Announcements

*PLEASE NOTE THE UPCOMING UNIVERSITY DEADLINES*

Please note the following upcoming university deadlines, and ALWAYS check the Academic and Administrative Calendar for important dates and deadlines. Bookmark this year's Academic and Administrative Calendar and refer to it regularly.

Friday, December 18th Leave of Absence Fall Deadline
Deadline to petition for leave of absence (LOA) beginning the next quarter. LOA forms must be approved/signed by your faculty advisor and submitted to the BSOE Graduate Advising office by the posted deadline.  LOA application forms are available on the Graduate Division's website. 

 

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DARPA I2O Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

This I2O RA is specifically focused on supporting research by computer science postdoctoral fellows to drive innovation in specific research areas detailed in the RA.  The research topics were selected from I2O PM submissions.  I2O provides this funding opportunity to address challenges to the career planning processes of PhD graduates and the faculty hiring process of U.S. institutions of higher education that are emerging due to the pandemic. This RA is intended to mitigate these adverse impacts and enhance the health of the U.S. computer science research workforce moving forward.

Participation is open to individuals who are U.S. Citizens or U.S. Permanent Residents: (1) who have received a PhD degree no earlier than June 2019 or (2) who will have received a PhD prior to the date of award, and (3) who will be appointed to a postdoctoral position at a U.S. institution of higher education (hereafter referred to as "university") during the 2021-22 academic year. This RA permits submission of the initial Technical Volume to be made prior to the formal appointment of the postdoctoral fellow. During the full proposal stage, the Principal Investigator at the university must be identified. Award is contingent on formal appointment of the identified eligible individual to a postdoctoral position prior to the time the award is made.

Link: https://beta.sam.gov/opp/e81b9b4267e04dea81f859cce8b13cf1/view

POC: DARPA-RA-21-02@darpa.mil

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Writing Resources for Graduate Students

Whether you're writing your dissertation or working on a homework assignment, there are a number of writing support resources available to you as a UCSC graduate student. For a full list of these resources, please check out the Graduate Division's website.

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NEW Graduate Certificate in Writing Pedagogy - Center for Innovations in Teaching and Learning - Winter 2021

https://citl.ucsc.edu/programs/graduate-certificate-programs/

This five-part workshop series provides graduate student educators with research-based approaches to teaching writing in their disciplines. The aim of the program is to provide a theoretical and practical toolkit for teaching disciplinary writing that transfers to multiple contexts: when teaching as a TA for departmental disciplinary communication (DC) courses; when teaching courses of one’s own design, as a GSI as well as in future teaching positions; and when writing in one’s own disciplinary contexts.

 

The program is organized around a learning community that explores the following topics:

• evidence-based approaches to writing pedagogy, including understanding the significance of disciplinary and writing threshold concepts;
• writing assignment and assessment design; and
• equity-minded, student-centered approaches to both teaching and assessing writing.

With an interdisciplinary community of peers, graduate student participants will (re-)design a writing assignment, a rubric for evaluating disciplinary writing, and an active learning activity that invites students to practice a key disciplinary writing skill.

 

*PLEASE NOTE: This certificate program is a professional development opportunity that does not satisfy the requirements to teach as a GSI in the Writing Program at UCSC. Please consult with the Writing Program to determine your eligibility to teach UCSC Writing courses.

Program Dates & Information

In Winter 2021, this program will be offered virtually through a series of asynchronous and synchronous activities. Synchronous sessions will be held on five Fridays during the Winter quarter at 10:00am-12:00pm (Pacific Time):

January 15 (week 2)

January 29 (week 4)

February 12 (week 6)

February 26 (week 8)

March 12 (week 10)

How to Participate

Registration for this program will open at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on Monday, November 30 and will close at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on Sunday, December 6. Graduate students in any discipline are encouraged to register. We especially invite and encourage participation from graduate students who teach/TA for disciplinary communication (DC) courses in their departments.

Register here (starting November 30)

The program is limited to 30 graduate students in any discipline. By registering in this program, participants commit to:

• actively participating in the five scheduled synchronous sessions in Winter quarter;
• completing asynchronous tasks, including short reading assignments; 
• completing three projects, including a (redesigned) writing assignment, a rubric, and an active learning activity--materials that are great for a teaching portfolio as well as current and future teaching contexts;
• preparing a brief presentation of the above projects for sharing with other participants;
• providing feedback on and engaging with peers’ projects and ideas.

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Slug Support Pantry Fall Hours

Graduate students will have access during all the open hours. The Basic Needs team has designated grad only pantry hours specifically on Tuesdays 3:45 - 6:00 pm. Grads should enter via the patio so that we can keep the front door of the coffee shop closed to avoid other students trickling in. 

