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</b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Russell Bjork <<a href="mailto:Russell.Bjork@gordon.edu">Russell.Bjork@gordon.edu</a>><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date:
</b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">October 18, 2013 4:36:47 PM EDT<br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>To:
</b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Joel Adams <<a href="mailto:adams@calvin.edu">adams@calvin.edu</a>><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject:
</b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Do you know anyone interested in this?</b><br>
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<div style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Dear Joel,</span></div>
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<div style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">As you may know, Gordon College is inviting applications for a full time tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Computer Science. This is an especially important search
as I will probably be retiring in the next several years and we very much want to find someone who can assume leadership of the program. I'm writing you to personally ask if you would please pass the attached position announcement to anyone you know that
might be a good fit for us. Certainly we'd love to hear from any of your former students who have gone on to get a PhD in CS or a related field, but also from anyone else you know that may be ready to provide overall direction to a CS program. Although
the search has just started, we will begin reviewing applications in November as we're trying to get a jump on the normal search process. </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 10); ">The ideal candidate will have</span></div>
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<div style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 10); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">• A PhD in computer science or closely related field completed by the time of appointment </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 10); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">• A passion for teaching undergraduates </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 10); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">• A vision for computer science in a liberal-arts setting, with a balanced emphasis on both preparation for careers in industry and research </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 10); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">• A commitment to research that can include undergraduates, ideally with applications within the natural sciences </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 10); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">• A strong commitment to the Christian mission of the College,</span></div>
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<div style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 10); "><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; ">Russ</span></div>
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