Assistant Professor, Computer Science & Engineering

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Job Description

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at the University of Nevada, Reno invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2024. Candidates from all areas of computer science and engineering are invited to apply. This position will assist the CSE department to continue to build strong interdisciplinary programs, contribute to efforts to secure external research funding, and teach courses. Position responsibilities will include supervising M.S. and Ph.D. students and participation in service and outreach activities.

Required Qualifications

• A Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering or related field by July 1, 2024. 

• A strong commitment to excellence in research and teaching with potential for developing robust externally funded research programs.

Compensation Grade

Assistant Professor, 9-month

Salary is competitive and commensurate with related education and experience.

Remarkable Retirement!

Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 17.50% contribution is generously matched by the University.   With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow!  All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada. 

“I had no idea the value of the faculty retirement plan when I joined UNR. On my first day, I found out I was fully vested in my contributions and the company's 17.5% matching. I have watched my retirement grow over the years, not only in contributions, but with investments.  It is hard to put into words how appreciative I am to feel so secure in my future” – Michelle B.

Perks of Working at UNR!

• Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance

• Generous annual and sick leave, life insurance and long-term disability – Faculty Benefits

• E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers annual or semester memberships and spouse/domestic partner membership options.  E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center

• Reno is proud to be a University town! Many local businesses offer discounts to WolfCard holders

• Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.

• Several Diversity Committees and Affinity Groups focusing on campus-wide diversity initiatives to ensure we are working to create a diverse and welcoming campus climate. Diversity Groups

• Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty. Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University. Faculty Senate

• No state income tax!

Grants-in-aid for Faculty Employees

The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.  Faculty Grants-in-Aid

Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program

The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada. Dual Career Assistance Program

College Information

In the past decade, substantial growth in both student enrollment and tenure-track faculty positions has led the College of Engineering to unprecedented success and new levels of performance that contributed significantly to the University’s elevation to Carnegie R1 status. Enrollment has doubled since 2008, and in the most recent fiscal year, new research funding surpassed $19 million. In 2020, the 100,000-square-foot William N. Pennington Engineering Building opened. With its 150 graduate workstations, 40 laboratories and ISO Class 5 (Class 100) cleanroom, our students and faculty will build on the College’s robust tradition of excellence in pursuit of high-impact research that improves lives in our state, across our nation and around the world. 

For more information about the College of Engineering, please visit: https://www.unr.edu/engineering

Department Information

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering is a dynamic and rapidly growing department. Our department currently has 1,100 students including 70 PhD and 100 MS students, including 30 students in our online cybersecurity MS. We currently have 24 CSE faculty and are expecting to hire several more faculty over the next few years. UNR Cybersecurity Center is considered one of the strongest interdisciplinary centers in the country with about 30 faculty from over nine different disciplines affiliated with the cybersecurity center and engaging in research, education, and outreach. The department also has strong expertise in AI/ML and closely related fields like robotics/computer vision. The data science cluster has also been growing rapidly with many opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration across campus.

In August of 2020, the CSE department moved into the top two floors of the new engineering building where it occupies 23,000 square feet of the state-of-the-art research space, including 30 faculty offices and nine shared research labs, each more than 1,000 square feet with every office and lab offering sweeping views over the snow-capped Sierra mountains.

The CSE Department has multiple NSF CAREER awardees. Apart from NSF, research in the department is also supported by DoD, DoE, DHS, NIH, DARPA, and NASA, as well as by companies such as Tesla, Google, Microsoft, etc. With Nevada being an EPSCoR state, faculty are considered highly competitive for federal funds due to co-funding opportunities.

With strong research and education programs in (1) Cybersecurity and Network Systems, (2) Intelligent and Autonomous Systems & (3) Data and Software Systems, the department’s average annual research expenditure has been over $5M for the past 3 years. The department currently offers B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science and engineering; two Minors and one Graduate certificate in cybersecurity; a minor in digital interactive games; and a minor in big data. We currently offer an online MS in Cybersecurity, and a robotics MS will be launched in the fall of 2024. There are preliminary discussions with other departments to start a computational data science MS program. We expect strong growth in research funding and student enrollments over the next several years. For more details, please visit: https://www.cse.unr.edu.

In the past decade, substantial growth in both student enrollment and tenure-track faculty positions has led the College of Engineering to unprecedented success and new levels of performance that contributed significantly to the University’s elevation to Carnegie R1 status. Enrollment has doubled, and in the most recent fiscal year, new research funding surpassed $22 million. This fall, the new 100,000-square-foot William N. Pennington Engineering Building opened. With its 150 graduate workstations, 40 laboratories and ISO Class 5 (Class 100) cleanroom, our students and faculty will build on the College’s robust tradition of excellence in pursuit of high-impact research that improves lives in our state, across our nation and around the world.  

Contact Information

Search Chair, Dr. Alireza Tavakkoli at [email protected]

Exempt

Full-Time Equivalent

Required Attachment(s)

Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact the candidate helpdesk at [email protected] .

Attach the following attachments to your application

1) Resume/CV

2) Cover Letter

3) Research and teaching statements

4) Contact Information for Three Professional References

5) Please write a brief statement (one page maximum) about how you would contribute toward our mission of creating a culturally inclusive environment in the role for which you are applying.

Application Review

Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. Committee will begin application review on March 15, 2024.

This posting is open until filled

Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. This search will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.

Posting Close Date

Note to Applicant

A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents. If the academic credentials cannot be verified, HR will notify the faculty member that an official transcript of their highest degree must be submitted within thirty days of the faculty member’s first day of employment.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

Applicants hired on a federal contract may be subject to E-Verify.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

For positions that require driving, evidence of a valid driver's license will be required at the time of employment and as a condition of continued employment.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person’s age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes). 

About Us

The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading American public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada’s original land-grant university, the University serves 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.

Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 (“Very High Research”) university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the “Best National Universities” and “Best National Public Universities.” It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times’ “Top Colleges for Economic Diversity.”

Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevada’s first medical school – the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine – and it delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.

The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the beautiful, 290-acre main campus is also a Nevada State Arboretum. In recent years, the University has expanded to include two additional locations: the Redfield Campus in south Reno and the Wayne L. Prim campus in Incline Village, which is the home of the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe.

 As part of the Nevada System of Higher Education – comprised of two research universities, one state college, four community colleges and an environmental research institute –  the University is committed to developing strong partnerships with each of these institutions for the benefit of all Nevadans.

Through its commitment to high-impact education, world-improving research and creative activity, and outreach that’s transforming Nevada’s communities and businesses, the University continues its nearly 150-year tradition of benefitting our state, nation and world.

The University recognizes that diversity promotes excellence in education and research. The inclusive and engaged community on campus recognizes the added value that students, faculty, and staff from different backgrounds bring to the educational experience.

Today, the University delivers on its original land-grant mission of access to education and knowledge by investing in the academics, facilities, support, engagement and vibrant campus life that promote our diverse students’ cognitive growth and academic achievement – all while remaining one of the best values in American higher education.

For more information, please visit the University’s website .

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