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NYU Courant Computer Science Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow | Fall 2026

New York, NY • On-site

New York University
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools • 10K+ employees

$98K/yr

Full-time

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The NYU Courant Institute Department of Computer Science is recruiting for Assistant Professor / Faculty Fellow (non-tenure-track) positions in Computer Science. All areas of Computer Science are considered. The department has strengths in theoretical computer science and cryptography, distributed computing and networking, machine learning and data science, computer vision and graphics, scientific computing and optimization, and verification and programming languages. The department has extensive collaborations with other NYU schools, centers, and departments, as well as industrial research labs in New York, including Facebook, Google, IBM Watson Research Center, etc. The appointments are for two or three years, and carry a teaching load of one course per semester. For full consideration, applications should be submitted by February 1, 2026. The Search Committee will begin reviewing applications immediately.
In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary of this position is $98,325.
Qualifications
Applicants must have (or expect to have by September 30, 2026) a Ph.D. in Computer Science, or related field (e.g. Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering).
Application Instructions
Applicants must submit their CV, research statement, teaching statement, and arrange for at least three (3) reference letters to be submitted directly (follow instructions within the application). Please submit your application via Interfolio.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
For people in the EU, click here for information on your privacy rights under GDPR: www.nyu.edu/it/gdpr
NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. All interested persons are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels.
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NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/sustainability

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Since its founding in 1831, NYU has been an innovator in higher education, reaching out to an emerging middle class, embracing an urban identity and professional focus, and promoting a global vision that informs its 20 schools and colleges. Today, that trailblazing spirit makes NYU one of the most prominent and respected research universities in the world, featuring top-ranked academic programs and accepting fewer than one in eight undergraduates. Anchored in New York City and with degree-granting campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai as well as 12 study away sites throughout the world, NYU is a leader in global education, with more international students and more students studying abroad than any other US university.

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