Job description

Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is a student-centered university that transforms lives through innovative education, impactful research and community engagement. Located in Northwest Indiana in the greater Chicago area and near the Indiana Dunes National Park, PNW serves approximately 9,000 students, including 6,000 core students, in a wide range of academic programs at the baccalaureate, master’s and applied doctoral levels.

Purdue Northwest employs more than 1,000 faculty and staff members for operations at its main campus in Hammond, Ind., and its branch campus in Westville, Ind., plus additional sites in Northwest Indiana including the Gabis Arboretum near Valparaiso, Ind. PNW’s values reflect the university’s commitment to respect, innovation, a student-centric university, and excellence.

PNW is consistently ranked among the best public regional universities in U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges report, and is recognized as a First Scholars institution as well an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University. With its vision to cultivate leaders, inspire excellence, and impact our world, PNW advances the socioeconomic mobility of its students and positively impacts regional development.

Job Summary

Purdue University Northwest, Department of Computer Information Technology and Graphics, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Artificial Intelligence, with employment starting on August 17, 2026.

Department Profile

The Department of Computer Information Technology and Graphics (CITG) comprises 13 full-time faculty. It enrolls more than 300 students in three undergraduate degree programs: B.S. in Computer Graphics Technology (CGT), B.S. in Computer Information Technology (CIT), and B.S. in Cybersecurity (CYSC). AI courses are required in both CIT and CYSC programs. The department is also responsible for the courses in the Master of Science in Applied Artificial Intelligence degree program, launched in Spring 2025. In addition, the department offers minors in Applied Data Science and Cybersecurity. The CITG website is located at https://www.pnw.edu/citg.

College of Technology (COT), where the CITG is housed, enrolls more than 115 graduate students, including 25 in the newly offered M.S. in Applied AI, 40+ M.S. Technology graduate students in a Computer Information Technology concentration, and 10 Doctor of Technology graduate students pursuing applied research in various technology fields, including applied AI. COT provides an excellent teaching and learning environment with state-of-the-art hardware and software.

Education

A doctoral degree in Artificial Intelligence or related fields by the start of the appointment.

Experience

Teaching experience and conducting research in applied artificial intelligence through student evaluations, publications, grant activities, industry engagements, and/or project reports.

How to apply

To apply: submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching and research statements, along with contact information of three references. Screening/review of applications will continue until the position is filled. All inquiries and applications will remain confidential; references will not be contacted without notice.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background check.

Purdue University Northwest is an equal opportunity/equal access university.

FLSA Status

Exempt