Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Engineering

University of California, San Diego Jacobs School Of Engineering San Diego, CA, United States
Faculty / Professor 01 Dec 2026

About the position

The UC San Diego Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant Professor rank. The department is looking for exceptional candidates in all areas of Computer Science and Engineering. We are looking for applicants with outstanding research credentials. Successful applicants are expected to lead a vigorous research program and will be required to teach university students. We are particularly seeking faculty passionate about working with students and training the next generation of researchers. In particular, the responsibilities of tenured faculty are (1) research and scholarly achievement, (2) teaching, (3) professional and university service. CSE is home to over 70 faculty and 1,000 graduate students who span a range of research areas in computer science, computer engineering and bioinformatics. In addition, the department works closely with the Center for Networked Systems (CNS), the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (CalIT2), the Halicioglu Data Science Institute (HDSI), the Design Lab, the Contextual Robotics Institute (CRI), San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), and the Center for Wireless Communications (CWC), which provide unique opportunities and resources. More information can be found at UC San Diego Computer Science & Engineering Website . We encourage candidates to send applications as soon as possible.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application) Applicants must have a Ph.D. or advancement to candidacy in computer science and/or electrical or computer engineering and/or mathematics or statistics and/or bioinformatics or computational biology and/or computational social science and/or information science or informatics and/or physics.

How to apply

Document requirements Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V. Cover Letter Statement of Research Statement of Teaching Misc/Additional - Applicants may submit additional documents that provide relevant evidence of qualifications, achievements, or experience and are not otherwise captured in the Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae, Statement of Research, or Statement of Teaching. (Optional) Reference requirements 3-8 letters of reference required Applicants are required to provide a minimum of 3 letters of recommendation. Apply link: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04649 Help contact: nbarr@ucsd.edu

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