Introduction

The School of Artificial Intelligence (SAI) of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen) was founded on February 13, 2025. (https://sai.cuhk.edu.cn/)

The School is committed to addressing the critical national strategic needs and advancing the international frontiers in artificial intelligence. Rooted in the strategic development plan of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and leveraging the industrial strengths of the vibrant Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, the School builds on the solid academic foundation of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen to advance AI foundations and technologies. With a strong emphasis on internationalization, the School aims to create an interdisciplinary and innovative learning environment that equips students with a solid foundation in computer science, mathematics, statistics, and cognitive science, enabling them to fully grasp the principles and applications of AI.

The School strives to elevate China’s teaching and research capabilities in AI through a series of systematic, original breakthroughs with significant international impact. It aims to nurture top-tier professionals and interdisciplinary talents for the nation, the Greater Bay Area, and Shenzhen, providing a continuous supply of talent and research support for the sustainable development of the AI industry.

As a newly established school, SAI at CUHK-Shenzhen is pleased to invite applications for multiple full-time faculty positions at all academic ranks. We welcome candidates with expertise in, but not limited to, the following areas:

1. Natural Language Processing (NLP): Large language models (LLMs), sentiment analysis, multilingual AI, and generative AI.
2. Machine Learning and AI Foundations: Reinforcement learning, transfer learning, representation learning, trustworthy/explainable AI, and computational cognitive science.
3. Embodied AI: Human-robot interaction, multi-modal perception, and AI for autonomous decision-making systems.
4. Large-scale AI and Distributed Machine Learning: Scalable AI systems, distributed computing architectures, and multi-agent learning frameworks.
5. Robotics and Autonomous Systems: Motion planning, intelligent navigation, embodied intelligence, robot design, nano-robots, swarm robotics, medical robotics, and AI for dynamic environments.
6. AI Ethics and Society: Fairness, accountability, transparency, and the social implications of AI technologies.
7. Emerging AI Paradigms: Neuro-symbolic AI, lifelong learning, quantum AI, and cognitive-inspired computing models.
8. AI and Applications: AI for Science, AI for Business and Economics, AI for Medicine, AI for Society, etc.
9. Signal Processing: AI-driven statistical signal processing, graph signal processing, and data-driven signal analysis for complex systems.
10. Mathematical Sciences: Statistics, advanced computational mathematics, numerical optimization techniques, and mathematical foundations for AI and machine learning.

Qualified candidates should have a doctoral degree in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mathematical / Computational Science, and other related fields, complemented by relevant postdoctoral training and work experience in related research areas. 

CUHK-Shenzhen is currently being represented by Perrett Laver Limited for the search of Professorial positions under the School of Artificial Intelligence. Interested parties are invited to upload a full curriculum vitae detailing academic and professional qualifications, and optionally any other relevant supporting documents via this page. The reference number for this role is 8226.

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