Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor for a +AI cluster search spanning the departments of biology, chemistry, philosophy, physics, psychological & brain sciences, and statistics & data science.
Faculty recruited through this process will join a vibrant cohort recruited in an earlier Rules of Life search.
About Rules of Life
Life operates across a diversity of scales, from molecular-scale processes shaping cellular function to the delicate dynamic balance of our biosphere as a whole. System-level properties and processes are affected by interactions operating at all scales and between scales. Understanding these interconnected systems requires an interconnected and multidisciplinary research community. From AI-driven advances in protein structure and dynamics, to advanced imaging methods enabled by quantum sensing, to imaging and modeling the human brain and behavior, to developing entirely new mathematical and computational frameworks to achieve insight from complex data, transformative advances in life sciences will require the integrated efforts of scientists and scholars working across disciplinary boundaries. Moreover, these advances will be accelerated through the combination of artificial intelligence and machine learning with other experimental and computational approaches. Finally, advances in science and technology raise foundational questions about the nature of artificial and natural intelligence, and how they relate to conscious experience and human values.
About the Search
As part of WashU’s +AI Initiative, the current search expands upon the former hiring initiative in order to create a robust hub of science researchers and philosophers using diverse yet interconnected methods to advance life sciences from molecular to ecological scales while also considering the relationship between AI and humanity. Preference will be given to applicants whose research combines AI-driven inquiry with experimental, computational, or data-science methods, and who demonstrate synergy with current areas of strength at Washington University. Joint applications exhibiting a high degree of potential for research collaboration will also be considered.
We are especially interested in candidates whose research advances one or more of the four thematic areas of WashU’s +AI initiative, which include:
- AI for Science and Engineering: Modeling the Physical World
- AI-Driven Imaging Science: Imaging from Molecules to the Universe
- Agentic AI: Governance, Society, and Institutions
- Human Values, Creative Practice, and AI
