<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:medium">The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), MATRIX AI Consortium, invites applications for the position of Full Professor / Associate Professor, to be appointed as a University of Texas System (UT System) Research Excellence Regents' Professor. Successful candidates will be part of a strategic</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </span><a href="https://www.utsa.edu/strategicplan/initiatives/research/strategic-hiring/ccp/" target="_blank" style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(150,96,125)">Clustered & Connected Hiring Program (CCP)</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;font-size:medium">focused on Artificial Intelligence, with an anticipated start date in the Fall of the 2025-26 academic year.</span><br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The University of Texas System recently approved the creation of the Regents’ Research Excellence Program across its four Emerging Research Universities (ERUs), including UTSA. UT System has allocated $55 million across all four ERUs to fund the recruitment of research-active faculty to dramatically grow its national research prominence and federal funding opportunities.<span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The 5 positions open are in areas:</p><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom:0in;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin-top:0in"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Trustworthy AI/ML Algorithms (eg: neuro-inspired algorithms)</b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Neuromorphic AI Accelerators/Chips</b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Human-Centered AI</b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>AI Ethics</b></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b>Quantum Encryption for AI Confidentiality</b></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The Regents Professors will be core members of the MATRIX Consortium, which is a central hub for 87 AI scientists, facilitating transdisciplinary research, fostering high-impact collaborations, and offering thought leadership and domain expertise to address the most challenging and complex problems in AI. Areas of interest include Trustworthy AI/ML Algorithms, Neuromorphic AI Accelerators, Human-centered AI, AI Ethics, all of which advance the research thrusts in the MATRIX. MATRIX strives for scientific excellence in developing holistic solutions for human well-being.  The team has a successful track record in securing large collaborative grants that generated multiple centers, such as the NSF AI Partner Institute, two NSF EFRI BRAIDs, AFOSR COE in neuro-inspired AI, along with large collaborative projects in AI for healthcare. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Apply here:<span> </span><a href="https://zahr-prd-candidate-ada.utshare.utsystem.edu/psc/ZAHRPRDADA/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=21&JobOpeningId=12584&PostingSeq=1" style="color:rgb(150,96,125)" target="_blank">https://zahr-prd-candidate-ada.utshare.utsystem.edu/psc/ZAHRPRDADA/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=21&JobOpeningId=12584&PostingSeq=1</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">Best Regards,</span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(33,33,33)">Dhireesha Kudithipudi</span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="co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