<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-57d5a092-7fff-ed3a-d493-e5c0ffec74b8"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Dear Colleagues,</span><br></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We are excited to announce a faculty position in AI and Biological Cognition in the Department of Psychology, University of Alberta. The successful candidate will be nominated for a Canada CIFAR Artificial Intelligence (CCAI) Chair by the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii). This prestigious Chair position includes generous research funding for at least five years.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">For more details, please visit the job posting at the following link (also copied below): </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><a href="https://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/A108052175/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.careers.ualberta.ca/Competition/A108052175/</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Thanks, </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Alona Fyshe </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Associate Professor, CCAI Chair</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Department of Computing Science and Department of Psychology</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:1pt;margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">University of Alberta</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">—--------------------------------</span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:4pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Assistant Professor, Artificial Intelligence & Biological Cognition</span></h3><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:4pt 4pt 0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The Department of Psychology, University of Alberta, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Biological Cognition to commence with a start date as early as July 1, 2024. Exceptional candidates might be considered for hiring at the rank of Associate Professor. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Artificial intelligence (AI) has a history steeped in psychology, cognitive science, and neuroscience. Though AI research diverged from its cognitive science roots, the advent of deep learning (DL) has reunited the fields and enabled AI to achieve human performance on multiple tasks. As these models become larger and more powerful, studying DL models trained for specific tasks can help us understand how the brain might solve similar problems. Work in this direction touches on multiple areas in psychology including memory, learning, navigation, language, and perception. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Position Summary</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This position is part of a cluster hire in the intersection of AI/ML and other areas of research excellence within the University of Alberta that include Health, Energy, and Indigenous Initiatives in health and humanities, among others. The successful candidate will also become an Amii Fellow, joining a highly collegial institute of world-class Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning researchers, and will have access to Amii internal funding resources, administrative support, and a highly collaborative environment. We particularly encourage applicants with research programs that complement the department’s current strengths in the areas of memory, learning, navigation, perception and language, with special emphasis on how these areas intersect with artificial intelligence. The successful candidate will be nominated for a Canada CIFAR Artificial Intelligence (CCAI) Chair, by the Amii. If the candidate is successful in their CCAI Chair nomination, the Chair includes research funding for at least five years.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Qualifications</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:19pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">PhD in Psychology, Computing Science or a closely related field (e.g., Neuroscience, Computational Psychology) by the date of the appointment or shortly thereafter.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:19pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Applicants are expected to have a research record that displays excellence, including publications in top AI/ML/Psychology/Neuroscience conferences and journals, and an innovative research program that makes fundamental advances in machine learning (ML) and/or how ML is applied to study the brain and mind.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:19pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Evidence of teaching effectiveness and potential for acquiring external funding is required.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:19pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Ability to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Psychology, or cross-listed courses in Psychology and Computing Science.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:19pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Ability to contribute to the level of AI expertise across campus, as well as to the capacity of students and investigators to engage in emerging, multidisciplinary research opportunities consistent with objectives of the University’s Strategic Plan, Indigenous Strategic Plan, and the EDI Strategic Plan.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:4pt 4pt 0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Department/Faculty Summary</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The </span><a href="https://www.ualberta.ca/psychology/index.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,124,65);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Department of Psychology</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> offers about 60 different psychology courses, having 2,472 psychology undergraduate majors and over 1,024 psychology undergraduate minors. The </span><a href="https://www.ualberta.ca/science/index.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,124,65);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Faculty of Science</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> is globally recognized for excellence in research and education, working to position our community ahead of economic cycles, ecological shifts, competitive opportunities, and disruptive technologies by pushing the boundaries of discovery, knowledge, and innovation (</span><a href="https://www.ualberta.ca/science/media-library/aboutus/documents/ualberta-science-strategic-plan-2020-2025.pdf" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,124,65);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Science Strategic Plan</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Amii is one of three institutes named in the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy, consisting of more than 35 artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) researchers at the University of Alberta, as well as CCAI Chairs at post-secondary institutions across Western Canada. The University of Alberta is world-renowned for its strength in AI and ML. The AI cohort that includes this position will bring together and foster the next generation of scientists leading the development of machine learning for societal benefit, fulfilling Amii’s mandate of AI for good and all.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Working at the University</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The University of Alberta is one of the largest and most research-productive universities in Canada. With more than 40,000 students from 146 countries, the U of A regularly ranks in the top 5 universities in the country and in the top 100 universities in the world according to QS Worldwide university rankings. The University is world-renowned for its strength in AI and ML, which the University has identified as one of three priority areas of global research prominence (</span><a href="https://www.ualberta.ca/strategic-plan/index.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,124,65);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">University Strategic Plan</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">). The University is committed to Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity (</span><a href="https://www.ualberta.ca/equity-diversity-inclusion/strategic-plan-for-edi/index.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,124,65);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Strategic Plan for EDI</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">) and to reconciliation (</span><a href="https://www.ualberta.ca/indigenous/strategic-plan/index.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,124,65);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Indigenous Strategic Plan</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">). Greater Edmonton, Amiskwacîwâskahikan, in the language of the Plains Cree, is situated on Treaty Six Territory and Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4. We recognize and respect the history, languages, and cultures of the First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our institution. