Job Opportunities

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Apply here: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06133
The University of California, Davis invites applications for a faculty position in the Department of Computer Science with an employment date of July 1, 2024, or later, in the area of Machine Learning.

For fullest consideration applications must be completed by December 8, 2023; there is some possibility that applications that arrive as late as January 31, 2024 might be considered. Application packages should be submitted online at https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06133.

As part of UC Davis’ commitment to hire leading research faculty with an outstanding commitment to teaching, research and service that will promote the success of historically underrepresented and marginalized student communities and address the needs of our increasingly diverse state and student population, the College of Engineering announces a tenure-track professor position at the assistant level, in the Department of Computer Science. Applications are encouraged from candidates with a strong background in any current or emerging area that will fit within our department’s disciplinary focus in Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing and Machine Vision, broadly defined to include (but not limited to):
Machine Learning and all its variants including but not limited to Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Generative AI, Fairness and Learning, Explainable AI, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing.

The successful candidate will demonstrate an understanding of the barriers preventing full participation of members from historically underrepresented and marginalized student communities in higher education. Applicant’s record of engagement and activities related to diversity, equal opportunity, and inclusion as well as their plans for future engagement will be part of the overall evaluation of the candidate’s qualifications for a faculty appointment.

UC Davis is a tier-one research university and has a strong history of engaging in teaching, research, and service for the greater public good as a land grant institution. The College of Engineering has an exciting Next Level Strategic Research Vision with major pillars for research, education, and community. Our vision can be found here.

UC Davis is one of the top public universities in the nation. Davis, California, is a vibrant college town with excellent public schools and a Mediterranean climate, and many nearby opportunities for industrial and government collaboration, cultural activities and outdoor recreation. We encourage applicants to explore the University’s, College's and Department’s websites. We strongly recommend that all candidates visit the UC Davis website dedicated to additional information about how application materials, including the Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, will be assessed carefully by the Search Committee in the screening and review process.
Cloud and Distributed Systems and Operating Systems
Apply here: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06121
The University of California, Davis invites applications for a faculty position in the Department of Computer Science with an employment date of July 1, 2024, or later, in the area of Cloud and Distributed Systems and Operating Systems.

For fullest consideration applications must be completed by December 8, 2023; there is some possibility that applications that arrive as late as January 31, 2024 might be considered. Application packages should be submitted online at https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06121.

As part of UC Davis’ commitment to hire leading research faculty with an outstanding commitment to teaching, research and service that will promote the success of historically underrepresented and marginalized student communities and address the needs of our increasingly diverse state and student population, the College of Engineering announces a tenure-track professor position at the assistant level, in the Department of Computer Science. Applications are encouraged from candidates with a strong background in any current or emerging area that will fit within our department’s disciplinary focus in Cloud and Distributed Systems and Operating Systems.

The successful candidate will demonstrate an understanding of the barriers preventing full participation of members from historically underrepresented and marginalized student communities in higher education. Applicant’s record of engagement and activities related to diversity, equal opportunity, and inclusion as well as their plans for future engagement will be part of the overall evaluation of the candidate’s qualifications for a faculty appointment.

UC Davis is a tier-one research university and has a strong history of engaging in teaching, research, and service for the greater public good as a land grant institution. The College of Engineering has an exciting Next Level Strategic Research Vision with major pillars for research, education, and community. Our vision can be found here.

UC Davis is one of the top public universities in the nation. Davis, California, is a vibrant college town with excellent public schools and a Mediterranean climate, and many nearby opportunities for industrial and government collaboration, cultural activities and outdoor recreation. We encourage applicants to explore the University’s, College's and Department’s websites. We strongly recommend that all candidates visit the UC Davis website dedicated to additional information about how application materials, including the Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, will be assessed carefully by the Search Committee in the screening and review process.
Theoretical Computer Science
Apply here: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06126
The University of California, Davis invites applications for a faculty position in the Department of Computer Science with an employment date of July 1, 2024, or later, in the area of Theoretical Computer Science.

For fullest consideration applications must be completed by December 8, 2023; there is some possibility that applications that arrive as late as January 31, 2024 might be considered. Application packages should be submitted online at https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06126.

As part of UC Davis’ commitment to hire leading research faculty with an outstanding commitment to teaching, research, and service that will promote the success of historically underrepresented and marginalized student communities and address the needs of our increasingly diverse state and student population, the College of Engineering announces a tenure-track professor position in Theoretical Computer Science at the Assistant Professor level, in the Department of Computer Science.

The successful candidate will demonstrate an understanding of the barriers preventing full participation of members from historically underrepresented and marginalized student communities in higher education. Applicant’s record of engagement and activities related to diversity, equal opportunity, and inclusion as well as their plans for future engagement will be part of the overall evaluation of the candidate’s qualifications for a faculty appointment.

UC Davis is a tier-one research university and has a strong history of engaging in teaching, research, and service for the greater public good as a land grant institution. The College of Engineering has an exciting Next Level Strategic Research Vision with major pillars for research, education, and community. Our vision can be found here.

UC Davis is one of the top public universities in the nation. Davis, California, is a vibrant college town with excellent public schools and a Mediterranean climate, and many nearby opportunities for industrial and government collaboration, cultural activities and outdoor recreation. We encourage applicants to explore the University’s, College's and Department’s websites. We strongly recommend that all candidates visit the UC Davis website dedicated to additional information about how application materials, including the Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, will be assessed carefully by the Search Committee in the screening and review process.

