University or Organization: Iowa State University
Department: English
Job Location: Ames, Iowa, USA
Web Address: http://www.engl.iastate.edu
Job Title: Assistant or Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Writing
Job Rank: Asst/Assoc Professor

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics

Required Language(s): English (eng)

Description:

The Department of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or tenured Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Writing, with a strong background in applied linguistics and/or rhetoric and professional communication. We seek a faculty member who specializes in the development and/or use of writing-, communication- and language-related artificial intelligence (AI) applications. The ideal applicant will have an established or emerging research agenda focusing on AI with expertise relevant to natural language processing, generative AI, or a related area. We are especially interested in scholars who are applying AI in innovative ways for the teaching and assessment of writing, communication, and/or language learning.

At the undergraduate level, the faculty member will teach basic courses in English, Linguistics, Technical Communication, and/or Composition (according to specialty), and contribute to emerging course offerings integrating AI-assisted technologies. At the graduate level, the faculty member will have the opportunity to teach courses in Applied Linguistics and Technology and/or Rhetoric and Professional Communication (according to specialty), and possibly contribute to interdisciplinary programs, such as Human Computer Interaction. Potential graduate courses include seminars on AI-assisted technologies and generative AI for writing, the capacities and limits of AI for writing and composition, language-based analytics, automated dialogue systems, and speech-driven user interfaces, as well as courses on programming for NLP, computational text analysis, statistical analysis of language, and rhetoric and professional communication, or other areas related to the candidate’s expertise.

The successful candidate would join a community of faculty in applied linguistics and rhetoric and professional communication who are exploring the uses and implications of AI. This faculty member will strengthen cross-disciplinary efforts in an area of excellence in the Department of English—the use of technology for teaching and assessing writing. In addition, the faculty member will have opportunities to forge connections with campus-wide strategic initiatives, including new degrees of the future and initiatives concerning communication with the public on matters of their well-being including cybersecurity, sustainability, or human health.

The position begins August 16, 2024.

Required Minimum Qualifications:
PhD in applied linguistics, communication, computational linguistics, English, natural language processing, rhetoric and professional communication, or a related field conferred by time of appointment

For consideration at the Associate Professor rank with tenure, candidates must also meet the university standards for appointment to the rank, including nationally recognized contributions to scholarship in their area of expertise and demonstrated effectiveness in teaching

Application Deadline: 01-Nov-2023
Mailing Address for Applications:

Web Address for Applications: https://isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJobs/job/Ames-IA/Assistant-or-Associate-Professor-in-Artificial-Intelligence--AI--and-Writing_R13056
Contact Information:
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Email: [email protected]