Link to Flyer: 2020%20Fall%20Flyer%20Graduate%20Students%20%281%29%20%282%29.pdf
 

 

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Resources for Remote/Online Teaching - For Graduate Students

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STEM Scholarship and Fellowship Deadlines | PathwaysToScience.org

Although it may seem early, fellowship deadlines are right around the corner – with many deadlines in October and early November for funding for the 2021/2022 academic year. Below are links to our database of STEM funding opportunities.

Graduate fellowships and tips on applying: https://pathwaystoscience.org/Grad.aspx                                                                    

Video tutorial on how to use our advanced search page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxKsAGk8dAw&t=16s

If you have questions, I’d be happy to help. Please email me at ldetrick@ibparticipation.org

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eBay's Machine Learning Competition for Students

For the second year, eBay is running a ML Challenge. The prize of the competition is an internship at eBay for the winning student or team.

The announcement attached describes the competition in more detail, but in a nutshell:

The question we invite you to address is how to identify two or more listings as being for the same product by putting them into the same group. We call this Purchase Level Equivalency (PLE). That is, if a buyer purchased two items from two different listings in a single group, they would assess that they had obtained two instances of the same product.

The competition started August 24. It is being hosted on EvalAI.

Please feel free to ask any questions. We have set up a mailbox dedicated to this competition at MLChallenge@ebay.com.

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Events

Creating An Effective Curriculum Vitae with Dr. Jean-luc Doumont

Event Date and Time: 12/03/2020 11:00 am
Event Location: Zoom

Please join us on Thu 3 Dec at 20:00 CET/11:00 AM PST for ‘Creating an effective curriculum vitae’, a classic communication lecture by Dr Jean-luc Doumont for students and professionals at any stage in their careers.

As always for our open lectures, anyone is welcome to attend, free of charge—within the capacity of the (virtual) auditorium—but must register first and get a personal Zoom link to attend. 

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The Tech Job Search: Recruiter/International Alumni Panel

Event Date and Time: 12/03/2020 12:00 pm
Event Location: Zoom

Are you interested in learning more about the job search? Want to hear from a panel of recruiters and UCSC international alumni that are currently working in the tech industry? Interested in sharing a space with other students with similar identities and concerns about career-seeking in the US?

 

Global Engagement and Career Center invite you to:

The Tech Job Search: Recruiter/International Alumni Panel

Thursday, December 3 | 12:00 - 13:30 PST

Register Here for Zoom Link

 

We are excited to offer this workshop for all students interested in learning more about the job search upon graduation. Our workshop will take advantage of UCSC’s proximity to Silicon Valley and feature recruiters from companies like Amazon and Citrine Informatics, as well as fellow international alumni working at Microsoft, Salesforce, and The Third Floor Inc.

 

Although our panelists consist of individuals working in tech, we will be providing general insight, strategies, and resources for all fields and majors to support you as you begin in your careers. Whether you are currently in a tech field or are interested in learning more, sign up here and join us in the conversation.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at globalprogramming@ucsc.edu. 

 

Link to flyer: Graphic%20%281%29.pdf

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Jobs

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tracks at Sea Challenge

Announcing the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tracks at Sea Challenge conducted by the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC PAC) and the Naval Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Coordination Office, managed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). 

The goal of this challenge is to engage with the workforce of tomorrow on relevant Naval problems. The need here is to augment unmanned surface vehicles’ (USVs’) maritime contact tracking capability.  The technology developed for this prize challenge will solve this problem by developing a computer vision system that will plot the tracks of shipping traffic exclusively using the passive sensing capability of onboard cameras. This technology would also be applicable for the Navy to document vessels performing unsafe navigation on the high seas.

NIWC PAC has established $200,000 as the total amount set aside for cash prizes under this challenge. Prizes will be awarded for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th places in the amounts of $55,000, $45,000, $35,000, $30,000, $20,000, $10,000, and $5000 respectively. Prizes will be disbursed to the respective teams’ department, college, laboratory, or other eligible university component as specified by the consensus of the team.

The challenge kicks off on Oct. 1 and is open to students at accredited higher education institutions.

For more information, please visit the following link: https://www.challenge.gov/challenge/AI-tracks-at-sea/

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Rochester Institute of Technology Full-Time Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Department of Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology invites applications for full-time tenure-track assistant professor positions starting in Fall 2021. We are looking to hire in all areas of computer science that strengthen our department.  Applications are due January 2.  

Successful applicants are expected to contribute to the scholarship of the department and college through externally funded research and through teaching and mentoring of BS, MS, and PhD students.

