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In April 2025, Ronald Deibert left all electronic devices at home in Toronto and boarded a plane. When he landed in Illinois, he took a taxi to a mall and headed directly to the Apple Store to purchase a new laptop and iPhone. He’d wanted to keep the risk of having his personal devices confiscated to a minimum, because he knew his work made him a prime target for surveillance. “I’m traveling under the assumption that I am being watched, right down to exactly where I am at any moment,” Deibert says.

Deibert directs the Citizen Lab, a research center he founded in 2001 to serve as “counterintelligence for civil society.” Housed at the University of Toronto, the lab operates independently of governments or corporate interests, relying instead on research grants and private philanthropy for financial support. It’s one of the few institutions that

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Tenure Track Faculty – Computer Science

University of Illinois Chicago

Requisition ID: 1038649

Posting Close Date: January 15, 2026

Position Summary:

Located in the heart of Chicago, the UIC CS department anticipates hiring multiple tenure track faculty at all ranks starting from Fall 2026 (with preference to candidates at the Assistant and Associate Professor ranks). Candidates working in robotics and related areas are especially encouraged to apply. Exceptional candidates from all other areas of computer science who could complement and enhance current departmental strengths are also invited to apply. Candidates should have a PhD in computer science, computer engineering, or closely related fields, and the potential for excellence in teaching and research.

Applications must be submitted online at uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/18647?c=uic, and must include a one-page cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching, research and diversity statements, and names and email addresses of at least three references.

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