Assistant/Associate Professor of Applied Artificial Intelligence

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 230,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business invites applications for tenure-track positions at the assistant or associate professor levels in Applied AI for the 2026-27 academic year. Candidates should have deep expertise in AI/ML fundamentals and a strong interest in empirical work.

The candidate must have a Ph.D. or expect to obtain shortly in AI-related areas; industry experience is valued. Salary ranges are provided, and Booth offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• PhD or expected to obtain in AI-related area (ML, CS, Stats, Econ or business).
• Strong publication record in top AI/ML venues (NeurIPS/ICML/ICLR/CVPR/EMNLP).
• Experience applying AI in empirical subfields (e.g., safety, health, governance).

Responsibilities

• Submit a curriculum vitae, a sample of written work, and names of scholars to evaluate research and teaching.
• Teach AI-related courses at the MBA level and publish in AI venues.
• Advance research that complements Booth's AI research efforts.

Skills

AI/ML fundamentals

Empirical research

Publication track record

Education

PhD in AI/CS/Statistics/Business

Job description

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business invitesapplications for tenure-track positions at the assistant orassociate professor levels in Applied AI for the 2026-27 academicyear.

Candidates should have deep expertise in AI/ML fundamentals,along with a strong interest in empirical work. The empirical workshould be in a substantive domain, which could be a subfield ofAI/ML (e.g., safety, human-centered AI), in STEM more broadly(e.g., medicine, materials science), or the social sciences (e.g.,law, policy). Booth is a research-focused institution doing leadingwork across a breadth of academic areas, and is seeking candidateswith expertise in AI who can enhance and complement the researcheffort here. Successful candidates will have a track record ofpublishing in top-tier AI/ML venues (e.g.,NeurIPS/ICML/ICLR/CVPR/EMNLP), along with venues specific to theirempirical sub-field of choice. Applied AI faculty at Booth areexpected to continue publishing in top-tier AI/ML venues and teachAI-related courses at the MBA level.

The candidate must have obtained, or expect to obtain shortly, aPh.D. or equivalent degree in an area relevant to AI—including butnot limited to Machine Learning (and related areas in ComputerScience), Statistics, Economics, or any Business-relateddiscipline. Relevant industry experience would be considered avaluable part of a candidate's portfolio.

Each candidate should submit a curriculum vitae, a sample ofwritten work, and the names of at least two scholars qualified andwilling to evaluate the candidate’s ability, training, andpotential for research and teaching.

Salary range: $230,000 - $250,000 for assistant and $240,000 -$270,000 for associate

This position is benefits-eligible. The University of Chicagooffers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligibleemployees, including health, retirement, and paid time off.Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the BenefitsGuidebook.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer anddoes not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, nationalor ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individualwith a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information,or other protected classes under the law. For additionalinformation please see the University'sNotice of Nondiscrimination.

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