Hi AoIR, The deadline to apply for Postdoctoral Researcher positions at AI Now Institute is about a week away — applications are due November 27. Please feel free to be in touch at apply@ainowinstitute.org with any questions! Best,Casey https://ainowinstitute.org/join-us.html#postdoctoral-researcher Full job description: AI Now is hiring two-to-three postdoctoral researchers whose work resonates with the Institute’s mission. We welcome applications across a range of interests and disciplines. This two-year position is an ideal opportunity for scholars engaging with the social implications of AI and related technologies, who want to be part of this growing research community.For the 2019 cohort, we are specifically looking to appoint one postdoctoral researcher whose work relates to issues of AI, Gender, and Race. If your work relates to this field, please indicate that in your application and research statement. As an interdisciplinary institute, AI Now will provide postdocs with the opportunity to develop their scholarship at a top academic institution with an remit to collaborate with researchers and practitioners across different fields, whether within NYU, at partner institutions, or working with relevant industry and civil society organizations. Postdocs will devote time to their own research and collaborative projects as well as contributing to AI Now programs and events related to their research portfolio. Teaching is not expected, but can be an option, depending on a candidate’s availability and interest. ABOUT THE AI NOW INSTITUTE AI Now is committed to mentorship and support and to accommodating and resourcing research agendas that fit within its core mission. Postdocs will become a core part of a vibrant research community that includes reading groups, expert workshops, international conferences, regular salons, and site-specific travel. Postdocs will also have the opportunity to help shape the annual AI Now Symposium. The AI Now Institute at New York University is an interdisciplinary research center dedicated to examining the social implications of artificial intelligence. We focus on producing fundamental research and expanding the emerging field focused on these issues. Currently, our research focuses on four key domains: rights and liberties, labor and automation, bias and inclusion, and safety and critical infrastructure. Founded in 2017 by Kate Crawford and Meredith Whittaker, the AI Now Institute is housed at New York University, where it fosters vibrant interdisciplinary engagement across the University and beyond. Our work includes collaborations across an expansive, world-class network of scholars, policy-makers, activists and advocates, technologists and industry leaders, and many others. AI Now is affiliated across six different NYU faculties: the Tandon School of Engineering, the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, the Law School, the Stern School of Business, the Center for Data Science. RESOURCES AND BENEFITS * Competitive salary and benefits * A generous research budget for conferences (including international), fieldwork, and research materials available as needed * Access to an exceptional network of mentors and established researchers spanning NYU and beyond, including civil society and industry practitioners * Relocation assistance available as needed QUALIFICATIONS Eligible candidates will have received their PhD in 2017-2019 (conferred by August 2019). Start date for this position will be in September 2019. Postdoc positions are two years in length and this position will conclude at the end of June 2021. Successful candidates will have extensive research experience and an established research track record, demonstrated by journal publications and/or conference papers, as well as other forms of academic participation, such as program committees and editorial boards. Candidates may be trained in any discipline, but should be interested in addressing the complex social implications of AI and related systems, and be committed to working in an interdisciplinary environment. Candidates from all disciplines, both technical and non-technical, are welcome to apply. Examples of relevant research areas include: issues of bias and fairness in algorithmic systems, gender representation and AI, the implications of algorithmic risk assessment and means testing in criminal justice and social welfare, the geopolitical implications of artificial intelligence, the role of industrial actors in the creation of modern AI systems, the ways in which AI and automation are shaping specific labor sectors and the nature of work, infrastructural analyses of AI, the history of AI, and the political implications of machine vision. We are also open to a range of topics and approaches that go beyond these domains. The ideal candidate will enjoy bold and creative research design, working on collaborative teams, mentoring junior researchers, exploring new methodologies, and engaging broad audiences with their research. The AI Now postdoctoral program is located at New York University and candidates will be expected to spend the majority of their time on-site, with the exception of travel for conferences, research, meetings, etc.