The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department invites applications for several non-tenure track positions in Computer Science at the rank of Lecturer and  Professor of the Practice, to begin in Spring 2013 (January 2013) or Fall 2013 (August 2013). Candidates with interest and experience in all Computer Science areas will be considered. Applicants should have at least a M.S. in Computer Science or a closely-related field. Ideal candidates will have evidence of strong teaching skills as well as academic, industry or government experience. Primary duties will include teaching computer science courses at the undergraduate level.

• Lecturer/Professor of Practice, Computer Science (non-tenure track)

• Lecturer, Computer Science (non-tenure track)

About the department. CSEE is UMBC’s largest department, with 34 tenure-track faculty, six teaching faculty and 16 research faculty. The department currently has about 1100 undergraduate students in two programs, computer science and computer engineering, and 250 graduate students in three core programs, computer science, computer engineering and electrical engineering. The department also manages a graduate program in cybersecurity.

About UMBC. UMBC is a selective, medium-sized public research university ranked by the Carnegie Foundation in the category of Research Universities with high research activity. In 2012, for the fourth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report ranked UMBC number one among “Up and Coming” national universities, “schools everyone should be watching.” UMBC also received its fourth consecutive “Top Ten” finish among schools having “a strong commitment to teaching undergraduates.” UMBC is a two-time winner of the U.S. Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.

Our location. UMBC’s convenient, suburban campus is located just minutes off I-95 between Baltimore and Washington DC, and less than 10 minutes from the BWI-Thurgood Marshall International Airport. It is surrounded by one of the greatest concentrations of commercial, cultural and scientific activity in the nation. Located at the head of the Chesapeake Bay, Baltimore has all the advantages of modern, urban living, including professional sports, major art galleries, theaters and a symphony orchestra. The city’s famous Inner Harbor area is an exciting center for entertainment and commerce. The nation’s capital, Washington, DC, is a great tourist attraction with its historical monuments and museums. Just ten minutes from downtown Baltimore and 30 minutes from the Washington Beltway, UMBC offers easy access to the region’s resources by car or public transportation.

To apply. Submit a cover letter, brief statement of teaching experience, academic, industrial or government experience, and complete CV at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/aaa Only applications submitted via this site will be considered. Applicants should arrange for three letters of reference to be sent via the same website. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. For best consideration, apply by October 30, 2012. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.

UMBC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is a recent recipient of a National Science Foundation ADVANCE award to promote hiring and advancement of women in science and engineering. We welcome applications from women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities.

Hello Team Study Groups!

I just want to touch base with you all to remind you to register you study groups (if you are already studying with people).  

Also, to give you all a head up, I am emailing you all in small groups based on the classes you are taking this semester.  If you do not have a study group, this will be a great way to start one!  All you have to do is respond to my email by hitting "reply all" and provide the times and days that you would like to allocate for studying with your group(s).  Please feel free to contact me with any questions, concerns, touch base, etc.

I hope all is well!

Dr. Felix

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I would like to continue my work with hydrology and/or GIS. I am not sure if I will work for the government, work in the private sector, teach younger students, or where I will end up. The dream for me would be to work in Colorado or some other cool place for a few years as a hydrologist and watershed analyst and then to switch over to teaching high school Environmental Science and/or Engineering.

Read more about Matthew's research by visiting the link below...

Computer Science alumna (’86) Stephanie C. Hill will be honored at this year’s Outstanding Alumni of the Year Awards on October 11, 7:30 p.m. in the Albin O. Kuhn Library. Hill is the president of Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems & Global Solutions-Civil division. In May, she submitted a guest post to the Washington post entitled “Why the nation needs more female engineers.”

Register for this year's Oustanding Alumni of the Year Awards here.

New Kids on the Block

The Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department welcomes three new professors starting Fall 2012. Learn what makes them tick.

Nilanjan Banerjee

Though technology has become an essential resource for many, it’s using up more and more of another kind of resource: energy. Not only is energy production costly, but it’s not infallible. For a generation that’s come to rely on technology, what do we do when we’re unexpectedly cut off? That’s a question that new Computer Science and Electrical Engineering professor Nilanjan Banerjee, 30, is answering with renewable energy-driven devices that keep us connected, especially when we need it the most. Read More…

Jian Chen

Few things are more daunting than an excel spreadsheet full of data. Even scientists can react to massive data sets with blank stares. That’s where the work of new CSEE assistant professor Jian Chen comes into play. As a designer of visualization and interaction techniques, Chen translates data into symbols that humans are good at interpreting.

