Assistant Professor in Computer Science

Overview

DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCE

Faculty Employment Opportunity
Job no: 551956
Work type:
Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track

Location:

Sonoma
Categories:
Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track, Unit 3 CFA – California Faculty Association
Department of Engineering & Computer Science
(Tenure-Track) Assistant Professor
Starting August 2026

Our Commitment

Sonoma State University is a federally-designated Hispanic Serving Institution. We are committed to achieving equal opportunity and to employing faculty and staff reflecting the linguistic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region and state. Guided by our core values—diversity, sustainability, community engagement, and adaptability—SSU offers an education that fosters intellectual, social, and personal growth. SSU is a public liberal arts and sciences university and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.

We are committed to preparing students for active citizenship and public service. We promote a vibrant campus life with opportunities for broad-based intellectual and artistic engagement. SSU is committed to creating a community in which bias and intolerance have no place and to fostering an open and inclusive environment. We aim to grow by building on students’ assets as they explore new knowledge, including creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, experimentation, empathy, and communication.

The successful candidate will collaborate with faculty, staff, administration, and students to achieve these goals. We are especially interested in candidates committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Faculty Responsibilities

In addition to teaching and scholarship, faculty are expected to engage in service to the University, profession, and community. These responsibilities include advising students, participation in campus and system-wide communities, maintaining office hours, working collaboratively and productively with colleagues, and participating in traditional academic functions. Sonoma State is committed to the Teacher/Scholar model and emphasizes support of undergraduate research and other professional opportunities for students.

Faculty are also expected to foster our commitment to the CSU Graduation Initiative 2025 through excellent teaching, advising, and mentoring. Potential applicants are encouraged to review the University’s Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion Policy. During the first two years of the probationary period, the instructional assignment will be reduced by two courses per academic year to support the development of research, scholarship, and/or creative activities and to help meet retention, tenure, and promotion requirements.

All faculty are required to work effectively in a multicultural environment.

The Department

The Engineering & Computer Science Department offers a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with 250 majors, and a minor in computer science. The five CS faculty have expertise spanning theoretical and applied areas. Our CS program is rooted in a liberal arts education and aligned with the IEEE/ACM Curricula. We value teaching excellence and mentoring and are committed to expanding and diversifying participation in computer science.

We encourage candidates with similar goals and experience to apply. We promote collaboration between faculty and students for research projects and software system projects with research and industrial applications. Our students enter diverse careers after graduation and many pursue graduate studies. See the department’s web page at: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..edu

The successful candidate will teach computer science courses across the B.S. curriculum, offer upper-division electives in their areas of expertise, demonstrate potential for a sustained research career, and actively foster an undergraduate research program. Collaboration with industry professionals and seeking external funding are encouraged. Teaching excellence is a core expectation.

In addition to teaching and scholarship, faculty are expected to engage in academic advising, assist with program revision, and serve on…