University of Florida

FLSA Status: Not Applicable

Position Status: Full Time

The College of Education at the University of Florida seeks a 9-month assistant or associate tenure-track faculty with expertise in artificial intelligence (AI) in education. This position will be part of the Educational Technology or Research and Evaluation Methodology academic program and UF’s Institute for Advanced Learning Technologies.

The faculty member will join a dynamic community of scholars and engage in collaborative work with colleagues across UF and beyond, including but not limited to: the AI2 Center, the UF Artificial Intelligence and Informatics Research Institute, Computer & Information Science & Engineering, Digital Worlds Institute, UF Libraries, McKnight Brain Institute, Neuroscience, Psychology/Cognitive Sciences, Florida Museum of Natural History, Harn Museum of Art and UF Online.

Potential areas of expertise and scholarship include:

Generative AI in teaching and learning
AI and professional learning
AI and educational assessment
AI literacy for learning and instruction across formal and informal education contexts
AI for inclusive and accessible education
AI ethics and policy
Other innovative areas of inquiry related to AI and other emerging learning technologies

Essential Job Functions:

Responsibilities:

Conduct scholarly activities commensurate with expectations of tenure-track faculty at an AAU research-intensive university
Vigorously pursue external funding to enhance research and development
Publish in respected refereed scholarly journals salient to the candidate’s line of research
Present research at national and international conferences
Advise, engage, and mentor graduate students in research and teaching activities
Teach courses (face-to-face, blended, and/or online)
Provide service to the program, school, college, university, and the profession

To apply for this job please visit explore.jobs.ufl.edu.

Company Description:

ABOUT THE COLLEGE: Founded in 1906, the College of Education at the University of Florida has a long history of mission-driven excellence, working to advance research, prepare the next generation of educators and solve society’s most pressing challenges. The college is No. 2 in the nation among all Graduate Education Schools, according to U.S. News & World Report. In Online Graduate Education, the college has ranked No. 1 or No. 2 for the last 11 years. Among specialty rankings, both the Counseling (No. 2) and Special Education (No. 5) programs have maintained top-five designations for the past four years. In total, the college ranks top 20 in six program areas including Elementary Teacher Education (No. 12), Curriculum and Instruction (No. 17), Educational Administration (No. 19) and Higher Education (No. 19). Novel interdisciplinary research and public scholarship—in collaboration with other UF colleges, school districts, communities and education partners across the nation—are yielding powerful real-world results in teaching and learning. Last year, faculty researchers tallied more than $133.4 million in research expenditures supporting studies and projects addressing education's most challenging issues. To sustain the college's innovative edge and societal benefit, heightened emphasis on AI and emerging technologies, student experience and interdisciplinary research will effectively prepare tomorrow's leaders in all education disciplines. With both on-campus and online options, the college offers a variety of bachelor's and advanced degree programs and concentration areas within nine academic specialties. The college's educator preparation programs have been accredited by CAEP and NCATE since 1954. Follow us: @UF_COE (X), @uf_coe (Instagram), @university-of-florida-college-of-education (LinkedIn), and @UF.COE (Facebook)