Assistant Professor of Data Science

Title: Assistant Professor of Data Science

Employee Classification: Asst Professor

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

Sub Division-Department: UNT-College of Information

Department: UNT-Data Science-133330

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Compensation is competitive and commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications, experience, and discipline, in accordance with university guidelines and available funding.

FTE: 1.00

Retirement Eligibility: ORP Eligible

The Anuradha and Vikas Sinha Department of Data Science at the University of North Texas is a rapidly growing research-driven department with strengths in data science, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, software engineering, and applied analytics.

The department is home to an active community of core faculty who lead externally funded research, develop innovative curricula, and mentor students across undergraduate and graduate programs.

Affiliated faculty from complementary disciplines further enrich the department’s interdisciplinary research environment and collaborative culture.

The department offers a B.S. in Data Science, an M.S. in Data Science, and a Ph.D. in Information Science with a concentration in Data Science.

Looking ahead, the department seeks to expand its research footprint and national visibility by recruiting faculty who are eager to build impactful, interdisciplinary research programs, secure external funding, and contribute to the intellectual growth of a diverse student body.

Future hires will play a key role in shaping the department’s research directions, fostering collaborations across the university and beyond, and advancing data-driven solutions to real-world societal challenges.

UNT has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin and other variations), Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, French, or/or Yoruba.

The Anuradha and Vikas Sinha Department of Data Science at the University of North Texas invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Data Science.

This position is intended for candidates who seek to develop a high-impact, externally funded research program in a research-intensive (R1) environment while contributing to excellence in teaching and service.

The standard teaching load for this position is two courses per semester during the regular academic year (2–2 load). Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate courses in data science and closely related areas, aligned with the candidate’s research expertise and departmental needs.

Faculty are expected to demonstrate teaching effectiveness, mentor students, and contribute to curriculum innovation that integrates research and education.

The successful candidate is expected to establish and sustain a strong, independent research agenda, including the pursuit of external research funding from federal agencies and other sponsors, and the publication of research in high-quality, peer-reviewed venues.

Faculty members are expected to actively mentor graduate students, including supervising master’s theses and doctoral dissertations, and to engage in interdisciplinary research collaborations within the department, across the university, and with external partners.

In addition to research and teaching, the candidate will be expected to contribute to departmental, college, and university service, as well as professional service appropriate to the rank.

The department values collaborative scholarship, interdisciplinary engagement, and research that addresses impactful, real-world data-driven challenges.

This position offers an opportunity to join a growing, research-oriented department and to contribute to its long-term vision of becoming a nationally recognized leader in data science research and graduate education.