Assistant Professor in Agentic AI and Autonomous Systems

• Teach and develop undergraduate and graduate courses in the candidate’s area of expertise and related areas of artificial intelligence, as well as other courses in information and computer sciences
• Establish or sustain an extramurally funded research program; publish high-quality scholarly work
• Supervise graduate research
• Mentor and advise undergraduates
• Participate in capstone mentoring
• Develop interdisciplinary and external collaborations
• Provide department, college, and university service; and
• Perform other scholarly duties as assigned., Apply through the posting for this position and submit the following materials with your application:
• A cover letter identifying this position and explaining how you satisfy the relevant minimum and desirable qualifications. Candidates applying to multiple searches may also indicate their interest in the other positions.
• A curriculum vitae with a publication list.
• Names and contact information for three individuals willing to provide professional reference letters.
• A statement of research interests, accomplishments, and future research plans.
• A statement describing your experience and approach to teaching and mentoring, including any experience mentoring projects with industry or other external partners.

Candidates whose expertise spans more than one area are encouraged to apply to each relevant position and indicate that interest in their cover letter. Applications will be evaluated separately against the qualifications of each position. Where permitted, interviews and campus visits may be coordinated across searches. Application materials will not be returned. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

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• Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related field by the start date.
• Evidence of high-quality research through peer-reviewed publications in conferences or journals relevant to the position sought.
• Commitment to excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching, mentoring, and advising.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with diverse groups of students, faculty, and external partners.
• Strong potential to establish an independent research program and obtain extramural funding., * Experience developing or evaluating AI methods or computing systems relevant to this position, including efficient AI computing, agents that plan and use tools, or systems operating under safety, security, reliability, privacy, or resource constraints.
• Experience translating research into usable tools, models, software, platforms, benchmarks, or evaluation methods, with attention to accessibility, meaningful human control, and impacts on users and communities.
• Experience with interdisciplinary or applied research involving government, industry, or nonprofit partners.
• Experience mentoring students from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines through research, internships, or collaborative projects.

development. The Institute’s mission is to advance human-first AI through research, education, and service that strengthen the capabilities and well-being of Hawai?i’s people, with human judgment and decision-making, responsible stewardship, and community-defined priorities guiding its work.

Research Focus We seek candidates who develop AI systems capable of reasoning, planning, using tools, and collaborating with people. Areas of interest include planning and sequential decision-making; learning and reasoning for autonomous agents; embodied and physical AI; interaction with external data and software; workflow orchestration; multi-agent coordination; memory and adaptation; and human-AI collaboration and oversight. We welcome research on agent behavior and the design and evaluation of trustworthy autonomous systems that preserve human agency and operate effectively in real-world environments., The University of Hawai’i is an Equal Opportunity Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment, including on the basis of veteran and disability status. For more information, visit: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/policies/ Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

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