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Instructional Designer - AI Specialist

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):

Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Two (2) years of full-time experience working in education. 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced Degree (or foreign equivalent). At least three (3) years of experience working in education. Experience teaching at the university level. Familiarity with various learning management systems (LMS) and educational technologies. Experience in developing and delivering professional development programs for faculty. Ability to conduct research and disseminate findings. Experience in developing chatbots for educational purposes.

Brief Description of Duties:

The AI Teaching and Learning Specialist plays a pivotal role in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and pedagogies into the university's teaching and learning landscape. Housed within the Center for Teaching and Learning (CELT), this specialist will collaborate with faculty, instructors, and departments across all disciplines to explore, develop, and implement innovative, effective, and ethical uses of AI to enhance student learning outcomes and instructional practices. This position will serve as a key resource for faculty development related to AI, promoting best practices, fostering experimentation, and addressing the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in higher education.

Duties:

Faculty Development & Consultation:

+ 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.

Curriculum & Instructional Design Support:

+ 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.

Research & Scholarship:

+ 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.

Community Building & Collaboration:

+ Foster a university-wide community of practice around AI in teaching and learning, encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge sharing.

+ Collaborate closely with other units such as IT Services and the Library to ensure seamless integration of AI technologies and equitable access.

+ Serve as a liaison between CELT and various academic departments on AI-related initiatives.

Ethical & Policy Guidance:

+ Educate faculty on the ethical implications of AI in education, including issues of academic integrity, data privacy, bias, and equity.

+ Contribute to the discussion of university guidelines and policies related to the use of AI by students and faculty.

Professional Development and Responsibilities:

+ Participate in local, state, regional and national professional associations, conferences and committees as appropriate. In performance of these job duties, at all times be responsible for delivering optimal customer service, for protecting institutional data and privacy, and the excellent delivery of solutions and services by following divisional and University policies, procedures, and processes.

**Other duties or projects as** assigned as appropriate to rank and department mission.​

Special Notes:

This is a full-time appointment. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. Minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain FLSA exemption.

In addition to the employee's base salary, this position is eligible for $4000 UUP annual location pay, paid biweekly.

For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.

Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

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**Job Number:** 2503269

**Official Job Title:** : Instructional Support Technician

**Job Field** : Administrative & Professional (non-Clinical)

**Primary Location** : US-NY-Stony Brook

**Department/Hiring Area:** : Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

**Schedule** : Full-time

**Shift** : Day Shift **Shift Hours:** : 8:30am - 5pm :

**Posting Start Date** : Sep 4, 2025

**Posting End Date** : Sep 25, 2025, 11:59:00 PM

**Salary:** : 75,000 - 85,000

**Appointment Type:** : Temporary

**Salary Grade:** : SL3

**SBU Area:** : Stony Brook University

**Req ID:** 2503269