Computer Science - Assistant Professor - 524880

Department
Computer Science

Rank
Assistant Professor

Position Summary
The Department of Computer Science (CS) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant Professor for candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to computer science (note candidates seeking positions at the rank of Assistant Professor who have research interests in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science should apply to the complementary posting also available for these areas). Candidates with particular interests in cyber security, software engineering, augmented and virtual reality, robotics, quantum computing, and high-performance computing are of particular interest for one or more of the positions available and candidates with one or more of these research interests are strongly encouraged to apply.

Detailed Position Information
The Department of Computer Science (CS) and the College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for multiple tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at all ranks, including Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels, within the department. Candidates applying to this particular posting should be intending to apply for a position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Candidates with research interests across all domains relevant to computer science are of interest in this search, but candidates seeking positions at the rank of Assistant Professor who have research interests in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science should apply to the complementary posting also available for those areas.

For this posting, candidates with particular interests in cyber security, software engineering, augmented and virtual reality, robotics, quantum computing, and high-performance computing are of particular interest for one or more of the positions available and candidates with one or more of these research interests are strongly encouraged to apply to this posting. Applications from candidates with appropriate experience and a strong record of scholarly productivity and impact who would seek appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor are also encouraged to apply through related postings at those other positional levels. Candidates from under-represented groups in engineering and computer science are strongly encouraged to apply.

The CS department and College are looking to both: (1) add faculty who will build upon existing strengths in the Department, College, and University and (2) add faculty who will expand the scope of research here within the Department, College, and UA as a whole. (https://cs.ua.edu/).

There are numerous exciting developments around the department, the College, and the campus that provide outstanding support to the department’s faculty. The newly created Alabama Center for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (ALA-AI) at the University of Alabama is one example that will provide exceptional opportunities for faculty and students to engage in advanced AI research and education, fostering innovation and academic excellence in the area of AI and its many applications across campus. Similarly, an ongoing project to build a new and next generation of high performance computing (HPC) data center on campus is also underway at UA and will provide the infrastructure and instrumentation to support cutting-edge computational research for many years to come.

The CS department and College consider teaching, research, and service as the three critical and complimentary portions of their overall mission. Candidates must demonstrate a clear potential to successfully develop, lead, mentor, and extramurally fund a highly productive research group with significant scholarly impact in a focus area with long term potential to further build upon the rapid rise and great success of the CS department and the College. An ability to collaborate with existing faculty in the key focus areas both within the CS department and the College, as well as potential colleagues across the campus, is also highly desirable.

The department, college and university are also notable for the collegial, welcoming and supportive spirit built into the fabric of who we are and how we interact across our College family of students, faculty, and staff. It is therefore expected that candidates demonstrate an ability to support this important aspect of our community. The CS department and College also pride themselves on the outstanding educational experience provided to their students, and thus faculty candidates must demonstrate an ability to develop and teach courses at both the undergraduate and graduate