AI Engineer

• Investigate and Develop AI and ML software, specifically for generative AI enabled visual analytics
• Actively work with GU faculty, students, staff, and external partners to investigate and develop specialized AI/ML systems, including generative AI technologies, for teaching, research, and business operations
• Independently develop custom AI technology and systems that fit partner's needs
• Assist partners to acquire necessary knowledge and skills to use the developed system
• Research and report AI/ML and visualization technology advances
• Proactively and independently explore and attain specialized AI advances and technologies, including but not limited to LLM architecture, prompt engineering, fine-tuning/alignment, and guard rails, from a variety of sources
• Independently apply attained technology advances to support partners' teaching, research, and business operation needs
• Independently and regularly investigate advances in generative AI, and report and discuss such advances with the Director and the other IIAT staff
• Work closely with the Director and partners to disseminate findings through paper writing, blog posting, git release, and assess commercialization viability to prepare IP documentation if deemed viable
• Develop training and learning material
• Independently design AI/ML exercises that will provide experiential learning experience for the learners who might have diverse background in different instances
• Collaborate with the Director and other IIAT staff to develop visualization for training exercises and material for faculty, students, staff, and extended partners
• Assist in delivery and assessment of the training and learning sessions
• Assist the IIAT Director and collaborate with IIAT staff/engineers to manage the Human-AI Collaboratory (HACLab)
• Investigate, assess, and provide information to the IIAT Director, curate computing resources for the HAC-Lab
• Assist to maintain and secure the virtualized environment with best practices in using AI technologies
• Supervise student assistants for IIAT affiliated research
• Supervise student(s) to support the research and development of AI and visualization technology uses and advances
• Support student learning through mentorship in their research endeavors

• Two (2) years of specific technology development experience in AI technologies
• Demonstrated ability for software development
• Demonstrated experience in visual analytics enabled with generative AI technologies
• Demonstrated intellectual curiosity for continual learning, discovery and creation to challenge the status quo respectfully
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills necessary to communicate with internal and external partners
• Demonstrated ability to navigate in higher-ed environment while being adaptive and agile to ensure success of a start-up unit
• Demonstrated appreciation for Gonzaga's and IIAT's mission for humanity-centered responsible AI learning and innovation
• Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience
• 3 years of related experience

• Graduate Degree or equivalent experience in related field
• Demonstrated experiences in PowerBI and/or Python interactive visualization
• Demonstrated skills in artistic design for visual analytics
• Demonstrated ability for data curation/collection or data cleaning
• Demonstrated ability for working with people across disciplines
• Demonstrated ability to be creative in problem solving
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities with frequent interruptions
• Demonstrated ability for excellent customer service
• Demonstrated ability to operate with a high level of confidence and discretion

relocation reimbursement or a signing bonus