The Rice University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering invites applicants for two open faculty positions at the assistant professor level in: (i) machine learning, machine vision, imaging, and processing of high-dimensional data; and (ii) system-level design of integrated sensors, bio-sensors, bio-electronics systems, nano-electronic systems, and mixed analog/digital systems. The Department has a vibrant and growing research program in signal processing and sensing with great national and international visibility. Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research and teaching interests, and at least three references through the ECE faculty application website: http://facultyapps.ece.rice.edu

Review of applications will commence December 15, 2009, and the position is expected to be available July 2010. The deadline for applications is January 15, 2010. Additional information can be found on our website: http://www.ece.rice.edu

Rice University is a private university with a strong reputation for academic excellence in both undergraduate education and research.  Rice attracts outstanding undergraduate and graduate students from across the nation and around the world.  Rice provides a stimulating environment for research, teaching, and joint projects with industry.

Rice is a unique place to be: an intellectually challenging environment and a stunningly beautiful campus surrounded by a vibrant city. Each of us brings something special to Rice, and together we can make this great research university one of the best in the world.

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Houston Information

• Explore Passport to Houston  -- a student-run Web site outlining opportunities for entertainment, housing, visitor information, job search assistance, and government and business resources throughout Houston.
• Interested in the lighter side of Houston?  Check out the Houston. It's Worth It. website.  It has great pictures and great quotes about what makes Houston great!
• Check out the Houston, a great city to live in website on the Greater Houston Partnership's website.
• Looking for Houston's hidden gems?  Check out the Hot Town, Cool City website for a great list of places to go, shop and eat around town.
• Check out Rice's own  Houston Area Survey -- this may well be the longest continuous public opinion and demographic survey of any city in the world.  The HAS provides an objective and continually updated assessment of the remarkable economic and demographic changes that have been taking place in Houston during this period and reveals what Houston-area residents think about the ongoing trends.
• From festivals to art exhibits to musical performances -- Houston is full of things to do.

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