Assistant/Associate Professor of Computer Science

Purdue University School of Nuclear Engineering; West Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Purdue University invites applications for multiple Tenure-Track Faculty positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level at our West Lafayette and Indianapolis campuses. The Department of Computer Science offers undergraduate programs and graduate MS and PhD programs, with the Purdue Computes initiative expanding computing across the university.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in a related field, demonstrate the ability to establish an independent research program, and be prepared to

Qualifications

• Candidates must hold a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline by the employment start date, and demonstrate potential to build an independent research program, as well as the potential to educate and mentor students.

Responsibilities

• Conduct original research, advise graduate students, teach undergraduate and graduate-level courses, and perform service at the School, College, and University levels.

Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related

Job description

Job Summary

The Department of Computer Science in the Colleges of Science and Engineering at Purdue University invites applications for multiple Tenure-Track Faculty positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level at our West Lafayette and Indianapolis campuses. Purdue University has launched a new major initiative, Purdue Computes, with three dimensions (Computing, Physical Artificial Intelligence, and Semiconductors) that connect faculty and students across the institution and enable the university to advance to the forefront with unparalleled excellence at scale. As part of this initiative, Computing is on track to add 50 new positions by 2030. Purdue Computes offers a stimulating academic environment with active research programs in almost all areas of computing. The Department of Computer Science offers undergraduate programs in Computer Science, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence, in both our West Lafayette and Indianapolis campuses, as well as graduate MS and PhD programs. For more information, see https://www.cs.purdue.edu. Opportunities for collaboration exist across the university, and our faculty collaborate with every college. While we are interested in hiring in all areas of Computer Science, we are particularly focused on areas that can drive as well as benefit from the AI revolution. Domains of particular interest include Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Vision and Computer Graphics; Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models; all aspects of Quantum Computing; explainable and ethical AI; scientific machine learning; and programming languages and formal methods for AI systems. We are also interested in systems that can drive scalable infrastructure for modern machine Learning and AI, including OS, networking, mobile computing, databases, distributed systems, as well as the interplay between AI systems and security and privacy.

Job Summary

The Department of Computer Science in the Colleges of Science and Engineering at Purdue University invites applications for multiple Tenure-Track Faculty positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor level at our West Lafayette and Indianapolis campuses. Purdue University has launched a new major initiative, Purdue Computes, with three dimensions (Computing, Physical Artificial Intelligence, and Semiconductors) that connect faculty and students across the institution and enable the university to advance to the forefront with unparalleled excellence at scale. As part of this initiative, Computing is on track to add 50 new positions by 2030. Purdue Computes offers a stimulating academic environment with active research programs in almost all areas of computing. The Department of Computer Science offers undergraduate programs in Computer Science, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence, in both our West Lafayette and Indianapolis campuses, as well as graduate MS and PhD programs. For more information, see https://www.cs.purdue.edu. Opportunities for collaboration exist across the university, and our faculty collaborate with every college. While we are interested in hiring in all areas of Computer Science, we are particularly focused on areas that can drive as well as benefit from the AI revolution. Domains of particular interest include Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Vision and Computer Graphics; Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models; all aspects of Quantum Computing; explainable and ethical AI; scientific machine learning; and programming languages and formal methods for AI systems. We are also interested in systems that can drive scalable infrastructure for modern machine Learning and AI, including OS, networking, mobile computing, databases, distributed systems, as well as the interplay between AI systems and security and privacy.

Qualifications & Job Duties

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline by the employment start date, and demonstrate potential to build an independent research program, as well as the potential to educate and mentor students. A successful candidate will conduct original research, advise graduate students, teach undergraduate and graduate-level courses, and perform service at the School, College, and University levels.

Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access university.