Open-rank Tenure-track Faculty Position - AI in Health and Medicine

Open-rank Tenure-track Faculty Position - AI in Health and
Medicine

Wayne State University is searching for an experienced Open-rank
Tenure-track Faculty Position - AI in Health and Medicine at
its Detroit campus location.

Wayne State is a premier, public, urban research university located
in the heart of Detroit, Michigan where students from all
backgrounds are offered a rich, high-quality education. Our
deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity,
diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational
opportunities which prepare students for success in a global
society.

Essential functions (job duties):

Located in Midtown Detroit, the Department of Computer Science in
the James and Patricia Anderson College of Engineering at Wayne
State University (WSU) invites applications for an open-rank
tenure-track faculty position in Artificial Intelligence, with
particular emphasis on applications in Health and Medicine,
beginning in Fall 2027.

We seek candidates conducting innovative research in areas such as
machine learning, generative AI, multimodal AI, computer vision,
natural language processing, trustworthy and responsible AI, AI
agents, and data-driven intelligent systems, with applications to
healthcare, biomedical research, clinical decision support, digital
health, or related areas.

The successful candidate will find substantial opportunities for
translational collaboration. Wayne State's Detroit campus places
the department alongside the WSU School of Medicine, the Karmanos
Cancer Institute, and the Integrative Biosciences Center (IBio),
within a metropolitan region served by several major health
systems.

The Department of Computer Science at Wayne State has 25
tenure-track faculty and 8 teaching faculty, with 6 NSF CAREER
awards and over $2.5M in annual research expenditure. The
Department offers two B.S. degree programs, several M.S. degree
programs (traditional and online), including an M.S. in AI, and a
Ph.D. in Computer Science. Currently, we have approximately 718
undergraduate students, 105 M.S., and 56 Ph.D. students.

The department is committed to building a faculty preeminent in its
missions of research, teaching, and service to the community.

WSU is a major urban research university (Carnegie R1) with about
2,500 faculty and 27,000 students. WSU is a premier, public, urban
research university located in the heart of Detroit where students
from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high-quality education.
WSU is committed to increasing access to education, employment,
programs, and services for all.

Detroit epitomizes the modern, livable, vibrant city. World-class
amenities include the US-Canada riverfront, the Detroit Institute
of Arts, culture venues and festivals, and an international airport
(DTW) with non-stop service to worldwide destinations. Several
satellite cities within 25 miles of metro Detroit rank among the
top 100 most livable cities in the nation (e.g., Troy, Ann Arbor,
Birmingham, Novi), with some of the country's finest school
districts.

Offers of employment by WSU may be subject to approval by the
University's Board of Trustees and are made contingent upon the
candidate's successful completion of any criminal background checks
and other pre-employment assessments that may be required for the
position being offered. Additional information regarding such
pre-employment checks and assessments may be provided as applicable
during the hiring process.

Qualifications:

Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely
related field and demonstrate a strong potential for excellence in
both research and teaching. Candidates at the associate or full
professor level should have an established, externally funded
research program and a record of scholarly leadership.

Applications must be submitted at
https://waynetalent.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/2/home?c=waynetalent
(Req3655) and must include a curriculum vitae, teaching and
research statements, and names and addresses of at least three
references. Links to professional websites such as Google Scholar
or DBLP are recommended.

For full consideration, applications must be submitted by December
15, 2026. Applications will be accepted until the position is
filled.

School/College/Division:

H05 - College of Engineering

Primary department:

H1215 - Computer Science

Employment type:

• Regular Employee
• Job type: Full Time
• Job category: Academic/Faculty

Funding/salary information:

• Compensation type: Annual Salary

Working conditions:

This position must be filled pursuant to the provisions of a
collective bargaining agreement, and as such may be filled by a
qualified bargaining unit member, should one apply.

Job openings:

• Number of openings: 1

Background check requirements:

University policy requires certain persons who are offered
employment to undergo a background check, including a criminal
history check, before starting work. If you are offered employment,
the university will inform you if a background check is
required.