[CogSci] UCSD Job Announcement: Assistant Teaching Professor in Computational Social Science and Cognitive Science

Tracy Liu trl002 at ucsd.edu
Fri Mar 20 11:09:01 PDT 2026 

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:

   1. Ability and experience teaching Python-based courses on modern
   computational social science methods at the undergraduate and graduate
   levels.
   2. A track record of scholarly contributions and completed projects
   working with computational models and large-scale social science data.
   3. 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://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04461

*Help contact:* 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.

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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.
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• “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

-- 
*Tracy Liu, MAEd* [she/her <https://www.mypronouns.org/>] | *Academic
Personnel Analyst*
*Office of the Dean *| School of Social Sciences | UC San Diego
M-F 7:00am - 3:30pm (In-Office: Mon, Tu, Wed)
CSB 153 (*CogSci*) | PERB 822 (*Dean's Office*) | McGill 5221 (*Psych*) |
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