Faculty Positions in Human-Computer Interaction - University of Waterloo, Canada

[Olga Vechtomova]

Faculty Positions in Human-Computer Interaction:



The Department of Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo  
invites applications for full-time faculty appointments in Information  
Systems at any level (assistant, associate or full professor) to start  
January 2010 or later. Applicants should hold a PhD, or be near  
completion of their doctorate, and have demonstrated research and  
teaching potential in industrial/systems engineering, computer science  
or related fields.  We seek individuals in the area of Information  
Systems with a strong technical background and interest in human  
computer interaction, usability engineering and user-centered design.  
Interest in practical problems and application is highly desirable. An  
undergraduate degree in engineering will be an asset.



The Department offers a co-op undergraduate degree in Management  
Engineering as one of the disciplines in the Faculty of Engineering,  
as well as Master?s and PhD programs. Examples of courses that could  
be taught by the successful candidate include Human-Computer  
Interaction, Digital Computation, Algorithms and Data Structures,  
Database Systems, Information Systems Analysis and Design, Principles  
of Software Engineering, Decision Support Systems, Business Processes  
and Information Technology. The successful candidate will join a  
dynamic and growing interdisciplinary department in the Faculty of  
Engineering that has active research and teaching activities in  
Information Systems, Operations Research and Management of Technology.



Applications are to be submitted electronically at  
https://www.mansci.uwaterloo.ca/OFAS/ . Applicants should submit a  
cover letter along with a curriculum vitae detailing educational  
background, research and work experience, and copies of up to three  
selected publications. Letters of recommendation are not required on  
application but will be requested if a candidate is shortlisted.  
Consideration of candidates will begin immediately and will continue  
until the positions are filled.



For further information, please contact the Chair of Management Sciences:



Dr. Elizabeth Jewkes

Department of Management Sciences,

Faculty of Engineering,

200 University Avenue West

University of Waterloo,

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1.

Email:  emjewkes@...



All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadian  
citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority.  The  
University encourages applications from all qualified individuals  
including women, members of visible minorities, native peoples, and  
persons with disabilities.