Assistant Professor

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Any correspondence regarding the position or your application will be relayed to you by our Faculty Affairs Team. Please do not reach out to any department faculty regarding the position or status of your application. We appreciate your interest and consideration.

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Begins Fall Semester 2026

Spelman College seeks teacher/scholars dedicated to excellence in teaching and to the continued enhancement of the academic environment for students and colleagues. Founded in 1881, Spelman College is a private four-year liberal arts college located in Atlanta, GA. The oldest historically Black college for women in the United States, Spelman is a member of the Atlanta University Center Consortium and Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education.

The Department of Computer and Information Sciences invites applicants for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in all areas of Computer Science to begin in August 2026. Special consideration will be given to candidates in software engineering, cybersecurity, and systems. The successful candidate will demonstrate not only potential for excellent undergraduate teaching but also promise in sustained research with opportunities to involve undergraduates, mentoring, and service to the department and College.

The ideal candidate should have a Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field and be able to teach courses within the core curriculum of computer science, including data structures, software engineering, programming languages, and introductory programming courses. All courses are taught in-person.
This position is contingent upon the availability of sufficient funding

Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field.

Posting Number F632P

Open Date 11/03/2025

Close Date 03/31/2026

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Any correspondence regarding the position or your application will be relayed to you by our Faculty Affairs Team. Please do not reach out to any department faculty regarding the position or status of your application. We appreciate your interest and consideration.

Spelman College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are a smoke-free campus.

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Required Documents

• Cover Letter of Interest
• Transcripts (unofficial)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Teaching Philosophy
• Research Statement
• Sample Syllabus
• Writing Sample

Optional Documents

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