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Faculty Hiring Trends — Week of October 25, 2026

Open listings
25,035
Vs prior week
+638
Top position type
Adjunct
AI-related openings
1,186

Faculty Atlas is currently tracking 25,035 open faculty positions — +638 compared to last week. Among listings matched to institution type, 70.9% are at public institutions and 29.1% are at private nonprofit institutions. Professor roles represent the largest category with 9,655 listings. Among positions with a known appointment track, 25.1% are tenure-track and 74.9% are non-tenure-track. 1,186 listings (4.7%) explicitly reference artificial intelligence or a core AI method. 109 listings (0.4%) address responsible technology, such as AI ethics, algorithmic fairness, or technology policy. Nursing is the most in-demand discipline among classified listings this week, with 868 open positions.

Most active systems

TX2,493
NY2,277
NC1,267
FL1,132
OH1,071
IL958
CA Private957
PA893
NJ830
VA709

Top disciplines

Nursing868
Psychology295
Biology280
Mathematics278
Computer Science237
Chemistry211
Education184
Accounting180
Music157
Economics155

AI hiring pulse

Explicitly AI-related openings1,186
Share of all listings4.7%
Vs prior week+72

Strict classifier v1 counts explicit references to artificial intelligence and core methods including machine learning, generative AI, natural language processing, computer vision, and neural networks. Broad data-science and robotics listings are excluded unless an AI signal is present.

Responsible tech

Openings addressing responsible technology109
Share of all listings0.4%
Vs prior week+7
Responsible & trustworthy AI51
AI & technology ethics35
AI governance & policy22
Societal impacts of technology8
Privacy, justice & information integrity7
Public interest technology7
Algorithmic fairness & accountability3

Responsible-tech classifier v4 counts listings that reference responsible or trustworthy AI, AI and technology ethics, algorithmic fairness, AI governance and policy, public interest technology, societal impacts of technology, privacy, and information integrity. Phrases about adopting AI tools, such as "responsible AI use" in teaching, are excluded. Listings may also be counted as AI-related.

View all 109 responsible-tech listings this week

Appointment track

Tenure-track5,767 · 25.1% of classified
Non-tenure-track17,242 · 74.9% of classified
Variable / candidate-dependent track283
Unclassified1,743

Position types

Adjunct9,171
Assistant Professor4,445
Other2,478
Instructor2,194
Professor (Full/Open Rank)1,672
Associate Professor1,458
Clinical1,443
Lecturer931
Postdoctoral892
Visiting259
Research Faculty92
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