Assistant Professor in the College of Connected Computing

Vanderbilt; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Start-up package

Named faculty mentors

Interfolio dossier account

Job summary

Vanderbilt University invites applications for multiple tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in computing and related disciplines. The new College of Connected Computing will host research across six areas and welcomes candidates to identify primary and possibly secondary areas in their cover letter.

The successful candidate will develop vigorous research programs, teach undergrad and grad courses, mentor doctoral students, and contribute to securing external funding.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in computing or related field by start date.
• Strong record of peer-reviewed scholarship and potential for independent research program.
• Ability to secure external research funding from federal agencies, foundations, industry, or other sources.

Responsibilities

• Develop vigorous, externally funded research programs.
• Teach at undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Mentor doctoral students and contribute to department service.

Skills

Teaching experience

External research funding

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Ph.D. in computing or related field

Tools

Interfolio

Job description

Vanderbilt University: College of Connected Computing

Open Date

Oct 24, 2026

Description

This is the page for Assistant Professor (tenure-track) applications. If you wish to apply for the Associate or Full Professor positions, please go here: https://apply.interfolio.com/196244 .

Vanderbilt University invites applications for multiple tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in computing and related disciplines. New faculty will join Vanderbilt’s new College of Connected Computing, founded on a “computing for all” vision that brings computer science, data science, and artificial intelligence together with a growing set of interdisciplinary areas, such as computational biology, human-computer interaction, computing + society, and computational mind and behavior. Learn more about the College and its research at computing.vanderbilt.edu.

Successful applicants are expected to develop vigorous, externally funded research programs, teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and mentor doctoral students. The search will place particular emphasis on candidates’ potential to secure external research funding from federal agencies, foundations, industry, or other sources.

Every assistant professor joins an area with tenured colleagues, receives named faculty mentors, and is supported by a start-up package that includes guaranteed doctoral student funding.

This is an open search in all areas of computing research, with particular interest in the following six broad areas:

1. Physical Intelligence. Robotics, embodied and physical AI, computer vision, robot learning, and autonomous systems, including autonomy in cities and other complex real-world environments.
2. Foundations of Computing. Theoretical computer science, quantum algorithms and quantum information, optimization, statistics and probabilistic machine learning, numerical and scientific machine learning, and formal methods, with opportunities for courtesy appointments in Mathematics.
3. Humans, Computing & Society. Computational mind and behavior, including the computational principles underlying perception, cognition, emotion, language, and social interaction at the brain and behavioral levels; human-computer interaction, including human-centered AI, interactive technologies for civic life, learning, work, health, and accessibility; and computing + society, including how computing and society shape one another across culture, organizations, policy, and infrastructure.
4. Secure & Trustworthy Systems. Security across systems, networks, and software; applied cryptography; usable security and privacy; security of cyber-physical systems and urban infrastructure; and verification of critical and learning-enabled systems.
5. AI in Education and Computational Learning Technologies. Artificial intelligence in education; learning analytics and educational data mining; human-centered design of computational learning technologies; adaptive and personalized learning technologies; technologies for self-regulated and collaborative learning; AI and computer science education; AI-based educational measurement and assessment; and AI-enabled training and upskilling, with the possibility of joint appointments with Peabody College.
6. Computational Biology. Genomics and bioinformatics algorithms, systems biology, biomedical informatics and natural language processing, AI for health, and other computational approaches to biological and biomedical data. New faculty join a growing group of senior computational biologists in the College.

We welcome applications across computing, including work that spans or extends beyond the areas listed above. To facilitate review, identify one of the six areas as your primary review area in your cover letter, choosing the closest fit. You may also identify a secondary area and briefly explain the connections. Submit only one application to the appropriate rank-specific search; the College will coordinate review across areas as appropriate.

Vanderbilt University is a private research university located on 330 park-like acres on the western edge of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville is a regional center for culture and technology that has grown alongside the university since Vanderbilt’s founding in 1873.

Qualifications

Candidates must hold a Ph.D.in computing or a related field, including computer science, data science, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, information science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, and the behavioral, social, learning, and life sciences, by the start date. Candidates must demonstrate a record of peer-reviewed scholarship and the potential to develop an independent, influential research program in computing or at the intersection of computing and another discipline. We welcome interest in interdisciplinary collaboration.

• Cover letter (one page). Identify your primary review area and any secondary area, explain your interest in Vanderbilt, and describe how your proposed research and teaching would contribute to the College.
• Research statement (maximum five pages, excluding references). Concisely describe your most significant research contributions and future research agenda, including plans for external research support. Shorter statements are welcome.
• Teaching statement (maximum two pages). Describe your approach to teaching and mentoring, relevant experience, and future plans.
• Service statement (maximum two pages). The service statement should describe any service experience and your interests in activities such as professional service, outreach, or support for students and colleagues.
• Three representative publications or preprints.
• Teaching evaluations, if available.
• Three to five references. Submit names, affiliations, and email addresses for three to five references. **References will be contacted automatically, via Interfolio, to request confidential letters of recommendation upon submission of your application.**

Review of applications will begin immediately. Complete applications, including reference contact details, received by December 1, 2026 will receive full consideration; review will continue on a rolling basis until the positions are filled. The anticipated start date is August 2027, although later start dates can be arranged. For inquiries, including questions about the appropriate rank-specific search, please contact [e-mail].

Application Process

This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conductthis search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossieraccount and can send all application materials, includingconfidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

Vanderbilt University shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilitiesand prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors provide equal employment opportunitywithout regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.