Description

The University of Florida has pioneered the effort to integrate AI education in every major and every college. The College of Education seeks a tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor in AI-based Quantitative Research Methods in Education. This faculty member will join a productive and collegial community of scholars committed to high quality teaching, research, and service. In addition, this faculty member will have the opportunity to collaborate with researchers in a variety of units centered around AI and technology-enhanced learning, such as the Institute for Advanced Learning Technologies (https://ialt.education.ufl.edu). 

Successful applicants for the tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor position are expected to develop and maintain a clear, systematic line of research; vigorously pursue external research funding; publish in top-tier scholarly journals; present research findings at meetings of professional associations; and contribute to advising and teaching graduate students. Additionally, candidates will engage in service to the program, school, college, university, and profession in general. The nine-month, tenure-accruing faculty appointment begins August 2026. Salary is negotiable, highly competitive, and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Potential areas of expertise and scholarship may include:

• AI-enhanced psychometrics, Computational Psychometrics, Digital-based assessment, and related areas
• Causal machine learning for designing and analyzing experimental and quasi-experimental studies
• Reinforcement Learning (RL) in educational research
• Natural Language Processing (NLP)-based methods in educational assessment, measurement, and quantitative analysis
• Issues of validity, reliability, and heterogeneous impacts in AI-enhanced quantitative methodology
• Advancements to educational quantitative research methodology through AI
   

Responsibilities:

• Conduct scholarly activities commensurate with expectations of a tenure-track assistant or associate faculty member at a research-intensive university
• Build a collaborative and diverse community of scholars among colleagues within and outside of the college, especially within UF’s AI research community
• Vigorously pursue external funding opportunities with the support of the College’s Office of Educational Research
• Publish in top-tier refereed scholarly journals
• Advise, engage, and mentor graduate students in teaching, research, and outreach activities
• Design and teach courses (face-to-face, blended, and/or online) for graduate students and, optionally, undergraduate students
• Provide service to the university and the profession

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Doctorate in relevant academic discipline. ABD candidates will be considered if the degree is conferred prior to August 15, 2026.
• Record of scholarship as demonstrated through publications and presentations at national conferences (commensurate with experience)
   

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in teaching face-to-face classes as well as blended or online classes
• Evidence of success in proposing, securing, and managing externally-funded projects
• Evidence of commitment to collaboration with faculty and students
• Evidence of commitment to and experience in mentoring students
• Commitment to active engagement with and/or leadership in professional organizations of educational research methodology

Application Procedures: Applicants for the faculty positions should send: (1) a letter of application addressing area and record of scholarship, philosophy and/or experiences of teaching, and other relevant information to the required and desired qualifications above, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) up to three sample publications, and (4) contact information for at least three references who may be contacted and asked to send a letter of recommendation through the online application system. Applicants should reference requisition 537861.

All candidates should submit application materials electronically at https://jobs.ufl.edu. Inquiries about the position can be addressed to Search Committee Chair Wei Li at wei.li@coe.ufl.edu. Review of applications will begin on December 15, 2025. Applications received after this date may be considered at the discretion of the search committee and hiring authority.

The selection process will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Florida’s “Government in the Sunshine” and Public Records laws. Search Committee meetings and interviews are open to the public and all applications, resumes, and other documents related to the search will be available for public inspection. Final candidates will be required to provide an official transcript to the hiring department upon hire. A transcript will not be considered “official” if a designation of “Issued to Student” is visible. Degrees earned outside of the United States are required to be evaluated by a professional credentialing service provider approved by the National Association of Credentialing Evaluation Services (NACES), which can be found at http://www.naces.org.