ASSISTANT PROFESSORSHIP in Experimental Methods for AI in Logic and Language Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC) Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA)
https://vacatures.uva.nl/UvA/job/Assistant-Professor-in-Experimental-Methods-for-AI-in-Logic-and-Language/736130202/ DEADLINE: 1 January 2022 (extended) Vacaturenummer: 7584 Language requirements: English & Dutch The ILLC has a vacancy for an assistant professor in the area of Logic and Language with a focus on experimental methods in Artificial Intelligence. This is a position that is initially temporary (two years) with the option of becoming permanent after positive evaulation. It has a significant teaching component (research to teaching ratio is 50:50) and requires the ability to teach in Dutch. What are you going to do? (*) Develop and teach courses at Bachelor and Master levels on topics such as Logic and Computation, Experimental Methods for AI Causality and Common Sense Reasoning, and Human(e) AI. (*) Contribute significantly to the creation and supervision of BSc and MSc thesis projects on AI. (*) Be active in research in the field of natural language analysis at the ILLC, while also reaching out to the broader research community active in language and cognition within the Faculty of Humanities. (*) Contribute to the research on experimental methods in AI, focusing especially on the semantics and pragmatics of natural language. (*) (Help to) setup and carry out (online) experiments on these topics, statistically analys the results, and provide cognitive models to explain them. (*) Publish papers in international journals / conference venues in your field, and to give contributed or invited talks at international venues. (*) Contribute to research valorisation, as well as to outreach activities in research and/or teaching. What do we require of you? (*) A PhD in a relevant field, e.g., in probabilistic modelling, experimental semantics, Logic, AI. (*) Competence to teach a wide variety of courses in the areas of logic, natural language processing and Human(e) AI. (*) Experience with the (co-)supervision of BSc, MSc and/or PhD students. (*) Excellent research skills, evidenced by a track record of publications in renowned international journals or conference venues in any of the above-mentioned fields, and contributed and/or invited talks at international conferences / workshops. (*) Experience with research using (online) experiments including the statistical analysis of the data. (*) Research experience on bias and/or the use of causal models in Artificial Intelligence such that you can contribute to our 'Language Technology for People' program. (*) The Dutch Basic Teaching Qualification (UTQ/BKO) or willingness to acquire this within the first two years. (*) Excellent oral and written communication skills. (*) The ability to teach courses and engage in an academic setting in both Dutch and English (both orally and in writing). Candidates who are willing and able to contribute to knowledge valorisation, to outreach activities, and to contribute to multidisciplinary cooperation are preferred. Our offer A temporary contract for 38 hours a week, starting on 1 March 2022 or before, for the duration of 24 months with the possibility of a permanent contract, if the performance is positively assessed. Your salary, depending on your relevant experience on commencement of the employment contract, ranges between â?¬3.807 to â?¬5.211 gross per month on the basis of a full working week of 38 hours. This sum does not include the 8% holiday allowance and the 8.3% year-end allowance. The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities (CAO NU) is applicable. If you have any questions about the position, please contact the chair of the hiring committee, Professor Sonja Smets. -- Você está recebendo esta mensagem porque se inscreveu no grupo "LOGICA-L" dos Grupos do Google. Para cancelar inscrição nesse grupo e parar de receber e-mails dele, envie um e-mail para [email protected]. Para ver esta discussão na web, acesse https://groups.google.com/a/dimap.ufrn.br/d/msgid/logica-l/CAOrCsLeAA3%3DWD0kRU%3D6cRE-yLLMNb-WfbvVL2OMYqCP3bCjiNQ%40mail.gmail.com.
