Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Ethics and Computer Science (EXPIRED)

Responsibilities

The Department of Philosophy and Religion and the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University seek to fill an open rank tenure line position in the area of ethics and computer science. The successful candidate will have a strong scholarly record or research program with high relevance to ethics and justice issues raised by robotics, big data, machine learning or other aspects of artificial intelligence. The person filling this position will have training/expertise in both ethics and computer science, and they will contribute to interdisciplinary research and curriculum projects. Applicants should be fluent with the practical aspects of technologies that underlie modern, data-driven systems, such as machine learning and information retrieval. This includes how societal objectives like fairness can be encoded into sociotechnical systems, and the shortcomings of these approaches. They also should be fluent in the philosophical aspects of ethical theory, analysis and methods. This is a joint position between the Department of Philosophy and Religion in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, with the tenure home to be determined in consultation with the person filling the position. The person filling the position will be invited to become involved in responsible AI and information ethics research centers and initiatives at Northeastern (https://cssh.northeastern.edu/informationethics/).

Candidates should have demonstrated commitment to fostering diverse and inclusive environments as well as to promoting experiential learning, which are central to a Northeastern University education.

A Ph.D. in Philosophy or Computer Science or a related field in hand by the start day is required.

Additional Information

The College of Social Sciences and Humanities is a leader in the Experiential Liberal Arts (www.northeastern.edu/cssh/about/deans-welcome). Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a dynamic and highly selective urban research university in the center of Boston. Grounded in its signature co-op program, Northeastern provides unprecedented global experiential learning opportunities. The College is strongly committed to fostering excellence through diversity and enthusiastically welcomes nominations and applications from members of groups that have been, and continue to be, underrepresented in academia.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University. Northeastern University particularly welcomes applications from minorities, women and persons with disabilities. Northeastern University is an E-Verify Employer.