Department of Computer Science

Department of Computer Science

Category : Tenure Track Faculty PositionsCampus : Thunder BayApplication Deadline : Friday, June 7, - 11 : 59pm

Category : Tenure Track Faculty Positions

Campus : Thunder Bay

Application Deadline : Review of applications will commence on June 7, and will continue until the positions are filled.

Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies

Department of Computer Science

Reference # : SES 25-01 (tenure-track) and SES 25-07 (tenure-track)

Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Campus , invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions in the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies / Department of Computer Science .

The positions will commence on August 1, at a rank commensurate with experience and qualifications of the successful candidates.

Applications for these faculty positions are invited from outstanding candidates in Computer Science who have a strong teaching and research focuses, with preferences in the following areas :

• Computer Graphics
• Cryptography and Computer Security and Privacy
• Cloud Computing / Web Programming
• Game Programming
• Software Engineering
• Databases
• Design and Analysis of Algorithms
• Health Informatics
• Mobile Computing
• Operating Systems / Computer Architecture
• Artificial Intelligence (Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language, Processing, Data Science)

Applications with exceptional research in other related areas will also be considered.

The successful tenure-track candidates are expected to initiate an externally funded research program and contribute to the supervision of graduate students in our MSc Program and in our planned PhD Program in Systems and Computing.

Candidates having a good publishing record in high impact journals and tier 1 conferences will be given preference. Additionally, candidates are expected to actively participate and support departmental activities and services.

Applicants should hold a PhD in Computer Science or a closely related discipline. Candidates are expected to teach a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses and demonstrate the ability to adapt to a rapidly changing discipline by incorporating new material.

Prior teaching and post-doctoral experience as well as courses or certificates in teaching practice will be considered as an asset.

Experience with experiential learning and online or alternative modes of course delivery is highly desired.

The Department of Computer Science is a fast-growing department with a total of 10 full-time faculty members. Our faculty members are involved in various externally funded research programs.

Lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for innovative programs and cutting-edge research. Our campuses are located in Thunder Bay on the traditional lands of the Fort William First Nation, Signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of and in Orillia on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, and Rama First Nation.

Lakehead University acknowledges the history that many nations hold in the areas around our campuses and is committed to a relationship with Métis and Inuit and First Nations peoples.

Lakehead has approximately 10, students and 2, faculty and staff. With an emphasis on collaborative learning and independent critical thinking and a multidisciplinary teaching approach, Lakehead offers a variety of degree and diploma programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels through its nine faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Health and Behavioural Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Science and Environmental Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities, Graduate Studies, and Faculty of Law.