📍Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
🏛️ College of Arts and Sciences
🏢 Dept of Geography
🚄 Tenure/Tenure-Track Faculty
💼 Associate/Full Professor
🕤 Regular Full-time (Benefits Eligible)
📆 Closing: Aug 1 2025 at 22:55 CDT
Position Summary
The University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences invites applications for an Associate or Full Professor rank, tenured or tenure-track position at the interface of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) in Geography, with an expected starting date in August 2025.
Detailed Position Information
The University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences invites applications for an Associate or Full Professor rank, tenured or tenure-track position at the interface of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) in Geography, with an expected starting date in August 2025.
Candidates for the AI/ML in Geography position can specialize in any subdiscipline of Geography. The University of Alabama Department of Geography and the Environment has strengths in water resources, agriculture, global hydrology, natural disasters, remote sensing and UAVs, transportation, geomorphology, climate change and GIS, and the department has ongoing relationships with the Cooperative Institute for Research to Operations in Hydrology (CIROH), the Alabama Water Institute, the USGS Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility, and the Alabama Transportation Institute. The successful candidate’s research will focus on developing and applying AI/ML techniques in one of these strengths or at the boundary between geography and other natural sciences. More information about the department can be found at geography.ua.edu.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to interact with the newly established Alabama Center for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, as well as collaborate with other UA faculty actively involved in AI research across campus. Additionally, they will be expected to take advantage of a new $96 million High-Performance Computing and Data Center that will come online in 2024-2025.
The minimum qualifications for this position are a PhD. or equivalent in Geography or a closely related field, scholarly publications, and experience with modern techniques in AI/ML. Preferred candidates will have an outstanding research record commensurate with their career, including a national/international reputation with an active research program, a record of securing multiple external research grants, and an outstanding record of teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Candidates with prestigious achievements in the field and exceptional national and international reputations will be eligible for consideration for significant endowment support through appointment as a Shelby Distinguished Associate/Professor, https://provost.ua.edu/Shelby/.
The review of applications will begin January 2, 2025, and the review will continue until the position is filled. Applications should consist of a curriculum vitae, including descriptions of the applicant’s accomplishments, research interests and teaching philosophy, and a list of publications with citation counts.
Minimum Qualifications
The minimum qualifications for this position are a PhD. or equivalent in Geography or a closely related field, scholarly publications, and experience with modern techniques in AI/ML.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred candidates will have an outstanding research record commensurate with their career, including a national/international reputation with an active research program, a record of securing multiple external research grants, and an outstanding record of teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Instructions and Required Materials for Application
Applications should consist of a curriculum vitae, including descriptions of the applicant’s accomplishments, research interests and teaching philosophy, and a list of publications with citation counts.
Background Investigation and EEO Statement
Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.
The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants to and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. Follow the link below to find out more. “EEO is the Law” https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf
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