Postdoctoral Scholar - Hastings Initiative for AI and Humanity

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with and supporting Bowdoin faculty in integrating AI tools and methodologies into their teaching and research.
• Offering one-on-one consultations, which may develop into longer-term research collaborations, including substantive and potentially coauthored scholarship.
• Envisioning, planning, and running workshops and symposia with support from the Hastings Advisory Committee and Post-baccalaureate Fellows in AI and Humanity.
• Teaching in the planned workshops.
• Actively promoting the ethical use of AI beyond the Bowdoin community through scholarly output and activities, including participation in conferences, workshops, and other outreach initiatives.
• Working with the Hastings Advisory Committee to further develop the Initiative.
• Serving as one of the Initiative’s AI specialists, helping to shape the College’s approach to AI integration while maintaining its liberal arts values.

Qualifications

• Doctoral Degree required.
• Working knowledge of all aspects of planning and deploying an AI project, including initial problem specification, data gathering and analysis, model creation, and implementation.
• Strong understanding of artificial intelligence applications and methodologies, such as working knowledge of generative AI tools, use of large language models, machine learning, and ethical frameworks for AI implementation.
• Evidence of scholarly promise in one or more fields related to artificial intelligence.
• A commitment to cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across disciplines and explain technical AI concepts to non-specialist audiences.
• Demonstrated interest in teaching.

Benefits

• A variety of health insurance plans (Medical, Vision, Dental)
• Generous Retirement Plan – 401(a) and 403(b)
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per calendar year, 12 days of personal/sick time
• Paid Holidays and Special Days Off: https://www.bowdoin.edu/hr/our-workplace/college-holidays-and-special-days-off.html
• Paid Parental Leave (Available after one year of service)
• Household access to many of the College’s facilities including the gym and pool
• Free fitness and wellness classes!
• and more: https://www.bowdoin.edu/hr/benefits-perks/index.html