Faculty & Staff Recruitment

Faculty positions in Computer Sciences

Job Summary:

The Department of Computer Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison invites applications for tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at the assistant, associate, and full professor levels, beginning August 2027.

Applications and nominations at the associate and full professor levels are welcome at any point in the year. Senior candidates considering a move are encouraged to write to recruiting@cs.wisc.edu, in addition to applying online; we review senior applications as they arrive rather than on the standard cycle.

We welcome outstanding candidates in all areas of computer science. The department has particular interest this year in three areas:

• Artificial intelligence, broadly construed. This includes embodied AI and robotics, machine learning and the systems that support it, and AI developed for problems in science, engineering, medicine, education, and society. We welcome candidates in this area whose doctoral training is in a field other than computer science
• Security and privacy
• Quantum computing

Candidates whose work falls outside these three areas are encouraged to apply and will receive full consideration.

The College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence (CAI) is UW–Madison’s first new college in more than 40 years, bringing together three established and highly regarded departments: Computer Sciences, Statistics, and the Information School. Building on their longstanding strengths in research and education, CAI advances interdisciplinary discovery spanning computing, data, information, and artificial intelligence and prepares students to shape how technology is designed, developed, and used for the public good. Supported by more than $400 million in philanthropic and institutional investment, CAI is expanding its faculty by 50 positions and significantly growing its research enterprise. Faculty joining CAI have the opportunity to contribute to established academic communities while helping shape a new college at a pivotal moment in its development. CAI is based in Morgridge Hall, a new, state-of-the-art facility designed to foster collaboration, learning, and discovery.

The successful candidate will advance the educational mission of CAI, that values, prioritizes, and actualizes evidence-based and student-centered teaching and undergraduate student mentoring. They will contribute to an environment that fosters engagement and a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, students and members of the broader community.

The Department of Computer Sciences is among the oldest and top-ranked computer science departments in the world, renowned for its research in computer architecture, database systems, distributed and high-throughput computing, programming languages, optimization, machine learning, security, and many other areas of computer science. The department has a strong track record of building large-scale computing infrastructure, including HTCondor and CloudLab, and of interdisciplinary collaborations, programs, and centers, including the Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery. The department has also been the beneficiary of significant donations supporting its research and educational mission.

Located at the nexus of four beautiful lakes, Madison, the capital of the state of Wisconsin and home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, consistently ranks among the top American cities for its quality of life. With the headquarters of medical software company Epic, Microsoft’s Jim Gray Systems Lab, Google, and several other technology companies in the area, as well as a strong startup ecosystem, Madison is also among the fastest growing technology hubs in the country.

Key Job Responsibilities:

Duties will include scholarly research in one or more areas of computer science; individual and classroom teaching in computer science at the undergraduate and graduate levels; advising and mentoring graduate students majoring in computer science or related areas; and service to the department, college, university, and academic community, nationally and internationally. The general teaching load is 2 courses per academic year.

The successful candidate, as a member of CAI will proactively contribute to, support, and advance the college’s commitment to excellence among all aspects of their teaching, mentoring, research, and service. 

Compensation:

Salary is Negotiable

9 months / ongoing / renewable

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as:
– Generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off
– Competitive insurances and savings accounts
– Retirement benefits

More Benefits information can be found here.

Required Qualifications:

• Successful candidates will show an outstanding scholarly research program, or clear potential to develop one, in one or more areas of computer science, and a commitment to innovative, student-centered teaching in computer science at all levels.
• Candidates for tenured appointment at the associate or full professor level will show a record of proven excellence in research, teaching, and service.
• The successful candidate will demonstrate fostering or the ability to foster a teaching, learning, mentoring, departmental, and research environments where all can thrive.

Education:

PhD required. Applicants must have a PhD in Computer Science or a closely related field by start of appointment.

How to Apply:

Apply online at Jobs at UW under JR10016108 and at Academic Jobs Online (Job #33161). Applications must be received both through UW–Madison’s online application system and through Academic Jobs Online to be considered. Click the “Apply Now” button at Jobs at UW to start the application process.

Applicants should submit the following five items to Jobs at UW:

• a letter of application
• curriculum vitae
• a teaching and mentoring statement
• a research statement
• three publications

Applicants must also complete the Academic Jobs Online application, including reference letters. Reference letters do not need to be uploaded to Jobs at UW. Applications not submitted to both Jobs at UW and Academic Jobs Online will not be considered.

To ensure full consideration, all materials must be received no later than 11:59 pm on December 15, 2026. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled, and this posting will remain open through June 30, 2027.

Please note that applicants will be evaluated based upon submitted application materials and therefore should speak to and include evidence of their qualifications. Application materials must clearly demonstrate the applicant’s dedication to excellence in student-centered teaching and mentoring. Additionally, materials should showcase the applicant’s ability to purposefully plan their teaching practices, evidenced through goals, action plans, reflection, and related documentation. This portion of the application materials must be created by the applicant and may include supporting letters. It cannot be only in the form of letters and testimony by others.

Important Note: The UW application only has one attachment field. Upload all required documents in that field, either as a single file, or as multiple files in the same upload area.

Contact Information:

Paul Barford, Chair, Department of Computer Sciences
Email: recruiting@cs.wisc.edu.
Telephone: 608-262-1204

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