Faculty Employment Opportunities

--updated November 17, 2022

|Dean of Engineering (1) | Computer Science (2) | Electrical and Computer Engineering (1)

DEAN of ENGINEERING

Vanderbilt University invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Engineering (VUSE). The dean will assume leadership of a deeply talented and engaged community of faculty, staff, students, and alumni at a time of tremendous opportunity to build on the ambitious momentum across the University and lead the School of Engineering to even greater distinction.

Founded in 1886, the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering is internationally recognized for the superior quality of its research and education programs in selected fields of engineering. VUSE fosters strong partnerships inside the university and with its research peers. The combination of innovative and interdisciplinary research, commitment to undergraduate and graduate education, and active collaboration with the distinguished Vanderbilt University Medical Center creates an invigorating atmosphere for faculty members, research staff, and graduate and undergraduate students. VUSE has experienced significant and strategic faculty growth in recent years, expanding the tenure-stream faculty from 89 in 2015 to 103 in 2021 and non tenure-track faculty from 52 to 78 during the same period. This represents 14% growth in tenure-stream faculty and 22% growth in total faculty. Notably, there will be opportunity for continued growth among the faculty ranks, building on the institution-wide strategic priority, Destination Vanderbilt, to recruit new faculty who are leaders and rising stars in their fields across the university. The school currently enrolls over 1,465 undergraduate, 698 graduate, and 99 professional students across all degree programs. VUSE’s talented staff, which numbers 150 in total, deftly support and manage the myriad operations and complex research and administrative processes across the school.

The dean will join a university with a steadfast commitment to its students and to addressing the defining issues of our time, and a school dedicated to training and mentoring the next generation of outstanding engineers, scholars, and innovators. Through bold and inspired leadership, the dean will strengthen community within VUSE, communicate the school’s exceptional story to key external stakeholders to raise its profile and visibility, and position VUSE as a leader in international conversations about the future of engineering education. The dean will be a natural collaborator and coalition builder, partnering with other schools and leaders across campus to cultivate new or strengthen existing degree programs and initiatives and develop and support an outstanding and increasingly diverse faculty. In tandem with the university’s sizable investments to support capital projects and improve campus infrastructure, the dean will partner creatively with university leadership to address VUSE’s infrastructural opportunities. Externally, the dean will engage with donors, alumni, government leaders, and industry partners to increase the school’s reach and impact and to generate enthusiasm and support for Vanderbilt Engineering.

The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering seeks a leader with a record of outstanding scholarship and a collegial, transparent, decisive, and empowering leader to propel the school forward. The dean must be an exceptional communicator and astute manager who is skillful at building relationships, fostering a strong and inclusive sense of community, and operating within a complex university system. The next dean will bring a considerable record of administrative leadership and must possess the ability to represent the college compellingly with a variety of audiences, including alumni, donors, and industry partners. The dean will hold a steadfast commitment to and track record of success with diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Inquiries, applications, and nominations may be sent in confidence here.

Vanderbilt University has a strong institutional commitment to recruiting and retaining an academically and culturally diverse community of faculty. Minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups, in particular, are encouraged to apply. Vanderbilt is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

COMPUTER SCIENCE

PROFESSOR OF THE PRACTICE OR LECTURER OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE (CS) AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY is seeking applicants for a professor of the practice or lecturer of computer science position with a target start date of as early as the Spring 2023 semester. Primary responsibilities are to teach three core CS courses per semester ranging from introductory to upper-division. Ideal qualifications include a Ph.D. degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related discipline and prior teaching experience in these programs. This is a term appointment, eligible for renewal, contingent on performance. The CS department at Vanderbilt launched in 2020 a multi-year faculty recruitment and hiring process to propel the Vanderbilt computer science program to one of the leading academic programs nationally and beyond. We are committed to teaching and research excellence, and have a number of professors of the practice and lecturers who are fully integrated into the CS department.

Ranked #13 nationally, Vanderbilt University is a private, internationally recognized research university located on 330 park-like acres 1.5 miles from downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Its 10 distinct schools share a single cohesive campus that values collaboration. The university enrolls over 13,500 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, including 36% minority students and over 1,100 international students from 84 countries.

With a metro population of over two million people, Nashville’s top industries by employment include trade, transportation and utilities; education and health services; professional and business services; government; and leisure and hospitality. Other industries include manufacturing, financial activities, construction, and information. Long known as a hub for health care and music, Nashville is a technology center with a considerable pool of health care, AI, and defense-related jobs available. In recent years, the city has experienced an influx of major office openings by some of the largest global tech companies and prime Silicon Valley startups.

