Assistant/Associate Professor - Natural Language Processing at UMass Amherst | Amherst, NY, US | Rezi

Assistant/Associate Professor - Natural Language Processing at UMass Amherst

Assistant/Associate Professor - Natural Language Processing

UMass Amherst · Amherst, NY, US

2 weeks ago

Assistant/Associate Professor - Natural Language Processing

UMass Amherst · Amherst, NY, US

19 days ago
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About the Role

The Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for tenure-track faculty in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and similar areas, at the Assistant and Associate Professor levels. Exceptional candidates at other ranks may be considered.

Responsibilities

  • Joining UMass' rich NLP and AI research environment.
  • Collaborating with NLP faculty and researchers in related areas.
  • Conducting research in Natural Language Processing and similar fields.
  • Contributing to interdisciplinary computing research at UMass Amherst.
  • Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses.
  • Mentoring PhD students through Synthesis Project collaborations.
  • Contributing to the Common Good through teaching, research, and/or service.

Requirements

  • PhD in Computer Science or a related area.
  • Evidence of exceptional research promise.

Skills

  • Natural Language Processing (NLP)
  • Machine Learning
  • Information Retrieval
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Computational Social Science
  • Educational Technology
  • Digital Media
  • Computer Vision
  • Multimodal Models
  • Biomedical NLP
  • Clinical NLP
  • Child Safety
  • Robotics
  • Security
  • AI Safety
  • Software Engineering

Location

  • Amherst

Work Type

  • Full Time
  • Onsite

Experience Level

  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor

Education Level

  • PhD

Salary/Compensations

  • $79,350 - $204,268

Benefits

  • Support for dual-career families through a Partner Employment Program.
  • Access to a well-supported GPU cluster (Unity) for research.
  • Seed grants for faculty fundraising.
  • Industry relationships for faculty fundraising.

About the Company

  • The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a nationally ranked public land-grant research university.
  • UMass Amherst aims to expand educational access, fuel innovation, and use knowledge for the common good.
  • The university has state-of-the-art facilities for teaching, research, scholarship, and creative activity.
  • UMass Amherst fosters a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community.
  • The Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) has a history of pioneering contributions to computing.
  • CICS offers graduate and undergraduate programs ranked among the top 25 in the nation.
  • CICS has 94 core faculty, including a Turing Award winner, ACM Fellows, IEEE Fellows, NSF CAREER Award winners, and AAAI Fellows.
  • CICS research encompasses all major technical specializations and serves as a focal point for interdisciplinary computing research.
  • CICS has affiliated research centers in areas like Intelligent Information Retrieval, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Smart and Connected Society, Computational Social Science, Cybersecurity, and AI for Connected Care.
  • CICS has approximately 300 doctoral students, 600 master's students, and 1,700 undergraduate students.
  • CICS offers new BS and MS concentrations in AI, certificates in public interest technology, and a growing online master's program.
  • The college's new Computer Science Laboratories building serves as a hub for community, collaboration, and innovation.
  • CICS is committed to 'Computing for the Common Good', inspiring students from all backgrounds, and conducting research that improves lives.

Equal Opportunity

  • UMass Amherst and CICS strive to be a community where every individual feels a sense of belonging, where every individual is included, and where every individual is valued.