[Job-offers-cs] Faculty positions at the Department of Computer Science, Reykjavik University

[Pekka Orponen]

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Subject: Faculty positions at the Department of Computer Science, 
Reykjavik University
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020 11:34:54 +0200
From: EATCS Secretary <secretary at eatcs.org>
To: pekka.orponen at aalto.fi

The Department of Computer Science at Reykjavik University is hiring and 
invites applications for faculty positions at any rank.

We are looking for energetic, highly qualified academics with a proven 
international research record. We particularly welcome applications from 
researchers who have a strong network of research collaborators, can 
strengthen internal collaborations within the department, and generally 
have potential to flourish in our setting.

We have just posted three separate calls for applications. The following 
two calls might be of interest to EATCS members.

     If you are interested in applying for one of the faculty positions 
in the fields of Data Science, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, 
and Computer Security, please follow this link for more information on 
the positions and on how to apply.
     We also have a call for faculty positions in any area of Computer 
Science. You can find further information on those positions here.

Department of Computer Science at Reykjavik University

The Department of Computer Science at Reykjavik University has about 650 
full-time-equivalent students and 22 faculty members. It provides an 
excellent working environment that encourages and supports independence 
in academic endeavors, and in which a motivated academic can have impact 
at all levels. The department offers undergraduate and graduate programs 
in computer science and software engineering, as well as a combined 
undergraduate program in discrete mathematics and computer science. The 
department is home to several research centers producing high-quality 
collaborative research in areas such as artificial intelligence, 
financial technology, language technology, software systems, and 
theoretical computer science, among others; for more information on 
those research centers, see https://en.ru.is/research/units/.

Reykjavík University

On the Times Higher Education rankings for 2021, Reykjavík University is 
ranked in first place along with eight other universities for the 
average number of citations per faculty. Overall, RU is ranked among the 
350 best universities world-wide, 59th of all universities established 
fewer than 50 years ago, and first among Icelandic universities. 
Reykjavík University has around 3.700 students and 250 faculty and 
employees in addition to numerous adjunct faculty in two schools: 
Technology and Social Sciences. We offer a welcoming and stimulating 
environment in which to work and live. The University is centrally 
located in Reykjavík, the capital city of Iceland. The role of Reykjavik 
University is to create and disseminate knowledge to enhance the 
competitiveness and quality of life for individuals and society, guided 
by good ethics, sustainability and responsibility. Education and 
research at RU are based on strong ties with industry and society. We 
emphasize interdisciplinary collaboration, international relations and 
entrepreneurship.

Iceland

Iceland is well known for breathtaking natural beauty, with volcanoes, 
hot springs, lava fields and glaciers offering a dramatic landscape. It 
consistently ranks as one of the best places in the world to live. It 
offers a high quality of life, is one of the safest places in the world, 
has high gender equality, and strong health-care and social-support 
systems. It is in fourth position in the 2020 UN World Happiness Report, 
which correlates with various life factors.