Position Announcement
Assistant/Associate Professor
Computer Science
General Information
The Department of Computer Science at JMU invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor level to begin August 2010.Duties and Responsibilities
Faculty in the Computer Science Department are expected to make contributions in teaching (at both the undergraduate and graduate levels), scholarship, and service (professional, university, and departmental).Qualifications
The Department is interested in extending or expanding its activities in a variety of areas, but preference will be given to applicants with expertise in Multimedia, Computer Gaming, Web Systems, Cloud Computing, Forensics or Information Security. The successful candidate will have a strong background in general computer science and demonstrated excellence in teaching and research, with the potential to develop an active, undergraduate-oriented research program. We welcome applicants with an interest in teaching online. A Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field at the time of employment is preferred.Selected Departmental Activities
The Department of Computer Science serves approximately 200 undergraduate majors and offers two M.S. degrees, one in Information Security and the other in Secure Software Systems. Additional information about the Department is available at www.cs.jmu.edu.
Multimedia and Computer Gaming
The Computer Science Department is already somewhat active in the areas of Multimedia and Computer Gaming. The members of the faculty that work in these areas include:
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Dr. David Bernstein
(Engineering Design of Multimedia Software)
Dr. Steve Frysinger (Interaction Design)
Dr. Michael Norton (Music and Computing)
Dr. Bernstein is completing a textbook on Engineering Design of Multimedia Software. The Computer Science Department is also working with faculty in a variety of other departments on Wellness Activities and Gaming
The Department offers (or has offered recently) a variety of undergraduate courses in these areas, including:
To support these activities, the Department has some specialized facilities, including:
Web Systems and Cloud Computing
The Computer Science Department is already somewhat active in the areas of Web Systems and Cloud Computing. The members of the faculty that work in these areas include:
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Dr. Ralph Grove
(Web Science)
Dr. Morgan Benton, ISAT (Service Oriented Architectures)
Dr. Grove has just completed a textbook on Web-Based Application Development. The Computer Science Department is also working with faculty in a variety of other departments including The School of Media Arts and Design, The School of Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication, and The Department of Integrated Science and technology.
The Department (and affiliated Departments) offers (or has offered recently) a variety of undergraduate courses in these areas, including:
To support these activities, the Department has some specialized facilities, including:
Information Security and Cyber-Forensics
The Computer Science Department is very active in the areas of Information Security and Cyber-Forensics. In fact, the Department was one of the original seven, and continues to be one of the, centers of excellence in information assurance education.
A variety of faculty members are involved in these areas, including:
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Dr. Mohamed Aboutabl
(General Information Security)
Dr. Florian Buchholz (Cyber-Forensics)
Mr. Taz Daughtrey (Secure Software Engineering)
Dr. Christopher Fox (Secure Software Engineering)
Dr. M. Hossain Heydari (Network Security)
Dr. Brett Tjaden (Intrusion Detection)
Dr. Xunhua (Steve) Wang (Applied Cryptography)
Dr. Tjaden has written a textbook on Fundamentals of Secure Computer Systems.
The Department also offers a variety of undergraduate courses in these areas, including:
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Software Engineering
Computer Forensics
Introduction to Information System Security
Information Systems Security Management (1 credit)
Information System Security Administration (1 credit)
Information System Security Operations (1 credit)
Assessment of Secure Information Systems (1 credit)
Software Analysis and Design
Interaction Design
Information Security
Cyber Defense
The Department has an M.S. program in Secure Software Systems and an M.S. program in Information Security (offered on-line). To that end, the Department offers a number of courses in these areas, including:
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Secure Software Engineering
Information Security
Networking and Security
Software Assurance
Secure Operations
Cryptography
Computer Forensics
Formal Methods for Information Security
Advanced Network Security
Secure Software Requirements and Architecture
Secure Software Design and Construction
Distributed Computing and Security
To support these activities, the Department has some specialized facilities, including:
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CyberRange (The System Security Testing Lab)
Students in these areas are actively involved in the following clubs/organizations:
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Cyber Defense Club
Computer Forensics Club
The Computer Science Department partners with a number of different organizations, including:
About JMU
JMU is a comprehensive public university, with an enrollment of approximately 17,000 undergraduate and 1,300 graduate students, located in Harrisonburg, VA. JMU is regarded as one of the finest regional universities in the nation and has been cited in U.S. News and World Report, Changing Times, and Money Magazine as an outstanding public university. Additional information about JMU is available at www.jmu.edu.
About the Area
James Madison University is located in Harrisonburg, VA. Harrisonburg occupies about 18 square miles and has a population of about 44,000. It is a Virginia Main Street Community and has both National and State Historic Districts.
Harrisonburg is located in the Shenandoah Valley; the Blue Ridge Mountains are to the east and the Appalachian and Allegheny Plateaus are to the west. The area is home to the 1-million-acre George Washington National Forest (with 900 miles of hiking trails, including 60 miles of the Appalachian Trail) and the Shenandoah National Park.
The Harrisonburg area is also home to a variety of firms and organizations that create and user computing technology. This includes a few firms that were created by JMU alumni and a number of firms that employ are graduates. The members of the Shenandoah Valley Technology Council (SVTC), a non-profit organization, "are creators and users of technology who gather together for education, networking and business development". The Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development Center "offers free counseling services, assists with feasibility studies and business planning, sponsors seminars and training events, and provides information and other services to new and existing small and medium-sized businesses".
