Connectionists: Endowed Chair in Artificial Intelligence, Concordia University, Montreal

[Leila Kosseim]

** Apologies for cross-posting** Gina Cody Research Chair in Artificial 
Intelligence

The Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Concordia 
University, in Montreal, seeks an outstanding candidate for the Gina 
Cody Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence at the rank of Associate 
or Full Professor.  The five year research chair is renewable and comes 
with an attractive research package.  The ideal candidate is an 
internationally recognized researcher with an exceptional scholarly 
record, and has proven leadership qualities, and the ability to 
collaborate with industry. She/he is expected to demonstrate a 
commitment to the supervision of Masters and PhD students and attract 
strong external funding.  Areas of expertise include, but are not 
limited to: fundamental research in machine learning or deep learning, 
and applications to areas such as natural language processing, computer 
vision, robotics, and medical imaging. The successful candidate will 
assume a leadership role in artificial intelligence in the department 
and have rich opportunities for intellectual interaction and 
collaboration with other leading researchers and in industry. 
  Membership or eligibility for membership in a Canadian professional 
engineering association as well as knowledge of French would be 
considered assets.


Ranked among the top ten engineering schools in Canada, the Gina Cody 
School of Engineering and Computer Science is home to over 10,000 
engineering and computer science students and a faculty complement of 
230 professors. The Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science 
has about 4,500 graduate students enrolled in 35 graduate programs. The 
School’s research profile continues to grow as it fosters 
multidisciplinary approaches to finding solutions to a broad range of 
societal challenges. For more information on the School, please 
visit:concordia.ca/ginacody <http://concordia.ca/ginacody>

The Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering has over 45 
faculty members, working in varied fields in computer science and 
software engineering, including several strong researchers in Artificial 
Intelligence and has seen a major expansion in recent years. The 
Department is dedicated to multidisciplinary research and training of 
undergraduate and graduate students, offering undergraduate and graduate 
degrees in Computer Science and in Software Engineering.  Montreal has 
emerged as a global hub in artificial intelligence, and is 
synergistically benefitting from a number of university researchers and 
research institutes collaborating with established companies as well as 
startups on the next breakthrough discoveries.  More information about 
the department is available at:concordia.ca/csse <http://concordia.ca/csse>

Applications must include a cover letter, detailed curriculum vitae, 
teaching and research statements, and names of four referees. Electronic 
applications should be submitted by January 15th 2019 (revised deadline) 
  and will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until a suitable candidate 
has been identified. Only short-listed applicants are notified. The 
appointment is expected to commence in July 2019 or shortly thereafter.

Kindly forward your electronic applications 
to:AI-hiring at cse.concordia.ca <mailto:AI-hiring at cse.concordia.ca>

For more 
information:https://www.concordia.ca/ginacody/about/jobs/csse/artificial-intelligence.html 
<https://www.concordia.ca/ginacody/about/jobs/csse/artificial-intelligence.html>

-- 
Leila Kosseim
Professor
Computer Science & Software Engineering
Concordia University
CAIAC Executive - Vice President

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