CDSI provides multiple ways to get involved, both for those within the McGill community and those partners outside.
 
These are the current ways of getting involved with CDSI:
 



 

Current opportunities

 

Associate Director, Academic Liaison

 

The CDSI Associate Director, Academic Liaison, is responsible for helping to drive the mission and vision of the CDSI by supporting the coordination of refinements and/or expansions to CDSI-related academic programs that cross traditional units. The Associate Director, Academic Liaison, is a member of the executive team and is expected to work with the CDSI Director, McCAIS Co-Directors, and the CDSI administrative staff to champion integrative efforts with existing and potential academic programs.

General Responsibilities

  • Provide guidance to units with course offerings related to AI, Data Science, and Computation, in collaboration with related departments and programs within McGill and their relevant units’ leadership, such as the development and assessment of educational objectives in line with current job market trends;
  • Foster collaboration with and between existing academic units and their programs at all levels (Undergrad, Masters, PhD, and beyond), within existing processes; and
  • Work within and develop governance structures related to CDSI and academic units in relation to academic programs.

Qualifications

  • A PhD with international visibility for their efforts leading the coordination of education efforts within and across disciplines
  • A faculty appointment at McGill University
  • Demonstrated success developing and implementing vision as an academic program director or similar leadership role(s) is an additional asset
  • The ideal candidate would possess strong communication skills in both French and English

Appointment Information

  • This is a minimum 0.1 FTE commitment
  • Term – 2 years, renewable

Please submit your CV and expression of interest by February 15, 2026, to Dr. Sam Darling, Associated Director of Strategic Operations and Research, CDSI (sam.darling [at] mcgill.ca (sam[dot]darling[at]mcgill[dot]ca)).

 

Associate Director, Research

 
The CDSI Associate Director, Research, is responsible for helping drive the mission and vision of the CDSI by coordinating its research efforts internally at McGill, and externally with existing and potential partners. The Associate Director, Research, is a member of the executive team and is expected to work with the CDSI Director, McCAIS Co-Directors, and the CDSI administrative staff to champion large collaborative research efforts centered around topic-driven Research Areas and to maintain and develop seed funding and related strategic research funding programs.

General Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership in identifying, establishing, fostering, and maintaining potential CDSI Research Areas related to AI, Data Science, and Computation, in collaboration with related units within McGill and their relevant leadership;
  • Foster large-scale research collaborations between individual researchers, administrative and academic units, and external partners; and
  • Work within and develop governance structures related to CDSI, administrative units, and external partnerships in relation to research.

Qualifications

  • A PhD with international visibility for their research collaborations and funding record, not only within academia but also substantively beyond
  • A faculty appointment at McGill University
  • Demonstrated success developing and implementing vision in an administrative or similar leadership role(s) is an additional asset
  • The ideal candidate would possess strong communication skills in both French and English

Appointment information

  • This is a minimum 0.1 FTE commitment
  • Term – 2 years, renewable

Please submit your CV and expression of interest by February 15, 2026, to Dr. Sam Darling, Associated Director of Strategic Operations and Research, CDSI (sam.darling [at] mcgill.ca (sam[dot]darling[at]mcgill[dot]ca)).