Great opportunity if you are interested in teaching CS in Cape Town. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Bill Tucker <wdtucker@gmail.com> Date: Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 3:48 AM Subject: Professor post available at University of the Western Cape, South Africa To: sig-dev@googlegroups.com Please note this post has ample opportunity for ICT for development research/teaching. Department of Computer Science University of the Western Cape Professor The Department of Computer Science invites applications for a full-time position tenable at the rank of Professor in the field of Artificial Intelligence, Mobile and Internet Computing, Software Engineering or Computer Networks. Candidates with strengths in other areas of Computer Science will also be considered. The ideal candidate for this position will be a highly motivated research-active PhD graduate in Computer Science with a demonstrable track record of teaching, successful supervision of postgraduate students and publication in accredited journals and conferences. The successful candidate will be expected to teach Computer Science courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and supervise postgraduate research at Master’s and PhD levels; to demonstrate the ability to initiate research programmes, secure external funding, develop industry and academic partnerships and engage in community outreach. In addition, you should have a proven record of academic leadership skills, evidenced by: strong management skills, communication fluency in English, organisational skills and the ability to drive innovation and institutional change. Information about the Department is available at http://www.cs.uwc.ac.za For information about this post, contact Prof. I.M. Venter on tel. +27 21 959 3010 or e-mailiventer@uwc.ac.za Closing date for applications: 25 January 2013 To view a comprehensive role description and the application procedure, please visit the Vacancy section on our website at www.uwc.ac.za or contact Mr Bradley Thorne via e-mailbthorne@uwc.ac.za (tel. +27 21 959 3756) for assistance. In line with the University’s commitment to diversifying its workforce, applications from designated groups will be given priority consideration. The University reserves the right not to make an appointment or to make an appointment at a lower level.