Description
The Faculty of Science at the University of Calgary invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor (Research and Teaching) in Computer Science position with a focus on Augmented and Extended Reality.

DESCRIPTION OF EXPECTATIONS

To be eligible for consideration, candidates must hold a Doctoral degree in Computer Science or a closely related discipline by the start date. The candidate must display potential for leading a high-impact research program. Candidates who are near completion of their program will also be considered. Preference will be given to candidates with a primary focus and interest in one or more of the following areas:

• 3D user interfaces including multimodal/cross-modal interfaces
• Tracking, sensing, locomotion and navigation form XR
• Data Visualisation in XR & immersive analytics
• XR in Remote Work and Telepresence
• Classic and Generative AI for XR
• Explainable AI for XR
• Adaptive and Context-Aware Human Interactions in XR
• Prototyping, authoring, engineering and testing of XR systems
• Understanding users, usability and behaviour for XR applications
• Applications of augmented, mixed, virtual, and cross reality in infrastructure, health care, training, education, or computer games
• Digital twins for XR

Research expectation: The candidate must have strong interests in supporting the Department of Computer Science’s research initiatives and training programs. The candidate is expected to contribute to the University of Calgary’s Ahead of Tomorrow strategic plan to promote transdisciplinary scholarship and innovation and empower our students and communities to tackle society’s big problems.
Teaching expectations: The successful candidate will play an important role in teaching and research supervision of undergraduate and graduate students. Evidence of (potential for) excellence and growth in these areas is an asset. The successful candidate must possess the interest and ability to teach a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses in computer science and especially topics related to Augmented and Extended Reality (XR), in order to support teaching in our undergraduate and graduate programs. We offer both in-person and virtual sections of many of our undergraduate courses. Teaching assignments of faculty members is a collaborative process where we aim to balance the needs of individual faculty members and the needs of students.
Service Expectations: Finally, the candidate should provide evidence of collegiality within their organization and commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). They will be expected to fully engage in departmental and university service at the University of Calgary and work effectively with people from diverse communities and cultures.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK ENVIRONMENT

Successful applicants will become faculty members in the Department of Computer Science. The Department offers a variety of programs:

• BSc in Computer Science
• BSc in Data Science
• MSc and PhD in Computer Science
• MSc and PhD in Computational Media Design
• Professional certificates and Master in Data Science and Analytics
• Professional certificates and Master in Information Security and Privacy.

We are also developing an on-line pathway for our BSc in Computer Science. Successful applicants will primarily contribute to the computer science components of the Department’s programs, but will also have the opportunity to contribute to other components and other programs offered by the Department and Faculty.
The Department of Computer Science is in the Faculty of Science. The Department and Faculty are committed to supporting interdisciplinary research and teaching and we offer and support opportunities to improve your research and your teaching practice by working with people in other disciplines. The Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning also offers professional development and additional resources for those who are developing new ways to teach.
The University of Calgary adheres to the principles of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) and strives to evaluate research impact responsibly and inclusively by explicitly considering discipline-appropriate methods for demonstrating the quality, significance, and societal impact of a broad range of research contributions.
The Department of Computer Science is continuously improving our environment and culture to foster an inclusive environment where all department members can participate and collaborate to their full potential.
The University of Calgary’s comprehensive benefits and pension program is designed to promote a productive level of health and well-being to staff members through coverage for health, dental, life insurance, income protection for disability, and retirement income planning. To learn about our comprehensive benefits package, please visit http://www.ucalgary.ca/hr/academicbenefitspension.

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