Job Description

About the Department:

The Department of Computer Science has 29 teaching-track faculty and 54 tenured and tenure-track faculty with wide-ranging research interests, and strong research groups in cybersecurity, systems and networks, machine learning and data mining, artificial intelligence, robotics, visual computing, theory, databases, bioinformatics, HCI, and software engineering. The department has grown from 550 undergraduate majors in 2012 to over 2,400 today. The department has over 220 PhD students and over 600 Masters students enrolled in three MS programs. The Department has around $5.5 million in annual research expenditures, 29 recipients of the prestigious NSF CAREER Award, six IEEE Fellows, and three ACM Fellows. The department is currently ranked #35 on CSRankings.

For more information on the department, visit our Web site: https://cs.gmu.edu/.

About the Position:

The Department of Computer Science invites applications for one or more tenure-track or tenured faculty positions beginning Fall 2026.

Candidates will be expected to develop a program of scholarly research; teach undergraduate and graduate courses; participate in university, college, and departmental governance; participate in professional and public service; and perform related instructional assignments including student advising and supervising undergraduate and graduate research students.

Senior candidates with established records of outstanding research and teaching can be considered for a tenured appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.

Responsibilities:

Teaching: Teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Research: Develops an independent, externally funded research program.
Service: Advises students; participates in all aspects of the department’s mission; and serves the profession.
Required Qualifications:

Successful candidates typically will have a PhD in Computer Science or a related field; and
Candidates with a PhD in other fields should have a strong publication record in Computer Science. Junior candidates should have demonstrated potential for excellence and productivity in research, and a commitment to high-quality teaching. Senior candidates should have a substantial record of excellence in research and teaching.
Preferred Qualifications:

Experience from all areas of Computer Science; and
Candidates who can build collaboration with other departments within the college and across the university will benefit from the institutional strong support and encouragement for interdisciplinary research.