Position Description

The Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT), established in partnership with ETH Zurich and EPFL, is inviting applications for tenured and tenure-track faculty in computer science, with a particular focus on theoretical computer science, algorithms, and complexity. 

Located in Sofia, Bulgaria, INSAIT is on a mission to become a world-leading research institution in computer science and AI.

Founded in 2022, INSAIT is backed by nearly US$100 million from the Bulgarian Government, along with generous support from Google, AWS, DeepMind, VMWare, and Toyota among others. In just two years, it has already attracted outstanding international faculty, postdocs, and PhD students. 

The institute has made significant contributions to top conferences in theory, including STOC, FOCS, and SODA. INSAIT has also excelled in other areas of computer science such as machine learning, computer vision, and robotics, with publications in leading venues like CVPR, NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR. 

Structured similarly to top U.S. and European research institutions, INSAIT offers exceptional working conditions in terms of facilities, computational resources, and compensation packages.

Eligibility requirements:

• A PhD in computer science or closely related fields by the start of the position

• Demonstrated ability to pursue a strong and independent research program

Application materials:

• A curriculum vitae (CV)

• A research statement (up to 5 pages)

• A teaching statement (up to 2 pages)

• The names and email addresses of three or more referees. The referees should be professionally established researchers who know the candidate well, both academically and personally. It is the candidate’s responsibility to arrange for reference letters to be sent to contact@insait.ai. 

Application deadline: Applications received by January 30th, 2025, will be assured full consideration; however, we will continue accepting applications until the positions are filled.

When ready to apply, go to: https://insait.ai/faculty/

INSAIT is a strong proponent of equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusion, and as such, we strive to offer equal opportunities and access to all candidates regardless of their race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, minority membership, disability, age, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic. We strongly welcome applications from all under-represented groups in the field.