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<p class="MsoNormal">FACULTY POSITION IN DATA SCIENCE<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CENTER FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Center for Information Systems and Technology (CISAT) (http://is.cgu.edu)
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<p class="MsoNormal">at Claremont Graduate University (CGU)invites nominations and applications for
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<p class="MsoNormal">a tenure-track or tenured faculty member specialized in Data Science with
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<p class="MsoNormal">interests in areas such as Big Data, Data Analytics, Data Mining, and Software
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<p class="MsoNormal">Design. The appointment will commence either in January or July 2015.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Job Qualifications: Candidates must have or will soon have a doctoral degree;
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<p class="MsoNormal">a strong record of scholarship; interest in diverse teaching approaches,
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<p class="MsoNormal">students, and populations; and the ability to work with practitioners to
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<p class="MsoNormal">arrange and oversee practicums and internships in the focus areas. Specific
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<p class="MsoNormal">technical knowledge of core database platforms as well as data analysis and
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<p class="MsoNormal">mining techniques is required. The successful candidate also will demonstrate
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<p class="MsoNormal">experience and/or capacity for advising a diverse student body.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Preference will be given to candidates whose teaching, research, and field
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<p class="MsoNormal">interests focus on innovative use of data in areas such as business, health,
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<p class="MsoNormal">social media/networks, and e-learning., Knowledge of other data analytic
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<p class="MsoNormal">platforms, software design techniques, and/or teaching experience in one or
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<p class="MsoNormal">more of the focus areas is a plus. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The position will include responsibility for teaching graduate courses in
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<p class="MsoNormal">CISAT’s master’s and PhD programs, conducting research for publication,
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<p class="MsoNormal">supervising doctoral students and participating in CGU’s university-wide Big
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<p class="MsoNormal">Data initiative. Depending on research interests, an opportunity exists for the
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<p class="MsoNormal">faculty member to interface with other CGU programs and schools in the areas of
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<p class="MsoNormal">management, social sciences, public health, public policy, and education.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Review of applications will begin in September 2014 and will continue until the
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<p class="MsoNormal">position is filled. Applications from women, minorities, and underrepresented
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<p class="MsoNormal">populations are especially encouraged. Please send a letter of interest and
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<p class="MsoNormal">current curriculum vitae preferably via email to:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lorne Olfman, Chair of the Search Committee (Lorne.Olfman@cgu.edu)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Center for Information Systems and Technology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Claremont Graduate University<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">130 East Tenth Street<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Claremont, CA 91711 <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Claremont Graduate University is America's only private, graduate-only,
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<p class="MsoNormal">research-extensive university. Nestled at the foot of the San Gabriel
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mountains about 35 miles east of Los Angeles, CGU is one of seven members of
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<p class="MsoNormal">the unique Claremont Colleges Consortium. CGU is known for intimate,
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<p class="MsoNormal">transdisciplinary teaching and for research that takes on major challenges
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<p class="MsoNormal">facing our region and world.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Claremont Graduate University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not
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<p class="MsoNormal">discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, place of national origin,
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<p class="MsoNormal">gender, age, sexual orientation, or physical disabilities in its employment
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<p class="MsoNormal">practice and in admission of students to educational programs and activities in
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<p class="MsoNormal">accordance with the requirement of Title IX of the Educational Amendments of
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<p class="MsoNormal">1972 and other applicable laws. Claremont Graduate University is vigorously
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<p class="MsoNormal">committed to affirmative action in employment practices regarding ethnic
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<p class="MsoNormal">minorities, the physically disabled, veterans, and women. In addition to meeting
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<p class="MsoNormal">its obligations under federal and state law, Claremont Graduate University is
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<p class="MsoNormal">committed to increasing faculty diversity.<o:p></o:p></p>
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