Teaching Faculty; Lecturer​/Sr. Lecturer; Robotics​/AI

Title: Teaching Faculty (Lecturer/Sr. Lecturer) - Robotics/AI

Executive Area: Academic Affairs

College/School/MBU: College of Information & Computer Sciences

Department: Computer Science

Work Location: Amherst

Schedule: Full Time

Work Arrangement: Onsite

The Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) at the University of Massachusetts is looking for exceptional educators in computer science and informatics to join our growing Teaching Faculty. We are searching to fill two positions. The first position is focused exclusively on robotics. The second position is focused on AI, but applications from truly exceptional candidates with expertise in other areas of computer science and informatics will also be considered.

About the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences:
Celebrating over 60 years of pioneering contributions to computing, the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) at UMass Amherst is home to graduate and undergraduate programs ranked among the top 25 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and CS Rankings. Following a decade of tremendous growth, CICS currently has 94 core faculty, including 1 Turing Award winner, 20 ACM Fellows, 12 IEEE Fellows, 40 NSF CAREER Award winners, and 8 AAAI Fellows.

CICS research encompasses all major technical specializations across the profession and serves as the focal point for interdisciplinary computing research at UMass Amherst, with affiliated research centers such as the Center for Intelligent Information Retrieval, the Center for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, the Center for Smart and Connected Society, the Computational Social Science Institute, and the Cybersecurity Institute, and the NIH-funded Massachusetts AI and Technology Center for Connected Care in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease.

The college currently enrolls approximately 300 doctoral students, 600 master's students, and 1,700 undergraduate students in its computer science and informatics programs and continues to build on its history of innovative teaching with new BS and MS concentrations in AI, new certificates in public interest technology, and a growing online master's program. The college's new Computer Science Laboratories building serves as a hub for community, collaboration, and innovation.

The CICS community is united by a revolutionary vision for computing research, education, and outreach—Computing for the Common Good—and is committed to inspiring and educating students from all backgrounds and experiences, while conducting research that improves the lives of the people of the Commonwealth and the world.

The Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) at the University of Massachusetts is looking for exceptional educators in computer science and informatics to join our 22 Teaching Faculty. Two positions are available. The first position is focused exclusively on robotics. The second position is focused on AI, but applications from truly exceptional candidates with expertise in other areas of computer science and informatics will also be considered.

Full-time teaching faculty have full faculty voting rights within the college and are eligible for full benefits. We are looking for individuals with a commitment to teaching and pedagogy, who are willing to work collaboratively with our other faculty to develop and continuously refine our curricula. It is expected that the individuals holding these positions will remain long-term with the College.

As part of a public, land-grant institution, CICS is dedicated to “Computing for the Common Good.” Given our continually growing and increasingly diverse student body, we encourage applications from women, people…