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Open Rank Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Engineering

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Position description

The University of California, Riverside's (UCR) Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) currently has 129 faculty members, more than 2,500 undergraduates, 830 graduate students, more than $39 million in annual research expenditures, and is home to five departments, two college wide Interdepartmental programs and 10 research centers.

BCOE invites applicants for tenure-track faculty positions who will complement the highly motivated and entrepreneurial spirit of the College faculty, and who will contribute meaningfully to the success of future teaching, research, and service accomplishments. Incumbents are expected to initiate and sustain strong sponsored research and graduate training programs. Specific areas of interest can be found on the employment section of each department’s website at http://www.engr.ucr.edu/.

The Computer Science and Engineering Department currently has 35 faculty members, including multiple ACM/IEEE/AAAS Fellows and Young Investigator/NSF CAREER award holders, who pride themselves in combining top quality teaching with cutting edge research. The research projects in the department are funded by federal (NSF, NIH, AFOSR, DoD) or industrial sponsors, with the new awards for 2017/18 exceeding 10 million dollars. The department offers several undergraduate degrees, as well as MS and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science, with 166 PhD students currently enrolled. Information regarding the department is available at http://www.cs.ucr.edu.

Successful candidates will have a proven record of, or exceptional promise for, developing a vibrant externally-funded research program and developing a portfolio of high quality teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. UC Faculty will be expected to maintain an active research agenda and record of publications; teach a regular course load at both the undergraduate and graduate levels; and to participate in service activities at department, college campus, and professional levels. They should also demonstrate clear potential for complementing and/or synergistically leveraging existing research activities within the department, college and campus. Advancement through the faculty ranks at the University of California is through a series of structured, merit-based evaluations, occurring every 2-3 years, each of which includes substantial peer input.

Appointments are expected to begin July 1, 2019. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience.

UCR is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.

Applicants must be all but dissertation or have met the requirements for the PhD by the time of appointment, July 1, 2019; have college level teaching experience with a minimum of one-year teaching experience at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Review of applications will begin January 1, 2019 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications must be submitted online. Applications will continue to be received until the positions are filled. For more information regarding the specific areas of interest and application procedures, please visit http://www.engr.ucr.edu/. To apply for the Assistant Professor level, https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF00980. For inquiries and questions please refer to the contact email address under the specific recruitment on the online applicant site https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter - If you have a research specialization, please list at the top of the cover letter.

  • Statement of Research

  • Statement of Teaching

  • Statement of Contributions to Diversity - Statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity through teaching, research, professional activity, and/or service.

  • Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements
  • 3-5 letters of reference required

Job location

Riverside, CA