Honglin (虹霖) Bao

We're hiring Applied AI faculty at UChicago Booth! This is a great fit for AI researchers who want to go into academia but don't see themselves being traditional CS professors (e.g., managing a big lab of students). apply.interfolio.com/194344 You might be right for this if: (1) You want to take the IC track. Industry has realized that talented researchers don't all want to be managers, so most companies have an Individual Contributor (IC) track that you can stay on as you become senior. This typically isn't an option in CS academia---your job from PhD -> faculty often becomes very different, one of funding and managing a lab. Lots of people like this, but a lot don't. At Booth, it's possible to stay an IC researcher---or run a much smaller research group if you want. (2) You want to not worry about funding. Almost all of my funding comes directly from the department, so I don't have to write many grants (in fact, you could choose to live an entirely grant-less lifestyle if you wish). Speaking to my PhD friends who went on to top CS departments, this is a major source of pain in the current funding environment. (3) You want to do slow science. We emphasize quality, not quantity. We want people who might only write one paper a year, but whose work goes on to have a big impact on the field. Impact can be measured in many different ways as well, not just by the number of citations you get. I'm entering my second year at Booth and have really enjoyed my time here, as someone who was in a CS dept from undergrad (UToronto) through PhD (Stanford).