Assistant or Associate level Professor in MAE or BME with emphasis on Foundational AI

Job description

Description UT is searching for additional faculty to strengthen the university’s position as a global leader in foundational artificial intelligence; this position is among them. Recruitment into the Foundational AI cluster creates opportunities to build bold agendas that advance big ideas. The successful candidate will join a team of approximately 40 established and successful faculty with shared and complementary research interests in theoretical machine learning, AI theory, ML accelerators, representation learning, reinforcement learning, neurocognitive dynamics, and a strong desire to grow the scholarly and educational impact of their work. For early career faculty, the cluster also offers a unique framework for professional development and mentorship within a rich transdisciplinary environment. The ideal candidate for this position has a collaborative mindset and prioritizes working with colleagues to realize shared research and educational achievements, including large-scale proposals, joint publications, and new transdisciplinary curricular programming. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant institution, UT is particularly interested in recruiting candidates who are deeply conn...