“I have been working with biologists, physiologists, neurologists, cognitive scientists, and structural engineers to study cutting edge visualization science,” says Chen. Read More…

John Park

Even though this will be my first real term as a full-time lecturer at UMBC, I'm actually an old hand here.  I have been teaching part-time at UMBC for 4 years, during which I've taken turns at teaching CMSC 104, 202, and 331, in various forms, including developing and teaching CMSC 202H, the new honors section of that course.  I've had extensive industry experience in many subfields of Computer Science, including operating systems, real-time control systems, artificial intelligence/machine learning, digital imaging and graphics, and bioinformatics.  I'm now eager to apply that experience to a much broader range of courses in the department, combining sound theory with practical considerations and applications.  This coming fall, however, I'm easing into the new job by starting with CMSC 104 and 201. Read More…

Isaiah 34 (NIV)

¹Come near, you nations, and listen;

pay attention, you peoples!

Let the earth hear, and all that is in it,

the world, and all that comes out of it!

² The Lord is angry with all nations;

his wrath is on all their armies.

He will totally destroy them,

he will give them over to slaughter.

³ Their slain will be thrown out,

their dead bodies will stink;

the mountains will be soaked with their blood.

⁴ All the stars in the sky will be dissolved

and the heavens rolled up like a scroll;

all the starry host will fall

like withered leaves from the vine,

like shriveled figs from the fig tree.

⁵ My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens;

see, it descends in judgment on Edom,

the people I have totally destroyed.

⁶ The sword of the Lord is bathed in blood,

it is covered with fat—

the blood of lambs and goats,

fat from the kidneys of rams.

For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah

and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.

⁷ And the wild oxen will fall with them,

the bull calves and the great bulls.

Their land will be drenched with blood,

and the dust will be soaked with fat.

⁸ For the Lord has a day of vengeance,

a year of retribution, to uphold Zion’s cause.

⁹ Edom’s streams will be turned into pitch,

her dust into burning sulfur;

her land will become blazing pitch!

¹⁰ It will not be quenched night or day;

its smoke will rise forever.

From generation to generation it will lie desolate;

no one will ever pass through it again.

¹¹ The desert owl and screech owl will possess it;

the great owl and the raven will nest there.

God will stretch out over Edom

the measuring line of chaos

and the plumb line of desolation.

¹² Her nobles will have nothing there to be called a kingdom,

all her princes will vanish away.

¹³ Thorns will overrun her citadels,

nettles and brambles her strongholds.

She will become a haunt for jackals,

a home for owls.

¹⁴ Desert creatures will meet with hyenas,

and wild goats will bleat to each other;

there the night creatures will also lie down

and find for themselves places of rest.

¹⁵ The owl will nest there and lay eggs,

she will hatch them, and care for her young

under the shadow of her wings;

there also the falcons will gather,

each with its mate.

¹⁶ Look in the scroll of the Lord and read:

None of these will be missing,

not one will lack her mate.

For it is his mouth that has given the order,

and his Spirit will gather them together.

¹⁷ He allots their portions;

his hand distributes them by measure.

They will possess it forever

and dwell there from generation to generation.

Reflection:

Recent films like “2012,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” and “Knowing” take us into an apocalyptic world where a catastrophic event of nature destroys modern civilization, as we know it.All the securities of today- homes, finances, technology, military power and food industry- are totally wiped out. And as we read this chapter, Isaiah’s prophecy is one of total desolation; a culmination of the preceding chapters, which were filled with God’s judgment against the opposing nations and people of the earth. All these nations and all that they glory in (which Israel was tempted to trust in instead of God) will one day be turned from streams into desert wasteland.This is a destiny decreed and sealed by the Lord “None of these will be missing…”

Our God is awesome and holy; He rules over and judges all the nations.And one day, everything that is not of Him will share in the same destiny proclaimed here, but for those who trust in Him, their story will be different- a life clothed in His mercy, hope and redemption.

Responding to the Transmission:

Let’s spend some time thanking God for His incredible goodness, justice, and holiness.Let’s also pray that we will learn to walk with Him so that our lives will reflect His mercy and redemption to all those around us.