The Center for Data Science for Enterprise & Society at Cornell University seeks to recruit multiple candidates to be hired as Assistant Research Professors or Postdoctoral Fellows; these are 3-year non-tenure-track positions that are funded in part by the Center and in part by a cooperating unit at Cornell University. The first cohort recruited for this program started in academic year 2021-2022.    

This new Center aims to unify programs and curricula in data science with an initial emphasis on questions grounded in data that are generated by human activity, including computational social science (e.g., sociology and government), the economics/computer science interface (e.g., the study of voting mechanisms), the aspects of digital agriculture in the production and management of agriculture (e.g., managing the food supply chain), digital platforms supporting urban infrastructure (e.g., the sharing economy), and as a theme that is cross-cutting in many of these areas, the corresponding issues of privacy, security, and fairness. The areas highlighted are meant to serve only as illustrative; candidates for these Assistant Research Professorships are sought from all areas of research that advance the state of the art in data science, extending the reach of data-driven research into novel application domains. 

The application should include the following elements.

(1) a CV;

(2) a research statement summarizing accomplishments to date 

(3) a plan of proposed research for the duration of the position working together with your proposed mentors;

(4) at least two letters of recommendation from faculty who know your work well;

(5) letters of support from two Cornell faculty members who are proposed as a primary and secondary faculty mentor (which may be received as late as January 10, 2025).

One of the positions to be filled will be associated with the Data and Democracy Lab.  

The proposed primary and secondary faculty mentor at Cornell can be any Cornell faculty members who collectively have expertise in a core data science domain and an application domain.  Applications for which mentors have positions in different Cornell units are particularly encouraged.  Faculty mentors can be either on the Ithaca campus or at Cornell Tech in New York City; however, appointments for applicants must be at least 50% in Ithaca, and will be split between the campuses (either 50/50 or 80/20) only if at least one of the mentors is at Cornell Tech. Candidates are expected to have completed their Ph.D. prior to the start of this position, and to have already done substantial research in areas relevant to the Center.  For positions that start in Summer or Fall 2025, applications should be completed by December 1, 2024 for full consideration, and will continue to be reviewed until the positions have been filled. 

More information: https://datasciencecenter.cornell.edu/professorship-program/

 The Center for Data Science for Enterprise & Society embraces diversity and seeks candidates who can contribute to a welcoming climate for students, staff and faculty of all races and genders. We strongly encourage women and underrepresented minorities to apply.