[ecoop-info] Call for Tenure-track Assistant Professor

[Mauro Prevostini]

The Faculty of Informatics of the Università della Svizzera italiana 
(USI), located in beautiful Lugano, Switzerland, invites young 
researchers to apply for an Assistant Professor position.

The Faculty of Informatics at USI was established in October 2004 and 
offers BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees with an innovative, project-based, and 
interdisciplinary curriculum. The official teaching language of the 
Faculty is English. The Faculty has strong competences in many areas of 
informatics and computational science, and we are looking to complement 
and extend our research areas.

The successful candidate is expected to conduct world-class research and 
to contribute to teaching at all levels. Applicants with strong research 
records in all areas of informatics are welcome. USI specifically 
encourages female candidates to apply with the goal of increasing the 
proportion of female professors.

Basic requisites:
- PhD or equivalent

Applications with curriculum vitae, list of publications, names of three 
referees, and statements on research and teaching should be sent in 
electronic form to: opencall at usi.ch

Applications received by December 15, 2016 will be given priority.

Targeted starting date for the position is September 1, 2017.

General information about the Faculty of Informatics can be found at 
http://www.inf.usi.ch

Questions concerning the position can be addressed to the Dean’s office: 
decanato.inf at usi.ch