[Air-L] Applications due Nov. 27 for Postdoctoral Researcher positions at AI Now Institute

[Casey Gollan]

Hi AoIR,
The deadline to apply for Postdoctoral Researcher positions at AI Now Institute
is about a week away — applications are due November 27.
Please feel free to be in touch at apply at ainowinstitute.org  with any questions!
Best,Casey
https://ainowinstitute.org/join-us.html#postdoctoral-researcher
Full job description:
AI Now is hiring two-to-three postdoctoral researchers whose work resonates with
the Institute’s mission. We welcome applications across a range of interests and
disciplines. This two-year position is an ideal opportunity for scholars
engaging with the social implications of AI and related technologies, who want
to be part of this growing research community.For the 2019 cohort, we are
specifically looking to appoint one postdoctoral researcher whose work relates
to issues of AI, Gender, and Race. If your work relates to this field, please
indicate that in your application and research statement.
As an interdisciplinary institute, AI Now will provide postdocs with the
opportunity to develop their scholarship at a top academic institution with an
remit to collaborate with researchers and practitioners across different fields,
whether within NYU, at partner institutions, or working with relevant industry
and civil society organizations.
Postdocs will devote time to their own research and collaborative projects as
well as contributing to AI Now programs and events related to their research
portfolio. Teaching is not expected, but can be an option, depending on a
candidate’s availability and interest.
ABOUT THE AI NOW INSTITUTE
AI Now is committed to mentorship and support and to accommodating and
resourcing research agendas that fit within its core mission. Postdocs will
become a core part of a vibrant research community that includes reading groups,
expert workshops, international conferences, regular salons, and site-specific
travel. Postdocs will also have the opportunity to help shape the annual AI Now
Symposium.
The AI Now Institute at New York University is an interdisciplinary research
center dedicated to examining the social implications of artificial
intelligence. We focus on producing fundamental research and expanding the
emerging field focused on these issues.
Currently, our research focuses on four key domains: rights and liberties, labor
and automation, bias and inclusion, and safety and critical infrastructure.
Founded in 2017 by Kate Crawford and Meredith Whittaker, the AI Now Institute is
housed at New York University, where it fosters vibrant interdisciplinary
engagement across the University and beyond. Our work includes collaborations
across an expansive, world-class network of scholars, policy-makers, activists
and advocates, technologists and industry leaders, and many others. AI Now is
affiliated across six different NYU faculties: the Tandon School of Engineering,
the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, the Law
School, the Stern School of Business, the Center for Data Science.
RESOURCES AND BENEFITS * Competitive salary and benefits
 * A generous research budget for conferences (including
   international), fieldwork, and research materials available as needed
 * Access to an exceptional network of mentors and
   established researchers spanning NYU and beyond, including civil society and
   industry practitioners
 * Relocation assistance available as needed


QUALIFICATIONS
Eligible candidates will have received their PhD in 2017-2019 (conferred by
August 2019). Start date for this position will be in September 2019. Postdoc
positions are two years in length and this position will conclude at the end of
June 2021.
Successful candidates will have extensive research experience and an established
research track record, demonstrated by journal publications and/or conference
papers, as well as other forms of academic participation, such as program
committees and editorial boards.
Candidates may be trained in any discipline, but should be interested in
addressing the complex social implications of AI and related systems, and be
committed to working in an interdisciplinary environment. Candidates from all
disciplines, both technical and non-technical, are welcome to apply.
Examples of relevant research areas include: issues of bias and fairness in
algorithmic systems, gender representation and AI, the implications of
algorithmic risk assessment and means testing in criminal justice and social
welfare, the geopolitical implications of artificial intelligence, the role of
industrial actors in the creation of modern AI systems, the ways in which AI and
automation are shaping specific labor sectors and the nature of work,
infrastructural analyses of AI, the history of AI, and the political
implications of machine vision. We are also open to a range of topics and
approaches that go beyond these domains.
The ideal candidate will enjoy bold and creative research design, working on
collaborative teams, mentoring junior researchers, exploring new methodologies,
and engaging broad audiences with their research.
The AI Now postdoctoral program is located at New York University and candidates
will be expected to spend the majority of their time on-site, with the exception
of travel for conferences, research, meetings, etc.