Shenzhen Loop Area Institute is approved by the Ministry of Education of China to pilot the new graduate degree programs in artificial intelligence. Strategically located at the heart of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the Institute integrates global cutting-edge research resources, cross-border innovation elements from Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and leading industrial ecosystems. It has established a distinctive "3I" talent cultivation model featuring International pedagogical philosophies, Interdisciplinary academic frameworks, and Industrial collaboration mechanisms. This model is designed to nurture AI leaders who possess a global perspective, robust theoretical foundations, innovative interdisciplinary thinking, and exceptional practical capabilities, thereby advancing the frontier of artificial intelligence innovation and applications.

Shenzhen Loop Area Institute is pleased to invite applications for full-time faculty positions at all ranks in six academic departments. Successful candidates are offered internationally competitive renumeration package, as well as computing resources and lab facilities. We seek outstanding individuals who are eager to contribute to the advancement of artificial intelligence research and education. Candidates will join a vibrant, interdisciplinary environment that values academic excellence, innovative research, and impactful teaching. We welcome candidates with expertise in, but not limited to, the following areas:

• Speech and Language Processing: Large language models (LLMs), speech information processing, sentiment analysis, multilingual AI, and generative AI.
• Brain-Inspired Computing: Computational neuroscience, neuromorphic computing, brain-inspired perception, and cognition.
• Machine Learning and AI Foundations: Reinforcement learning, transfer learning, representation learning, trustworthy/explainable AI, and computational cognitive science.
• Embodied AI: Human-robot interaction, multi-modal perception, and AI for autonomous decision-making systems.
• Large-scale AI and Distributed Machine Learning: Scalable AI systems, distributed computing architectures, and multi-agent learning frameworks.
• Robotics and Autonomous Systems: Motion planning, intelligent navigation, embodied intelligence, robot design, nano-robots, swarm robotics, medical robotics, and AI for dynamic environments.
• AI Ethics and Society: Fairness, accountability, transparency, and the social implications of AI technologies.
• Emerging AI Paradigms: Neuro-symbolic AI, lifelong learning, quantum AI, and cognitive-inspired computing models.
• AI and Applications: AI for science, AI for business and economics, AI for medicine, AI for society, etc.
• Signal Processing: AI-driven statistical signal processing, graph signal processing, and data-driven signal analysis for complex systems.
• Mathematical Sciences: Statistics, advanced computational mathematics, numerical optimization techniques, and mathematical foundations for AI and machine learning.

Application Procedure

Interested individuals should apply via email to FacultyHiring@slai.edu.cn. The application should include a cover letter, a curriculum vitae (for Chinese applicants, a Chinese version is also required), a research statement, a service statement, a teaching statement (not required for the position of research assistant professor), and three representative works.

Before applying, applicants must complete a short survey via the following link: https://wj.cuhk.edu.cn/vm/e6gSa8k.aspx. Additionally, each applicant should source three letters of recommendation, which are to be submitted by the referees directly via email to FacultyHiring@slai.edu.cn with the subject line: "Recommendation Letter + Applicant's Name." These letters must be sent either before or within one week after the application is submitted. Each recommendation letter should include the referee's name, job title, and email address.

Our recruitment is on a rolling basis, and the review of applications will begin once all required documents are received. Please note that due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.