Assistant/Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence and Design at University of Florida

The School of Art + Art History in the College of the Arts seeks an Assistant or Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Design to bring their situated knowledge to its Design and Visual Communications (MFA) and Graphic Design (BFA) programs. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in teaching and research at the intersections of computing, AI, and design. UF’s ongoing AI initiative seeks to make UF a national leader in this technology, and this faculty member will take the lead in establishing design and visual communication’s participation within this flourishing research community. The School of Art + Art History strategically approaches AI as an infrastructure that can either compromise or foster pluriversality, depending on its design. As a vital participant in the collaborative, future-facing Design & Visual Communications faculty, this new colleague will bring a commitment to co-design and pluriversality to their research, teaching, and service in the School of Art + Art History.

The University of Florida College of the Arts intends to be a transformative community, responding to and generating paradigmatic shifts in the arts and beyond. As artists and scholars, we embrace the complexity of our evolving human experience and seek to empower our students and faculty to shape that experience fearlessly through critical study, creative practice, and provocation. We seek a colleague who identifies as a change-maker. We seek a colleague who will prepare students to access and unsettle centers of power of any ideology in a radically changing world. We seek a colleague who will position emerging artists and researchers as catalysts for justice on local and global levels.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty, seeking faculty of all races, ethnicities, genders, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

This position is covered by the United Faculty of Florida Contract. You can view this employment union contract here https://hr.ufl.edu/manager-resources/employee-relations/union-contracts/united-faculty-of-florida-contract/.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and/or maintain an active national and/or international creative, scholarly, and/or professional praxis profile, in areas of specialization related to Artificial Intelligence and Design. Candidates may specialize in one or more specific Design sub-fields and can make this distinction clear in their application materials.
• Develop, revise, and deliver undergraduate and graduate curricula, particularly in Artificial Intelligence and Design.
• Participate in our learning community actively, finding innovative ways to connect design to critical discourse in other disciplines.
• Participate in shared governance through service to the School, College, and University

Expected Salary: $73,000 – $92,600 depending on the candidate’s experience and academic rank, with a comprehensive and highly competitive leave and benefits package