Tenured Faculty in Computer Science

(Last update February 2023.)

Barnard seeks to hire a tenured faculty member in Computer Science at the level of professor or associate professor.

Barnard is a premier liberal arts undergraduate college for women in New York City affiliated with Columbia University. There are many opportunities to collaborate with faculty in the larger research community at Barnard and Columbia, and students can take classes at both.  Barnard’s Computer Science (CS) Program, started in 2019, works closely with the Vagelos Computational Science Center, with the Columbia CS Department, and with other Barnard faculty.  Barnard’s CS program aims to enhance the experience of Barnard CS majors through activities that develop community, provide academic support, and connect to CS-related opportunities outside the classroom; to serve all Barnard students by expanding the use of computation and data analysis across disciplines, through both curricular offerings and other programming such as workshops or support for computational labs associated with courses in other departments; and to build visibility for Barnard CS nationally, through research, curricular and pedagogical advances in CS and its multidisciplinary applications, and new models for engaging students and enhancing diversity in computing.

Barnard faculty are expected to engage in teaching, research, curriculum and program development, undergraduate advising, and mentoring of undergraduate research.  There is opportunity to collaborate on research with faculty and students at both Barnard and at Columbia.  The position is open to all areas of computer science as well as to multidisciplinary scholars with a significant computational focus.  We encourage applications from candidates who take a multidisciplinary approach, whether across multiple subareas of computer science or with research connections to another discipline or disciplines.  The successful hire will further the aims and vision of the CS program and will embody strategic strengths for this growing program. Candidates must have a PhD in Computer Science or a related discipline, and should have a strong track record of significant scholarship, experience and excitement for undergraduate teaching and mentoring, and a demonstrated commitment to increasing diversity in computer science. 

Applications should be submitted electronically at http://careers.barnard.edu/postings/6610 and should include a cover letter; a curriculum vitae; a research statement highlighting past accomplishments and future plans; a teaching and mentoring statement describing teaching and mentoring philosophy, experiences, and interests; a diversity statement describing experience and plans to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion; contact information for at least three references; and up to three pre/reprints of scholarly work.  For questions about the position, please contact Rebecca Wright, director of Barnard’s Computer Science program, at chair-cs@barnard.edu.  Review of applications is underway and will continue until the position is filled.

Barnard College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is actively committed to creating a diverse and inclusive community. We especially encourage applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ people, people from diverse economic backgrounds, and individuals from other underrepresented groups.