Sign InCreate ProfileEnglish (US)Assistant Professor in Computer ScienceAlbuquerque, NM, United States|req38093Posted on: 9/25/2026 Back to SearchAssistant Professor in Computer Science Posting Numberreq38093 Employment TypeFaculty Faculty TypeTenure/Tenure-Track Hiring DepartmentComputer Science (650A) Academic LocationSchool of Engineering CampusMain - Albuquerque, NM Benefits EligibleThe University of New Mexico
provides a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. In addition, UNM offers educational benefits through the tuition remission and dependent education programs. See the Benefits home page for more information. Position SummaryThe Department of Computer Science in the School of Engineering at the University of New Mexico invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track
Assistant Professor position. We welcome candidates in all areas of computing, particularly those with expertise in quantum computing, theory and algorithms, or cybersecurity. UNM CS has 21 tenured and tenure-track faculty, including nine NSF CAREER Award recipients and one PECASE recipient. Two CAREER awards and the PECASE were received in the last three years. Our faculty lead three new School of Engineering
centers: the National Security Engineering Center, the Center for Robotic Intelligent Systems with Trustworthy Autonomy, and the Center for Molecular Engineering and Computation; additionally, the newly appointed director of the Center for Advanced Research Computing (CARC) is from CS. We maintain strong ties with several local institutions, including Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratories, the Quantum New
Mexico Institute, the Santa Fe Institute, and the Air Force Research Laboratory. UNM CS offers an ABET-accredited undergraduate program and MS and PhD programs. Our faculty teach core courses, develop advanced offerings in their areas, and mentor undergraduate and graduate students for careers in industry, research, and academia. The department is housed in the LEED Gold-certified Farris Engineering Center, which
brings Computer Science together with Chemical and Biological Engineering and Nuclear Engineering. The building includes computational laboratories, research rooms, and spaces for student study, meetings, and collaboration. UNM is a Research 1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production Institution and a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution. Its dual-career hiring policies support the
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