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Our Computer Science Department is a welcoming, vibrant, supportive, and optimistic community dedicated to excellence in teaching, student mentorship, and research. We foster curiosity, creativity, and confidence, while maintaining a strong human-centered focus on computing research. Computer science education has long been a strength of the department, and we remain committed to supporting faculty in advancing it in research and practice. Ethical computing is a cornerstone of our undergraduate curriculum, reflecting our commitment to using technology to improve the world. If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference, the computer science department is the place to start. Furthermore, we continue our work broadening participation in computing and we invite teacher-scholars who share this vision to join us.

The Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science (RSECS) occupies a state-of-the-art facility that supports cutting-edge research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and community innovation. We are home to unique centers including the Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging (KIHA), and our faculty actively partner across disciplines to solve problems that matter both locally and globally.

The University of Denver is an R1 research university located in the heart of a thriving metropolitan area, with a strong commitment to the Four-Dimensional Experience focused on fostering student growth across intellectual, personal, character, and career dimensions. DU enrolls approximately 13,800 students (5,800 undergraduates and 8,000 graduate/professional students) and is deeply invested in innovation, community impact, and inclusive excellence.

Position Summary

We invite applications for multiple nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor positions to begin in Fall 2026. The Department of Computer Science at the University of Denver (DU) is building an academically varied faculty with a strong commitment to responsible computing research and education for just futures.

Listed in order of preference based on departmental need, we are particularly interested in passionate teacher-scholars who conduct research in artificial intelligence, security, games, and/or theory/algorithms. Applicants should demonstrate how their work aligns with one of the Ritchie School’s strategic convergence areas of data science, artificial intelligence and security. The Ritchie School’s existing research strengths include embodied AI and robotics, power and energy, and engineering in medicine. Successful candidates will be scholars who are committed to transforming learners into leaders through experiential, inclusive, and student-centered learning.

We seek candidates to advance the theory and application of artificial intelligence for the public good. Ideal applicants will address socio-technical challenges such as fairness, transparency, and ethical alignment, applying AI responsibly across domains like energy, sustainability, government, education, healthcare, law, and critical infrastructure.

Other areas of particular interest include foundational and practical aspects of security and privacy, agentic security, critical infrastructure protection, artificial intelligence driven security and resilience, adversarial robustness, provenance tracking, and artificial intelligence assisted privacy management and governance.

We also welcome applicants who do research into games and who can integrate systems, algorithms, or artificial intelligence into their work. Applicants should have an active interest in contributing to our undergraduate game development program.

Finally, we are looking for candidates focused on algorithmic theory with an emphasis on improving and expanding algorithms for real-world applications with a focus on humane and responsible computing. Cross domain theoretical contributions such as to games, artificial intelligence, or one of the other of our focus areas is encouraged.

Required Qualifications

• PhD in Computer Science or closely related discipline by time of appointment.
• Evidence of research productivity and funding potential aligned with appointment level.
• Ability to teach undergraduate and graduate Computer Science courses.
• Interest in interdisciplinary collaboration within and beyond the Ritchie School.
• Commitment to inclusive excellence through teaching, research, and/or service.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience applying computing to solve societal challenges and contribute to the public good.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching and pedagogy that encourages community and belonging.
• Record of interdisciplinary work and/or externally funded research.

Working Environment

• Standard office environment.
• Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high.
• Noise level is quiet to moderate.

Physical Activities

• Ability to work in front of a computer for extended periods of time.
• Occasionally required to move about the office/campus.

Work Schedule

While the University's administrative offices are open Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, faculty schedules vary from term to term and are based on courses taught, service commitments, and research agendas. The University's academic calendars are posted on the registrar's website (the law school is on a semester system and has a different academic calendar).

Application Deadline

For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) November 30, 2025.

Special Instructions

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number

The salary grade for the position is UC.

Salary Range

The 9-month salary range for this position is $100,000-$120,000.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits

The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover Letter Your interest and fit for the position. Include specifics about which faculty members you might collaborate with in our department).
3. Research Statement (2–4 pages): Describe your future research plans, funding potential, collaborative interests, and how your work aligns with our strategic areas. Incorporate a description of how your research contributes to the public good.
4. Teaching Statement (2–3 pages): Discuss your contributions to undergraduate and graduate education, describe your pedagogy, and your approach to inclusive learning. Please include how you incorporate teaching ethics in your classroom, and how your teaching methods help broaden participation in computing.
5. References: Contact information for 3–5 references (letters will be solicited for short-listed candidates).

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.