Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

Position Type:

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

Position Type:

Regular

Salary Range:

$113,443 - $125,976 annually

Purpose:

Purpose:

The Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Santa Clara University invites applications for one tenure-track Assistant Professor position starting in the  academic year. To complement the expertise of current faculty, address areas of strong interest to students, and enhance collaboration opportunities with local industries, the department is particularly interested in candidates with specializations in AI (particularly Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing), Cybersecurity and Privacy, and Programming Language/Compilers.

However, Silicon Valley is an area of broad and ever-changing technical interests and needs, and strong candidates will be seriously considered regardless of area of specialization.

Santa Clara University (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) is a comprehensive Jesuit, Catholic university, located in the heart of Silicon Valley. Distinguished by the highest retention rate and has been ranked first among all regional universities in the West by U.S. News and World Report, Santa Clara University is now elevated to a new category in national rankings, "Doctoral/Professional Universities." Santa Clara University's ranking in the 2023 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #60.

Santa Clara University is California's oldest operating institution of higher-education. The School of Engineering is committed to improving the human condition through engineering education, practice, and scholarship, promoting the University's mission to "fashion a more humane, just and sustainable world."

SCU maintains small class sizes and promotes close faculty/student interaction. The University enrollment is approximately 5,900 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students. The Department (https://) offers B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, with 29 full-time faculty, and a strong pool of approximately 20 part-time adjunct faculty who instruct about 450 undergraduate majors, and about 350 part-time and full-time graduate (M.S. and Ph.D.) majors.

The School of Engineering maintains strong ties to local industry.

SCU and the computer science and engineering profession are committed to promoting access and academic success for all students; we seek candidates whose research, teaching, and/or service have prepared them to help fulfill these commitments. All SCU faculty engage in teaching, research and service. The ideal candidate will express enthusiasm for teaching lower and upper division undergraduate and graduate courses in areas of specialization, fulfilling all responsibilities related to those courses, and for engaging students from diverse backgrounds in learning.

The candidate will demonstrate a passion for developing an active research program appropriate to Santa Clara University's mission that leads to high-quality research publications, research funding applications, and engaging students as participants. Successful candidates will be expected to develop their own scholarly research, mentoring undergraduate and graduate students.

We welcome candidates ready to contribute to our mission to educate citizens and leaders of competence, conscience, and compassion and cultivate knowledge and faith to build a more humane, just, and sustainable world. We especially encourage applicants whose goals and professional or life experiences enrich the department and school community and who can serve as a role model to a diverse student population.

Basic Qualifications:

Applicants must hold a doctorate or ABD by appointment start date in computer science, computer engineering, informatics, or in a closely related field; have demonstrated a strong potential for high-quality research in computing; and have a strong commitment and ability to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Responsibilities:

Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in areas of specialization, and courses of a fundamental/core nature, and fulfilling all responsibilities related to those…