Assistant Professor in Computing Science with specialization in Artificial Intelligence - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Information Technology has a leading position in research and education. The Department currently has about 300 employees, including 120 teachers and 110 PhD students. More than 4000 students study one or more courses at the department each year. More info: http://www.it.uu.se.

Description of subject area of the employment
Artificial Intelligence, within at least one of the following topics: search, constraint satisfaction, knowledge representation, automated reasoning, planning, routing, scheduling, multi-agent systems, reasoning under uncertainty, and closely related topics.

Duties:   

• Teaching, research and administration. Teaching duties include course responsibility and course administration and supervision of second- and third-cycle students within the area described above. Research duties are to strengthen the ongoing research on AI at the division of Computing Science, see http://www.it.uu.se/research/computing_science. This includes participation in the existing research, and applying for funding.
• Follow developments within the subject area and the development of society in general that is important for the work at the university, and to create and contribute to collaboration within the Department and with other departments at Uppsala University.

Appointment Period
The position can be held for a maximum of six years. An Assistant Professor can apply for promotion to Associate Professor. If the Assistant Professor is deemed suitable and fulfills the criteria for promotion established by the Faculty Board he/she shall be promoted to and employed as Associate Professor.

 Qualifications Required:

• PhD in Computer Science. Applicants who have obtained a PhD degree or achieved the equivalent competence in five years or less prior to the end of the application period will be given priority.
• Research Expertise and Teaching Expertise. It is necessary that the pedagogical skills, the research expertise and the professional skills are relevant to the content of the employment and the tasks that will be included in the employment.
• Applicants should have completed teacher training of relevance to operations at the University, comprising five weeks, or have acquired the equivalent knowledge. If special circumstances apply, this training for teachers in higher education may be completed during the first two years of employment.
• Documented ability to teach in Swedish or English is a requirement unless special reasons prevail.
• Personal capabilities necessary to carry out fully the duties of the appointment.

Assessment Criteria/Ranking of applicants that fulfil the above-mentioned qualifications required

The ranking of eligible applicants will be based primarily on research and teaching expertise, which will be given equal weight.

Research Expertise comprises research merits as well as the applicant´s potential to contribute to the future development of both research and teaching. In assessing research expertise research quality must be the prime consideration. The scope of research, primarily in regard to depth and breadth, must also be afforded consideration. In assessing research expertise special weight will be attached to research merits in the subject area of the position, with current research excellence, as demonstrated by recent publications in leading conferences and journals, within at least one of the following AI topics: search, constraint satisfaction, knowledge representation, automated reasoning, planning, routing, scheduling, multi-agent systems, reasoning under uncertainty, and closely related topics. Demonstrated independence from the PhD advisors, will be given merit.

Teaching Expertise comprises educational and teaching qualifications. In assessing teaching expertise teaching quality must be the prime consideration. The scope of teaching experience, in terms of both breadth and depth, must also be afforded consideration. In assessing teaching expertise special weight will be attached to merits in search, constraint satisfaction, knowledge representation, automated reasoning, planning, routing, scheduling, multi-agent systems, reasoning under uncertainty, and closely related topics.

Collaboration Expertise is important and will be afforded consideration. Collaborative expertise is demonstrated by the ability and skill of planning, organizing and implementing interaction with the surrounding community. Popular publications, public debate and lectures are examples of forms of interaction with the surrounding community. Other examples of collaboration are patent applications, commercialization and industrial cooperation. The ability to translate knowledge sharing with the surrounding community into activities of importance to the education's development and quality is part of the collaboration expertise.

All merits must be documented in a manner that makes it possible to assess both quality and scope.

In filling this position the university aims to appoint the applicant who, following a qualitative holistic assessment of her/his competence and expertise, is judged to have the best potential to carry out and develop the relevant duties and to help advance operations.

Further information
In an overall assessment of the applicant’s qualifications, parental leave, part-time work relating to care of children, union assignments, military service, or the like are to be regarded as work experience.

University appointment regulations

Faculty appointment regulations

Instructions for application

For further information about the position, please contact: professor Joachim Parrow, e-mail: Joachim.parrow@it.uu.se, phone: +46 (0)18-471 5704.

Type of position: Temporary full-time position six years.

Salary: Individually negotiated salary.

Number of positions: 1

Working hours: 100%

Town: Uppsala

Starting date: As soon as possible or as otherwise agreed.

Type of employment: Temporary full-time position.

Please submit your application by April 4 2022, UFV-PA 2021/4897.

In the event of any disagreement between the English and the Swedish versions of this announcement, the Swedish version takes precedence.

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