Subject to the endorsement of the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii), the successful candidate will hold the Canada CIFAR Artificial Intelligence (CCAI)/Quantum Horizons Alberta Chair at the University of Alberta.

Amii is one of three institutes named in the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy and represents more than 35 artificial intelligence (AI) & machine learning (ML) researchers at the University of Alberta, as well as CCAI Chairs at post-secondary institutions across Western Canada. The CCAI Chair includes research funding for at least five (5) years. This position is part of a University of Alberta cluster hire in the areas of research strength that include Health, Energy, and Indigenous Initiatives in health and humanities, among others. The University of Alberta is world-renowned for its strength in AI; this cohort will bring together and foster the next generation of scientists leading the development of machine learning for societal benefit, fulfilling Amii's mandate of AI for good and all.

The successful candidate will have associate faculty member status with Quantum Horizons Alberta (QHA). Initiated by a $12-million gift from a group of visionary donors, QHA is a new $25-million Alberta-wide initiative to pursue transformational research in fundamental and theoretical quantum science (https://www.quantumhorizonsab.ca/). QHA provides funding for eight new faculty at its three host universities (U. Alberta, U. Calgary, U. Lethbridge), focused on foundational quantum science research, including four at the University of Alberta. QHA also provides research support to its faculty members with funding for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows; research infrastructure, travel and collaboration across all three QHA nodes; and participation in QHA seminars, summer schools, and conferences.

Candidates must also demonstrate how they will work to expand the diversity of the Department through a statement about equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). In the EDI statement, candidates should describe how they plan to incorporate these considerations into their teaching, research, and service to the scientific community. Candidates are also encouraged to describe how they will contribute to increasing the diversification of ideas within the Department of Physics.

To assist the University in complying with mandatory reporting requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (R203(3) (e)), please include the first digit of your Canadian Social Insurance Number in your application. If you do not have a Canadian Social Insurance Number, please indicate this in your application.

The University of Alberta is committed to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce and has both a Strategic Plan for EDI and an Indigenous Strategic Plan. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression; those with non-traditional career paths and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply.

The application deadline is December 15, 2023. The anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2024.

Applications and reference letters will be accepted only through Academic Jobs Online.