Dear all, We have an opening for an associate professor in intelligent information systems at the University of Bergen in Norway. The position is full-time and tenured and applicants from multi-agent research and reinforcement learning communities are welcomed. Please share within you networks. The Department of Information Science and Media Studies (https://www.uib.no/en/infomedia) invites applications for a permanent associate professor (førsteamanuensis) position in information science with a focus on intelligent information systems.The position aims to strengthen the department’s core teaching and research capacity through the study of the foundation, development and evaluation of information systems (IS) that employ artificial intelligence (AI). The research focus is on intelligent, data- and knowledge-driven systems (neuro-symbolic), and systems with multimedia information.The position targets an internationally recognized researcher with an established research profile beyond the postdoctoral level within applied AI, and with strong expertise in computational methods for intelligent information processing. The successful candidate should demonstrate the ability and ambition to further develop an internationally visible research agenda at the department, with relevance for the design, evaluation, and improvement of digital technologies and information systems.
The successful candidate is expected to contribute substantially to core teaching in information science at the Bachelor and Master levels. This may include courses in information science foundations, programming, artificial intelligence, machine learning. In addition, the candidate is expected to contribute to curriculum development, including the integration of applied, project-based, and industry-relevant perspectives, and to support long-term teaching continuity within the department’s study programmes.
The closing date is April 27th, 2026.
Kind regards
Marija