We are seeking an individuals who have the ability and interest in contributing to RIT’s core values, honor code, and diversity commitment.    

The Department: Computer Science (http://cs.rit.edu) is the largest department at RIT. Our student-centered programs are home to nearly 1,400 students pursuing BS, MS, BS/MS, and PhD degrees. Student employment rates upon graduation are over 98%, often with leading technology companies. Our innovative problem-based introductory programming sequence has been continuously updated, in part through research projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The BS in Computer Science program at RIT is ranked 52^nd in the U.S. News and World Reports 202 ranking of Best Undergraduate Computer Science Programs.
 
We have enhanced our research presence while maintaining our commitment to excellence in student instruction. Our faculty publish in top-tier venues, and contribute to leading conferences and journals.  Funded research is carried out in the areas of artificial intelligence, computing education, data science, distributed systems, graphics and visualization, pervasive computing, programming languages, security, and theory.  Students at all levels participate in research projects, including through NSF-sponsored undergraduate research programs. Our PhD students have made meaningful contributions to their respective areas, and gone on to secure good positions in industry and academia. Faculty are encouraged to develop new courses and teach in their area of interest and have a low teaching load with capped class sizes.

The College: Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences at RIT is one of the most comprehensive computing colleges in the nation. The college is housed in modern facilities in Rochester, NY, that include leading programs in computer science, game design and cybersecurity. As home to the country’s first undergraduate programs in software engineering and information technology, as well as the recently opened Global Cybersecurity Institute, Golisano College has long been a leader in computing education and research. Faculty, staff and students have access to specialized studios, labs, and equipment that are among the most complete and current of any university in the world. Moreover, Golisano College graduates go on to work at the world’s leading tech firms and have developed groundbreaking technology like the Kinect for Xbox 360 and game-changing innovations like jQuery. The college is home to the departments of Computer Science, Computing Security, and Software Engineering, as well as the School of Information, the School of Interactive Games & Media, and a college-wide PhD program, providing abundant opportunities for research collaboration within and beyond the college.

Additional Details: The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources.RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism and inclusion in the work place. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities under the Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the New York Human Rights Law, or similar applicable law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, and you wish to discuss potential accommodations related to your application for employment at RIT, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to Careers@rit.edu. 

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Assistant Professor Position at SJSU

The Department of Applied Data Science at San Jose State University is recruiting tenure-track assistant professors for Fall 2021. The position announcement is currently posted at https://jobs.sjsu.edu/sj/en-us/job/497762?lApplicationSubSourceID=

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Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Computer Engineering: San Jose State University

The Computer Engineering department at San Jose State University is recruiting for two tenure track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor for Fall 2021. The position announcement is currently posted at: https://jobs.sjsu.edu/sj/en-us/job/497818?lApplicationSubSourceID= 

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Computer Science Tenure Track Positions - UC Davis

The College of Engineering announces four open tenure-track positions, at any level (assistant/associate/full), in the Department of Computer Science. Applications are encouraged from candidates with a strong background in any current or emerging area that will align with one of our department’s disciplinary interests in:

ML, NLP and Vision: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF03850

Quantum Computing: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF03853

Theoretical Computer Science: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF03838

We seek candidates with potential or demonstrated excellence in research that complements or extends existing research strengths in the Department of Computer Science and elsewhere on campus, and the potential to attract extramural funding. We also seek evidence of, or potential for, commitment to the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion for historically underrepresented and marginalized student communities. Finally, we seek evidence of a commitment to excellence in teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

For fullest consideration applications must be completed by December 15, 2020; there is some possibility that applications that arrive as late as January 20, 2021 might be considered. Application packages should be submitted online at https://cs.ucdavis.edu/jobopportunities.

Please see the announcement here: JointAdShort.pdf

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Computer Science Lecturer - University of Nebraska at Omaha

The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) is inviting applications for a lecturer position in Computer Science, with primary responsibilities for teaching courses in the systems area (systems programming, digital design, computer architecture, operating systems, etc.). The position starts in Spring 2021. We are looking for prospective applicants who have completed (or are about to complete) a graduate degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science or related fields.  We especially welcome applications from women and underrepresented minorities.

UNO is an urban metropolitan school in Omaha, the largest city in Nebraska. The UNO Computer Science department currently has 23 full-time faculty and is looking to grow to accommodate increased enrollments in the CS degree programs. You can find more details about Omaha and UNO in our general instructor ad in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

You can apply directly here: https://unomaha.peopleadmin.com/postings/11964 or contact Harvey Siy (hsiy@unomaha.edu) if you have questions.

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