Are you an educator who loves designing meaningful learning experiences? Do you get excited about emerging technologies like AI and machine learning? Are you looking for a chance to help others build confidence in a rapidly changing world? If this sounds like you, Id love to hear from you! In this role youll bring your teaching and instructional design expertise to create accessible, high-impact learning assets for our AI Literacy Platform. Working closely with a collaborative, mission-driven team, youll help make AI approachable, engaging, and meaningful for a wide range of learners.

Jill Kowalchuk, AI Literacy Manager - Training

About Amii

Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) is one of Canadas three main institutes for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, our world-renowned researchers drive fundamental and applied research at the University of Alberta (and other academic institutions), training some of the worlds top scientific talent. Our cross-functional teams work collaboratively with Alberta-based businesses and organizations to build AI capacity and translate scientific advancement into industry adoption and economic impact.

About the Role

As an AI Literacy Specialist, youll draw on your teaching and instructional design experience to create engaging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) learning assets for Amiis AI Literacy Platform. This is a one-year term position with the possibility of extension. You will leverage your strong organization, communication, and pedagogical skills to collaborate with the Training Product Team ML Educators, ensuring that a variety of AI content is accessible to key target audiences.

Reporting to the AI Literacy Manager, Training, the AI Literacy Specialist is a key member of the Training Product Team, and will contribute to the execution of Amiis business functions. This position focuses on content excellence, creating a meaningful learner experience, and supporting the success of the team in delivering impactful AI literacy programming to individuals and companies.

The position focuses on achieving excellence in three key accountabilities:

• Learner Success
• Content Excellence
• Team Success

Required Skills / Expertise

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the AI Literacy Manager to align learning assets to existing learner personas and contribute to their ongoing refinement over time
• Design and build engaging and instructionally sound learning assets for Amiis AI Literacy Platform
• Collaborate with the Training Product Team ML Educators to identify opportunities to create new AI and ML learning assets for Amiis AI Literacy Platform
• Monitor developments in AI to inform timely and relevant learning content
• Collaborate with the Training Product Team ML Educators to ensure the AI and ML learning assets are up-to-date, accurate, and aligned with defined learning pathways and diverse learner profiles
• Collaborate with the AI Literacy Manager to ensure the AI and ML learning assets are aligned with the Amii brand standards and AI Literacy strategy
• Maintain and improve systems and tools in the organization that lead to measurable efficiency gains
• Encourage and identify problem-solving approaches to work while acting as a collaborator

Required Qualifications:

• Post-Secondary Degree in Education, Instructional Design, Communications or related field
• Experience developing learning assets specialized to target audiences
• Demonstrated interest in emerging technologies, including AI, and their applications across various contexts
• Excellent written and visual communication skills, including the ability to storyboard or script content for various media formats (e.g., video, interactive modules, microlearning)
• 1 to 3 years of teaching or facilitation experience, which could include but is not limited to K to 12, postsecondary, or corporate training settings
• Experience with a variety of educational technologies and online learning tools (nice to have)

Attributes and Expectations:

• Successfully manages multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Works independently and makes informed decisions through a collaborative lens
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written
• Establishes credibility while influencing team members to achieve common goals
• Identifies the needs of stakeholders and creates/drives new solutions
• Skilled in identifying knowledge gaps and prioritizing learning effectively
• Leads with resilience, maintaining team performance through challenges and change
• Experience creating learning assets to use with learners

What you'll love about us

• A professional yet casual work environment that encourages the growth and development of your skills
• Participate in professional development activities
• Gain access to the Amii community and events
• A chance to learn from amazing teammates who support one another to succeed
• Competitive compensation, including paid time off and health benefits
• A modern office located in downtown Edmonton, Alberta

How to Apply

If this sounds like the opportunity you've been waiting for, please dont wait for the closing July 3, 2025 to apply - were excited to add a new member to the Amii team for this role, and the posting may come down sooner than the closing date if we find the right candidate before the posting closes! When sending your application, please send your resume and cover letter indicating why you think you'd be a fit for Amii. In your cover letter, please include one professional accomplishment you are most proud of and why.

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in Canada at the time of application.

Amii is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age or disability. Accommodations for disability-related needs throughout the recruitment and selection process are available upon request. Any information provided by you for accommodations will be kept confidential and wont be used in the selection process.