Rank, Term Computer Sciences Faculty

Position: Open-Rank, Term Computer Sciences Faculty

Department: College of Engineering and Computing

Classification: 9‑month Instructional Faculty

Job Category: Instructional Faculty

Job Type: Full‑Time

Work Schedule: Full‑time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department

The Department of Computer Science has 29 teaching‑track faculty and 54 tenured and tenure‑track faculty with wide‑ranging research interests, and strong research groups in cybersecurity, systems and networks, machine learning and data mining, artificial intelligence, robotics, visual computing, theory, databases, bioinformatics, HCI, and software engineering. The department has grown from 550 undergraduate majors in 2012 to over 2,400 today. The department has over 220 PhD students and over 600 Masters students enrolled in three MS programs.

The Department has around $5.5 million in annual research expenditures, 29 recipients of the prestigious NSF CAREER Award, six IEEE Fellows, and three ACM Fellows. The department is currently ranked #35 on CS Rankings.

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About the Position

The Department of Computer Science invites applications for one or more term faculty positions beginning Fall 2026.

Candidates will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses; participate in university, college, and departmental governance; participate in professional and public service; and perform related instructional assignments including student advising.

Senior candidates with established records of excellent teaching can be considered for an appointment at the rank of Instructional Associate Professor or Instructional Professor.

Note that term faculty positions are renewable, fixed‑term positions that are untenured and not on the tenure track. Candidates interested in tenure‑stream positions should apply for the separately posted Open‑Rank, Tenured/Tenure‑Track Faculty Positions.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses.
• Advise students.
• Participate in all aspects of the department's mission.
• Serve the profession.

Required Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science or a related field for positions at the rank of Instructional Assistant Professor and above.
• Positions at the rank of Instructor may be possible with a Masters as the highest degree.

Junior candidates should demonstrate the potential for excellence and a commitment to high‑quality teaching. Senior candidates should have a substantial record of teaching excellence and commitment to high‑quality teaching.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in all areas of Computer Science will be given full consideration. Particularly interested in candidates who can teach courses in software engineering, AI, or computer game design.

Instructions to Applicants

For full consideration, applicants must apply for Open‑Rank, Term Computer Sciences Faculty at  Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a cover letter, CV with a list of publications, statement of professional goals including your perspective on teaching and consulting/research (upload as philosophy of teaching), and transcript (required for junior position candidates, others are optional).

Posting

Open Date

December 4, 2025

For Full Consideration, Apply by

January 15, 2026

Open Until Filled

Yes

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