Job Specifications
Vanderbilt University: College of Connected Computing
Location
Nashville, TN
Open Date
Oct 16, 2025
Description
This is the page for Assistant (tenure tack) applications. If you wish to apply for the Associate and Full Professor positions, please go here: https://apply.interfolio.com/175978
Vanderbilt University is conducting a search for multiple Assistant Professors (tenure track) in computer science or its intersection with psychological, informatics, or biological fields. The faculty will be part of Vanderbilt’s new College of Connected Computing, housing computer science, data science, and working collaboratively on unique questions at the intersection of computing with other disciplines to advance breakthrough discoveries, with the possibility for secondary and joint appointments.
This Is An Open Search For All Areas Of Computational Research. Areas We Have a Particular Interest Are Especially Encouraged To Apply
AI (e.g., multi-modal learning, robotics, natural language processing, applied machine learning, reinforcement learning, safety & ethics, agent/reasoning models),
Computational Psychology (e.g., computation for cognitive, social, clinical, affective, or developmental psychology; psychometrics; computational linguistics; computational neuroscience), and
Computational Biology (e.g., genomics, proteomics, informatics, systems biology, evolutionary computation, wearables or digital health, other computational biology).
Vanderbilt University is a private university located on 330 park-like acres on the western edge of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville is a regional center for culture and technology which has been growing alongside the University since Vanderbilt’s opening 150 years ago, in 1875.
Qualifications
Candidates must have a Ph.D. in computer science, psychology, biology (or a related field such as statistics, data science, communications, or neuroscience). Candidates must have a research program with a strong record of peer-reviewed publication using advanced computational methods (such as computational modeling, machine learning, AI, or algorithm development). Candidates should also have a track record of contributing to multidisciplinary and/or multi-institutional collaborative research projects. Teaching in the College of Connected Computing is a component of this position.
Application Instructions
To proceed administratively, we ask that candidates provide information to Vanderbilt through Interfolio by following these links:
Associate or Full: https://apply.interfolio.com/175978
Assistant (TT): https://apply.interfolio.com/175958
Please provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, teaching statement, evaluations of teaching (if available), and 3 to 5 contacts for letters of reference. The cover letter should articulate the applicant's specific interest in this position, explain how this role aligns with their career goals, and/or discuss their fit. Application review will begin November 1, 2025.
The priority deadline for Computational Psychology is 11/1/2025, and for AI, Computational Biology, and others, it is 12/1/2025.
About the Company
A private, highly-selective, research intensive school of engineering operating as part of Vanderbilt University. Our 100+ collaborative faculty, 1400+ undergraduates, and 600+ graduate students are spread across over a dozen traditional and interdisciplinary degree programs. Our engineering graduates are valued for their expertise, intellectual independence, communication skills and leadership ability. Graduates are actively recruited not only for engineering careers but also for careers as diverse as consulting, medicine, ...
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