Course Design Assistant

The Center for Academic Innovation (CAI) is offering a paid employment opportunity for the Spring/Summer 2024 term (with potential to continue into the Fall 2024 term) that is available to all University of Michigan graduate or PhD/JD/Postdoc students. This is a temporary hourly position that does not cover tuition support. You can read more about CAI and its guiding principles by visiting ai.umich.edu.

Who we’re looking for:

We’re looking for a motivated, responsible, and creative student to assist in the creation of a new online short course series, “Navigating Disruption – Implications of Generative AI in the Workplace,” under the direction of LSA Communication and Media faculty, Josh Pasek.

Responsibilities: 

Duties may include some or all of the following: 

• Content creation and revision
• Assessment creation and revision
• Quiz creation, testing, and debugging
• In-Video Quiz (IVQ) creation, testing, and debugging
• Discussion forum development and organization
• Video subtitle review and revision
• Slide creation and review, alongside CAI’s Learning Experience Designer

Required qualifications:

• Previous course, research, or business experience relevant to LLM prompt engineering, API use, information and communication technologies, journalism, marketing, graphic design, or public opinion measurement
• Ability to work independently and in teams in a multicultural and collaborative environment
• Strong attention to detail
• Comfort working in an environment with rapidly changing requirements and priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Google Workspace (specifically Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Folders)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (specifically PowerPoint)

Hours, wage, & dates:

• Hours: 10-15 hours per week (flexible hours)
• Pay: Undergraduate $17/hr, Graduate $20/hr, PhD/JD/Postdoc $23/hr
• Start Date: May 2024 (as soon as possible)
• End Date: October 2024, or whenever course design is complete
• Deadline for applications: Ongoing (candidate will start by May 2024)

How to apply: 

If you are interested in applying for this position, please email a cover letter and your resume to [email protected].