37.1070, Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Assistant Teaching Professor in Computational Social Science and Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego

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Subject: 37.1070, Jobs: Computational Linguistics: Assistant Teaching Professor in Computational Social Science and Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego

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Date: 16-Mar-2026
From: Tony Ngo [tony at jobelephant.com]
Subject: Computational Linguistics: Assistant Teaching Professor in Computational Social Science and Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego

Job Location: USA
Job Title: Assistant Teaching Professor in Computational Social
Science and Cognitive Science
Job Rank: Teacher

Specialty Areas: Computational Linguistics

Description:
Assistant Teaching Professor in Computational Social Science and
Cognitive Science
University of California San Diego
Position Overview:
Position title: Assistant Teaching Professor
Salary range: A reasonable salary range estimate for this position is
$142k -$166k.
The posted UC Academic salary scales set the minimum pay as determined
by rank and/or step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the
salary scale(s) for this position
https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2025-26/policy-covered-october-2025-scales/t1.pdf
The base salary range, from the salary table(s), for this position is
$80k-$104k. "Off-scale salaries" and other components of pay, i.e., a
salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the
designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet
competitive conditions, qualifications, and experience. 
Additional UCSD salary information can be found here:
https://aps.ucsd.edu/compensation/apo-salary.html
Application Window:
Open date: February 24, 2026
Next review date: Thursday, Mar 26, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those
received after the review date will only be considered if the position
has not yet been filled.
Position Description:
The School of Social Sciences at UC San Diego invites applications for
an Assistant Teaching Professor position in Computational Social
Science and Cognitive Science, with an anticipated start date of July
1st, 2026.
The position: An Assistant Teaching Professor is also known within the
UC system as an Assistant Professor of Teaching
(https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-285.pdf).
The Teaching Professor series parallels that of the research-focused
faculty series, but with emphasis upon excellence in teaching and
other instruction-related activities. Individuals in the position are
expected to provide outstanding teaching, as well as to engage in
professional and/or scholarly activity and service related to the
pedagogical mission of the program and university. This appointment
confers membership in UCSD's Academic Senate and full voting voting
rights in both CSS and Cognitive Science. The Teaching Professor
series includes security of employment analogous to tenure granted
upon promotion to the Associate Professor of Teaching level. This
position will be jointly appointed in the Computational Social Science
Program and the Cognitive Science Department, both within the Division
of Social Sciences at UC San Diego.
The Teaching Professor will contribute to the Computational Social
Science program by teaching our introductory undergraduate courses
(such as CSS 1, 2 and 100) which cover python basics, introductory
statistics, and introductory machine learning, as well as developing
new courses for the program. CSS teaching responsibilities will also
include graduate courses for our M.S. program as well as teaching in
our summer 'bootcamp' for incoming graduate students. The Teaching
Professor will also teach within the Cognitive Science Department,
contributing to their existing curriculum in machine learning, data
science, and computational modeling of cognition. Our priority is to
attract candidates who are strong in relevant technical areas and who
can teach Python-based courses on modern computational social science
methods at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Exceptional
candidates will have a track record of teaching relevant courses and
either research contributions or completed projects working with
computational models and large-scale social science data.
For this position, we're seeking candidates with a background and
expertise in Large Language Models, Computer Vision Models, Deep
Neural Networks, and/or other 'AI' or Machine learning fields. We
particularly welcome candidates whose work centers on the human or
social aspects of the implementation, training, design, understanding,
and/or ethics of these tools.
The School of Social Sciences is committed to academic excellence and
community leadership within the faculty, staff, and student body. We
are thus especially interested in candidates who have strong,
demonstrated accomplishments in areas contributing to community
building and outreach, and a desire to play a leadership role in
advancing UC San Diego's commitment to achieving these goals within an
academic setting. Salary and starting rank will be commensurate with
experience and based on the University of California pay scales. The
position will remain open until filled.
School of Social Sciences: https://socialsciences.ucsd.edu/
CSS Program: https://css.ucsd.edu/
Cognitive Science Department: https://cogsci.ucsd.edu/
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications (required at time of application):
Candidates must have a PhD or ABD in computational social science or a
relevant field.
Preferred Qualifications:
Preference will be given to candidates with:
 - Ability and experience teaching Python-based courses on modern
computational social science methods at the undergraduate and graduate
levels.
 - A track record of scholarly contributions and completed projects
working with computational models and large-scale social science data.
 - Ability to teach courses in Cognitive Science.
Application Requirements:
Document Requirements:
 - Cover Letter
 - Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
 - Statement of Teaching
 - Teaching Excellence Documentation - Please provide at least 3
pieces of evidence merged together in 1 PDF. Some examples may
include: instructional materials you developed, summaries of teaching
evaluations, online instructional segments, reprints of scholarly
articles, particularly with a pedagogical focus, etc.
 - Statement of Research
 - Miscellaneous/Additional Documents (Optional)
Reference Requirements:
 - 3-5 required (contact information only)
Letters of request will be requested for candidates invited out to
interviews.
Apply link: https://apptrkr.com/7003595
Help contact: mailto:trl002 at ucsd.edu
About UC San Diego:
The University of California 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 status under state or federal law.
As a university employee, you will be required to comply with all
applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining
agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or
local government directives may impose additional requirements.
The University of California prohibits smoking and tobacco use at all
of its university-controlled properties.
The UC San Diego Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available
online at: https://www.police.ucsd.edu/docs/annualclery.pdf. This
report provides crime and fire statistics, as well as institutional
policy statements & procedures. Contact the UC San Diego Police
Department at (858) 534-4361 if you want to obtain paper copies of
this report.
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, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left
a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have
filed an appeal with a previous employer.
Click for more information on
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB810
Click for more information on
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB791
 - "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,
discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the
employer.
 - UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy:
[https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH]
 - UC Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students and Third
Parties: [https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination]
Job Location: San Diego, CA
To apply, please visit: https://apptrkr.com/7003595
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Application Deadline: (Open until filled)
Web Address for Applications: https://apptrkr.com/7003595
Contact Information:
        Tracy Liu
        Email: trl002 at ucsd.edu

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