Assistant Professor - Computer Science w/ Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Video Game Design or Computer Graphics

Position Rank and Title: Assistant Professor

School/Department Name: Computer Science

Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule. Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range: $100,000 - $110,000. Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector. See Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent employment benefits.

Target Start Date: August, 2025

Application Deadline: Dec 8, 2024 (Applications accepted until position is filled or closed)

Position Description

The Department of Computer Science at San José State University invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in Computer Science (with a preference for applicants in the fields of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Video Game Design, Computer Graphics, or related areas), for Fall 2025. The positions will be required to teach a variety of required and elective courses in Computer Science and in Data Science.

The Department of Computer Science offers BS and MS in Computer Science and BS in Data Science. We also offer BS in Computer Science and Linguistics (jointly with the Dept. of Linguistics and Language Development, MS in Data Science (jointly with the Dept. of Math/Stat), MS in Bioinformatics, and support BS in Software Engineering (curriculum jointly administrated with the Dept. of Computer Engineering). The faculty members are excellent teacher scholars with rich publication records in the areas of machine learning, data science, information security, mobile networking, social networks, bioinformatics, etc. The Department, including both faculty and students, enjoys rich interaction and collaboration with Silicon Valley.

The Department of Computer Science and San José State University value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Our excellence in research, teaching, and service can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and staff who share our commitment to these values. SJSU enrolls more than 36,000 students, many of whom are historically underserved, and around 45% are

first-generation and 38% are Pell-recipients. SJSU is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPISI) Serving Institution. The university’s commitment to social justice extends from its vibrant, inclusive campus to an international network of over 275,000 alumni. As such, San José State is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so our disciplines, students, and the community can benefit from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.

Successful candidates will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to equity and inclusion through their research, teaching, and/or service. We ask that all applicants include a Diversity Statement with their application package. A guide to writing this statement can be found at SJSU Diversity Statement Guidelines, along with information about how these statements will be evaluated.

Required Qualifications

• Applicants must have earned their Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related field, and have demonstrated excellence in teaching and scholarship.
• Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

Priority will be given to candidates who possess one or more of the following:

• Teaching, research, and/or industry experiences in the following areas: Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Video Game Design, Computer Graphics, or related areas.
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• The department’s faculty members are expected to teach in-person, supervise, and advise students in both the undergraduate and graduate programs, and to establish a successful research program related to his/her field of interest.
• The candidate will participate in shared governance, usually in department, college, and university committees and other service assignments.
• The candidate must demonstrate awareness and experience understanding the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, prim