Assistant Professor, Artificial Intelligence & Biological Cognition

Job title:

Assistant Professor, Synthetic Intelligence & Organic Cognition

Firm

College of Alberta

Job description

The Division of Psychology, College of Alberta, invitations functions for a tenure-track place on the rank of Assistant Professor in Synthetic Intelligence and Organic Cognition to start with a begin date as early as July 1, 2024. Distinctive candidates is likely to be thought of for hiring on the rank of Affiliate Professor.

Synthetic intelligence (AI) has a historical past steeped in psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience. Although AI analysis diverged from its cognitive science roots, the arrival of deep studying (DL) has reunited the fields and enabled AI to realize human efficiency on a number of duties. As these fashions turn out to be bigger and extra highly effective, learning DL fashions educated for particular duties will help us perceive how the mind would possibly remedy comparable issues. Work on this route touches on a number of areas in psychology together with reminiscence, studying, navigation, language, and notion.

Place Abstract

This place is a part of a cluster rent within the intersection of AI/ML and different areas of analysis excellence throughout the College of Alberta that embody Well being, Vitality, and Indigenous Initiatives in well being and humanities, amongst others. The profitable candidate may also turn out to be an Amii Fellow, becoming a member of a extremely collegial institute of world-class Synthetic Intelligence and Machine Studying researchers, and may have entry to Amii inner funding sources, administrative help, and a extremely collaborative atmosphere. We notably encourage candidates with analysis packages that complement the division’s present strengths within the areas of reminiscence, studying, navigation, notion and language, with particular emphasis on how these areas intersect with synthetic intelligence. The profitable candidate can be nominated for a Canada CIFAR Synthetic Intelligence (CCAI) Chair, by the Amii. If the candidate is profitable of their CCAI Chair nomination, the Chair consists of analysis funding for a minimum of 5 years.

{Qualifications}

• PhD in Psychology, Computing Science or a carefully associated subject (e.g., Neuroscience, Computational Psychology) by the date of the appointment or shortly thereafter.
• Candidates are anticipated to have a analysis file that shows excellence, together with publications in high AI/ML/Psychology/Neuroscience conferences and journals, and an revolutionary analysis program that makes elementary advances in machine studying (ML) and/or how ML is utilized to check the mind and thoughts.
• Proof of educating effectiveness and potential for buying exterior funding is required.
• Capacity to show undergraduate and graduate programs in Psychology, or cross-listed programs in Psychology and Computing Science.
• Capacity to contribute to the extent of AI experience throughout campus, in addition to to the capability of scholars and investigators to have interaction in rising, multidisciplinary analysis alternatives in keeping with aims of the College’s Strategic Plan, Indigenous Strategic Plan, and the EDI Strategic Plan.

Division/School Abstract

The gives about 60 totally different psychology programs, having 2,472 psychology undergraduate majors and over 1,024 psychology undergraduate minors. The is globally acknowledged for excellence in analysis and training, working to place our group forward of financial cycles, ecological shifts, aggressive alternatives, and disruptive applied sciences by pushing the boundaries of discovery, data, and innovation ( ).

Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)

Amii is one in all three institutes named within the Pan-Canadian AI Technique, consisting of greater than 35 synthetic intelligence (AI) and machine studying (ML) researchers on the College of Alberta, in addition to CCAI Chairs at post-secondary establishments throughout Western Canada. The College of Alberta is world-renowned for its energy in AI and ML. The AI cohort that features this place will carry collectively and foster the subsequent era of scientists main the event of machine studying for societal profit, fulfilling Amii’s mandate of AI for good and all.

Working on the College

The College of Alberta is among the largest and most research-productive universities in Canada. With greater than 40,000 college students from 146 international locations, the U of A commonly ranks within the high 5 universities within the nation and within the high 100 universities on this planet in keeping with QS Worldwide college rankings. The College is world-renowned for its energy in AI and ML, which the College has recognized as one in all three precedence areas of worldwide analysis prominence ( ). The College is dedicated to Fairness, Variety and Inclusivity ( ) and to reconciliation ( ). Higher Edmonton, Amiskwacîwâskahikan, within the language of the Plains Cree, is located on Treaty Six Territory and Métis Nation of Alberta Area 4. We acknowledge and respect the historical past, languages, and cultures of the First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to counterpoint our establishment.

Location: The profitable candidate is anticipated to be positioned in Edmonton. For extra details about the College of Alberta and Edmonton, please go to and .

