Assistant Professor in Computational Approaches to Language University of Wisconsin Madison

Assistant Professor in Computational Approaches to Language - Cluster Hire Job no: 242024-FA Work type: Faculty-Full Time, Onsite Department:L&S/PSYCHOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY Location: Madison Categories: Research, Scientific Position Summary: This position is a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level, to start August 2022. The search is for a job candidate whose expertise bridges research on language learning, development, evolution and/or instruction, with proficiency in computational methods related to learning analytics, natural language processing, connectionist approaches, Bayesian models, topics models, semantic analysis, high dimensional data analysis, and/or data mining. Candidates that use big data approaches are particularly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will be expected to develop a state-of-the-art research program, advise undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate research, develop and maintain extramural funding for their research program, teach undergraduate and graduate language courses, computational methods, and/or another topic related to the candidate's research expertise. The main tenure home for this position is likely to be Educational Psychology, Language Sciences, or Psychology, with potential joint appointments in other departments as indicated by the candidates' background and interests. The position will involve a teaching load consistent with the tenure home, which will involve both undergraduate and graduate instruction. This position is part of the Opening Doors Through Language: Access and Equity faculty hiring cluster. The goal of the cluster is to build on existing strengths in language research on campus by recruiting three new assistant professors whose research programs and teaching expertise addresses language-related issues that influence societal access, disparities, and/or equity. Candidates should have an interest in collaborating with the cluster faculty and with colleagues in schools, centers, and training programs across campus. Tenure homes for the three positions will likely be in Communication Sciences & Disorders, Educational Psychology, English, Language Sciences, and/or Psychology. Overall, this cluster will be comprised of three positions: one has already began in the position (in the area of minority languages and/or dialects) and the other two candidates will be recruited to join this Cluster: an individual that conducts sign language research and an individual hired for this position. These positions are part of UW-Madison's Cluster Hiring Initiative (https://facstaff.provost.wisc.edu/cluster-hiring-initiative/), designed to foster innovative, outstanding research programs that will stimulate productive interactions among faculty and students interested in research across the campus and to expand interdisciplinary research. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is committed to fostering faculty diversity. We encourage applications from potential candidates of all race, class, gender sexuality, ability, nationality, religious and other group identities; and we encourage applications from candidates who can demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion. Principal Duties: The successful candidate will be expected to develop a state-of-the-art research program; advise undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate research; develop and maintain extramural funding for their research program; teach undergraduate and graduate courses in language, computational methods, and/or another topic related to the candidate's research expertise. Faculty hired under this initiative will have a primary faculty appointment in a tenure home (likely Educational Psychology, Language Sciences, or Psychology). Instruction, research leadership, and participation in faculty governance at the department level are expected. University, professional, and community service will also be expected as appropriate. Specific expectations for teaching, research, and service will be aligned with expectations of the tenure home. Candidates are expected to collaborate with others recruited as a part of the cluster and with colleagues in related centers and training programs across campus. Successful candidates will proactively support the expansion of diversity among all components of the university, and ensure an inclusive, fair, and equitable environment that fosters engagement. Institutional Statement on Diversity: Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion Degree and Area of Specialization: Ph.D. in psychology, educational psychology, education, language sciences, linguistics, computer science, or related fields. Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience: Candidates should demonstrate training in language research and computational methods; evidence of high-quality scholarly research; potential for securing external funding; experience in teaching/mentorship at the undergraduate and graduate level; interest in collaborating with other language researchers across departments at UW-Madison. Additional Information: UW-Madison is seeking a diverse set of faculty candidates who will deepen our campus’ interdisciplinary research strength in key areas of current and future research promise, as well as faculty candidates who will approach their work in a manner that advances our commitment to research excellence. The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment. Department(s): A487400-COL OF LETTERS & SCIENCE/PSYCHOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY Work Type: Full Time: 100% This position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Appointment Type, Duration: Ongoing/Renewable Anticipated Begin Date: AUGUST 22, 2022 Salary: Negotiable ACADEMIC (9 months) Instructions to Applicants: To apply for this job, please visit http://jobs.wisc.edu/. The position number is 242024. Please submit: (1) a brief cover letter; (2) a current curriculum vitae; (3) a statement describing the candidate's research program; (4) a statement summarizing the candidate's teaching experience and philosophy; and (5) three reprints/preprints of scholarly work (uploaded as one PDF). In addition, you will be asked to submit the names and contact information for three references. These references will submit confidential letters of recommendation on your behalf through the application portal. The deadline for assured consideration is November 1, 2021: however, the position will remain open and applications may be considered until it is filled. Contact: Haley Vlach hvlach@wisc.edu 608-262-6105 Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. ) Official Title: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(C40NN) Employment Class: Faculty Job Number: 242024-FA The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/ The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/. Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment. The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7). The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department. 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Assistant Professor in Computational Approaches to Language - Cluster Hire

