Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science

Faculty Hiring in SCS

Carnegie Mellon has led the world in computer science for more than six decades, and we've always taken the responsibility of this position seriously. We do important work that benefits humanity — we always have and we always will. We perform foundational research and develop revolutionary techniques. We work with our peers across campus to create new fields of intellectual inquiry. We thoughtfully explore the ethics of computation.

SCS embraces a broad view of computer science and houses seven departments offering a wide range of research and educational opportunities. While research is important, we also prize education and the talent we send into the world. 

If you're serious about computer science and know that computer science is your passion, you belong in SCS. Because computer science — in its many forms and permutations — is happening here.


The 2024-25 faculty hiring applications will open on August 5, 2024 and close on December 11, 2024.
The Teaching Track application will have two deadlines: October 2 for early review, and December 11 final deadline.

Please see below for more information on hiring in each of our departments, including research areas and additional application review dates. 

We encourage candidates looking to gain teaching experience to explore the SCS Mark Stehlik Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship.

Faculty Hiring Information by Department

Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department

Tenure Track
The Ray and Stephanie Lane Computational Biology Department will begin reviewing applications after an early deadline of October 11, 2024 and conduct a second review after a final deadline of December 11, 2024.

Computer Science Department

Teaching and Tenure Track

Human-Computer Interaction Institute

Teaching and Tenure Track

Language Technologies Institute

Teaching and Tenure Track

Machine Learning Department

Teaching and Tenure Track

Robotics Institute

All Tracks

Software and Societal Systems Department

Teaching and Tenure Track

 

 

 

CyLab

Tenure Track

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