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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Pennsylvania State University's Nittany AI Alliance is seeking an Artificial Intelligence Product Education Specialist (AiPES) focused on educating and coaching Advance Project Teams in regard to the technology infrastructure of Ai for Good projects.  The AiPES will interact with team members, project stakeholders, sponsors, and be an integral part of the Nittany Ai Alliance staff.   

AiPES meets regularly with project teams, ensuring design decisions are considered with a strategic lens towards technology portability using a strong working knowledge in Ai technology infrastructure and industry best practices.  Direct support to all technical team leaders and positive mentoring is expected.  The AiES is also expected to manage multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously through proper identification, resource assessment, delegation (where appropriate), proactive communication, and deadline management. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:  

• Identify, design, develop and deliver appropriate technology onboarding learning pathways for various Ai Infrastructure 

• Develop Advance Program educational programs and materials related to project technology design and delivery with consultation of key stakeholder groups such as Nittany Ai Alliance, Penn State IT, Faculty, and industry experts. 

• Research and maintain working knowledge of Ai innovations in support of raising awareness across Advance Teams of potential innovative approaches and project pivot points 

• Educate and mentor program team members in foundational infrastructure decision points and potential pathways to deliver flexible, robust proofs of concepts 

• Educate and encourage team members regarding Advance Program best practices such as proper documentation, GitHub project management, code development, branching, and deployment 

• Manage Advance Program Infrastructure Administration related to cloud and on-premises development spaces including personnel onboarding, account administration, usage monitoring, and hardware provisioning 

• Assist Advance team members in approach and configuration of Ai related technology 

• Assist the Advance Program Manager in future project proposals including readiness evaluations and scoping 

• Monitor Advance Teams performance, coach/mentor members, and escalate issues as needed 

• Evaluate and contin