Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor (Ladder Rank): Artificial Intelligence Systems & Security

Employer: University of California, San Diego

Location: San Diego

Salary: A reasonable salary range estimate for this open-rank position is $146,000-$265,000. The UC Academic salary scale sets the minimum pay as determined by rank and/or step at appointment. The base salary range for this position is $107,100-$232,100.

Discipline: Physical Sciences, Computer Sciences

Position Type: Full Time

Job Type: Faculty

Organization Type: Academia

Position overview

Position titles: Professor of Data Science

Application Window
Open date: December 19, 2025
Next review date: Sunday, Jan 18, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Final date: Monday, Aug 31, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Position description

The University of California, San Diego invites applications for one or more ladder rank faculty appointments based in the Halcolu Data Science Institute, the academic unit of the newly formed School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences. This is an open rank search (Assistant, Associate or full Professor) for outstanding researchers to fill our need in the field of Artificial Intelligence Systems and Security.

We seek applicants with extraordinary research records and innovation in Artificial Intelligence Systems and Security (broadly understood) for all levels - including persons, devices, and systems - and all aspects of data science - including collection, analysis, management, and reuse.

We especially encourage applications from candidates with a track record of building tools and/or artifacts, and also demonstrated impact on major data science application domains (e.g., healthcare, medical devices, social networks) or societal infrastructures (e.g., transportation, smart grids, smart cities, cloud computing).

All candidates are expected to establish a rigorous program of high-quality, federally-funded research. This position involves teaching university students. The successful applicant(s) will be expected to teach at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in support of the Data Science major/minor degree and other programs offered by the Institute.

Appointment will be tenured or tenure-track. The level of appointment for the successful candidate(s) will be based on the candidate's background and experience.

Department: https://datascience.ucsd.edu/
School: https://scids.ucsd.edu/

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application): PhD or equivalent degree, or advancement to candidacy in Data Science, Computer Science, Political Science, Economics, Public Policy, or related discipline.

Application Requirements by Level

Assistant (tenure-track)

Position title: Professor of Data Science
Document requirements: Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae, Statement of Research, Statement of Teaching, Teaching Evaluations (Optional)
Reference requirements: 3-5 letters of reference required

Associate or Full Professor (tenured)

Position title: Professor of Data Science
Document requirements: Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae, Statement of Research, Statement of Teaching, Teaching Evaluations
Reference requirements: 3-5 required (contact information only)

Help contact: d1dutson@ucsd.edu

Job location: San Diego

To apply, please visit: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04398