Job Description

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering seeks faculty candidates at the level of Assistant Professor whose research, teaching, and service will advance scholarship and institutional solutions for designing more just and equitable systems and structures. This faculty member will advance UC San Diego’s commitment to the inclusion of Indigenous, Black, and migrant communities, anti-racism, anti-oppression, equity, and social justice. We especially welcome candidates whose professional experience, community engagement, and personal background have facilitated their understanding of and ability to better serve students from Indigenous and other underrepresented populations.

Faculty hired under this Initiative will join the UC San Diego campus, the UC San Diego Design Lab, and the Indigenous Futures Institute to forge a new paradigm of engagement and collaboration that draws on the geographic, academic, institutional, and cultural strengths of our tri-national region across Southern California, Baja California, and the Kumeyaay region.

This search is part of a UC San Diego-wide cluster hire on Designing Just Futures that aims to recruit scholars who can contribute to the advancement of design, social justice, and Indigenous, Black, and migrant futures and seeks engagement with scholars across disciplines to address issues of territory, access and equity, and social and political debates pertinent to Indigenous, Black, border and migrant communities, while also working within their home departments and professional communities.

As part of their teaching portfolio, faculty hired under Designing Just Futures will be expected to design and teach courses that align with the department of Computer Science and Engineering, the Design Lab, and the Indigenous Futures Institute programs.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• Sustainable Computing (e.g., battery-free, self-powered; biodegradable; low carbon and/or net-zero carbon).

• Technology to Increase Access (e.g., rural/remote broadband/ad-hoc networks; novel education techniques; disability/accessibility technologies, research and pedagogy focused on serving indigenous populations).

• Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Community Empowerment and Global Development (e.g., civic technology, community information platforms; resident-driven data science; systems and implementation-oriented ICT work).

• Ethical Computing (e.g., systems to interface law, policy, and technology; disinformation comprehension/mitigation; structural BPC/STEM work; infrastructure/implementations to decolonize technology).

• Computing for social justice (e.g. helping to enable core values of equal rights and equal opportunity through science and technology)

• Measuring, Understanding, and Mitigating Bias in Computer Systems and Algorithms; designing Computer Systems with less Bias.

• Designing more accessible and inclusive health technology (e.g., mHealth; health literacy interventions; medication adherence/support).

• Mixed Physical-digital Interactions and Cyber-physical Systems (eg. VR, AR, XR).

We are looking for applicants with outstanding research credentials and a promise for leading research and pedagogical initiatives that advance a Just Future, with applications to Indigenous, Black, and migrant Futures.

A Ph.D. or advancement to candidacy in Computer Science & Engineering or related disciplines is required at the time of application.

Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications in conformance with University of California policies.

The CSE Department is committed to building an excellent, diverse, and inclusive faculty, staff and student body. In addition to the highest standards of scholarship, teaching, and professional activity, successful candidates for this position will have potential or demonstrated contributions to a climate that supports equity, inclusion, and diversity, with a specific focus on contributing to Just Futures, with applications to Indigenous, Black, and migrant Futures. The application requires a Contribution to Diversity Statement that should highlight a well-articulated plan building on past experiences creating or contributing to programs that aim to increase access and success of underrepresented students and faculty, while also having a broader impact on society through a focus on Just Futures. For further information and guidance on preparing contributions to diversity statements, see:

https://jsoe-ap.ucsd.edu/sites/jsoe-ap.ucsd.edu/files/academic-personnel/diversity/C2D_Expectations.pdf

and

http://facultydiversity.ucsd.edu/recruitment/contributions-to-diversity.html

CSE is home to over 70 faculty and 1,000 graduate students who span a range of research areas in computer science, computer engineering and bioinformatics. In addition, the department works closely with multiple centers which provide unique opportunities and resources. More information can be found at http://www.cse.ucsd.edu.

We encourage candidates to send applications as soon as possible. Review of applications will commence on February 13, 2023 and continue until positions are filled.

To apply, submit the materials described below at the website: https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF03497

Please submit a:

• Cover letter

• Curriculum vitae

• Research and teaching statements. Candidates are encouraged to highlight significant third-party coverage (e.g. national news outlets covering their work) in their statements and presentation materials where appropriate.

• Designing Just Futures Statement (1 page): Applicants should describe how currently or planning to engage in frameworks focused on futures, futurities, and/or futurism at the intersections of design and social justice that prioritize Indigenous, Black, and migrant communities.

• 3 to 5 reference letters addressing research, teaching, professional service

• A separate statement describing your past efforts and future plans to promote diversity, equity and inclusion

For applicants with interest in spousal/partner employment, please see the UCSD Partner Opportunities Program. https://aps.ucsd.edu/recruitment/pop/index.html

UC San Diego was built on the unceded territory of the Kumeyaay people. Today and every day we honor their stewardship of this land and their tremendous contributions to our region. Land acknowledgements are an important gesture of collective recognition and accountability. But we also commit ourselves to action, to truth in learning and teaching the history of this place and its people, a reckoning with injustices, past and present, and a pathway forward that respects the dignity and human rights of all.

The posted UC salary https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2022-23/oct-2022-salary-scales/t3.pdfscales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See Table 3 FACULTY--LADDER RANKS--BUSINESS/ECONOMICS/ENGINEERING ACADEMIC YEAR for the salary range. “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

The University of California, San Diego is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, covered veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

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. Please refer to Appendix F, Section II.C. of the policy for the deadlines applicable to new University of California employees. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California prohibits smoking and tobacco use at all University controlled properties.

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