Lecturer in Critical Intersectional Perspectives on AI

Employment 0.8 - 1.0 FTE

Gross monthly salary € 4,332 - € 5,929

Required background PhD

Organizational unit Faculty of Social Sciences

Application deadline 14 May 2024

We are looking for a Lecturer in Critical Intersectional Perspectives on AI. We are seeking a candidate who wants to pursue a career in academic teaching. Are you excited by teaching and student supervision? Do you want to support and inspire students to think critically about cognitive science and AI? Are you an interdisciplinary and collaborative academic at heart? Are you committed to diversity, equity and inclusion? Do you have strong organisational skills? If so, this position may be for you..

The responsibilities in this lecturing position are threefold: 60% teaching, 20% organisation, and 20% research professionalisation.

Sixty percent of the position is to be spent on teaching and student supervision. This will include co-developing a new Bachelor’s course that represents a critical perspective in the curriculum, drawing on critical theories and methods (e.g. feminist, queer, postcolonial). You will also supervise students on thesis projects in these areas and contribute to an existing Master’s course with similar content, working together with colleagues to ensure the content and learning goals are aligned. The purpose of these educational activities is to educate students in justice-oriented socio-cultural approaches to AI. Depending on your skills and interests, you may also be asked to make contributions to other existing or new courses. This is expected to include co-developing and coordinating a kaleidoscope course on Sustainable AI.

Twenty percent of the position is reserved for organisational contributions. This may include contributing to committees (e.g. a diversity, equity and inclusion committee or a degree programme committee), organising and co-organising seminars (e.g. department seminars, or DEI events), co-designing and co-organising group activities (e.g. retreats, training days), or other activities that can advance the decolonisation of our educational programme. These overarching activities will support your career development.

Another twenty percent of the position is reserved for academic professionalisation through research-related activities (such as reading the literature, attending seminars, workshops, conferences, or participating in collaborative research projects). You will be expected to use this time to stay up to date on developments in the areas you teach to ensure your teaching remains current and relevant.

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• You should hold a doctoral degree or equivalent degree, preferably in Social Science, Humanities, or Artificial Intelligence, with demonstrable knowledge of intersectional critical theory (e.g. training in feminist theory, queer theory, critical race studies, postcolonial theory, and/or critical disability studies).
• You have a strong interest in applying this expertise to cognitive science and AI as multidisciplinary fields and the interaction between cognitive science and AI in science and society.
• You hold an academic teaching qualification or have equivalent experience with teaching and co-ordinating courses and student supervision, or are willing to obtain such a qualification.
• You have competence in undergraduate teaching and are motivated to teach in an inclusive way.
• You are strongly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), including the decolonisation of educational practices.
• You have an excellent command of written and spoken English.

We are

You will be part of the School for Artificial Intelligence at Radboud University and embedded in the new Cognitive Science and AI department. We host about 800 students (approx. 40% women) in our Bachelor’s, Pre-Master’s and Master’s programmes in AI. Our Bachelor’s programme has a strong cognitive focus, being embedded in the Donders Centre for Cognition, and puts a strong emphasis on ethically responsible and ecologically sustainable AI. Apart from following a variety of courses in programming, mathematics, machine learning, robotics and symbolic AI, Bachelor’s students are also trained in courses such as Theoretical Modelling for Cognitive Science, AI as a Science, or Human-Computer Interaction. In our Master’s programme, students can specialise in topics such as neurotechnology; brain-inspired computing; computational cognitive science; gender and diversity in AI; or societal impact of AI.

Our staff and student population is international, hailing from across Europe and beyond; all teaching and internal communication is in English. Despite the recent growth of the programme, we strive to maintain a pleasant and friendly atmosphere and to be there for our students whenever they need us. The programme management is committed to ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for staff and students alike, to safeguard a healthy work-life balance, and to provide academic and support staff members’ opportunities for a meaningful and balanced career. Radboud University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community, and as such encourages applications from underrepresented and minoritised groups. Please do feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. 

Radboud University

At Radboud University, we aim to make an impact through our work. We achieve this by conducting groundbreaking research, providing high-quality education, offering excellent support, and fostering collaborations within and outside the university. In doing so, we contribute indispensably to a healthy, free world with equal opportunities for all. To accomplish this, we need even more colleagues who, based on their expertise, are willing to search for answers. We advocate for an inclusive community and welcome employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives. Will you also contribute to making the world a little better? You have a part to play.

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Faculty of Social Sciences
At the Faculty of Social Sciences, humanity and society are our focus; we study how people behave, think and feel. Within this context, we look at themes such as human behaviour and the human psyche, education and upbringing, communication, society and culture. The faculty provides education to 6,000 students and employs 700 staff. Education is organised into six programme clusters: Psychology; Artificial Intelligence; Pedagogical Sciences and Educational Sciences; Communication Science; Sociology; and Cultural Anthropology and Developmental Sociology. Our research is carried out within three research institutes: the Donders Centre for Cognition, the Behavioural Science Institute, and Radboud Social Cultural Research.

We offer

• We will give you a temporary employment contract of one year with the prospect of an indefinite contract.
• Your salary within salary scale 11 depends on your previous education and number of years of (relevant) work experience. The amounts in the scale are based on a 38-hour working week.
• You will receive an 8% holiday allowance and an 8,3% end-of-year bonus. 
• You will be able to use our Dual Career and Family Support Service. The Dual Career Programme assists your partner via support, tools, and resources to improve their chances of independently finding employment in the Netherlands. Our Family Support Service helps you and your partner feel welcome and at home by providing customised assistance in navigating local facilities, schools, and amenities. Also take a look at our support for international staff page to discover all our services for international employees.
• You will receive extra days off. With full-time employment, you can choose between 30 or 41 days of annual leave instead of the statutory 20. 

Additional employment conditions

Work and science require good employment practices. Radboud University's primary and secondary employment conditions reflect this. You can make arrangements for the best possible work-life balance with flexible working hours, various leave arrangements and working from home. You are also able to compose part of your employment conditions yourself. For example, exchange income for extra leave days and receive a reimbursement for your sports membership. And, of course, we offer a good pension plan. We also give you plenty of room and responsibility to develop your talents and realise your ambitions. Therefore, we provide various training and development schemes.

Practical information and applying

You can apply no later than 14 May only via the button below. Address your letter of application to Iris van Rooij.  

The first interviews will take place on 4 June. You will preferably start your employment on 1 October. 

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