Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

About the Opportunity

Position Summary and Responsibilities:

During a two-year postdoctoral appointment, Experiential AI Postdoctoral Fellows will be mentored by members of Northeastern's Experiential AI faculty or faculty from other colleges affiliated to the institute. Of particular interest is AI applied to cybersecurity, life sciences, healthcare informatics information retrieval, and responsible/ethical AI.

After this period, at the conclusion, if successfully evaluated, may be considered for faculty and staff research appointments at the Roux Institute or at one of Northeastern's other seven US campuses (Boston, Burlington, Charlotte, Nahant, Seattle, San Francisco, and San Jose).

Qualifications:

The successful candidate should have a Ph.D. in computer science, AI, or related topics by the time of appointment.

Candidates are not required to have any prior working experience.

We expect postdoctoral fellows to establish and advocate for best practices in scientific reproducibility of all results, and to promote the ethical use of data and algorithms.

The candidate should have the following skills:

• Strong analytical, computational, and quantitative abilities;
  
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills, and the willingness to work with multiple researchers, technical staff, post-docs, and doctoral students in an interdisciplinary environment;
  
• Must be able to exercise judgement and discretion, and to prioritize and manage multiple tasks; and
  
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills for reaching audiences both in and out of one's own field.
  
  Position Type
  
  Research
  
  Additional Information
  
  Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.
  
  All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
  
  To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.
  
  
  To apply, visit https://northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/job/Boston-MA-Main-Campus/Postdoctoral-Research-Fellow_R104451
  
  
  
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