CS faculty job market 2025: AI keeps driving demand, but only at schools that can afford to grow
fortnow · x · 2026-11-12
Computer scientist Lance Fortnow published his annual look at the upcoming computer science faculty job market. Challenges remain, but AI continues to drive hiring demand — though mainly at schools with the budget to expand.
- AI-related areas are the main source of faculty demand
- Divergence: only well-funded institutions able to grow can absorb it; others still face pressure
- Full analysis linked in the original post
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