Assistant Professor - Transpacific AI/Technology/Society Studies
Core
Tenure-track faculty role examining global flows of AI and related technologies in the Transpacific region (East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Americas) and their impact on society, humanities, and arts.
Role type
Tenure-track Assistant Professor (Transpacific AI/Technology/Society Studies)
Builds
New courses, a faculty-led study abroad program, and interdisciplinary research initiatives.
Domain
Higher Education / East Asian Studies / Science and Technology Studies
Required skills
PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures, Asian American Studies, Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities, Media Studies, Communications, History of Science, Science/Technology/Society, Computational Cultural Studies, Human-Inspired AI, Computational Media, Arts, and Cultures or related field; Native or near-native fluency in at least one East Asian language (Chinese, Japanese, Korean); Qualitative research expertise; Ability to teach undergraduate and graduate courses on AI and technology; Curriculum development; Community engagement; Intercultural competence training
Preferred skills
Public-facing or community engaged scholarship experience; Experience in quantitative approaches to AI tools; Experience developing faculty-led study abroad programs
Technologies
AI tools; Open-source AI platforms
Responsibilities
Conduct qualitative research on the social, cultural, artistic, and linguistic impacts of new technologies in the Transpacific region; Straddle quantitative approaches to AI tools with qualitative assessments of their validity, ethical underpinnings, and social responsiveness; Collaborate with faculty to advance the Mellon-funded Transforming World Languages initiative; Serve as a campus-wide resource on Transpacific AI-related policies and governance; Develop and teach AI-related courses at undergraduate and graduate levels; Develop a faculty-led study abroad program centered around AI technology in East Asia; Offer AI-related professional development workshops for faculty and graduate students; Connect with East Asian/Transpacific AI initiatives in universities across East Asia and the Americas
Seniority
Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)