Faculty Positions
Consistently ranked among the top programs in the US, the CMS department is unique multidisciplinary environment with faculty and students that are active in many areas of Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Communication & Networks, and Control & Systems. The department is engaged in a broad range of interdisciplinary initiatives: our research projects frequently involve connections with other disciplines such as Applied Physics, Bioengineering, Biology, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Geology and Planetary Sciences, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, and Physics. The department currently has around 20 core-faculty and is in the midst of a period of sustained growth.
von Kármán Instructorship
The von Kármán Instructorship is open to candidates showing exceptional promise in research and teaching, and we invite applications from researchers in all areas of applied and computational mathematics including (but not limited to) mathematics of data science, statistics, machine learning, numerical analysis, PDE analysis, optimization, probability, scientific computing, signal processing, and uncertainty quantification. We also invite applications from researchers who have demonstrated strong connections between computational mathematics and applications in science and engineering. The instructorship is offered as a two-year position with the possibility of a one-year extension. Candidates are expected to contribute to teaching in the department, including working with a diverse student body, while pursuing research. The teaching requirement typically consists of 2 one-quarter classes per year on mutually agreed topics to balance departmental needs and research interests of the candidate.
Postdoctoral Fellowships
CMS runs an active, interdisciplinary postdoctoral program which typically has upwards of 20 postdoctoral scholars in any given year. These postdoctoral scholars are sponsored by individual faculty and research groups as well as through cross-cutting centers such as the Center for the Mathematics of Information (CMI), the Center for Social Information Sciences (CSIS), the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM), Resnick Institute, and the Molecular Programming Project. This year, the following postdoc programs will be accepting applications. Many of these programs will recruit multiple postdoctoral scholars.
- Post-doctoral fellow in Computer Vision for Ecology
- Computing, Data, and Society Fellows (CDSF)
- The Center for the Mathematics of Information (CMI) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
- Computational Mathematics + X
- The DOLCIT Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
- IQIM Postdoctoral Scholars
- Linde Postdoctoral Fellowships in Economics and Computation
- Resnick Postdoctoral Fellowships in Sustainability Science
Caltech actively participates in the AGEP program and students are encouraged to submit an application to AGEP in addition to applying through the Caltech programs. Please note your application to AGEP in your Caltech application if appropriate.
Most postdoc offers are made by mid-April. If you have not heard from us by then, it is unlikely we will be able to offer you a position. However, applications are accepted year-round, and on occasion, individual CMS faculty members may hire postdocs off-cycle. For application status updates after mid-April, please inquire directly with your potential postdoc sponsor.
Staff Positions
Campus-wide employment opportunities for staff positions are listed on the Human Resources website.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.