ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN LARGE-SCALE QUERY PROCESSING AT THE NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (NTNU) The Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) http://www.ntnu.edu/ie invites applications for a full-time permanent associate professor in Databases affiliated with the Department of Computer Science, in Trondheim https://www.ntnu.edu/idi The position is affiliated with the Data and Artificial Intelligence (DART) group https://www.ntnu.edu/idi/people/dart Please note that in the Norwegian university system, there is essentially only two academic ranks for candidates with a PhD (Full Professor and Associate Professor), so the requirements for the announced position are similar to the Assistant Professor rank in many other countries. In particular, for the announced position, we especially encourage young researchers to apply. ABOUT THE POSITION Query processing has been an important research area for several decades. The advent of Big Data has created new challenges that can only be solved by efficient use of computing resources, typically achieved by novel algorithms, indexing techniques, and often in combination with appropriate parallelization of queries. Our group has a strong history in large-scale query processing, dating back to the 70s, and we now want to strengthen our team with one more associate professor. Applicants must have a formal background in computer science, with research focus on query processing in databases (algorithms and indexing techniques). REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS Applicants must have a doctorate in computer science, with a specialisation in databases. Applicants should have a solid list of peer reviewed publications within this area. Newly employed academic staffs who do not already master a Scandinavian language are required to obtain knowledge of Norwegian or another Scandinavian language within three years of taking up the position. Courses are available at the University. APPLICATION PROCEDURE For detailed information about the position and application procedure, please see: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/184990/associate-professor-in-database-systems Deadline: 2020-04-19 If anybody has any questions regarding the position, please don't hesitate contacting me (noervaag at ntnu.no).