Faculty Positions, Fall 2025

Tenure- and Instructional-track Faculty Positions in All Areas at All Ranks

The University of Iowa Computer Science Department invites applications for tenure- and instructional-track faculty positions in all areas and at all ranks effective August 2025. The Department offers undergraduate degrees in Computer Science, Informatics, Computer Science & Engineering, and Data Science, as well as the Masters and PhDs in Computer Science and Informatics. The Department is home to well-established externally-funded research programs in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and pattern recognition; formal methods and programming languages; health- and human-centric computing; systems; theory and algorithms; and computer science education. The Department is growing rapidly and will move into new facilities in 2027.

For tenure-track positions, we are seeking creative and collaborative scholars at all ranks and from all areas of Computer Science interested in working in a collegial, supportive, and multidisciplinary environment. We are particularly interested in candidates who bridge or strengthen our current areas of research. Successful candidates must demonstrate potential for research and teaching excellence in the environment of a major research university. Candidates for tenured positions will already have an established record of funded research and teaching excellence. A record of scholarly publications in leading venues (commensurate with rank) and prior teaching experience are desirable. Responsibilities include conducting innovative research in the candidate’s area of expertise, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, supervising graduate student research, and making service contributions to the Department, the College, the University, and the discipline.

For instructional-track positions, we seek candidates who are passionate about teaching computer science, have expertise in computer science education, and can teach broadly across our discipline; currently, we have specific need in databases, systems, security, artificial intelligence and machine learning. Successful instructional-track candidates must demonstrate an aptitude for achieving excellence in computer science education at the university level; prior teaching experience is desirable. Responsibilities include teaching, curriculum development, curriculum evaluation, and making appropriate service and outreach contributions. 

Candidates for all positions must hold a PhD in computer science or a closely related discipline at the time of appointment. We are committed to supporting the professional development of all faculty and have a strong record of accommodating faculty couples.

How to Apply

Applications should include a CV, a research statement (for tenure-track positions), a teaching statement, and contact information for three references. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment and provide a related release and will be subject to a criminal background and credential check. To apply online, visit the Computer Science Faculty Application Portal.

Screening will begin immediately, although applications received by January 1, 2025, are assured of full consideration.

Computer Science at the University of Iowa

One of the oldest in the nation, the Computer Science Department is home to approximately 1,000 undergraduate majors in four distinct degree programs (Computer Science, Informatics, Data Science, and Computer Science and Engineering), and just over 100 graduate students in our Computer Science and interdisciplinary Informatics programs. There are many ongoing research collaborations with the Carver College of Medicine, the College of Public Health, the College of Law, and the College of Education. The Department’s annual research expenditures are approximately $3M.

About Iowa

With nearly 32,000 students, the University of Iowa is one of America's premier public research universities, a member of the Big Ten conference since 1899, and an Association of American Universities member since 1909. The University is known for its balanced commitment to the arts, sciences, and humanities and is also home to one of the most acclaimed academic medical centers in the country. Located in Iowa City, an urbanized area of 170,000 people that is widely recognized as one of the country's most livable communities, the University offers over 200 majors and over 100 graduate, professional and postdoctoral programs with an annual externally funded research budget of nearly $700M.