REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Educational Data Mining website: http://cs.gmu.edu/~reu application deadline: February 15th, 2018 PI: Dr. Huzefa Rangwala Co-PI: Dr. Mark Snyder Field of research: Computer Science; Sub-Field: Educational Data Mining, Machine Learning, Visualization, Learning Technologies Point of contact: Dr. Mark Snyder, 703-993-5624, msnyde14@gmu.edu Project Description The primary goal of this interdisciplinary REU Site program is to expose ten high quality undergraduate students to advanced topics in analytics, data mining, and visualization techniques as applied to data from the education domain. Students will participate in projects with the central theme of improving instructional technology design, enhancing academic curricula and modeling learning experiences. From an analytical methodology standpoint, projects will investigate approaches to model the dynamic knowledge state of a student throughout a sequential academic program. Projects will also model the learning behavior of younger students in informal settings by analyzing the server logs of the Scratch framework or Online Engineering Communities. Projects will also model the learning habits of practitioners while interacting with online programming environments.

The University of South Carolina’s Honors and Awards Commission is accepting applications for the Outstanding Senior awards. Students selected to receive an Outstanding Senior award will also be considered for the university’s top two undergraduate honors – the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award and Steven N. Swanger Leadership Award. Outstanding Senior recipients will be recognized March 29 at 3 p.m. in the Russell House Ballroom. The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award and the Steven N. Swanger Leadership Award will be presented at the annual University Awards Day, which will be held April 19, 2018, at 2 p.m. on the historic Horseshoe. (Rain location is the Russell House Ballroom.) Recipients will be notified prior to these ceremonies. Outstanding Senior Students who receive the university’s Outstanding Senior award have demonstrated major achievement in the categories of service, leadership, academics and research. Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award The Sullivan is the university’s highest honor student honor and is presented each year to one graduating female and one graduating male for outstanding achievements, campus leadership, exemplary character and service to the community. The award, given at 15 colleges and universities across the country, is named for the 19th-century New York lawyer and philanthropist. The Steven N. Swanger Leadership Award The university’s second-highest undergraduate honor, the Steven N. Swanger Leadership Award, is named for a former president of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), which co-sponsors the university’s Awards Day. It is given to a graduating senior for exemplary leadership and for making significant contributions to the Carolina community. Students must meet the following criteria in order to be considered for senior awards:  

• Must graduate from an undergraduate degree program at USC Columbia between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2018.
• Must have completed at least 75 academic credit hours.
• Must exemplify scholarship, involvement, citizenship and leadership in academic and co-curricular activities.
• Must submit all information in this online application only and electronically sign the honor statement.
• Students who have requested a privacy indicator on their records must sign the waiver to release award information.

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Exciting ‘Internet of Things’ Undergraduate Research Opportunity NSF REU Site in Sensing and Smart Systems Florida Atlantic University’s Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE) hosts an intensive summer research program in sensing and smart systems for talented undergraduate students across the country. Closely related to the Internet of Things, smart systems represent an emerging class of distributed systems that provide real-time awareness of conditions, trends, and patterns to support improved decision-making, and often, automation. The on-campus research will focus on I-SENSE’s three main program areas: Infrastructure Systems, Marine and Environment and Health and Behavior. YOUR FLORIDA EXPERIENCE

• This paid, nine-week program focuses on training, mentoring, research and an overall experience for students that prepares them for graduate studies or careers in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) disciplines.
• Participants will typically work from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, with one hour for lunch.
• Undergraduate researchers are paid $550 along with a $120 meal allowance, per week.
• Participants will be housed in apartment-style dormitories on FAU’s Boca Raton, just three miles from the beach.
• Those working in the Marine and Environment area will spend a portion of their time each week on FAU’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute campus.

As part of Accenture’s commitment to a gender parity and creating a strong, smarter and more innovative workforce, we are proud to once-again host the Accenture Women’s Career Consortium. Do you, or does someone you know, have a passion for tech? A drive to make an impact? And a desire to work on the leading-edge while learning and growing in an inclusive, fast-paced and fun environment? Then Accenture might be the place for you! Apply by Friday, December 29th for your chance to join us at one of our Accenture offices for two-days of interactive information sharing, networking and interviews for entry-level technology consulting opportunities. Why the Accenture Women’s Career Consortium? An exclusive and exciting two-day event to learn about consulting and innovation at Accenture Get to know us! Meet local leaders and consulting professionals while experiencing our culture first-hand Further your personal and professional development with business insights and career advice Don’t delay, apply today! Accenture_WCC_JobDescriptionFY18FT.pdf

Constant Analytics, Inc. is an award-winning, referral-only, boutique analytics practice focused on marketing measurement and optimizations. We provide valuable insights to influence and guide our clients' strategic marketing investments. You will serve as a key member on our data engineering team who uncovers and provides these insights to our clients - some whom are Fortune 500 companies. You will have ownership of statistical modeling tasks, along with these responsibilities:

• Corralling and standardizing large data sets
• Analyzing outbound data sets for business decisions
• Preparing periodic marketing performance reports
• Coordinating data feeds and automating processes where needed
• Working alongside all levels internally, plus partner agencies

REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong knowledge of SAS® programming language
• Strong knowledge of relational database technologies
• 2 years of professional experience building statistical models (or a Degree in a quantitative discipline with real-world application)
• A task-oriented disposition with a passion for detail, timeliness and accuracy

Highly qualified candidates should possess one or more of the following:

1. Proficiency with the SQL (experience with Proc SQL meets requirement)
2. Familiarity with marketing measurement concepts: incrementality, marginal ROI, synergy, halo, etc.
3. Awareness of digital advertising mechanics: bid management, Atlas, Dart, attribution, tagging, etc.
4. Experience in an entrepreneurial setting with significant autonomy and accountability

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Putting Your Major to Work: Career Paths after College is a great resource for comparing majors and their associated career paths. The Career Paths after College graph is especially nice. For example, we learn that for young (25-34) Computer Science majors the most common job title (30%) is "Software Developer" and all the 5 most common job titles have "Computer" in the title, and the salaries shown below. Meanwhile, for young Electrical Engineering majors the most common job title is also "Software Developer" (15.5%), followed by Electrical Engineer (12.4%). Why? Because Computers are where the jobs are. BTW, the EE majors get paid less as Software Developers, of course, and they also have to learn to code on their own time after graduation. See also, Where the STEM Jobs Are (and Where They Aren’t).

Established in 1991, the Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF) provides outstanding benefits and opportunities to students pursuing doctoral degrees in fields that use high-performance computing to solve complex science and engineering problems. The program fosters a community of energetic and committed Ph.D. students, alumni, DOE laboratory staff and other scientists who want to have an impact on the nation while advancing their research. Fellows come from diverse scientific and engineering disciplines but share a common interest in using computing in their research. More than 425 students at more than 60 U.S. universities have trained as fellows. The program's alumni work in DOE laboratories, private industry and educational institutions. https://www.krellinst.org/csgf/ The deadline is January 17, 2018. The CS track is at https://www.krellinst.org/csgf/about-doe-csgf/math-cs-track

Institution: Voorhees College, Denmark, SC Category: Full time faculty in Computer Science or Cyber Security Position Requirements Applicants must hold at least a Master Degree in computer science or a closely related field. Candidates with teaching experience or capability for teaching excellence in introductory courses and familiarity with the programming language are a plus. Start time January 2018 To apply: https://www.voorhees.edu/our-college/divisions/human-resources/faculty-… submit: a) Voorhees Employment Application form b) Letter of interest, c) Current curriculum vitae, d) At least three references with full contact and e-mail information Submit applications to Dr. Joseph De Soto at jdesoto@voorhees.edu Contact: Dr. Joseph De Soto at 803-780-1059(O) Joseph De Soto MD, PhD, DSSc, FAIC Department Chairperson, Science, Technology, Health and Human Services Professor of Biology and Public Health Division of Academic Affairs www.voorhees.edu Review of applications begins immediately. For best consideration, application materials should be received by January 15, 2018. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.

We have two (2) tenure-track and two (2) instructor positions in Computer Science to fill by August 16, 2018. I wish to request your help in bringing this information to the attention of your ABD doctoral students (for tenure-track positions) and or soon-to-graduate masters’ students (for instructor positions). The ads are available at http://uscjobs.sc.edu/positings/19852 and http://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/19939 for tenure-track and instructor positions, respectively. In addition, the tenure-track positions are posted at the IEEE Computer Society – Jobs website http://jobs.computer.org/jobs/10474773/assistant-professor-of-computer-…. Thanks for your help in this regard and have a happy Thanksgiving holidays.

I am reaching out in regards to various reporting, analysis, computing, design and test internship opportunities we currently have at Gulfstream. We are wanting to promote these positions to your university, in hopes of finding interested students who are looking for a Spring and Summer internship. We are specifically seeking students who are studying Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Information Technology, Information Systems or relevant degree field in a full time capacity. Gulfstream offers the following to all interns:

• Competitive Pay
• Paid Holidays and Personal Time
• Housing Assistance
• 401(K)
• Student Benefits/Life Insurance
• Mentor Program
• Networking Events
• Volunteer Opportunities

Attached is the job description for a quick reference. All interns and fulltime employees must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident. All job positions are posted on our website at www.gulfstream.com/careers Application Software Development (ERP) - Summer College Intern.pdf ERP Basis & Security-Summer College Intern.pdf

The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Irvine is seeking applicants for its PhD program. PhD admits in our program are typically offered full support covering both a stipend for living expenses and tuition. Prospective students should apply directly to the Electrical and Computer Engineering program. More information can be found at: http://engineering.uci.edu/dept/eecs/graduate Further questions can be address to Prof. Demsky at bdemsky@uci.edu. Research Areas in Computer Science and Computer Engineering include:'

• Programming Languages and Compilers
• Computer Systems
• Parallel Computing
• Security and Privacy
• Software Verification
• Software Engineering
• Compilation for Accelerator Rich Architectures
• High Performance Computing
• Networked Systems
• Mobile and Wireless Networks and Systems
• Cyber-Physical Systems / Internet of Things
• Computer Architecture
• Big Data Analytics/Data Science

Irvine is located in Orange County, California, 4 miles from the beaches and 45 miles south of Los Angeles. Irvine is one of the safest communities in the U.S. and offers a pleasant year-round climate, numerous outdoor recreational and cultural opportunities, and one of the highest-ranked public school systems in the nation.

