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The Department of Computer Science in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Irvine invites applications for a tenure-track/tenured position in artificial intelligence and machine learning (broadly interpreted), starting July 1, 2027. The appointment is expected to be at the rank of Assistant Professor. Exceptionally well-qualified senior candidates with high international visibility and major awards may be considered for an appointment at a higher rank.

Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning have traditionally been a major focus of UC Irvine's research, beginning with the UCI Machine Learning Repository. The faculty hire(s) will be part of UCI’s Center for Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems, whose more than 30 faculty members include fellows of AAAI, AAAS, ACM, and IEEE and general/program chairs of AAAI, AAMAS, AISTATS, CVPR, ICAPS, ICDE, KDD, SIGMOD, STOC, UAI, and VLDB. Center members have received test-of-time awards at AAAI, CVPR, ICML, ICCV, and SIGMOD, as well as best paper awards at ACL, AISTATS, ICAPS, ICML, KDD, NeurIPS, and PODS.

UC Irvine's Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences is home to the departments of Computer Science, Informatics, and Statistics. With over 100 faculty members, the school is the largest computing program within the UC system and one of the largest in the nation, with a strong tradition of offering many opportunities for interdisciplinary research collaborations. Interdisciplinary AI research is further facilitated by the AI in Science Institute, the Institute for Engineering AI for Society, and the Irvine Initiative in AI, Law, and Society.

UC Irvine is a top 10 public university by the 2026 US News and World Report. It is located in Orange County, 4 miles from the Pacific Ocean and 45 miles south of Los Angeles. The City of Irvine offers a very pleasant year-round climate, numerous recreational and cultural opportunities, and a top-notch public school system.

UC Irvine is a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI).

Programs are available to meet the needs of dual-career academic partners. Faculty are eligible for subsidized housing and a Mortgage Origination Program.

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
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