Fwd: [to share] Job Alert: Research Investigator - Generative AI Projects

[Tiffany Barnes]

Tiffany Barnes

Distinguished Professor of Computer Science

NC State University

Tiffany...@gmail.com 

http://eliza.ncsu.edu/

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From: Nia Nixon <dow...@uci.edu>
Date: Wed, May 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Subject: Fwd: [to share] Job Alert: Research Investigator - Generative AI Projects
To: Nia Nixon <dow...@uci.edu>

Hi Friends!

Greetings from sunny Southern California! ☀️

We’re currently recruiting a postdoctoral fellow to join our team on exciting projects at the intersection of AI and education — with a focus on inclusion and human-AI teaming.

If you know someone who might be a great fit, we’d be so grateful if you could pass this along.

Thanks, and wishing you a joyful and restorative summer!

Nia

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The Marsal Family School of Education at the University of Michigan invites applications for a full-time Research Investigator position at the Eileen Lappin Weiser Center for the Learning Sciences. The Research Investigator will join an innovative project led by PI Jamaal Matthews (University of Michigan) and co-PI Nia Nixon (University of California, Irvine), funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The project aims to develop and deploy Generative AI (GenAI) tools to support secondary mathematics teacher's professional learning through equity-centered coaching.  The successful candidate will play a key role in advancing research objectives, such as: Developing GenAI models to code mathematics instruction based on the seven dimensions of Belonging-Centered Instruction (BCI). Creating AI models capable of coding video-recorded secondary mathematics instruction for generating a strengths and improvement assessment to guide human-facilitated teacher coaching. Designing AI-driven learning modules that can suggest culturally relevant and sustaining instructional strategies for supporting secondary mathematics teachers’ professional learning and instructional improvement. This position offers a two-year appointment, with the option for a third-year renewal, starting in summer 2025. The role includes collaboration with experts Rebecca Quintana and Christopher Quintana on additional GenAI projects and integrated collaborative work with the center.    Situated in a vibrant hub of innovation, the Eileen Lappin Weiser Center for the Learning Sciences provides an ideal environment for emerging scholars to thrive. Required Qualifications Ph.D. (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Education, Learning Analytics, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence or related fields. Expertise in NLP and/or machine learning. Strong coding skills (Python, Java, C++) and expertise with large language models. For a full list of responsibilities and qualifications, please see the job posting linked below. See the Job Posting Interested applicants should apply through Interfolio: apply.interfolio.com/167509.  Questions may be sent to Heidi Bennett at hei...@umich.edu (cc: Jamaal Matthews at jam...@umich.edu) with the subject line: Research Investigator Application GenAI Project. Website Email Instagram Facebook X Eileen Lappin Weiser Center for the Learning Sciences University of Michigan Marsal Family School of Education 610 E University Ave, Ste 1323 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

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Jamaal Sharif Matthews PhD
Associate Professor

Combined Program in Education & Psychology

Marsal Family School of Education

 

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Nia Nixon 

Assistant Professor 

Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow

Faculty Innovation Fellow

School of Education & Department of Cognitive Science by courtesy 

University of California, Irvine

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• In the news

• New grants

• New Paper: 

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  , Lin, Snow (2024). Catalyzing Equity in STEM Teams: Harnessing Generative AI for Inclusion and Diversity. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 

  https://doi.org/10.1177/23727322231220356
• New Paper: *Samadi, M., & Nixon, N. (2024). Cultural Diversity in Team Conversations: A Deep Dive into its Effects on Cohesion and Team Performance. Link
• New Paper: Lin, Y., Nixon, N., (2024). STEM pathways in a global online course: Are male and female learners motivated the same? Link
• New Paper: *Cai, Z., *Park, S., Nixon, N., & Doroudi, S. (2024). Advancing knowledge together: Integrating large language model-based conversational AI in small group collaborative learning. Link