# Open Positions
**Source**: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/about/open-positions
**Parent**: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca
The David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science — the largest academic concentration of computer science researchers in the nation — is home to twelve Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada, ten Fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery, seven Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, one Canada Excellence Research Chair, two Canada Research Chairs, two NSERC Industrial Research Chairs, and 18 Ontario Early Researcher Award winners.
We are [ranked number one for computer science for the fifth year in a row](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/news/macleans-ranks-waterloos-computer-science-program-first-in-canada-fifth-consecutive-year) based on program and research reputation according to the *Maclean’s* university rankings, and we are among the top 25 universities internationally for computer science according to the [2024](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/news/cs-at-waterloo-rises-to-21st-spot-internationally-2024-qs-world-university-rankings), [2023](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/node/2689), [2022](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/news/cs-at-waterloo-remains-top-ranked-subject-according-to-2022-qs-world-university-rankings) and [2021](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/news/computer-science-remains-top-rated-waterloo-program-internationally) Quacquarelli Symonds worldwide university subject rankings.
Our computer science faculty members have won many [prestigious awards and have had numerous honours conferred by national and international research societies and associations](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/node/2880).
Collectively, our research spans the broad field of computer science — from foundational work on the theory of computation, artificial intelligence and machine learning, to cryptography, security and privacy, to data systems, systems and networking, and programming languages to human-computer interaction, software engineering, symbolic computation, and much more.
Interested in joining the best computer science school in the nation? Please see the positions below.
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## Current Opportunities
[Canada Impact+ Research Chairs – Associate Professor / Professor](https://ofas.uwaterloo.ca/job-details/123)
### David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science
[Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC), Associate or Full Professor in Computer Science](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/canada-excellence-research-chair-cerc-associate-or-full)
[Tenure-track Faculty Positions](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/tenure-track-faculty-positions)
We periodically offer Sessional Lecturer positions in the form of a temporary, four-month contract. Interested applicants are asked to fill out an [application](https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~cs-uops/sessional_web_form/).
### Institute for Quantum Computing
[Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC), Associate or Full Professor in Quantum Information](https://uwaterloo.ca/institute-for-quantum-computing/research/available-positions/cerc)
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