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The University of Texas at Arlington Tenure/Tenure Track Professor in Arlington, Texas
Tenure/Tenure Track Professor
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Please see Special Instructions for more details.
To apply applicants should go to https://uta.peopleadmin.com/postings/30211 and submit the following materials:
Required Documents:
Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae
Statement of Research
Statement of Teaching
Unofficial Transcripts (required only for candidates for whom their degree is not in the same discipline as the one in which they will teach)
Contact information of at least four references
Optional Documents:
- Candidates who have previous teaching experiences may also include unofficial course evaluations.
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.
Questions may be addressed to Jia Rao jia.rao@uta.edu .
For more information about UTA, please visit: http://www.uta.edu/uta .
Posting Details
Position Information
Posting Number F00602P
Position Title Tenure/Tenure Track Professor
Department Computer Science and Engineer
Location Arlington
Job Family Faculty
Position Status Full-time
Rank Open-T/TT
Work Hours Standard
Open to External and Internal
FLSA Exempt
Duration Funding expected to continue
Pay Basis Monthly
Benefits Eligible Yes
Job Summary
The Computer Science and Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington invites applications for multiple open-rank (tenured/tenure-track) faculty positions across all areas of Computer Science and Engineering. The tentative start date of all positions will be in Fall 2025. Fields of interest include but are not limited to hardware security, software, and system security, particularly security issues related to artificial generative AI, programming languages and program optimization, software engineering, natural language processing, and biomedical applications. Our key objective is to hire faculty members with outstanding qualifications, who share the university’s core values of high standards of excellence in teaching, innovative research, and service, combined with fostering promoting participation of all student groups. A major emphasis will be potential research collaboration within and outside the department.
Benefits at UTA
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CBC Requirement
It is the policy of The University of Texas at Arlington to conduct a criminal background check on any applicant who is under final consideration for employment with the University.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Duties include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, building and leading a team of Ph.D. student researchers, developing an externally funded research program that yields top-tier publications, and professional service within UTA and the research community.
Required Qualifications
Candidates must have earned (by the start date) a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related area.
Candidates for Assistant Professor must have demonstrated exceptional research promise.
Candidates for Full Professor must be leading their research area.
All candidates must show a strong commitment to teaching excellence.
Preferred Qualifications
We value candidates who can contribute to the college’s and the department’s broadening participation in computing initiatives. We further welcome experience with teaching or mentoring populations from varying cultural backgrounds.
Special Conditions for Eligibility
Department Information
The Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department is ranked #64 in the nation by csrankings.org (as of September 2024, based on average 2019-24 publication counts) and several areas are ranked in the top 70, including high-performance computing (#12), operating systems (#11), databases (#29), computer architecture (#46), embedded & real-time systems (#54), AI, machine learning & data mining (#65), software engineering (#71), mobile computing (#18), and computer security (#88). In the last few years students and faculty in the department have received distinguished paper awards from prestigious conferences, including SOSP, OSDI, PLDI, ISCA, EuroSys, USENIX ATC, ASE, SIGMETRICS, ASPLOS, CCS, MOBICOM, MobiSys, CIDR, CIKM, ECML PKDD, ICDE, ICDM, ISSRE, ISSTA, IUI, PSIVT, SIGMOD, SIGCHI, and VLDB.
The CSE department is home to 50 tenured/tenure-track and 31 teaching faculty members, including one ACM fellow, four IEEE fellows, two AIMBE fellows, one AFOSY YIP awardee, and ten NSF CAREER awardees. The CSE department’s annual research expenditure exceeds $11M in 2024.
University Information
The University of Texas at Arlington is located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metroplex, a vibrant and diverse metropolitan area that is home to over 7 million people, one of the fastest-growing tech economies in the United States, and a wide array of arts, entertainment, and cultural activities. UTA is a comprehensive teaching, research, and public service institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through scholarship and creative work. The University is committed to providing access and ensuring student success, and to a culture of innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization of discoveries by our community of scholars. With an enrollment of more than 40,000 students, UTA is the second largest in the University of Texas System. As a result of its combination of rigorous academics and innovative research, UTA is designated as a Carnegie R-1 “Very High Research Activity” institution. UTA ranks No. 4 nationally in Military Times’ annual “Best for Vets: Colleges” list and is among the top 30 performers nationwide for promoting social mobility of its graduates (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). UTA is designated by the U.S. Department of Education as both a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and it has one of the top 5 most ethnically diverse undergraduate student bodies in the United States (U.S. News & World Report, 2023). Its approximately 270,000 alumni, including some who occupy leadership positions at many of the 24 Fortune 500 companies headquartered in North Texas, contribute to UTA’s $22.2 billion annual economic impact on Texas.
Furthermore, UTA is poised to experience widespread growth in the near future. The university recently launched the first phase of its RISE 100 initiative aimed at recruiting 100 new tenure-system faculty to amplify research standing and position UTA as a leader in key scholarly areas; more details are available at https://www.uta.edu/administration/president/strategic-plan/rise100 . The successful candidate for this position will have the opportunity to join UTA during an exciting period of growth and contribute as the university broadens its impact.
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EEO Statement
It is the policy of The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA or The University) to provide an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. In accordance with federal and state law, the University prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, and/or veteran status. The University also prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity, and gender expression. Retaliation against persons who oppose a discriminatory practice, file a charge of discrimination, or testify for, assist in, or participate in an investigative proceeding relating to discrimination is prohibited. Constitutionally-protected expression will not be considered discrimination or harassment under this policy. It is the responsibility of all departments, employees, and students to ensure the University’s compliance with this policy.
ADA Accommodations
The University of Texas at Arlington is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to 817-272-5554 or email ADADocs@uta.edu .
Posting Detail Information
Number of Vacancies 4
Desired Start Date 09/01/2025
Open Date 11/15/2024
Review Start Date 11/18/2024
Open Until Filled Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
To apply applicants should go to https://uta.peopleadmin.com/postings/30211 and submit the following materials:
Required Documents:
Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae
Statement of Research
Statement of Teaching
Unofficial Transcripts (required only for candidates for whom their degree is not in the same discipline as the one in which they will teach)
Contact information of at least four references
Optional Documents:
- Candidates who have previous teaching experiences may also include unofficial course evaluations.
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.
Questions may be addressed to Jia Rao jia.rao@uta.edu .
For more information about UTA, please visit: http://www.uta.edu/uta .
Requirement Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
*Will you have received your PhD by 9/1/2025?
Yes
No
Documents Needed To Apply
Required Documents
Cover/Interest Letter
Curriculum Vitae
Statement of Research Interests
Statement of Teaching Interest/Philosophy
Optional Documents
Transcripts
Course/Teaching Evaluations
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