Assistant Professor – Intersection of Statistics and CS

Position title: Assistant Professor

Salary range: The current base salary range is $84,100 – $163,200 (9-month academic-year salary); however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.

Anticipated start: July 1, 2027

Open date: October 7, 2026

Next review date: Tuesday, Nov 10, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Tuesday, Nov 10, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

The Department of Statistics and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) at the University of California, Berkeley, invite applications for a joint tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level. This position is expected to be 50% time in each of the Departments of EECS and Statistics, although an appointment at different percentages can be made by mutual agreement.

This position aims to build upon Berkeley's legacy at the intersection of statistics and computer science in the areas of Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). We seek exceptional candidates who will expand our strength in shared research areas of critical need, Trustworthy AI and Foundations of Statistical ML and AI, while supporting undergraduate and graduate teaching in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML).

The Berkeley Department of Statistics is part of the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS). It is consistently ranked as a top program in Statistics internationally. Since the inception of the Department in 1955, graduates and faculty of Berkeley have shaped the foundations and applications of Statistics, Data Science, and Machine Learning. The department is proud of our interdisciplinary and collaborative nature, with many faculty and students collaborating across fields such as biomedicine, public health, neuroscience, physical sciences, the social sciences, and computer science.

The EECS department is part of the College of Engineering (COE) and the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS). It offers one of the strongest research and instructional programs in this field anywhere in the world. Our key strength is our array of cross-disciplinary, team-driven projects. The integration of EE and CS forms the core, with strong interactions that extend into many other disciplines.

The EECS and Statistics departments each have several related faculty positions open or opening soon. Please visit the EECS Faculty Positions webpage and the Statistics Academic Positions webpage to view these listings. To be considered for multiple positions, please submit a separate application for each one.

UC Berkeley values the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples, single parents, or those who may have taken time off for family reasons. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit the Office for Faculty Equity and Welfare's website.

PhD (or equivalent international degree), or enrolled in a PhD or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.

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