AI Literacy Specialist

AI Literacy Specialist

Digital Education

$65,000 - $75,000

Marist University invites applications for an AI Literacy Specialist to advance the university's vision for responsible, applied artificial intelligence across teaching, learning, and operations. This position plays a key role in building a scalable, campuswide AI learning ecosystem that supports faculty, staff, and students in developing practical AI fluency.  The specialist ensures that programming is tailored to the distinct contexts and learning needs of each population, including a differentiated approach to student AI literacy.

The AI Literacy Specialist serves as a connector across academic and administrative units—designing and delivering training, consulting on use cases, and developing resources that promote ethical, effective AI adoption. The specialist works closely with the Office of Digital Education and collaborates with leadership of the Marist + AI, AI Academy, and Center for Teaching and Learning to align programming with institutional priorities.

This is a hands-on, implementation-focused role suited to a professional with experience in teaching, presenting, and applying AI tools in educational or organizational contexts.

• Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s preferred in education, instructional design, educational technology, or related field)
• 1–3 years of experience teaching, presenting, or facilitating training on AI literacy, digital tools, or emerging technologies
• Demonstrated experience using generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot) in educational or professional contexts
• Strong presentation, facilitation, and communication skills
• Ability to translate technical concepts into accessible, practical applications
• Experience collaborating across teams or departments

• Experience in higher education, faculty development, or instructional design
• Familiarity with learning management systems (e.g., Brightspace)
• Experience developing online learning materials or microcredentials
• Knowledge of ethical and responsible AI frameworks (e.g., bias, privacy, academic integrity)

• Design and deliver AI literacy programming including workshops, demonstrations, office hours, and short courses for faculty, staff, and students.
• Provide practical, audience-specific training for faculty, staff, and students
• Promote responsible and effective use of generative AI tools in academic and operational settings

• Partner with academic departments and administrative units to identify AI use cases
• Deliver customized guidance aligned with disciplinary norms and workflows
• Support applied adoption of AI to enhance teaching, research support, and productivity

• Develop and maintain centralized AI resource hubs in Brightspace
• Create guides, tutorials, sample assignments, and policy-aligned materials
• Curate evolving best practices for AI use in higher education
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• Support development and delivery of AI microcredentials, badges, and certificates
• Track participation, engagement, and learning outcomes
• Contribute to continuous improvement of credential programs

• Collaborate with Marist + AI Institute leadership to align programming with institutional strategy
• Provide insights from campus engagement to inform emerging initiatives

• Partner with instructional designers and faculty to integrate AI into course design
• Support AI-informed assignments, assessment strategies, and usage policies

• Facilitate communities of practice and learning networks
• Gather feedback and assess program effectiveness
• Share emerging practices across campus

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As a leader in educational applications of technology, Information Technology (IT) offers students, faculty, and staff access to advanced technologies to help promote a strong sense of community. A distinguishing feature of the Marist education is the manner in which information technology is used in support of teaching, learning, and scholarship. This environment creates a strong applied research culture and includes Marist students as young paraprofessionals, which makes Marist unique within higher education.

Marist IT staff come from diverse career and educational backgrounds. Our community of technologists collaborate to support a commitment to excellence with 80 staff members within 15 departments, more than 200 student paraprofessionals, and a 24/7/365 operation. Effort, talent, and commitment are rewarded and recognized within the division both internally by leadership, and externally through numerous industry accolades and awards. No two days are ever the same while working in IT. With our focus on open-source technology and innovation, we are committed to finding more effective and practical ways to use technology to meet institutional goals.

We are looking for excellence, attention to detail, strong ownership of one’s work, and exceptional problem solving and project management skills. If you are a critical thinker with the ability to solve problems independently and as part of a hard-working team, we welcome your application for the AI Literacy Specialist position.

Founded in 1929, Marist is a comprehensive, independent four-year institution whose signature educational approach blends the liberal arts with pre-professional studies and emphasizes experiential learning to enrich classroom instruction. With campuses in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and Florence, Italy, plus over 70 programs offering a variety of international study, Marist is a portal to the world and is devoted to nurturing a welcoming, inclusive community. Through six schools offering almost 50 majors, Marist cultivates the intellectual growth and well-being of its more than 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students and encourages them to color outside traditional academic lines as they pursue coursework and personal experiences that provide valuable occupational expertise and reflect their individual passions. Marist has been acclaimed a top institution in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse, Princeton Review, and others. To learn more, please visit https://www.marist.edu/about 

Full-time

Administrative (Exempt)

12

Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm

37.5

Marist University Main Campus

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Marist University is committed to creating an inclusive workforce on our campus by ensuring that barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. To this end, the University will strive to achieve the full and fair participation of all members of the Marist community.

Equal opportunity means employment, development, and promotion of individuals without consideration of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, or veteran status unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes persons in one of these protected groups. The University will review its employment policies and procedures to ensure that barriers which may unnecessarily exclude protected groups are identified and eliminated. The University will also explore alternative approaches if any policy or practice is found to have a negative impact on protected groups.

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Advertised: September 03, 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
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