The University of Chicago Booth School of Business invites applications for tenure-track positions at the assistant or associate professor levels in Applied AI for the 2026-27 academic year.
Candidates should have deep expertise in AI/ML fundamentals, along with a strong interest in empirical work. The empirical work should be in a substantive domain, which could be a subfield of AI/ML (e.g., safety, human-centered AI), in STEM more broadly (e.g., medicine, materials science), or the social sciences (e.g., law, policy). Booth is a research-focused institution doing leading work across a breadth of academic areas, and is seeking candidates with expertise in AI who can enhance and complement the research effort here. Successful candidates will have a track record of publishing in top-tier AI/ML venues (e.g., NeurIPS/ICML/ICLR/CVPR/EMNLP), along with venues specific to their empirical sub-field of choice. Applied AI faculty at Booth are expected to continue publishing in top-tier AI/ML venues and teach AI-related courses at the MBA level.
The candidate must have obtained, or expect to obtain shortly, a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in an area relevant to AI—including but not limited to Machine Learning (and related areas in Computer Science), Statistics, Economics, or any Business-related discipline. Relevant industry experience would be considered a valuable part of a candidate's portfolio.
Each candidate should submit a curriculum vitae, a sample of written work, and the names of at least two scholars qualified and willing to evaluate the candidate’s ability, training, and potential for research and teaching.
Applications will be accepted online at: https://apply.interfolio.com/194344. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis in Fall 2026 and strongly encourage you to complete your application as early as you can. We will continue to accept applications until March 30, 2027.
Salary range: $230,000 - $250,000 for assistant and $240,000 - $270,000 for associate
This position is benefits-eligible. The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.
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