Wage and Advantages: This place is part of the Affiliation of the Tutorial Workers of the College of Alberta (AASUA). The college gives extremely aggressive salaries and an . Wage is commensurate with expertise and {qualifications} in accordance with the School Settlement’s .

Find out how to Apply

Please learn software directions rigorously as incomplete functions won’t be thought of. As a part of the Non permanent International Employee Program (TFWP) necessities, the college should conduct recruitment efforts to rent Canadians and everlasting residents earlier than providing a job to a brief international employee. To make sure we stay in compliance with these rules, please embody the suitable assertion in your cowl letter: “I’m a Canadian Citizen/Everlasting Resident” or “I’m not a Canadian Citizen/Everlasting Resident”.

Please choose the Apply On-line icon under and submit the next paperwork:

(1) Cowl letter that features highlights of their profile (2 pages max), together with TFWP assertion of Canadian standing (submit beneath “Cowl Letter”).

(2) CV (submit beneath “Curriculum Vitae”).

(3) Names and call data of three referees (submit beneath “References”). The required reference letters should deal with the candidate’s analysis and scholarly work beneath the next headings:

• An evaluation of their AI/ML experience;
• An appraisal of the influence and significance of their analysis and scholarship;
• High quality of their publications;
• Standing within the subject, and rating among the many students of their cohort; and
• Potential for sustained development and achievement sooner or later.

(4) Copies of as much as 3 latest publications or preprints, together with one paper that greatest exemplifies their work on the intersection of AI/ML and psychology/neuroscience (submit beneath “Record of Publications”).

(5) Analysis Assertion that outlines their important areas of present and future analysis and that addresses every of the standards listed under beneath EVALUATION OF CANDIDATES (submit beneath “Analysis Plan”).

(6) A abstract of their educating pursuits and educating file (submit beneath “Assertion of Instructing/Analysis Pursuits”).

(7) An EDI Assertion (1-2 pages) that identifies their strengths and experiences with fairness, variety, and inclusion and consists of their plans to advance EDI of their analysis, educating, mentoring, and repair to the scientific group (submit beneath “EDI Philosophy”).

EVALUATION OF CANDIDATES: Candidates should tackle every of those standards of their hooked up Analysis Plan. * Disciplinary Excellence. Candidates must be doing internationally-recognized analysis, commensurate with their profession stage. This implies top quality work showing in top quality venues.

• Depth and Breadth of Connections with AI/ML. Candidates’ previous and deliberate analysis must be deeply linked with and/or enabled by AI and machine studying. Ideally, AI/ML strategies and advances must be on the coronary heart of the analysis. Their analysis ought to represent elementary advances in AI/ML, or represent a elementary advance in how AI/ML is utilized in psychology and/or neuroscience.
• Imaginative and prescient for AI Reworking Their Self-discipline. Candidates must be present/future leaders within the transformation of psychology and neuroscience via AI. The best candidate would each see the way forward for psychology/neuroscience involving AI and be an advocate of the innovation AI can carry to psychology/neuroscience.
• Synergy with Amii. Candidates must be excited to have shut collaborations with world-class AI researchers at Amii. The best candidate will each leverage Amii AI experience (prof, scholar, group), in addition to be an lively participant – each at a collegial and mental stage – giving again to the Amii group and its pool of experience.

Inquiries concerning the place may be addressed to the Division Chair, Dr. Anthony Singhal ([email protected]), and the Government Assistant, Llyn Madsen ( ), utilizing “AI BioCognition 2024” as the e-mail’s topic.

Purposes should be acquired by Friday, January 12, 2024 to obtain full consideration. We thank all candidates; nonetheless, solely these chosen for an interview can be contacted. All candidates are invited to point acceptable accessibility lodging that may facilitate their participation in an interview by contacting to rearrange acceptable lodging.

All certified candidates are inspired to use; nonetheless, Canadians and everlasting residents can be given precedence. If appropriate Canadian residents or everlasting residents can’t be discovered, different people can be thought of.

The College of Alberta is dedicated to an equitable, numerous, and inclusive workforce. We welcome functions from all certified individuals. We encourage girls; First Nations, Métis and Inuit individuals; members of seen minority teams; individuals with disabilities; individuals of any sexual orientation or gender identification and expression; individuals with non-traditional profession paths; and all those that could contribute to the additional diversification of concepts and the College to use. The College of Alberta acknowledges the official influence that leaves corresponding to parental depart or depart on account of sickness can have on a candidate’s file of analysis achievement, and these leaves can be taken into cautious consideration in the course of the evaluation course of.

Find out how to Apply

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Anticipated wage

Location

Edmonton, AB

Job date

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 05:49:22 GMT

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