“Today, computing is everywhere, and the degree to which computing and our physical and social worlds are entwined is having a profound effect on research, education, and innovation. The transformation that is underway will transcend current notions of interdisciplinary research and education. Important to this transformation is the fact that computing is becoming deeply integrated in the context in which it is done, and no longer simply stands alongside other domains. Such “contextually situated computing” reflects the importance of the deep embedding of computation and data into research, education, and innovation throughout many domains.”

The University of Pittsburgh invites applications and nominations for a visionary and entrepreneurial builder to serve as the founding Dean for the new School of Computing and Information, will be initially formed by combining the current Department of Computer Science and the School of Information Sciences in hopes of becoming an internationally renowned leader in contextually situated computing. The creation of this new School represents a decision to dramatically extend research, educational, and innovation efforts in computing and information sciences to be tightly integrated with other significant strengths of the University in areas such as biomedical and health sciences, learning sciences, engineering, physical sciences, and digital humanities, and will serve as the nexus for computing and information science throughout Pitt.

The Position: The Dean will provide strategic leadership to establish the School and build its national and international reputation, leading an expansion of the School’s faculty, growth in research activity and funding, and development of programs that reflect a vision of the School as a hub of computing. This expansion will include a dramatic rethinking of the ways in which computing and information scientists go about research, education, and innovation.

The Successful Applicant:

• will have a A Ph.D. degree
• will be a visionary leader with an entrepreneurial spirit, a passion for building, a record of intelligent risk-taking, and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion
• will have demonstrated success in promoting, fostering, and conducting funded research, with a distinguished record of achievement and professional credentials consistent with appointment at the rank of full professor

Inquiries, nominations and applications are invited. 

Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae and letter of interest (.doc or PDF) to: 

Dr. Jett Pihakis or Ms. Stephanie Fujii —  Pitt.SCI@russellreynolds.com

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