West Virginia University

Research Assistant Professor Positions in Multimodal Biometrics

The Lane Department
of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering invites applications for a
non-tenure track Research Assistant Professor in the field of multimodal
biometrics. Duties will planning, proposing, executing, and supervising
externally sponsored research activities in areas including but not
limited to biometric data acquisition, pattern recognition, image processing,and
information security.

Required qualifications include an earned PhD
degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science;
broad knowledge in the fields of image processing and pattern recognition;
experience in applications of image processing to biometric systems; and a
record of experience, research, and publication commensurate with the post
doctoral experience. Preferred experience includes the following: academic
research experience and publication with specific applications to
multimodal biometric systems, and experience in biometric data acquisition.

West Virginia University (www.wvu.edu) is
a comprehensive land grant research institution enrolling over 28,000 students
in 113 degrees programs, including engineering and health sciences. The Lane
Department of Computer Science & Electrical Engineering is the home department for the Center for Identification
Technology Research (CITeR) (www.citer.wvu.edu), a multi-university National
Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) led
by WVU. With 20 federal government and industry affiliates and an
interdisciplinary set of participating faculty, CITeR provides unparalleled
opportunity for cooperative research. CITeR serves as the academic lead for the
FBI's Biometric Center of Excellence, partners with the University of Arizona
in the DHS Center of Excellence in Border Security and Immigration.

Interested candidates
must send a letter of application, a CV, and contact information for at least three
technical references. Review of
completed applications will begin November 15, 2009, and the position will
remain open until filled.

West Virginia University is an affirmative action, equal
opportunity employer dedicated to building a culturally diverse and pluralistic
faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment.
Applications are strongly encouraged from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans.