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The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering invites applications for a tenure-track professor position at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor, to start September 2022.

This search is part of the Health Engineering cluster hire at NYU Tandon, a strategic effort to invest in Research and Technologies related to Health. More information about NYU’s broader Faculty Cluster Hiring Initiative, can be found here and here.

The focus of this search is in Medical Image Analysis. We seek candidates with excellent qualifications in mathematical, algorithmic and statistical concepts foundational to image analysis, including core areas of AI such as computer vision and machine learning.  Candidates should have a proven record in interdisciplinary collaborative research primarily related to medical or biomedical research. NYU offers unparalleled opportunities for research across boundaries through interdisciplinary collaborations with NYU’s top-ranked medical school, with centers and research programs in optical and radiological imaging, neuroscience, systems genetics, and with research departments including Radiology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation Medicine, and Global Public Health. You will also have opportunities to initiate collaborations with Tandon’s Biomedical Engineering Department, possibly with a joint appointment, the Center for Biomedical Imaging (CBI) of the Department of Radiology, the Computer Science Department of the Courant Institute, and the NYU Center for Data Science.

Qualifications

You should have a Ph.D. degree in computer science or a closely related discipline. We seek individuals with evidence of excellent scholarship who have the potential or demonstrated ability to develop and lead a strong research program. You should demonstrate or show potential for excellence in teaching and mentoring.

Application Instructions

Please submit the following materials electronically:

• Cover letter
• Current CV
• Research and Teaching statements
• A statement of your experience with or knowledge of inclusion, diversity, equity, and belonging efforts and your plans for incorporating them into your teaching, research, mentoring, and service.
• Recent teaching evaluations (if available)
• Names and contact information for three references.
• Names and contact information for three references.  Referees will upload confidential letters of reference in the Interfolio system.

We will review applications beginning in early December and will continue until we fill the position. We encourage you to submit early.

About Us

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering (NYU Tandon) is home of centers and research teams that are among the top groups in the country. Departmental research areas include big data management, analysis and visualization, imaging, security and privacy, algorithms and theory, and machine learning. We have groups working in interdisciplinary research areas like AI for games, fair and responsible data science, cybercrime, public health and social media, online political communication, urban computing, and sports analytics.

New York University (NYU) is one of the top private universities in the United States. NYU Tandon School of Engineering has an illustrious past as Brooklyn Poly and NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. Our mission is to excel in research, teaching, and entrepreneurship. We aim to inspire and educate engineers for the 21st century. NYU Tandon faculty are world renowned leaders in science and technology, with a strong commitment to research, innovation, and entrepreneurship that make a difference in the world. Our faculty and students are part of the high-tech start-up culture in New York City and in downtown Brooklyn, and we support four “future lab” business incubators that connect our students and faculty to today’s innovation economy. With NYU's unrivaled global network of campuses, we promote a truly global engineering education. We are deeply committed to teaching and learning.

NYU Tandon is committed to substantially increase the proportion of our faculty from historically underrepresented groups in STEM and we encourage candidates from such groups to apply.  We aspire to create a climate where diversity and inclusion are not only appreciated but considered an asset for creativity and innovation, and we seek faculty who have a real passion for a culturally diverse environment. We take pride in our high numbers of female students and students who are the first in their family to go to college. NYU belongs to the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC), which assists with dual-career searches, and our faculty are supported by a range of work-life balance programs provided by the  NYU Office of Work Life.

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