Assistant​/Associate​/Full Professor - Artificial Intelligence

The Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering(CSSE) invites applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions. We seek candidates at the Assistant Professor level, although outstanding candidates at a senior level will also be considered. Applicants must have the potential to develop a vigorous externally funded research program, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to teaching as well as research. Auburn University offers competitive salaries and start-up packages.

Area of emphasis in this search is Artificial Intelligence .We particularly seek applications from candidates with expertise in natural language processing, reinforcement learning, foundational models, XAI, secure AI, or computer vision, from candidates with dual expertise in AI+X where X is cybersecurity or any core area of computer science (e.g. systems), and candidates whose expertise is in AI applied to X where X is another domain such as agriculture, engineering, or healthcare.

Selected candidates will be expected to develop research collaborations with faculty in other disciplines who are part of the AI@AU Initiative (  ), leading to extramurally funded projects.

Selected candidates will be expected to teach core courses in the MS in Artificial Intelligence Engineering program (  ), and develop new undergraduate and graduate courses in AI.

AI and Cybersecurity are the two strategic areas of research focus in the department.

CSSE is home to the Auburn University Center for AI and Cybersecurity Engineering (  ), and is affiliated with the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security (  ). The department currently has a faculty of 35 who support a dynamic research enterprise and strong undergraduate and graduate programs (MS in CSSE, MS in Artificial Intelligence Engineering, MS in Cybersecurity Engineering, MS in Data Science & Engineering, and PhD in CSSE).

The department currently has 80 PhD and 150 MS students. Further information may be found on the department's homepage http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). .

CSSE is the highest ranked computer science department in Alabama, 50th among public universities, and in the top 15% of the nearly 600 departments ranked by U.S. News & World Report in their 2027 Best Colleges rankings. It is ranked among the top-100 for its graduate programs (U.S. News & World Report, 2026 Best Graduate Schools) and for its AI research (cs rankings.org).

All of the department’s MS degrees are available both on campus and online, and are ranked 17th nationally and 11th among public universities in the US (U.S. News & World Report, 2026 Best Online Programs).

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, within which CSSE is located, ranks #1 in Alabama and 30th among public universities in engineering.

Auburn University is one of the nation's premier public land, sea, and space-grant institutions, consistently ranked among the top 50 public universities of the nation, and is Alabama’s highest ranked university. As a comprehensive Carnegie R1 research university, Auburn maintains high levels of research activity as well as high standards for teaching excellence, offering Bachelor’s, Master’s, Educational Specialist, and Doctor’s degrees in agriculture and engineering, the professions, and the arts and sciences.

The university is nationally recognized for its commitment to academic excellence, its positive work environment, its student engagement, and its beautiful campus.

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