Assistant / Associate / Full Professor of Computer Sciences

University of Wisconsin - Madison; Kentucky; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Wisconsin–Madison invites applications for tenure-track and tenured faculty positions in the Department of Computer Sciences and the College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence (CAI). Appointments begin August 2027. We seek outstanding researchers in AI, security/privacy, quantum computing, and related areas.

Candidates must show a commitment to teaching excellence and inclusion. Senior candidates are encouraged to apply; nominations and questions may be directed to

Qualifications

• Outstanding scholarly research program and potential for teaching excellence at all levels.
• Commitment to student-centered teaching and mentoring in computer science.

Responsibilities

• Conduct scholarly research in computer science and related areas.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in computer science.
• Advise and mentor graduate students majoring in CS or related fields.
• Provide service to the department, college, university, and academic community.

Skills

Teaching

Research

Mentoring

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Position Description

The College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence (CAI) is UW–Madison’s first new college in more than 40 years, bringing together three established and highly regarded departments: Computer Sciences, Statistics, and the Information School. Building on their longstanding strengths in research and education, CAI advances interdisciplinary discovery spanning computing, data, information, and artificial intelligence and prepares students to shape how technology is designed, developed, and used for the public good. Supported by more than $400 million in philanthropic and institutional investment, CAI is expanding its faculty by 50 positions and significantly growing its research enterprise. Faculty joining CAI have the opportunity to contribute to established academic communities while helping shape a new college at a pivotal moment in its development. CAI is based in Morgridge Hall, a new, state-of-the-art facility designed to foster collaboration, learning, and discovery.

The Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison invites applications for tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at the assistant, associate, and full professor levels, beginning August 2027.

Applications and nominations at the associate and full professor levels are welcome at any point in the year. Senior candidates considering a move are encouraged to write to [e-mail], in addition to applying online; we review senior applications as they arrive rather than on the standard cycle.

We welcome outstanding candidates in all areas of computer science. The department has particular interest this year in three areas:

• Artificial intelligence, broadly construed. This includes embodied AI and robotics, machine learning and the systems that support it, and AI developed for problems in science, engineering, medicine, education, and society. We welcome candidates in this area whose doctoral training is in a field other than computer science
• Security and privacy
• Quantum computing

Candidates whose work falls outside these three areas are encouraged to apply and will receive full consideration.

The successful candidate will advance the educational mission of the College of Computing and AI, that values, prioritizes, and actualizes evidence-based and student-centered teaching and undergraduate student mentoring. They will contribute to an environment that fosters engagement and a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, students and members of the broader community.

Duties will include scholarly research in one or more areas of computer science; individual and classroom teaching in computer science at the undergraduate and graduate levels; advising and mentoring graduate students majoring in computer science or related areas; and service to the department, college, university, and academic community, nationally and internationally. The general teaching load is 2 courses per academic year. The successful candidate, as a member of the College of Computing and AI, will proactively contribute to, support, and advance the college’s commitment to excellence among all aspects of their teaching, mentoring, research, and service.

The Department of Computer Sciences is among the oldest and top-ranked computer science departments in the world, renowned for its research in computer architecture, database systems, distributed and high-throughput computing, programming languages, optimization, machine learning, security, and many other areas of computer science. The department has a strong track record of building large-scale computing infrastructure, including HTCondor and CloudLab, and of interdisciplinary collaborations, programs, and centers, including the Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery. The department has also been the beneficiary of significant donations supporting its research and educational mission.

Located at the nexus of four beautiful lakes, Madison, the capital of the state of Wisconsin and home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, consistently ranks among the top American cities for its quality of life. With the headquarters of medical software company Epic, Microsoft’s Jim Gray Systems Lab, Google, and several other technology companies in the area, as well as a strong startup ecosystem, Madison is also among the fastest growing technology hubs in the country.

Required Qualifications

Successful candidates will show an outstanding scholarly research program, or clear potential to develop one, in one or more areas of computer science, and a commitment to innovative, student-centered teaching in computer science at all levels.

Candidates for tenured appointment at the associate or full professor level will show a record of proven excellence in research, teaching, and service.

The successful candidate will demonstrate fostering or the ability to foster a teaching, learning, mentoring, departmental, and research environments where all can thrive.

Education

PhD required. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related field by start of appointment.