Assistant Professor: Natural Language Processing

Title:
Assistant Professor: Natural Language Processing

Department:
Data Science

Reports To:
Chair, Data Science

Position Type:
Faculty

Position Summary:
The Department of Data Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology
(NJIT) invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions starting in
Fall 2025, with an emphasis on Language Processing including LLMs, deep learning methods with text-only or multimodal data. Exceptional
candidates in other areas will also be considered.

Essential Functions:
- Faculty
are expected to teach graduate and undergraduate courses for the Data Science
Department.
- Conduct research, participate in scholarly activities such as publishing
papers, presenting work at conferences, and obtaining funding; advise and
support graduate, undergraduate and postdoctoral students.

Prerequisite Qualifications:
- Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree by Summer 2025 in a relevant
discipline, and outstanding academic credentials that demonstrate their ability
to conduct independent world-class research and attract external funding.
- The
successful candidate is also expected to show a commitment to both
undergraduate and graduate education.
- At
the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be
exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically
preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Bargaining Unit:
PSA

FLSA:
Exempt
Full-Time

Special Instructions to Applicants:
- To formally apply for the position, please
submit your application materials to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28877. NJIT recognizes the
importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in academia and society at
large. Candidates who have a track record in DEI are requested to also submit
an optional Diversity Statement.
- Applications received by December 31, 2024 will receive full consideration.
However, applications are welcome until the positions are filled, and will be
evaluated as they are received. Contact address for inquiries: ds-faculty-search@njit.edu