Four Open Tenure-Track Positions: University of Chile

The Department of Computer Science (DCC) of the University of Chile is 
offering 4 full-time permanent positions to carry out research and 
teaching at both undergraduate and graduate level. As assistant 
professors in tenure-track positions, candidates are expected to develop 
a strong and competitive research program. Details and application link 
(in Spanish) can be found at: https://www.uchile.cl/concursoAcademico. 
Application deadline is March 3, 2022.

Candidates

Candidates should be pursuing internationally recognized research in the 
following areas (one position per area is offered):

1.    Theoretical Computer Science
2.    Artificial Intelligence and/or Data Science & Engineering
3.    Software Engineering
4.    Networking and/or Computer Security, or with lower preference, any 
other area in Computer Science

Successful candidates are expected to complement the existing strengths 
of the Department and its current activities. Candidates must hold a 
Ph.D. degree and must have demonstrated excellence in research and 
scholarship within the field of interest. Successful candidates will be 
expected to:

•    move to Santiago, Chile (if currently living elsewhere),
•    establish and lead their own research team,
•    deliver innovative research at the highest international standards,
•    deliver high quality teaching,
•    supervise undergraduate, master and PhD students,
•    obtain competitive research funding from external funding bodies,
•    write and speak English fluently, and
•    obtain a good command of Spanish within 1 year of appointment.

The Department of Computer Science (DCC)

The DCC is the leading Computer Science Department in Chile, and one of 
the most prominent in Latin America. It pioneered the use of Unix and 
the adoption of the Internet in Chile. Today it has 20 full-time 
professors, 9 of which come from Argentina, Uruguay, France, Ireland, 
and Peru. They carry out research at the highest level, publishing about 
100 articles per year in international conferences and journals. The 
department is responsible for teaching Computer Science, with about 500 
undergraduate, 80 MSc and 40 PhD students majoring in Computer Science.

Further information can be requested to Prof. Gonzalo Navarro 
(gnavarro@dcc.uchile.cl).

https://comunicaciones.dcc.uchile.cl/news/543-llamado-a-concurso-academico-2022/

Received on Friday, 7 January 2022 21:42:45 UTC