(Fixed Term)
The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) seeks to appoint two Assistant Professors. The posts will lead the world's first full-time postgraduate course in Existential Risk Studies, an MPhil in Global Risk and Resilience, with the first intake planned for October 2025. The two role holders will be hired with complementary backgrounds. Relevant specialist skills include: risk identification and assessment; systems modelling and complexity science; and policy for risk mitigation. Likely areas of expertise include: future technological developments with transformative potential; global systems breakdown; or international security.
CSER produces world-leading research on risks that could lead to human extinction or civilisational collapse. It is also a hub for academics, technologists and policymakers, where the team is expected to work across theoretical and practical specialisms and to generate impact outside academia. The new MPhil will help define best research practices and credential new cohorts of researchers and practitioners. It will build a larger and more impactful community, taking this emerging field into new sectors and geographies. More information about CSER and our research can be found at https: // www. cser.ac.uk/.
Post-holders will be expected to:
Applicants must have:
The funds for this post are available for 4 years in the first instance.
If you have any questions about this vacancy, contact Matthew Connelly at [email protected]. For questions about the process, please contact the Schools HR Team on [email protected].
The closing date is midnight (BST) on Sunday 29 September and interviews are planned for early November, subject to change.
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Further informationCambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity, Cambridge
Salary£45,585-£57,696
ReferenceGO42485
CategoryAcademic
Published17 July 2024
Closing date29 September 2024