Assistant Professorship in Cognitive Science, Los Angeles CA (U.S.A.)

Occidental College invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of assistant professor in Cognitive Science. We seek someone working in computer science, with scholarly or research interests in artificial intelligence (broadly construed to include areas such as robotics, computer vision, natural language processing, computational linguistics, human-computer interactions, reasoning under uncertainty, or other areas at the intersection of computation and cognition). A strong commitment to teaching and research at a liberal arts institution is essential. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in computer science or a related field by the start date of August 2015. The successful applicant will help strengthen our computer science minor, teach introductory courses in programming, fundamentals courses in computer science, upper-level courses in computer science, courses in cognitive science, and involve undergraduate students in research.

Review of applications will begin on December 5, 2014. For more information, see http://www.oxy.edu/human-resources/working-oxy/faculty-positions. Questions about the position can also be directed to the Department Chair, Dr. Saul Traiger, at traiger at oxy.edu.