Job Duties

The highly ranked Department of Philosophy is seeking excellent junior candidates for a tenure-track faculty position in Philosophy of Mind with a research and teaching focus on AI and related computing technologies. The selected candidate will mount a vigorous research program while making significant contributions to the department's teaching mission. The successful candidate will be interested in bolstering interdisciplinary research on campus, drawing on insights from relevant fields such as AI design, the brain sciences, and cognitive science to answer fundamental questions about the presence of capacities such as consciousness, agency, creativity and other cognitive abilities in AI.

In addition, the candidate will promote the educational mission of the College of Letters & Science, which values, prioritizes, and actualizes evidence-based and student-centered teaching and (undergraduate student) mentoring. They will contribute to an environment that fosters engagement and a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, students and members of the broader community.

Successful applicants will teach graduate and undergraduate classes, mentor students, conduct scholarly research, and provide service to the department, college, university, and academic community nationally or internationally. The successful candidate, as a member of the College of L&S, will proactively contribute to, support, and advance the college's commitment to excellence among all aspects of their teaching, mentoring, research, and service.

This recruitment is part of a new university-wide initiative called RISE AI (Research, Innovation, and Scholarly Excellence in AI).