Assistant/Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Education

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Candidates for Assistant Professor shall hold the highest degree appropriate to their field or possess equivalent qualifications based on professional experience.

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AST/ASO

Classification Minimum Requirements:

Candidates for Assistant Professor shall hold the highest degree appropriate to their field or possess equivalent qualifications based on professional experience. A candidate shall be expected to demonstrate successful experience pertinent to the position they are being recommended and have demonstrated qualities relevant to the goals of the academic unit in which they will be employed.

Candidates for Associate Professor shall hold the highest degree appropriate to their field or possess professional qualifications above those equivalent to the highest degree relevant to their field. They are expected to have produced creative work, professional writing, or research and successful teaching or professional experience. A candidate for this rank must have a distinguished record of achievement beyond the assistant professor level.

Job Description:

The College of Education at the University of Florida seeks a 9-month assistant or associate tenure-track faculty with expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) in education. This position will be part of the Educational Technology or Research and Evaluation Methodology academic program and UF’s Institute for Advanced Learning Technologies.

The faculty member will join a dynamic community of scholars and engage in collaborative work with colleagues across UF and beyond, including but not limited to: the AI² Center, t he UF Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Research Institute, Computer & Information Science & Engineering, Digital Worlds Institute, UF Libraries, McKnight Brain Institute, Neuroscience, Psychology/Cognitive Sciences, Florida Museum of Natural History, Harn Museum of Art and UF Online.

Generative AI in teaching and learning
AI and professional learning
AI and educational assessment
AI literacy for learning and instruction across formal and informal education contexts
AI for inclusive and accessible education
AI ethics and policy
Other innovative areas of inquiry related to AI and other emerging learning technologies

Responsibilities

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→Conduct scholarly activities commensurate with expectations of tenure-track faculty at an AAU research-intensive university
→Vigorously pursue external funding to enhance research and development
→Publish in respected refereed scholarly journals salient to the candidate’s line of research
→Present research at national and international conferences
→Advise, engage, and mentor graduate students in research and teaching activities
→Teach courses (face-to-face, blended, and/or online)
→Provide service to the program, school, college, university, and the profession

What We Offer

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ABOUT THE AREA: UF is situated in Gainesville, a vibrant college town in North Central Florida that blends big-city cultural and athletic offerings with small-town friendliness and charm, along with excellent schools. Gainesville, located about halfway between the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of America, is recognized as one of the nation’s best college towns and is easily accessible to three major metropolitan areas (Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa). The National Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Gainesville as a "Tree City USA" every year since 1982. Livability ranked Gainesville as one of the Best Places to Live in the U.S. Add the allure of Florida's famous sunshine, tropical breezes, and abundant wilderness, springs, rivers and seashores nearby, and it is little wonder that top-caliber faculty and students find our university to be the perfect balance of premier academics and a fulfilling lifestyle.

Expected Salary:

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Required Qualifications:

✓Doctorate in relevant academic discipline

✓Expertise in AI associated with education and one or more of the areas mentioned above

✓Record of scholarship as demonstrated through publications and presentations at national conferences (commensurate with experience)

✓Record of relevant teaching experience with diverse populations (commensurate with experience)

✓Technical skills related to area of expertise

✓Ability to positively contribute to the degree programs within the UF Ed Tech or the Research and Evaluation Methodology program and to the advancement of IALT

✓Evidence of effective teaching

✓Strong knowledge of research methods

✓Ability to positively contribute to national visibility, reputation, and success of UF

✓Evidence of seeking, securing, and successfully managing externally funded projects

✓Evidence of effectively mentoring students

✓Experience in teaching online and face-to-face classes

✓Experience working in an interdisciplinary higher education environment

✓Evidence of collaboration with faculty, students, communities, and other stakeholders

✓Active engagement with professional organizations

✓Ability to lead interdisciplinary R&D teams

✓Evidence of outreach and dissemination of research via creative and non-traditional channels