"Postdoctoral Fellow in Artificial Intelligence for Society"

Postdoctoral Fellow in Artificial Intelligence for Society

Company: Harvard University

Job Location: Cambridge, 02138

Category: Computer Science

Type: Full-Time

School: Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Department/Area: Computer Science

Position Description

The Teamcore Group (https://teamcore.seas.harvard.edu) at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) at Harvard University seeks postdoctoral fellows to work on AI projects with societal impact. We are currently working on projects related to public health, equity and fairness, and wildlife conservation. We seek researchers who are enthusiastic about interacting with computer scientists and colleagues from other disciplines and who have a demonstrated interest in connecting their research agenda with societal issues.

Professor Milind Tambe's Teamcore group has focused on "AI for social good" for the past decade, covering topics such as, but not limited to: (i) AI for conservation (e.g., for protection of endangered wildlife, forests, fisheries); (ii) AI for public safety and security; (iii) AI for public health. Their research focuses on fundamental research problems in generative AI approaches using LLM agents and diffusion models to scale up AI for social impact projects, as well as in multiagent systems, including computational game theory, security games, machine learning in multiagent settings, automated planning under uncertainty, social networks and others that are driven by these topics, ensuring a virtuous cycle of research and real-world applications.

Basic Qualifications

Candidates are required to have a doctorate or terminal degree in Computer Science or a related area by the expected start date.

Special Instructions

Required application documents include a cover letter addressing what you hope to gain from your time in the Teamcore lab., CV, a statement of research interests, and up to three representative papers. Candidates are also required to submit the names and contact information for three references, and the application is complete only when at least two letters have been submitted. Applicants are asked to submit materials as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. This posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Contact Information

Justin Benton

Contact Email: jub643@seas.harvard.edu

Salary Range

$67,600 - $91,826
Pay offered to the selected candidate is dependent on factors such as rank, years of experience, training or qualification, field of scholarship, and accomplishments in the field.

Minimum Number of References Required: 3

Maximum Number of References Allowed: 5