After recent phenomenal growth within the Yale Computer Science Department as part of the Yale Science Strategy and Yale?s landmark investments in engineering, Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science invites applications for a tenured faculty position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in Computer Science to start July 1, 2025. We seek candidates working in Artificial Intelligence (AI), with a particular focus on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Large Language Models (LLMs) or developments adjacent or complementary to LLMs. Yale has recently unveiled a substantial initiative to bolster its leadership in AI, allocating significant funding to enhance Generative AI computing infrastructure, provide access to secure generative AI tools, and foster interdisciplinary collaboration. This strategic investment will solidify Yale’s position at the forefront of AI research and innovation.

The successful candidate will lead a dynamic research program and play a pivotal role in shaping Yale’s AI initiative, guiding research and teaching undergraduate/graduate courses in Computer Science, and fostering interdisciplinary collaborations within AI subfields and beyond. They should possess a stellar reputation in research and teaching, with an interest and ability to cultivate cross-disciplinary partnerships including but not limited to those within Engineering and Applied Science, as well as across the university with the Wu Tsai Institute, Foundations of Data Science Institute, Digital Humanities, School of Medicine, or other adjacent departments such as, Linguistics and Statistics & Data Science. Yale provides a stimulating intellectual environment rich in opportunities for groundbreaking research and impactful teaching.

Applications submitted by December 15, 2024 will be given full consideration.  Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a teaching statement, a research statement, a service statement, and names of three references. For further information or inquiries about this position, please contact Alicia Vignola (alicia.vignola@yale.edu).

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