Digital Promise · 1 day ago
Researcher, Emerging Technologies and AI Literacy
United States
Contract
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$107K/yr - $117K/yr
5+ years expDigital Promise is committed to empowering learners through innovative educational practices. The Researcher, Emerging Technologies, will develop resources and strategies to implement AI Literacy in PreK-12 education, collaborating with various partners to enhance learning experiences.
E-LearningEdTechEducationInnovation ManagementNon Profit
Responsibilities
Drive Equitable AI Literacy Implementation: Support the development of AI Literacy resources, their implementation in the classroom, and the strategic dissemination and integration of these resources in learning environments. Ensure these resources are implemented equitably and thoughtfully, with a focus on benefiting students historically excluded from traditional educational systems
Foster Collaboration & Learning: Collaborate internally with the Practice and EdTech teams, Digital Promise colleagues and externally with partners to foster a collaborative environment for innovation. This may include co-hosting workshops, facilitating knowledge sharing, and connecting focal audiences across the emerging technology landscape
Measure Impact & Advocate for Change: Co-design metrics of evaluation to track and analyze the impact of AI Literacy resources and professional learning on learning experiences and outcomes. Continuously utilize this data to advocate for the effective and equitable development of AI Literacy learning experiences in education
Bridge the gap between developers of cutting-edge technologies and schools: Co-design implementation plans and supports for integrating AI Literacy into teaching and learning
Lead Cross-functional AI Literacy Initiatives: 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
Develop Resources: Create resources for schools, districts, and students that help them to use, understand and evaluate emerging technologies in equitably, thoughtfully, and powerful ways, including resources to support the adoption of Digital Promise and non-profit driven quality indicators
Host virtual and in person convenings: Facilitate peer-to-peer learning across districts, schools, edtech, and researchers
Budget Management: Collaborate with the Operations team on project operations and budgeting, to include expense and revenue management and knowledge management
External Communications: 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
Monitor Evolving Innovations in Emerging Technologies: 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
Commitment to Equity in Education Outcomes: Deep commitment to eliminating opportunity and achievement gaps for historically and systematically excluded learners
Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Strong understanding of the challenges faced by historically and systematically excluded communities and experience leading design of inclusive solutions for and with diverse participants
Qualification
Required
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
Preferred
Doctorate in aforementioned areas preferred
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
Company
Digital Promise
Digital Promise provides support to advance technologies that can transform teaching and learning.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$15.9MKey Investors
Siegel Family EndowmentNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyNational Science Foundation
2025-12-04Grant
2024-04-03Grant· $0.2M
2018-10-17Grant· $1M
Leadership Team
Jean-Claude Brizard
President and CEO
Kathryn Petrillo-Smith
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
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