The Department of Computer Science launched in 2020 a multi-year faculty recruitment and hiring process for 20+ tenure-track positions at all ranks above normal hiring patterns, with preference at early-career appointments. In Year 1, the department welcomed eight new faculty members. In Year 2, the initiative will support at least eight new faculty positions starting in AY 2022-2023. Destination-CS is part of the university’s recently launched Destination Vanderbilt, a $100 million initiative to recruit new faculty.

The hiring initiative aspires to propel the Vanderbilt CS department to one of the leading academic programs nationally and beyond. Successful candidates are expected to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels and to develop and grow vigorous programs of externally funded research. We seek exceptional candidates in broadly defined areas of computer science that enhance our research strengths in areas that align with the following investment and growth priorities of the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering:

1. Cybersecurity and Resilience
2. Autonomous and Intelligent Human-AI-Machine Systems and Urban Environments
3. Computing and AI for Health, Medicine, and Surgery
4. Design of Next Generation Systems, Structures, Materials, and Manufacturing

Ranked #14 nationally, Vanderbilt University is a private, internationally recognized research university located on 330 park-like acres 1.5 miles from downtown Nashville. Its 10 distinct schools share a single cohesive campus that values collaboration. The university enrolls over 13,500 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, including 36% minority students and over 1,100 students from 84 countries. The School of Engineering is on a strong upward trajectory in national and international prominence, and has built infrastructure to support a significant expansion in faculty size. In the rankings of graduate engineering programs by U.S. News, the school ranks in the top 20 private, research-extensive engineering schools. Five-year average T/Tk faculty funding in the formerly combined EECS department is above $800k per  year per person. Nearly all junior faculty members hired during the past 15 years have received prestigious young investigator awards, such as NSF CAREER and DARPA CSSG.

With a metro population of over two million people, Nashville’s top industries are trade, transportation and utilities; education and health services; professional and business services; government; and leisure and hospitality. Other industries include manufacturing, financial activities, construction, and information. Long known as a hub for health care and music, Nashville is a technology center with a considerable pool of health care, AI, and defense-related jobs available. The city recently has experienced an influx of major office openings by some of the largest global tech companies and prime Silicon Valley startups.

Vanderbilt University has a strong institutional commitment to recruiting and retaining an academically and culturally diverse community of faculty. Minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups, in particular, are encouraged to apply. Vanderbilt is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. 

Vanderbilt University has made the safety of our students, faculty and staff, and our surrounding communities a top priority. As part of that commitment, the University recently announced that students, faculty, and staff, are required to be vaccinated against COVID. As a prospective and/or a new employee at Vanderbilt, you will be required to comply with the University’s vaccination protocol. Effective, August 1, 2021, proof of full vaccination or an approved accommodation will be required in order to work at Vanderbilt University.

Applications should be submitted at: http://apply.interfolio.com/94225. For more information, please visit: http://vu.edu/destination-cs . Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning December 1, 2021. Interviews begin around January 1, 2022. For full consideration, application materials must be received by January 31, 2022.