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The department seeks applicants for a full-time appointment to develop nationally-recognized research programs supported by external funding, disseminate their work in high-impact venues, and teach and mentor both graduate and undergraduate students in research.
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About the department
We are part of the comprehensive and highly-ranked College of Engineering and collaborate extensively on transdisciplinary research and education initiatives across the college, university, and at other institutions.
We have 85 faculty members, including 62 tenured or tenure-track; 31 NSF CAREER awardees; and numerous recipients of awards from IBM, Intel, AMD, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Cisco, and others. Our faculty direct several interdisciplinary research centers, including the Center for Human-Computer Interaction, the Center for Community Empowering Pandemic Prediction and Prevention from Atoms to Societies, and the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics. The department is home to 826 graduate students and 1,406 undergraduate majors.
About Virginia Tech
As the commonwealth’s most comprehensive university and a leading research institution, Virginia Tech offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to more than 38,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students across the commonwealth and manages a research portfolio of more than $434 million. The university fulfills its role as a land-grant institution by fostering a collaborative environment that integrates technology into all disciplines, so that our institution can serve as a force for positive change around the commonwealth, the country, and the world.
U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 survey ranks the College of Engineering No. 15 for its undergraduate program, maintaining the college's solid presence in this national ranking against peers and aspirational peers, ahead of all other Virginia engineering programs. The college's rigorous curriculum, experiential learning, and industry engagement produce graduates who are poised for success — ready to work, innovate, and lead.
Our main campus is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, in an area consistently ranked among the country's best places to live. Our department occupies over 70,000 square feet across several buildings on the Blacksburg campus, including Torgersen Hall, the Data and Decision Sciences Building, and the Gilbert Place facility.
In addition, our programs in the greater Washington, D.C., area, including the new Institute for Advanced Computing Alexandria, Virginia, offer unique proximity to government and industry partners.
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Our commitment to excellence
The department fully embraces the university's commitment to:
- inspire excellence in our faculty, staff, and student body
- ensure a welcoming, affirming, safe, and accessible campus
- advance our research, teaching, and service mission
Virginia Tech is an equal opportunity employer. All persons, including individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. Anyone having questions concerning discrimination or accessibility should contact the Office for Civil Rights Compliance and Prevention Education at civilrights@vt.edu or (540) 231-2010.