Lecturer Positions in the Department of Computer Science

Temporary Lecturer
The Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Davis, offers temporary Lecturer positions to teach undergraduate courses from January 2024 through June 2025. These positions are dependent upon the instructional needs of the department and may be full- or part-time. A list of the courses that may be available is included below. Other courses may also be available depending on instructional needs, and lecturers can also be offered the opportunity to lead undergraduate student research projects (ECS 190/192/199 units) and develop newer seminars/courses with broad appeal in areas that influence computer science and engineering education.

Applications should be submitted to https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06077.

QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have at least a Master's degree, and preferably a Ph.D., in CS or a closely related field. Previous teaching experience and evidence of teaching excellence or potential for excellence is preferred.

SALARY: Salary and appointment level commensurate with experience and percentage of appointment. The positions are covered by a collective bargaining agreement (Unit 18).

APPLICATION: Applicants should submit:
- • a curriculum vitae,
- • a statement of teaching,
- • a statement of contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion,
- • the names of three references,
- • and a cover letter identifying the course they are interested in teaching.
Optional recommended documents are reprints or other examples of scholarly achievement and teaching evaluations. To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by the “Initial review date” listed in the job posting. Positions are open until filled.

APPOINTMENT DATES: Assignments vary according to type of course and percentage of appointment. Service periods are:
- Winter Quarter 2024: January 05, 2024 – March 22, 2024
  Spring Quarter 2024: March 28, 2024 – June 13, 2024
  Fall Quarter 2024: September 23, 2024 – December 13, 2024
  Winter Quarter 2025: January 3, 2025 – March 21, 2025
  Spring Quarter 2025: March 27, 2025 – June 12, 2025
COURSE AVAILABILITY: The detailed course descriptions of all CS courses is available at https://cs.ucdavis.edu/schedules-classes. The list of undergraduate courses for which we have priority needs is:
- ECS 20: Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science
  ECS 32A: Introduction to Programming
  ECS 32B: Introduction to Data Structures
  ECS 032C: Implementation of Data Structures in C
  ECS 034: Software Development in UNIX & C++
  ECS 36A: Programming & Problem Solving
  ECS 36B: Software Development and Object-Oriented Programming in C++
  ECS 36C: Data Structures, Algorithms, & Programming
  ECS 50: Computer Organization and Machine-Dependent Programming
  ECS 116: Databases
  ECS 122A: Algorithm Design and Analysis
  ECS 132: Probability & Statistical Modeling for Computer Science
  ECS 150: Operating Systems and System Programming
  ECS 152A/B: Computer Networks
  ECS 153 Computer Security
  ECS 165A/B: Database Systems
  ECS 173: Image Processing and Analysis

Postdoctoral Scholar Positions

Postdoctoral position on sea level predictability and machine learning

The Computer Science department at the University of California (UC), Davis invites applications to research the physical ocean processes and their interactions that contribute to sea level variability on subseasonal to decadal timescales. We will apply and develop data mining and sparse data inference methodologies to sea-level data. The machine learning applied will be targeted at gaining new knowledge and harnessing a network’s potential as a universal function approximator to also learn more about emergent drivers of variability. The larger objective of this study is to improve predictions of sea level variability originating from a seasonal to multidecadal prediction system developed at GFDL (SPEAR), as well as general climate models, by providing Process Oriented Diagnostics (POD) to the MDTF framework. The PODs address both the initial value and model error components of sea level prediction uncertainty.

Apply as instructed in the online form: https://tinyurl.com/ccogPostdoc

Postdoctoral position in the areas of artificial intelligence security and privacy

The Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Davis invites applications for two full-time postdoctoral research positions in the areas of artificial intelligence security and privacy. The candidate must obtain his/her Ph.D. degree before joining UC Davis, and should have adequate research experience demonstrated through publications in top-tier international conferences. Good verbal and written skills in English are required.

Interested applicants should send their curriculum vitae to Professor Xin Liu (xinliu@ucdavis.edu)

CAMPUS INFORMATION

UC Davis is a smoke and tobacco-free campus (http://breathefree.ucdavis.edu/).

We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals’ with disabilities, veterans, LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive community. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

Under Federal law, the University of California may employ only individuals who are legally able to work in the United States as established by providing documents as specified in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Certain UC Davis positions funded by federal contracts or sub-contracts require the selected candidate to pass an E-Verify check. More information is available at: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify

The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) is committed to inclusive excellence by advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in all that we do. UC Davis celebrates the multi-cultural diversity of its community by creating a welcoming and inclusive environment demonstrated through a variety of resources and programs available to academics, staff, and students. Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values of UC Davis that are embedded within our Principles of Community and are tied with how to best serve our student population. Our excellence in research, teaching, and service can best be fully realized by members of our academic community who share our commitment to these values, which are included in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Vision, our strategic plan: “To Boldly Go,” our Principles of Community, the Office of Academic Affairs’ Mission Statement, and the UC Board of Regents Policy 4400: Policy on University of California Diversity Statement. UC Davis is making important progress towards our goal of achieving federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Asian American, Native American, and Pacific Islander-Serving Institution. The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offers a plethora of resources on their website, and the Office of Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (HEDI) has outlined similar goals in their Anti-Racism and DEI Action Plan.” There are a plethora of links available on the About Us webpage where you can learn more about our Administration, Diversity and Inclusion, Rankings, Locations, Native American Land Acknowledgement, Sustainability, Visiting UC Davis, UC Davis Health, and Campus Safety.

The university is consistently ranked among the top institutions in the world for campus sustainability practices by the UI Green Metric World University Rankings. UC Davis is focused on achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and repeatedly shown its commitment to preserving a healthy and sustainable environment for generations to come.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline. New University of California employees should refer to Appendix F, Section II.C. of the policy for applicable deadlines. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.