Stony Brook University seeks to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and pedagogies into its teaching and learning landscape to enhance student learning outcomes and instructional practices.
Requirements
- Experience using AI technologies, technologies with AI components, and their applications in education (e.g., generative AI, natural language processing, machine learning concepts).
- Comfortable with prompt engineering, AI tool exploration, and integration into pedagogy.
- Ability to evaluate AI tools for educational use, accessibility, bias, and ethics.
- Familiarity with various learning management systems (LMS) and educational technologies.
- Experience in developing chatbots for educational purposes.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and deliver general and specialized workshops and training sessions for instructors and other academic personnel on various aspects of AI in teaching and learning.
- Provide one-on-one and small group consultations to instructors across all disciplines, offering guidance on integrating AI into their courses, designing AI-enhanced learning activities, and addressing specific pedagogical challenges related to AI.
- Develop and curate resources (e.g., guides, tutorials, exemplars) for faculty on effective and ethical AI integration.
- Collaborate with faculty and departments to redesign courses and assignments to effectively incorporate AI tools and principles, or to mitigate potential misuse of AI.
- Assist in the development of innovative AI-powered learning activities and assessments that align with learning objectives and promote critical thinking.
- Research and recommend AI tools and platforms that can enhance teaching efficiency and student engagement.
- Stay abreast of current trends, research, and best practices in AI in education, including emerging technologies, ethical considerations, and pedagogical approaches, and add to the body of literature in this area through presentations, publications, and internal reports.
Other
- Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher).
- Two (2) years of full-time experience working in education.
- Experience teaching at the university level.
- Experience in developing and delivering professional development programs for faculty.
- Ability to conduct research and disseminate findings.
