[game_edu] job announcement

[Katherine Isbister]

Please forward to anyone you think might be interested!

thanks,

Katherine Isbister
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  The Computer Science and Engineering Department of the Polytechnic  
Institute of NYU invites applications for a faculty position with  
research focus in one or more of the following broad areas: data and  
knowledge management, web search and information retrieval, computer  
games, or social networks and online communities. We welcome  
applications at all levels with an exceptional record in research,  
teaching, and professional accomplishments. The rank of initial  
appointment will be commensurate with experience and accomplishments.

The Polytechnic Institute of NYU (formerly known as Brooklyn Poly) and  
New York University are in advanced stages of merger proceedings, with  
the goal of us becoming a school of NYU. The successful candidate will  
have excellent opportunities to initiate interdisciplinary research  
and educational collaborations with the diverse institutes and  
departments within NYU.

Our department has existing research strengths in several relevant  
areas including cyber security, web search, content distribution and  
distributedsystems, machine learning, and computer interfaces. Our  
faculty is also involved in the recently founded Games for Learning  
Institute (see http://g4li.nyu.edu/), which engages faculty from a  
number of schools at NYU. We are looking for a faculty member that  
would significantly strengthen and complement our current research  
efforts. Areas of particular interest are (i) principles and  
architectures of computer games, (ii) mining, search, and analysis of  
the web and of social networks and online worlds, (iii) data  
engineering and data mining with applications in security, electronic  
commerce, or the web, or (iv) research programs that combine several  
of the listed themes in innovative ways.

The Computer Science and Engineering Department (CSE) of Polytechnic   
Institute of NYU has a strong faculty with a vibrant research program  
and strong course offerings, with existing strengths including  
security, networks and distributed systems, algorithms, and web search  
technology. Our PhD program is one of a handful of programs ranked by  
US News and World Report with fewer than 15 research faculty. We are  
located in Downtown Brooklyn and a 5-minute subway ride from Lower  
Manhattan.

Review of applications will begin in January 2010 and will continue  
until the position is filled. Applicants should send their curriculum  
vitae, statement of research and teaching interests, and the names and  
addresses of three referees, as a PDF attachment, to cssearch at poly.edu.

Polytechnic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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