Florida International University is Miami’s public research university, focused on student success. According to U.S. News and World Report, FIU has 42 top-50 rankings in the nation among public universities. FIU is a top U.S. research university (R1), with more than $200 million in annual expenditures. FIU ranks 15th in the nation among public universities for patent production, which drives innovation, and is one of the institutions that helps make Florida the top state for higher education. The Next Horizon fundraising campaign is furthering FIU’s commitment to providing students Worlds Ahead opportunities. Today, FIU has two campuses and multiple centers, and supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA, with more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. The university has awarded more than 330,000 degrees to many leaders in South Florida and beyond. For more information about FIU, visit www.fiu.edu.
Tenure Track/Tenured Open-Rank Professor in the Knight Foundation School of Computer and Information Science
The Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences (KFSCIS) at the Florida International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida, invites applications for multiple tenured and tenure-track faculty positions at all ranks. We welcome applications from candidates with expertise in all areas of Computer Science that complement and enhance our current research strengths. Expertise in interdisciplinary areas are particularly encouraged. Applicants must hold a doctorate degree in Computer Science or related field, and show evidence of engagement in high-impact research and a commitment to high-quality teaching.
Candidates for senior positions must have an active and sustained record in funded research, publications, and professional service, as well as demonstrated leadership in high-impact projects. Candidates for junior positions should have a record of research in their early careers with demonstrated abilities to pursue their research agenda. The positions require teaching diverse audiences at both graduate and undergraduate levels, and active participation in departmental and university activities.
KFSCIS has six research centers, including federally-funded centers of excellence. The school has close to 40 tenured and tenure-track faculty members, many of whom have NSF, DOE, DOD CAREER or Young Investigator awards and other national recognitions for their contributions. It has over 4,300 students, including more than 100 Ph.D. students and 350 M.S. students. The School is engaged in ongoing and exciting new and expanding programs for research, education, and outreach. The School offers B.A., B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science, B.S. and M.S. degrees in Cybersecurity, in Information Technology, and in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. M.S. degree in Telecommunications and Networking. KFSCIS has several computing clusters with first-rate computing and support infrastructure and enjoys broad and dynamic industry and international partnerships.
Computer Science has been identified as one of the University’s strategic growth areas, and KFSCIS has launched many initiatives and degree programs to produce technologically-trained expertise for the burgeoning South Florida Tech Hub. Continuing our multi-year expansion effort, which started three years ago, to add 20 new tenured and tenure-track faculty members over five years, we aim to strategically add multiple faculty members this year.
KFSCIS is committed to fostering an intellectually diverse academic community. We welcome applications from women, disabled individuals, and other underserved communities. Dual-career couples with research that aligns with KFSCIS who are interested in relocating together are encouraged to submit individual applications and mention this in their cover letters.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply to Job Opening ID# 533322 at https://facultycareers.fiu.edu/ and attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and statements of research and teaching philosophy. Candidates will be requested to provide names and contact information for at least 3 references who will be contacted as determined by the search committee. We will start to review applications. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled.
FIU is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Equal Opportunity, Equal Access Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.