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Assistant Professor

University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill

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NC-Chapel-Hill, NC
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Job overview

This early career hire will focus on foundational statistical and optimization methods for safe and reliable AI, with applications in biomedicine and public health, including robust stochastic optimization, generative models, uncertainty quantification, and sequential decision‑making in high‑stakes environments.

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Statistical MethodsOptimizationMachine LearningResearch

Full job description

Employment Type: Permanent Faculty

Vacancy ID: FAC0006123

Salary Range: Dependent on Experience or Dependent on Qualifications.

Position Summary/Description:

This early career hire will focus on foundational statistical and optimization methods for safe and reliable AI, with applications in biomedicine and public health. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, robust and stochastic optimization, generative and foundation models, reliable and robust machine learning, uncertainty quantification, sequential decision-making, and AI systems operating under uncertainty in high stakes environments. The secondary appointment in Biostatistics will facilitate close collaboration with applied researchers and provide pathways for translating methods into practice.

Primary responsibilities of the position will include high-quality research, publishing in peer-reviewed journals and broader dissemination, seeking external funding for research, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, contributing to research mentoring of doctoral students, and engaging in departmental, university, and professional service activities.

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