Post Doctoral Scholar - AI in Arts & Humanities - Dept. of Philosophy
About The Position
The Department of Philosophy, in collaboration with the AI in Arts and Humanities Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, is hiring a Post Doctoral Scholar for a two-year term appointment beginning August 2026 and ending August 2028. The Post Doctoral Scholar will actively engage in research on AI and ethics and be responsible for teaching two courses annually in each year of the appointment. Additionally, the successful candidate will engage in curriculum development and provide other service to the AI, Ethics and Society certificate program and Ohio State’s AI Fluency initiative. This position is one of three new post-doctoral appointments in the Arts and Humanities, each specifically tied to one of three new AI certificates: AI, Art and Creativity (in development); AI, Ethics and Society; and AI, Language and Mind. These roles work in tandem with the newly established Arts and Humanities AI Institute to support the OSU Provost’s AI Fluency Initiative, preparing students and faculty to make informed decisions about the technological changes around AI. The successful applicant will have demonstrated research expertise in the ethical evaluation of artificial intelligence systems. We construe this area broadly to include, among other possible topics, the following active areas of research: understanding and diagnosing “algorithmic bias” in AI systems; understanding what it would be to “align” AI systems with ethical norms; developing and evaluating proposals for the governance of powerful AI systems; the ethical issues raised by the impending prospect of powerful AI-driven military technologies; understanding and evaluating alleged risks to humans associated with AI systems becoming autonomous and significantly more powerful than humans; ethical issues flowing from the inscrutability of AI systems that make important decisions about persons’ lives; ethical issues related to the potential for deskilling of humans, and the loss of demand for human workers as AI comes to be able to do tasks currently done by humans; and ethical issues related to human loss of autonomy or political governance, if and where AI systems come to make important economic, policy, and implementation decisions. Additionally, the successful candidate will be well-positioned to teaching existing courses with themes related to AI and ethics; help design new courses in the philosophy of AI and AI ethics; support the continuing development of our AI, Ethics, and Society certificate program; help to build connections between Philosophy and other departments related to both the design and teaching of AI ethics topics; and research on ethical issues in artificial intelligence.
Requirements
- PhD in Philosophy or the equivalent training in Philosophy and AI ethics. ABDs are welcome to apply but must have PhD in hand by the start of this appointment.
- Demonstrated ability to carry out relevant teaching and research responsibilities.
- Prior teaching experience.
- Applicants must be within three years of completing the Ph.D.
Nice To Haves
- Training in AI ethics and demonstrated fluency in artificial intelligence.
Responsibilities
- Actively engage in research on AI and ethics
- Teaching two courses annually in each year of the appointment
- Engage in curriculum development
- Provide other service to the AI, Ethics and Society certificate program and Ohio State’s AI Fluency initiative
- Teaching existing courses with themes related to AI and ethics
- Help design new courses in the philosophy of AI and AI ethics
- Support the continuing development of our AI, Ethics, and Society certificate program
- Help to build connections between Philosophy and other departments related to both the design and teaching of AI ethics topics
- Research on ethical issues in artificial intelligence
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision coverage, with Ohio State paying a significant portion of the cost.
- Paid time off, including sick and vacation time and 11 holidays.
- State retirement plan or an alternative retirement plan, both with generous employer contributions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
