"Open Rank Faculty Position in Human-Computer Interaction"

Position Overview

Salary Range: $107,100-$232,100. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See Table.
Review Timeline: January 5, 2026
Application Window
Open Date: September 23, 2025
Next Review Date: Monday, Jan 5, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final Date: Monday, Jan 5, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Position Description

The Department of Informatics in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) invites applications for an open rank position in Human-Computer Interaction.

We seek candidates who demonstrate a strong commitment to research, teaching and service excellence and who will contribute to and thrive within our collaborative and interdisciplinary environment. The successful candidate will join a collegial and supportive community dedicated to advancing both research and pedagogy.

This search emphasizes the technical side of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). We invite applicants whose scholarship has a strong technical emphasis, including, but not limited to, those who design and implement novel interaction techniques, build interactive systems and platforms, advance visualization or sensing technologies, conduct research on large-scale or real-time data, quantitatively or experimentally evaluate technology interventions, or develop emerging technologies such as AI-driven, data-intensive, or immersive systems from an HCI perspective.

The Department of Informatics is a highly interdisciplinary community, with faculty expertise spanning human-computer interaction (HCI), computer science, software engineering, design, game studies, education, health informatics, digital accessibility, media arts, organizational studies, and psychology. With six CHI Academy members among our faculty, the department is internationally recognized for innovative research and education in HCI... Department.

Applicants should hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a relevant field. Applicants are required to have demonstrated skill in research and teaching.

To Apply: Submit a cover letter, CV, up to three key publications or papers, a Statement of Research, a Statement of Teaching, and contact details for 3 references... All materials should be uploaded at: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09894.

The position is for appointment on July 1, 2026. Review of applications will commence on January 5, 2026... For questions... contact Guadalupe Figueroa at figuerg2@uci.edu.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications (required at time of application): Applicants should hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in a relevant field.

Application Requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Research
• Reflective Teaching and Mentoring Statement
• 3 Research Publications or Papers

Reference Requirements: 3 required (contact information only)

Job Location: Irvine, CA