Associate/Full Professor – Computer or Information Science (Associate Dean of DEI)


  • Professional
  • Amherst, MA
  • Posted 2 weeks ago
  • Expires on: February 28, 2025

Unviersity of Massachusetts Amherst
College of Information & Computer Sciences

The Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for an academic-year tenure-track faculty position at the Associate or Full Professor level in any area of computer or information science with a concurrent half-time role as the Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (AD of DEI). The expectation is that this individual will serve in the Associate Dean role for 3-5 years, renewable with satisfactory performance. While serving as Associate Dean, the individual will have half of the teaching load of a normal tenure-track faculty member: they will teach one course per academic year and one graduate seminar once every four years. A successful candidate will have an established and recognized record of research in computer science or information science, a strong record of professional and institutional service, and will have demonstrated potential for continued research, teaching, and service success. For a full position description or to apply, please visit https://www.cics.umass.edu/about/employment/faculty-positions .

UMass Amherst is home to graduate and undergraduate programs that are ranked among the top twenty-five in the nation by U.S. News & World Report and CS Rankings. Following a decade of tremendous growth, CICS currently has 89 core faculty, including 20 ACM Fellows, 11 IEEE Fellows, and 38 NSF CAREER Award winners. CICS research encompasses all major technical specializations across the profession and serves as the focal point for interdisciplinary computing research at UMass Amherst, with affiliated research centers such as the Center for Intelligent Information Retrieval, the Center for Data Science, the Center for Smart and Connected Society, the Computational Social Science Institute, and the Cybersecurity Institute, and the NIH-funded Massachusetts AI and Technology Center for Connected Care in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease. More information about the college and its revolutionary vision for computing research and education can be found at cics.umass.edu.

The University of Massachusetts Amherst is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities and encourages applications from these and other protected group members.