Job no: 242024-FA

Work type: Faculty-Full Time, Onsite

Department:L&S/PSYCHOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY

Location: Madison

Categories: Research, Scientific

Position Summary:

This position is a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level, to start August 2022. The search is for a job candidate whose expertise bridges research on language learning, development, evolution and/or instruction, with proficiency in computational methods related to learning analytics, natural language processing, connectionist approaches, Bayesian models, topics models, semantic analysis, high dimensional data analysis, and/or data mining. Candidates that use big data approaches are particularly encouraged to apply.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop a state-of-the-art research program, advise undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate research, develop and maintain extramural funding for their research program, teach undergraduate and graduate language courses, computational methods, and/or another topic related to the candidate's research expertise.

The main tenure home for this position is likely to be Educational Psychology, Language Sciences, or Psychology, with potential joint appointments in other departments as indicated by the candidates' background and interests. The position will involve a teaching load consistent with the tenure home, which will involve both undergraduate and graduate instruction.

This position is part of the Opening Doors Through Language: Access and Equity faculty hiring cluster. The goal of the cluster is to build on existing strengths in language research on campus by recruiting three new assistant professors whose research programs and teaching expertise addresses language-related issues that influence societal access, disparities, and/or equity. Candidates should have an interest in collaborating with the cluster faculty and with colleagues in schools, centers, and training programs across campus. Tenure homes for the three positions will likely be in Communication Sciences & Disorders, Educational Psychology, English, Language Sciences, and/or Psychology.

Overall, this cluster will be comprised of three positions: one has already began in the position (in the area of minority languages and/or dialects) and the other two candidates will be recruited to join this Cluster: an individual that conducts sign language research and an individual hired for this position. These positions are part of UW-Madison's Cluster Hiring Initiative (https://facstaff.provost.wisc.edu/cluster-hiring-initiative/), designed to foster innovative, outstanding research programs that will stimulate productive interactions among faculty and students interested in research across the campus and to expand interdisciplinary research.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is committed to fostering faculty diversity. We encourage applications from potential candidates of all race, class, gender sexuality, ability, nationality, religious and other group identities; and we encourage applications from candidates who can demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Principal Duties:
The successful candidate will be expected to develop a state-of-the-art research program; advise undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate research; develop and maintain extramural funding for their research program; teach undergraduate and graduate courses in language, computational methods, and/or another topic related to the candidate's research expertise.

Faculty hired under this initiative will have a primary faculty appointment in a tenure home (likely Educational Psychology, Language Sciences, or Psychology).

Instruction, research leadership, and participation in faculty governance at the department level are expected.

University, professional, and community service will also be expected as appropriate.
Specific expectations for teaching, research, and service will be aligned with expectations of the tenure home.

Candidates are expected to collaborate with others recruited as a part of the cluster and with colleagues in related centers and training programs across campus.

Successful candidates will proactively support the expansion of diversity among all components of the university, and ensure an inclusive, fair, and equitable environment that fosters engagement.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Degree and Area of Specialization:
Ph.D. in psychology, educational psychology, education, language sciences, linguistics, computer science, or related fields.

Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:
Candidates should demonstrate training in language research and computational methods; evidence of high-quality scholarly research; potential for securing external funding; experience in teaching/mentorship at the undergraduate and graduate level; interest in collaborating with other language researchers across departments at UW-Madison.

Additional Information:
UW-Madison is seeking a diverse set of faculty candidates who will deepen our campus’ interdisciplinary research strength in key areas of current and future research promise, as well as faculty candidates who will approach their work in a manner that advances our commitment to research excellence.

The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment.

Department(s):
A487400-COL OF LETTERS & SCIENCE/PSYCHOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY

Work Type:
Full Time: 100%

This position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable

Anticipated Begin Date:
AUGUST 22, 2022

Salary:
Negotiable
ACADEMIC (9 months)

Instructions to Applicants:
To apply for this job, please visit http://jobs.wisc.edu/. The position number is 242024. Please submit: (1) a brief cover letter; (2) a current curriculum vitae; (3) a statement describing the candidate's research program; (4) a statement summarizing the candidate's teaching experience and philosophy; and (5) three reprints/preprints of scholarly work (uploaded as one PDF).

In addition, you will be asked to submit the names and contact information for three references. These references will submit confidential letters of recommendation on your behalf through the application portal.

The deadline for assured consideration is November 1, 2021: however, the position will remain open and applications may be considered until it is filled.

Contact:
Haley Vlach
hvlach@wisc.edu
608-262-6105
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )

Official Title:
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(C40NN)

Employment Class:
Faculty

Job Number:
242024-FA

The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/.

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department.

Applications Open: Sep 28 2021 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close:

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