Vanderbilt University has a strong institutional commitment to recruiting and retaining an academically and culturally diverse community of faculty. Minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups, in particular, are encouraged to apply. Vanderbilt is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Vanderbilt University has made the safety of our students, faculty and staff, and our surrounding communities a top priority. As part of that commitment, the University recently announced that students, faculty, and staff, are required to be vaccinated against COVID. As a prospective and/or a new employee at Vanderbilt, you will be required to comply with the University’s vaccination protocol. Effective, August 1, 2021, proof of full vaccination or an approved accommodation will be required before the start of employment in order to work at Vanderbilt University. Accommodations for medical and religious exemptions can be requested with the Equal, Opportunity and Access Office https://www.vanderbilt.edu/eoa/ .

Applications should be submitted on-line at: https://apply.interfolio.com/115880. Applications should include a full CV, statement of teaching experience and interests, as well as names and email addresses of three references. Review of applications will begin immediately, and applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

OPEN RANK FACULTY POSITIONS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (Destination Vanderbilt)

The Department of Computer Science is seeking top faculty candidates for tenure and tenure-track positions as part of a $100 million recruiting initiative known as "Destination Vanderbilt.” The program is designed to add faculty leaders and rising stars in the field at all ranks over and above normal hiring patterns. In the first two years of the initiative, the CS department welcomed fourteen new distinguished faculty members.

Destination Vanderbilt aspires to propel the CS department to one of the leading academic programs nationally and beyond. Successful candidates are expected to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels and to develop and grow vigorous programs of externally funded research. Successful candidates come from broadly defined areas of computer science that enhance our research strengths in areas aligned with the priorities of the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering and the university overall:

Autonomous and Intelligent Human-AI-Machine Systems and Urban Environments
Computing and AI for Health, Medicine, and Surgery
Cybersecurity and Resilience
Design of Next Generation Systems, Structures, Materials, and Manufacturing

Vanderbilt University has a strong institutional commitment to recruiting and retaining an academically and culturally diverse community of faculty. Minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans and members of other underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. Vanderbilt is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

Ranked #13 nationally, Vanderbilt University is a private, internationally recognized research university located on 330 park-like acres 1.5 miles from downtown Nashville. Its 10 distinct schools share a single cohesive campus that values interdisciplinary collaboration. The university enrolls over 13,500 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, including 36% minority students and over 1,100 students from 84 countries. The School of Engineering is on a strong upward trajectory in national and international prominence, and has built infrastructure to support a significant expansion in faculty size. In the rankings of graduate engineering programs by U.S. News, the school ranks in the top 20 private, research-intensive engineering schools. Fortune ranked the Vanderbilt Computer Science online Master’s program at 1^st in the USA. The five-year average T/Tk faculty funding across the departments of computer science and electrical and computer engineering is above $800k per year per faculty member. Nearly all junior faculty members hired during the past 15 years have received prestigious young investigator awards, such as NSF CAREER and DARPA CSSG.

With a metro population of over two million people, Nashville’s top industries are trade, transportation and utilities; education and health services; professional and business services; government; and leisure and hospitality. Other industries include manufacturing, financial activities, construction, and information. Long known as a hub for health care and music, Nashville is a technology center with a considerable pool of health care, AI, and defense-related jobs available. The city recently has experienced an influx of major office openings by some of the largest global tech companies and prime Silicon Valley startups.

Vanderbilt University has made the safety of our students, faculty and staff, and our surrounding communities a top priority. As part of that commitment, the University recently requires that students, faculty, and staff, be vaccinated against COVID. As a prospective and/or a new employee at Vanderbilt, you will be required to comply with the University’s vaccination protocol. Effective, August 1, 2021, proof of full vaccination or an approved accommodation is required before the start of employment in order to work at Vanderbilt University. Accommodations for medical and religious exemptions can be requested with the Equal, Opportunity and Access Office https://www.vanderbilt.edu/eoa/.

Applications should be submitted at: https://apply.interfolio.com/117250. For more information, please visit: http://vu.edu/destination-cs . Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning December 1, 2022. Interviews begin around January 15, 2023. For full consideration, application materials must be received by March 1, 2023.

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING (ECE) AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY is seeking applicants for an assistant professor of the practice or lecturer of electrical and computer engineering position with a target start date of Fall 2022. Primary responsibilities are to teach core circuits, digital systems, and contribute the undergraduate ECE curriculum. Ideal qualifications include a Ph.D. degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related discipline and prior teaching experience in these programs. This is a term appointment, eligible for renewal, contingent on performance. We are committed to teaching and research excellence and have fully integrated professors of the practice and lecturers into ECE faculty operations.

Ranked #14 nationally, Vanderbilt University is a private, internationally recognized research university located on 330 park-like acres 1.5 miles from downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Its 10 distinct schools share a single cohesive campus that values collaboration. The university enrolls over 13,500 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, including 36% minority students and over 1,100 international students from 84 countries.

Applications should be submitted on-line at: http://apply.interfolio.com/108059. Applications should include a full CV, statement of teaching experience and interests, as well as names and email addresses of three references. Review of applications will begin immediately, and applications will be accepted until the position is filled.