SIOS iQ – Lexington, South Carolina Job Description: Join the rapidly growing team of top-notch software engineers working on the next generation platform for cloud and virtualization powered by machine learning analytics. As a key member of the Data Scientists team, you will be responsible for applying machine learning principles to the large datasets while addressing many challenging use cases in cloud and virtualization. This position will report to our R&D office located in Lexington, SC. Minimum Qualifications:

• Agile software development practice.
• Experience working with Java SpringSource or an object-oriented language such as C++, C#, and Python.
• Data Mining and Machine learning experience including:
  • - Solid understanding and experience in applying and implementing machine learning algorithms and concepts such as: K-means Clustering (varieties), Gaussian distribution, decision tree, boosting, etc.
  • - Experience working with BigData and Machine learning analytics tools such as: R, Neo4J, MADlib, Spark, Hadoop MapReduce.
• Experience with REST based API development and JSON data formats.
• Familiar with test-driven development methodologies and have experience with a testing framework such as Junit.
• Passionate about Big Data and Machine Learning.
• 2 years of work or educational experience in Machine Learning or Artificial Intelligence.
• At least 2 years of experience working on a software development team, shipping production software.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field (Mathematics, Statics, Physics).

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ Years of professional experience applying the principle of Machine Learning to practical problems in Software, preferably with deep learning frame works like TnsorFlow, Caffe, etc.
• Master's Degree (Ph.D. Plus) in the field of applied statistics, mathematics or computer science

*This position is required to work on site in Lexington, SC. Apply for this job here.

From Falling Behind article in Inside Higher Ed.

The growing number of jobs in the computing field far outpaces how many students are earning bachelor’s degrees in computer science and similar fields, according to a lengthy new report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. The continued demand for computer science programs at colleges and universities has strained faculty workloads, especially as more and more students enroll. Of those students, few are women or from underrepresented minority groups, and that’s not likely to change unless academe begins targeting those populations.

These are the takeaways from the report -- and the national academies have suggestions, though they stressed some solutions will vary by institution. “Strains on educational institutions are significant,” the report reads. “There is a growing sense of an impending crisis in many universities.” The academies’ recommendations are as follows:

• Colleges and universities should consider funneling more resources into their computer science departments to address professors' increasing workload. Administrators should be working with their departments to develop new goals on faculty and staff retention and seriously mull increasing those numbers and the academic rank of those professors.
• It’s temping for institutions to enforce caps on computer course or major enrollment -- but that decision should be weighed carefully.
• Computer science courses should be taught creatively with a heavy focus on technology for “high-quality instruction.”
• Institutions should try to increase interest in computer science programs among their students -- both those people who intend to major in it and not, and be deliberate in recruiting and keeping more women and black, Hispanic, Latino, American Indian and Alaska Native students.
• Partnerships should be developed among colleges and universities and industry professionals. This could also encourage certain companies to provide research funding.
• Because computer scientists are so in demand, and public institutions train them, states should be providing more money to help boost the work force in this area.
• Education on the importance of computer science should begin in kindergarten through secondary school.
• Trends in undergraduate enrollment should be tracked better, and government at all levels should be working better with colleges to understand these data and how they can be used to influence decisions on academic programs.

We are part of the trend. Undergraduate enrollment in this department is now at 921, up from around 300 5-or-so years ago. You can also read Where the STEM Jobs Are (and Where They Aren’t), in the NY Times, which presents similar data.

I wanted to share with you and your students our upcoming diversity virtual career fair taking place on Nov. 28th from 12 noon – 4:00 pm EST. Please see details below. Are you a student seeking real-world experience? Do you want to gain new skills, network with professionals, and experience life at a federal laboratory? Pre-register for the Laboratory Internships Virtual Event today! L.I.V.E is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science! The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is a vital agency for science and technology in the United States. DOE Office of Science is the largest supporter of research in the physical sciences and energy nationally, and manages ten national laboratories. The DOE laboratory system is the most comprehensive research system of its kind in the world! DOE Office of Science is recruiting STEM students now! Internships with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will be available for the following disciplines:

• Computer Science
• Materials Science
• Clean Energy
• National Security
• Neutron Science
• Nuclear science
• Systems Biology

Booths will include information about the internship programs available, as well as our featured national laboratory, Oak Ridge National Lab, the largest science and energy lab in the DOE system! Check out what programs are available at Oak Ridge National Lab, and ORISE. This diversity focused event will take place at a computer or mobile device near you. Get excited about your career in STEM! Register today! Annette Hilton Communications Specialist ORISE 865-576-0056 (office) live@orau.org

We are seeking an adjunct to teach some beginning courses in the evening. It can pay $4000 per course. The listing is at https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/19869 They can contact me if there are questions. Dr. James E. Privett Professor of Chemistry and Physics jamesp@uscsumter.edu 803-938-3758