Assistant, Associate or Full Professor, Artificial Intelligence & Indigeneity

at  University of Alberta

Department Faculty of Arts - Media Tech Studies (MTS)
Posted date February 9, 2023
Closing date Will remain open until filled.
Position Type Full Time

DESCRIPTION

This position is a part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA).
Location: Work primarily takes place at North Campus Edmonton.
Media and Technology Studies at the University of Alberta invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in Artificial Intelligence & Indigeneity, with an anticipated starting date of July 1, 2024.

POSITION SUMMARY

We welcome candidates with specialization in an area of Artificial Intelligence & Indigeneity that complements and broadens our current strengths in research and teaching. We particularly encourage candidates with research programs in areas such as Indigenous epistemologies, digital humanities, software studies and emergent media theories, with special emphasis on how these areas intersect with decolonization, artificial intelligence understood broadly, and Indigenous research and knowledge.
Diverse methodological and theoretical approaches as well as engagement with Indigenous knowledge systems, languages or methodologies are required. Demonstrated experience leading research and/or research creation projects at the intersection of AI and Indigenous research would be an asset. The successful candidate will support the Faculty of Arts in its efforts to decolonize and indigenize research and teaching. First Nations, Métis, and Inuit scholars are encouraged to apply, along with Indigenous scholars from any geographical region. Applicants should self-identify and are encouraged to demonstrate Indigenous community connections.
Successful candidates will be nominated for a Canada CIFAR Artificial Intelligence (CCAI) Chair by the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii). Amii is one of three institutes named in the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy and represents more than 35 artificial intelligence (AI) & machine learning (ML) researchers at the U of A, as well as CCAI Chairs at post-secondary institutions across Western Canada. The CCAI Chair includes research funding for at least five years.
This position is part of a University of Alberta cluster hire in the areas of research strength that include health, energy and Indigenous initiatives in health and humanities, among others. The University of Alberta is world-renowned for its strength in AI; this cohort will bring together and foster the next generation of scientists leading the development of machine learning for societal benefit, fulfilling Amii’s mandate of AI for good and all

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A terminal degree (PhD or MFA/MDes or equivalent) in a relevant field
• An innovative and robust research program in the field of AI, demonstrated by a strong record of publications and presentations in important venues, or a record of diverse research experiences, such as research creation or community-engaged scholarship;
• A track-record of successful research funding (especially in the case of applicants who already hold a tenure-track position);
• A clear plan for future research;
• Excellence in teaching and mentorship suitable to the candidate’s career stage, as demonstrated by a teaching portfolio that includes teaching evaluations, a statement of the candidate’s approach to teaching, and sample course outlines.

UNIT/FACULTY SUMMARY

Media and Technology Studies (MTS) is an interdisciplinary unit within the Faculty of Arts, with growing undergraduate programs in Media Studies; Science, Technology & Society; and Computer Game Design, as well as a graduate program in Digital Humanities and an MA in Communications and Technology. MTS offers a vibrant and supportive work environment for new and established academics, with outstanding support for research and teaching.
The Faculty of Arts is the oldest and most diverse faculty on campus and is one of the largest research and teaching centres in Western Canada (www.arts.ualberta.ca). Research programs with connections to Indigenous research across the Faculty include the Canada Research Chair in Comparative Indigenous Feminist Studies, the Institute for Prairie and Indigenous Archeology, the Intersections of Gender (IG) signature area, and the Canadian Literature Centre/Centre de littérature canadienne (CLC). The University is also home to the Faculty of Native Studies as well as the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience, and Society, the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Governance, and the Situated Knowledges, Indigenous Peoples and Place (SKIPP) signature area.

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