Ignite Portfolio Project Instructor

Ignite Portfolio Project Instructor

Remote, Part-time, Seasonal (Summer 2025 - Spring 2026)

About AI4ALL

AI4ALL is a national nonprofit that is transforming the pipeline of AI practitioners and creating a more inclusive, human-centered discipline. We empower students to be AI Changemakers by cultivating an environment where they develop skills in critical thinking and relationship-building, and expertise in responsible AI. 

To accomplish this, we seek students from communities that have been excluded in the AI space. Then we help them build identity in the field, and tap into their own agency and initiative as they build technical and leadership skills. While all are welcome to apply, AI4ALL prioritizes students whose race, gender, or ethnicity has been historically excluded from AI: Black, Hispanic and Latinx, and Indigenous folks; and women and non-binary folks. Our programs run in partnership with colleges and universities around North America.

We are launching the diverse next generation of AI changemakers through education, ethics, and relationship-driven networks. AI4ALL has received funding from Melinda Gates/Pivotal Ventures, Prudential Financial, Accenture, General Motors, and SoftBank among others and has been featured in the New York Times, TIME, CNN, The Washington Post, USA Today, and The Atlantic.

About the Opportunity

AI4ALL Ignite is an accelerator to help college-level students apply for and land their first AI/ML internship. This program consists of a Portfolio Project component and a Career Readiness component, the Instructor will only be responsible for the Portfolio Project. In the Portfolio Project, students will acquire practical experience in the various stages of AI solution development, encompassing data exploration, preparation, model training, testing, deployment, and the consideration of responsible AI practices. Each semester, the Portfolio Project will culminate with a Student Symposium where students will showcase their achievements.

The Portfolio Project Instructor will be responsible for instructing programs during the Summer (May-July) and Fall (September-December) semesters during the year 2025. Portfolio Project Instructors will be provided with all the necessary course resources including assignments, rubrics, readings, and lecture slides. This part-time position requires approximately 16-20 hours per week and runs for 13 weeks per semester (Summer and Fall).

This role is a remote position and therefore will require the Portfolio Project Instructor to respond to electronic communication from various stakeholders (students, colleagues, manager, etc.) in a timely manner within reason including weekends. The Portfolio Project Instructor will report to the Curriculum & Instruction Manager.

What You’ll Do

• Host weekly live instruction sessions
• Provide feedback on student work, tracking student progress, and providing timely interventions to increase students’ likelihood of success
• Participate in professional development (PD) activities including Instructor Onboarding sessions and 3-4 training workshops throughout the semester (dates and times will be communicated to the Portfolio Project Instructor in advance)
• Participate in biweekly debriefing sessions with the Lead Portfolio Project Instructors
• Collaborate closely with a Portfolio Project Student Coordinator (SC) and meet (virtually) every week to coordinate office hours, synchronous sessions, grading, communication with students, and tracking student progress
• Foster a sense of community among the AI4ALL Ignite students

Who You Are

The Portfolio Project Instructor has both (virtual) instructional and technical expertise:

• At least 2-3 years of experience in Computer Science, AI, ML, programming (Python), Computer Engineering, or a related discipline
• At least 2-3 years experience teaching high school and/or college-age students, with a particular emphasis on hands-on and inclusive pedagogy
• A strong commitment to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in artificial intelligence
• An understanding of university culture and the opportunities and challenges associated with implementing programs for college students
• A propensity for reliable and timely communication via email and messaging platforms like Slack and Discord

• Have experience teaching students within the AI4ALL target student audience
• Have experience applying active learning methodologies in an online environment/classroom
• Work both independently and collaboratively
• Thrive in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment

In addition, AI4ALL staff embody a commitment to our values of inclusion, humanity, technology, agency, learning, and education.

We know there is research that shows women and minorities are less likely to apply for jobs if they don’t have all of the key skills for a position. AI4ALL encourages candidates with some, but not all, of the skills listed in the job description to apply.

Compensation

• The pay rate is $42 per hour for approximately 16 hours per week (preparing for and teaching 2 classes) for a total duration of 13 weeks; instructing a third class adds 4 hours per week for approximately 20 hours per week
• Monthly check-ins and PR activities offered by AI4ALL will be compensated according to the hourly rate and typically last 1.25 hours

Important note: Being authorized to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment. AI4ALL does not sponsor employment visas.

EEO Statement

AI4ALL is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce at all levels of the organization. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. This policy applies with regard to all aspects of employment, including hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, eligibility for benefits, and termination. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.