Researcher, Emerging Technologies and AI Literacy

Role Overview

• Support the development of AI Literacy resources, their implementation in the classroom, and the strategic dissemination and integration of these resources in learning environments
• Collaborate internally with the Practice and EdTech teams, Digital Promise colleagues and externally with partners to foster a collaborative environment for innovation
• Co-design metrics of evaluation to track and analyze the impact of AI Literacy resources and professional learning on learning experiences and outcomes
• Co-design implementation plans and supports for integrating AI Literacy into teaching and learning
• Collaborate across Digital Promise and with additional subject matter experts to create and facilitate learning experiences that drive district, teacher, and student adoption of emerging technologies, including AI Literacy, in safe and equitable ways
• Create resources for schools, districts, and students that help them to use, understand and evaluate emerging technologies in equitably, thoughtfully, and powerful ways
• Facilitate peer-to-peer learning across districts, schools, edtech, and researchers
• Collaborate with the Operations team on project operations and budgeting, to include expense and revenue management and knowledge management
• Partner with the Communications team to represent Digital Promise through presentations at national conferences, authoring blogs and reports, and managing the public sharing of AI Literacy project stories, outputs, and learnings
• Stay current with the latest trends, research, and advancements in AI Literacy and emerging fields, analyzing their potential impact on education and recommending actionable strategies to support emerging technology and edtech implementation.

Requirements

• A master’s degree or higher in Education, Learning Technologies, Emerging Technologies, Instructional Design, or a related field
• 5+ years of work experience in education, including classroom, digital learning, and learning technologies
• Experience leading and managing Implementation projects, preferably in the education sector
• Public and presentation track record in emerging technologies, and specifically around the use of generative AI tools to support PK-12 learners
• Demonstrated experience effectively supporting teams in developing and implementing Implementation processes resulting in the creation of solutions (programs, curriculum, tools, etc…)
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge in developing, implementing and facilitating project management process, human-centered design, technical and non-technical solution design and development
• Ability to execute on high-value and high-visibility deliverables (tools, reports, presentations) for internal and external audiences, with attention to detail and excellence
• Experience managing multi-stakeholder projects, including program design and evaluation
• Demonstrated knowledge of the education sector, and specifically the marketplace of education solutions and new models for researching and designing education programs and products
• Experience developing partnerships; managing medium to large-scale projects and delivering outputs on time and on budget; and working with and managing multiple external stakeholders
• Demonstrated commitment to personal reflection on equity-centered ways of being, mindsets, and ways of working
• A commitment to advocating for equity in education and an understanding of communicating to and with diverse audiences
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage competing tasks, deadlines, requirements, and decisions
• Ability to travel to school districts and to Implementation convenings, education conferences, and critical stakeholder meetings as required
• A passion for learning, a team mentality, creativity, and a positive “can-do” “yes-and” spirit.

Benefits

• coverage of 85% of health insurance premiums for employee coverage
• 75% of health insurance premiums for dependent and family coverage
• 15 vacation days
• 12 sick days
• 3% 401k employer contribution
• 3% employer 401k match
• flexible work environment