posting date: June 28, 2022 Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Applied Artificial Intelligence Queen's University is situated on traditional Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee Territory. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s University invites applications for a Tenured faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor in software and/or computer engineering with specialization in applied AI for intelligent systems. Example research areas include AI for robotics, data analytics, AI for cybersecurity, AI for computer vision, intelligent infrastructure, AI for human computer interactions or other relevant emerging applications. The successful candidate will be nominated and submit an application for a seven-year term position as a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair, eligible for renewal once, to a maximum of two seven year terms as a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair. The preferred start date for this faculty position is July 1, 2023. This appointment is open only to qualified individuals who self-identify as women1. We welcome and support applications from such candidates who also identify as members of other equity-deserving groups, i.e. Indigenous/Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities, racialized/visible minorities, and members of 2SLGBTQ+ communities. Queen’s University is committed to academic and research excellence while advancing inquiry to solve problems and promoting a more equitable, diverse and inclusive research enterprise. To fully realize this, we must ensure that we have diversity of perspective and experiences to boldly take on societal, cultural and environmental challenges. Queen’s University has an employment equity program that meets the goals of the Canada Research Chairs program and the requirements of our collective agreement with the Faculty Association. Until such time as we 1 “Women” is used because the CRC Program currently employs the categories of the four federally designated groups (FDG) - Women, Indigenous Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, and Members of Visible Minorities - to monitor progress towards meeting equity goals. Queen’s has an under-representation of women among Tier 1 Chairholders. The Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat (TIPS) has established targets for CRC representation, with staggered deadlines for meeting targets between the period of 2020 to 2029. This initiative follows the provisions for a special program as described by the Ontario Human Rights Commission. have met our Canada Research Chairs Program equity targets (http://queensu.ca/vpr/prizesawards-chairs/canada-research-chairs-program-crcp), preference will be given to members of the Four Designated Groups under the Canada Research Chairs program: women, Indigenous/Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and racialized persons/visible minorities. This appointment is open only to qualified individuals who self- identify as women. All applicants will be invited to self-identify once they have applied. Self-identification information will be held in confidence by the Human Rights and Equity Office and one specially trained member of the selection committee. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, in accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada will be given priority. Canada Research Chairs were established as part of a national strategy to foster research excellence (www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca). The successful candidate must submit an external application to the Tri-agency Institutional Program Secretariat that meets the requirements for the successful nomination of Tier 1 Chair as defined by the Canada Research Chairs Program: • be outstanding and innovative world-class researchers whose accomplishments have made a major impact in their fields; The interdisciplinary nature of our faculty’s research expertise is exemplified through seven innovative research centres, institutes, and major differentiating research facilities. These innovation hubs are designed to support collaborative discovery and mentoring, facilitating research innovation for FEAS faculty, students and colleagues across the university. The Ingenuity Labs Research Institute, which brings together researchers from across the campus whose research programs span the fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning to robot control, smart sensors, and mechatronic devices. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has 35 full-time and 7 cross-appointed faculty, 966 undergraduate students, and 180 graduate students. The Department offers undergraduate, Master’s, and Doctoral Programs in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering and it offers a unique entrepreneurial engineering program referred to as the ECE Innovation Stream, ECEi. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is home to the Queen’s Centre for Energy and Power Electronics Research (ePOWER) and it has connections to a number of multi-disciplinary Centres such as CMC Microsystems, Nanofabrication Kingston, Human Mobility Research Centre, Green Centre Canada, Innovation Park, and the Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Connector. Criteria: The successful candidate must have a PhD in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline. The main criteria for selection are: Details are set out in the Queen’s-QUFA Collective Agreement. For more information on employee benefits, see Queen’s Human Resources. Additional information about Queen’s University can be found on the Faculty Recruitment and Support website. To comply with federal laws, the University is obliged to gather statistical information as to how many applicants for each job vacancy are Canadian citizens / permanent residents of Canada. Applicants need not identify their country of origin or citizenship; however, all applications must include one of the following statements: “I am a Canadian citizen / permanent resident of Canada”; OR, “I am not a Canadian citizen / permanent resident of Canada”. Applications that do not include this information will be deemed incomplete. In addition, the impact of certain circumstances that may legitimately affect a nominee’s record of research achievement will be given careful consideration when assessing the nominee’s research productivity. Candidates are encouraged to provide any relevant information about their experience and/or career interruptions. A complete application consists of: • a cover letter (including one of the two statements regarding Canadian citizenship / permanent resident status specified in the previous paragraph);
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