Minimum Qualifications Applicants must have a doctorate degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited university or be expected to have completed all requirements for the degree by the start date of September 1, 2024. Preferred Qualifications The department offers a range of research opportunities spanning theoretical foundations, bioinformatics, machine learning, robotics, data mining and its applications. Fitting in line with the department’s existing strengths and areas of need, in both research and teaching, is a substantial consideration. The ideal candidate possesses the following qualities and attributes: 1) experience and/or demonstrated ability developing and teaching courses integrating machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, and/or intelligent engineering systems content, 2) experience and/or demonstrated ability to lead and propose new research projects and proposals to attract external federal, state, or private funding, such as NSF, DoD, DOE, DARPA, NIH, USDOT, NASA, or others, 3) strong communication skills and teamworking, and (4) demonstrated ability to play a collaborative role as a team member in initiatives for partnerships with schools, community colleges, government agencies, and industry to create an eco-system that will bring economic prosperity to the Rio Grande Valley.