University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA, USA
William L. Polk Jr. and Carolyn K. Polk Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished University Professorship
The College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia seeks an eminent scholar for the William L. Polk Jr. and Carolyn K. Polk Jefferson Scholars Foundation Distinguished University Professorship in Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Futures. This position will draw on UVa’s long-standing intellectual leadership in the study of democracy while contributing to emergent expertise in AI.
UVA seeks a scholar whose work addresses the implications of AI for democratic institutions and/or employs the tools of AI and machine learning to enhance understanding of democratic processes and practices. Relevant expertise might include the regulation and governance of AI in media; investigative and data-based journalism on AI; misinformation and disinformation; the use of AI in the design of democratic institutions (e.g....