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Position: AI Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Natural and Artificial Minds



Description: Princeton University is seeking to hire AI Postdoctoral Research Fellows to join the Natural and Artificial Minds (NAM) AI Lab research initiative. NAM Fellows will take advantage of advances in AI to study natural and artificial minds in parallel, creating the opportunity to make discoveries about ourselves and to find new ways to understand and improve AI systems. AI Postdoctoral Research Fellows will have access to the AI Lab GPU cluster (300 H100s). Candidates should have recently received or be about to receive a Ph.D. or doctorate degree in cognitive science, psychology, computer science, philosophy, or a related discipline, and have a strong interest and track record in designing, understanding, or engineering of AI models or methods and their applications in cognitive science. AI Postdoctoral Research Fellows joining the NAM initiative will contribute to one or both current core projects, 'Explanation and Intelligibility' or 'Developing and Testing AI Models of Human Cognitive Function.' Candidates can read more about these core projects at AI Postdoctoral Research Fellows will be appointed through the Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence (the AI Lab) and will receive a competitive salary, benefits, office and equipment, compute resources, and yearly research support. Appointments are for one year with the possibility of renewal pending satisfactory performance and continued funding. Candidates are encouraged to apply by the start-of-review date, December 31, 2024 to guarantee consideration, but some applications may be screened and processed before or after that at our discretion. Postdoctoral requirements: Princeton University places high value on in-person collaborations and interactions, and we expect selected candidates to participate in-person. Ph.D. is expected. The work location for this position is in-person on campus at Princeton University. Applicants must apply online at and submit a current curriculum vitae, research statement, and a cover letter. Contact information for three references is required. To learn more about AI at Princeton, please visit Princeton University is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community. We strongly encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically underrepresented in their chosen field. If you have any questions about this position or the application process, please feel free to contact us at ailab@princeton.edu. All offers and appointments are subject to review and approval by the Dean of the Faculty. These positions are subject to the University's background check policy. Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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About Princeton University

Princeton University is a vibrant community of scholarship and learning that stands in the nation's service and in the service of all nations. Chartered in 1746, Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the United States. Princeton is an independent, coeducational, nondenominational institution that provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering.As a world-renowned research university, Princeton seeks to achieve the highest levels of distinction in the discovery and transmission of knowledge and understanding. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching.Today, more than 1,100 faculty members instruct approximately 5,200 undergraduate students and 2,600 graduate students. The University's generous financial aid program ensures that talented students from all economic backgrounds can afford a Princeton education.

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