DavisAI Postdoctoral Associate
Colby College
Waterville, ME
Full-time
Education
Posted on April 8, 2024
Description
The Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence at Colby College invites applications for the third DavisAI postdoctoral associate.
The Davis Institute for AI is the first cross-disciplinary institute for AI at a liberal arts college. The Institute exists to facilitate interdisciplinary human-centered faculty and student scholarship, and to enable every student to become a critical, informed AI tool user or tool builder. Faculty at Colby have numerous opportunities to collaborate on research and teaching related to AI; currently there are faculty pursuing AI-related scholarship in environmental studies, anthropology, music, physics, economics, east Asian studies, philosophy, government, English, writing and computer science. For more about the Davis Institute for AI see https://davisinstituteai.colby.edu.
The successful candidate for this position will have the opportunity to pursue interdisciplinary AI research in a highly collaborative environment, and to shape the future of AI education within the liberal arts context. The position offers a competitive salary, generous research and travel funding allowances, and mentoring and professional development. The title may be “postdoctoral associate” or (for qualified candidates) “visiting assistant professor”. This is an annual renewable appointment for up to two years, subject to performance.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
In case of questions email: ajstent@colby.edu.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have:
The successful candidate will relocate to the Colby College campus in Waterville ME in July or August 2024. A PhD in a computing-related field is expected prior to the start date.
Application Instructions
Applicants should provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, and statement of teaching philosophy that demonstrates commitment to the value of diversity and to inclusive teaching. Applicants should also provide up to five representative publications and contact information for three references.
The Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence at Colby College invites applications for the third DavisAI postdoctoral associate.
The Davis Institute for AI is the first cross-disciplinary institute for AI at a liberal arts college. The Institute exists to facilitate interdisciplinary human-centered faculty and student scholarship, and to enable every student to become a critical, informed AI tool user or tool builder. Faculty at Colby have numerous opportunities to collaborate on research and teaching related to AI; currently there are faculty pursuing AI-related scholarship in environmental studies, anthropology, music, physics, economics, east Asian studies, philosophy, government, English, writing and computer science. For more about the Davis Institute for AI see https://davisinstituteai.colby.edu.
The successful candidate for this position will have the opportunity to pursue interdisciplinary AI research in a highly collaborative environment, and to shape the future of AI education within the liberal arts context. The position offers a competitive salary, generous research and travel funding allowances, and mentoring and professional development. The title may be “postdoctoral associate” or (for qualified candidates) “visiting assistant professor”. This is an annual renewable appointment for up to two years, subject to performance.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Pursuing a research agenda designed in collaboration with Amanda Stent, Director of the Davis Institute for AI, and relevant other faculty at Colby. Candidates should be able to speak to how their work would contribute to one or more of the Davis Institute for AI areas of focus: economics and finance, computational approaches to the social sciences, computational biology, bioinformatics and genomics, the environment and oceans, and ethics and society. Candidates with experience in AI approaches to modeling archives, or in science, technology and society, are especially welcome to apply.
- Advising / consulting with Colby faculty and students who are working on AI projects. A solid understanding of machine learning, proficiency in python or R, and core software engineering skills are essential. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are required. Experience with the entire model development lifecycle, from problem formation through data collection and analysis, model development, and model deployment, is important.
- Co-planning and teaching AI courses. Interest in teaching at the undergraduate level is essential. The teaching load will be one course per academic year. In addition, the successful candidate will co-teach one-two hands-on AI trainings for Colby and Maine researchers each academic year, each of up to a week long.
In case of questions email: ajstent@colby.edu.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have:
- A demonstrated track record of publication in one or more areas of artificial intelligence.
- Interest in the social, cultural and ethical implications of AI (prior research experience in one of these areas preferred).
- Interest in interdisciplinary scholarship (interdisciplinary research experience preferred).
- Interest in pedagogy (teaching experience preferred).
The successful candidate will relocate to the Colby College campus in Waterville ME in July or August 2024. A PhD in a computing-related field is expected prior to the start date.
Application Instructions
Applicants should provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, and statement of teaching philosophy that demonstrates commitment to the value of diversity and to inclusive teaching. Applicants should also provide up to five representative publications and contact information for three references.
