.uvmjobs.com<http://www.uvmjobs.com>. Search
for the position using posting number only (0040628). Include a curriculum
vitae; two representative publications; a statement of research focus a
statement of teaching interests; and the contact information of three
references. The reference providers will be emailed information on how to
upload their letters. Review of applications will begin on a rolling basis
starting December 1, 2012.

The University of Vermont is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Applications
from women, veterans and people from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural
backgrounds are encouraged.