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Assistant / Associate / Full Professor (Open Rank Faculty Positions)
Institution: Innopolis University
Location: Innopolis (satellite city of Kazan), Tatarstan, Russia
Category: Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Institute of Software
Development and Engineering
Application deadline: until the positions are filled
Type: Full-time or special arrangement
The Institute of Software Development and Engineering of the Faculty of
Computer Science and Engineering at Innopolis University invites applications
for professorships at all ranks.
Candidates are being sought in all sub-fields of Software Engineering. The
initial appointment is a 3-year contract, renewed after evaluation. Senior
faculty members are also invited
for sabbatical positions on negotiable conditions.
POSITION
Responsibilities include the following:
* teaching three semester-long courses to undergraduate or graduate
students during the academic year
* curriculum and course development
* leading relevant research activities
* providing general program guidance
* advising and mentoring students
* contributing to community services and other activities related to
developing and maintaining the intellectual and cultural environment of the
University
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Successful candidates must have the following qualifications:
* an achieved doctoral degree from an internationally recognized
educational and/or research institution
* minimum 3 years teaching experience (including teaching assistantship) at
an internationally recognized institution
* industry experience is an advantage
* excellent English communication skills (the language of instruction at IU
is English)
* active research interests in the field of interest for the institute with
publications in recognized international venues
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Innopolis University offers a competitive salary at par with North American
educational institutions. Additionally, Russian residents enjoy a flat taxation
rate currently at 13%. The benefits package includes paid vacation, housing
allowance (based on the rank and family size), relocation allowance, home
travel (twice per year), paid health care coverage. A start-up package is
available for selected faculty and it includes funding for establishing a lab
with up to two PhD students for the first year and additional discretionary
funds for research. The University will provide assistance in searching and
recruiting of PhD students within Russia and abroad, and with applications for
national and international research grants.
HOW TO APPLY
Candidates should submit a full application package, consisting of cover
letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, teaching statement in pdf format
by email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
Additionally, they should arrange to have three reference letters sent by email
to the same address.
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY
Innopolis University is the first university in Russia focused on Information
Technology and Robotics using English as the language of instruction. By 2023,
it aims at joining the top-100 institutions under 50 years old worldwide. The
Faculty of Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering is organized in four
institutes (Software Development and Engineering; Cyber-physical Systems,
Networks and Security; Data Science and Artificial Intelligence; Robotics and
Computer Vision). It offers a Bachelor degree in Computer Science with four
specializations (one per institute), four Master degree programs (Software
Engineering, Data Science, AI and Robotics, and Secure Systems and Network
Engineering) and a research-based doctoral program. The University actively
collaborates with the largest local companies, including Gazprom, Sberbank,
Kaspersky, Yandex, Parallels, etc. as well as with the world’s leading
universities in the field of Computer Science. The University targets
intellectually advanced youth with strong knowledge in Math and CS. The average
student acceptance rate is about 3%. Innopolis University is located in
Innopolis, a new Russian city designed to be a major IT hub of the country,
just 40 kilometers away from Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan.
Tatarstan is rapidly developing region in Russia attracting investment in
high-tech development, education and sport. Kazan, where the faculty members
experience a unique mixture of western and traditional lifestyles is similar to
any mid-sized North American or European cosmopolitan city, including a rich
and vibrant atmosphere with easy access to excellent restaurants, theaters,
concert halls, museums, professional and amateur sports, recreation and much
more.
