Postdoctoral Fellow, Texas GenAI Center

Job Posting

Title:

Postdoctoral Fellow, Texas GenAI Center. Hiring Department:
Department of Computer Science. Position Open To:
All Applicants. Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

40. FLSA Status:
To Be Determined liest

Start Date:

Ongoing. Position Duration:
Expected to Continue.

Location:

AUSTIN, TX.

The anticipated duration for a fellowship is one or two years - to be decided at the time of appointment, with the possibility of extension based on mutual agreement and availability of funding. Purpose This postdoctoral fellow position will perform research within the Center for Generative Artificial Intelligence and its parent organization, the Machine Learning Laboratory. Successful candidates will be appointed within the Department of Computer Science, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, or the College of Information contingent upon their immediate faculty supervisor.

Applicants will be reviewed and accepted on an ongoing basis. In addition to competitive salary and benefits, the fellowship also includes funding for independent travel to workshops, conferences and other universities and research labs. This multi-year program will host several postdoctoral researchers working on one or more of the following topics:
Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Machine Learning for Biologics, Machine Learning for Health/Medicine.

• Read and write manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed conferences and journals.
• Present research findings in public forums.
• Collaborate with researchers and students at UT Austin.
• Organize seminars, workshops, and other research activities.
• Advance collaborative projects with industry via the Machine Learning Laboratory’s industry affiliates partner program.
• Candidate should expect to spend one day per week on industry-facing projects.

• Ph.D. earned within the last three years in the field of computer science or engineering.
• Productive, self-driven, and collaborative scholar with a strong publication track record.
• Good communication skills and ability to convey research ideas to a broad audience.

$80,000+ depending on qualifications

Work in an academic research environment

• Curriculum vitae
• Research statement
• Arrange for two references to send recommendation letters to rrice.

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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