Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is looking for a Career Track Assistant/Associate Professor in Human-Aware Artificial Intelligence.
Algorithms are pervading society at a rapid pace. They are used in a variety of contexts, ranging from the replacement of certain tasks humans prefer to offload or cannot handle at a large scale to systems that support or advise humans. With the advent of these systems, their downsides have also become more and more prominent. Systems that do not treat certain groups fairly and include biases, for example, have a huge impact on society.
The department is looking for an assistant or associate professor who focuses on algorithmic solutions for these problems. Examples of such adaptive, responsible, and explainable AI may include learning bias-free models from biased data, evaluation approaches to estimate algorithmic fairness, formal norms and constraints on algorithms to guarantee fair treatment, culturally inclusive and socially aware AI, or explainable AI methods, as well as other relevant algorithmic approaches and solutions.
They seek a colleague who is a leader in the field and can contribute to a stream of high-quality publications in this area, acquire external research grants, conduct excellent teaching, and act as a bridge builder within the department. The position will be embedded in one of the existing AI research groups in the department.
Tasks
The career track position in Human-Aware Artificial Intelligence starts at the level of assistant or associate professor (depending on the experience) in the areas of research, education, and management (40%:40%:20%) and contains the following duties:
- setting up a research line in the area of human-aware AI
- performing research in the field of human-aware AI
- teaching courses in the Bachelor and Master Artificial Intelligence and other relevant programs
- supervision of Bachelor, Master, and PhD students
- initiating and contributing to research grant proposals
- contributing to administrative tasks
Starting Date: September 1, 2023
Salary
- The remuneration amounts to a minimum gross monthly salary of €4.332 and a maximum of €5.929.
- 8% holiday allowance and 8.3% end-of-year bonus
- solid pension scheme (ABP),
- contribution to commuting expenses,
- optional model for designing a personalized benefits package,
- good-paid parental leave arrangement;
- the possibility to work partly from home (hybrid working);
- on-campus child day-care, sports facilities, and family support programs, including dual career workshops, Dutch language classes, and tax and insurance workshops (some might have additional costs);
- certain tax benefits (30% ruling) might apply to international candidates;
- help and assistance with relocation (international candidates).
Job Requirements
The selection for the Human-Aware Artificial Intelligence position will be based on the following components:
- A PhD degree in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or a related area;
- An international research profile, demonstrated by publications in relevant journals and conferences;
- Academic teaching experience, including experience in the supervision of BSc and MSc theses;
- Experience in the supervision of PhD students;
- Experience with attracting research funding
Application Process
Interested applicants should submit the following documents:
- a short motivation letter,
- Curriculum Vitae
- a 1-page research statement and
- a 1-page teaching statement.
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Deadline: November 05, 2023.
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