Assistant Professor in Computer Science

Job description

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, as such we are committed to achieving the goals of equal opportunity and we endeavor to employ faculty and staff reflecting the linguistic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region and state.

Guided by our core values as a university: diversity, sustainability, community engagement, and adaptability, Sonoma State University (SSU) offers an education that fosters intellectual, social, and personal growth.

SSU is a public liberal arts and sciences university.

As the only member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges in the state of California, we are committed to preparing students for a life of active citizenship and public service.

We have a vibrant campus life characterized by a lively co-curriculum that fosters broad-based intellectual and artistic opportunities in which the campus as a whole is actively engaged.

Sonoma State University is committed to creating a community in which bias and intolerance have no place.

It is our expectation that all students, faculty, and staff work together to honor this commitment and hold each other accountable to create an open and inclusive environment.

We are committed to facilitating spaces in which all can grow by building on our students’ assets as they explore new knowledge.

These efforts include fostering creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, experimentation, empathy, and communication.

The successful candidate will be one who can 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 places an emphasis on faculty support of undergraduate research and other professional opportunities for students.

Faculty are also expected to foster our commitment to the through excellent teaching, advising, and mentoring.

Potential applicants are encouraged to review the .

During the first two years of the probationary period the instructional assignment will be reduced by two courses per academic year for probationary faculty members, in order to assist in establishing their programs of research, scholarship, and/or creative activities, and carrying out other activities that would support them in meeting the requirements for retention, tenure, and promotion..

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

The Department

The Engineering & Computer Science Department offers a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree with 250 majors, as well as a minor in computer science.

The five tenured and tenure-track CS faculty have areas of expertise that span theoretical as well as applied areas of computer science.

Our Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program is rooted in the proud tradition of a liberal arts education and is based on the IEEE/ACM Computer Science Curricula.

Teaching excellence and mentoring students are central to our mission.

We are committed to expanding and diversifying participation for groups traditionally underrepresented in computer science, and we strongly encourage faculty candidates with similar goals and relevant experience to apply.

We promote close collaboration of faculty and students that leads to research projects that are worthy of publication, as well as software system projects with research and industrial applications.

Our students come to us with diverse educational backgrounds.

After graduation, most students accept jobs at a wide variety of companies such as Apple, Broadcom, FIS Mobile, LinkedIn, Google, IBM, Disney Streaming, and Sonoma Technology, while others pursue graduate studies.

Prospective applicants are encouraged to see the department’s web page at: 

Duties of the Position

The successful candidate will teach computer science courses across our Bachelor of Science curriculum, offer upper-division electives in their areas of expertise, demonstrate potential for a sustained research career, and actively foster an undergraduate research program.

Collaborating with professionals in industry and seeking external funding are strongly encouraged.

Teaching excellence is an important cornerstone of this position.

In addition to teaching and scholarship, faculty are expected to engage in academic advising, to assist the department with program revision, and to serve on department, College, and campus-wide committees.

Sonoma State is committed to the Teacher/Scholar model and places an emphasis on faculty support of undergraduate research.

Required Qualifications

To be recommended for appointment, the candidate must have:

Candidates for this position are not eligible for tenure on hire and may receive at most two years of service credit towards tenure.

These conditions are non-negotiable.

All research areas will be considered.

Candidates should be able to teach a broad range of courses across the computer science curriculum.

Rank and Salary

Service credit depends upon academic preparation and professional experience.

The anticipated salary range for this position is: $95,000 to $105,000.

Required Application Materials

Official transcripts will be required at the time of hire.

Sonoma State University hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States.

All offers of employment are contingent upon the presentation of documents demonstrating the appointee’s identity and eligibility to work, in accordance with the provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU.

CSU Out of State Policy - Sonoma State University, as part of the CSU system, is a State of California Employer.

As such, the University requires all employees upon the date of hire to reside in the State of California.

As of January 1, 2022, the prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.

Required Skill Profession

Postsecondary Teachers