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Location: The successful candidate is expected to be located in Edmonton. For more information about the University of Alberta and Edmonton, please visit </span><a href="https://www.ualberta.ca/index.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,124,65);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">http://www.ualberta.ca</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> and </span><a href="https://infoedmonton.com/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,124,65);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">https://infoedmonton.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Salary and Benefits: This position is a part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA). The university offers highly competitive salaries and an </span><a href="https://www.ualberta.ca/human-resources-health-safety-environment/benefits-and-pay/benefits-and-pension/benefits-overview/academic/index.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,124,65);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">excellent benefits package</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications in accordance with the Faculty Agreement’s </span><a href="https://www.ualberta.ca/human-resources-health-safety-environment/benefits-and-pay/pay-and-tax/salary-increments.html" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,124,65);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">negotiated salary scales</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">How to Apply</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please read application instructions carefully as incomplete applications will not be considered. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">As part of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) requirements, the university must conduct recruitment efforts to hire Canadians and permanent residents before offering a job to a temporary foreign worker. To ensure we remain in compliance with these regulations, please include the appropriate statement in your cover letter: “I am a Canadian Citizen/Permanent Resident” or “I am not a Canadian Citizen/Permanent Resident”</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please select the Apply Online icon below and submit the following documents:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(1)   Cover letter that includes highlights of their profile (2 pages max), along with TFWP statement of Canadian status (submit under “Cover Letter”).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(2)   CV (submit under “Curriculum Vitae”).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(3)   Names and contact information of three referees (submit under “References”). The required reference letters must focus on the candidate’s research and scholarly work under the following headings:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:19pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">An assessment of their AI/ML expertise;</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:19pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">An appraisal of the impact and significance of their research and scholarship;</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:19pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Quality of their publications;</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:19pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Standing in the field, and ranking among the scholars in their cohort; and</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;margin-left:19pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:12pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Potential for sustained growth and achievement in the future.</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:4pt 4pt 0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(4)   Copies of up to 3 recent publications or preprints, including one paper that best exemplifies their work at the intersection of AI/ML and psychology/neuroscience (submit under “List of Publications”).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(5)   Research Statement that outlines their main areas of current and future research and that addresses each of the criteria listed below under EVALUATION OF CANDIDATES (submit under “Research Plan”).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(6)   A summary of their teaching interests and teaching dossier (submit under “Statement of Teaching/Research Interests”).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">(7)   An EDI Statement (1-2 pages) that identifies their strengths and experiences with equity, diversity, and inclusion and includes their plans to advance EDI in their research, teaching, mentoring, and service to the scientific community (submit under “EDI Philosophy”).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">EVALUATION OF CANDIDATES: Candidates must address each of these criteria in their attached Research Plan.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:4pt 4pt 0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt 22.5pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">1. Disciplinary Excellence. Candidates should be doing internationally-recognized research, commensurate with their career stage. This means high quality work appearing in high quality venues.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt 22.5pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">2. Depth and Breadth of Connections with AI/ML. Candidates’ past and planned research should be deeply connected with and/or enabled by AI and machine learning. Ideally, AI/ML techniques and advances should be at the heart of the research. Their  research should constitute fundamental advances in AI/ML, or constitute a fundamental advance in how AI/ML is applied in psychology and/or neuroscience.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt 22.5pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">3. Vision for AI Transforming Their Discipline. Candidates should be current/future leaders in the transformation of psychology and neuroscience through AI. The ideal candidate would both see the future of psychology/neuroscience involving AI and be an advocate of the innovation AI can bring to psychology/neuroscience.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 22.5pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">4. Synergy with Amii. Candidates should be excited to have close collaborations with world-class AI researchers at Amii. The ideal candidate will both leverage Amii AI expertise (prof, student, community), as well as be an active participant — both at a collegial and intellectual level — giving back to the Amii community and its pool of expertise.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:4pt 4pt 0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Inquiries regarding the position can be addressed to the Department Chair, Dr. Anthony Singhal (<a href="mailto:psychair@ualberta.ca">psychair@ualberta.ca</a>), and the Executive Assistant, Llyn Madsen (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,124,65);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="mailto:psyea@ualberta.ca">psyea@ualberta.ca</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">), using “AI BioCognition 2024” as the email’s subject.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Applications must be received by Friday, January 12, 2024 to receive full consideration. We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. All applicants are invited to indicate appropriate accessibility accommodations that will facilitate their participation in an interview by contacting </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,124,65);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="mailto:psyea@ualberta.ca">psyea@ualberta.ca</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> to arrange appropriate accommodations.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt;padding:0pt 0pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. If suitable Canadian citizens or permanent residents cannot be found, other individuals will be considered</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin:0pt 4pt 4pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The University of Alberta is committed to an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from all qualified persons. We encourage women; First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons; members of visible minority groups; persons with disabilities; persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity and expression; persons with non-traditional career paths; and all those who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas and the University to apply. The University of Alberta recognizes the legitimate impact that leaves such as parental leave or leave due to illness can have on a candidate’s record of research achievement, and these leaves will be taken into careful consideration during the assessment process</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(61,74,67);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p><br><br></span></div>