Postdoctoral Researcher: Artificial Intelligence in Education

The Opportunity: Applications are invited for appointment at Simon Fraser University for
a postdoctoral fellow in AI education and research.

Description of requirements for the position:
● PhD (or be close to completing a doctoral degree) in Computer Science, Information
Science, Learning Sciences, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or related fields.
● Experience with planning, coordinating, and conducting educational research studies
using computer-based learning environments.
● Experience in education data mining/analytics, machine learning, AI, and statistics.
Practical experience conceptualizing and implementing complex analytical models using
machine learning and data mining methodologies which learn from user behavior.
● Ability to program an entire data analysis workflow (e.g., data understanding, data
preparation, modeling, evaluation, deployment, communication).
● Experience with data analytics toolsets (e.g., R) and standard data science packages and
methodologies (e.g., Scikit-learn, Tensorflow).
● Strong track record of research publications in journals and conferences.
● Ability to work in a team environment.
This position is funded by the Canada Research Chairs Program. This position will be supervised
by Dr. Tenzin Doleck. The appointment is for a one-year term. Please note that this is a full-time
position based in Burnaby, BC, Canada, and the successful applicant must be eligible to work in
Canada.

How to apply:
Applicants should submit a cover letter (outlining skills and experience that directly relate to this
position), a Curriculum Vitae, a portfolio of relevant work (e.g., portfolio website, GitHub
projects, code samples, links to software development projects, demos), three relevant
publications, and names and contact details of three references. Reference letters will only be
requested from short-listed candidates.
Deadline for applications is May 31, 2024. The expected start date is July 1, 2024 (exact start
date is negotiable).
Applications and inquiries (with the subject title “Postdoc SFU”) should be directed to:
Tenzin Doleck
tdoleck@sfu.ca