Posting Description
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR, Office of Innovation and Strategy-MIT AI Community Hub for Education and Research, to serve as the program administrator and operational backbone for the Hub, a new, high-visibility Institute initiative supporting the expanding role of generative AI in teaching, learning, and research. Reporting to the faculty co-directors, will manage day-to-day operations across the Hub’s six focus areas; plan and run its signature convenings, including a weekly lunch-and-seminar series and an annual “AI at MIT” conference; administer its seed-grant and pilot-fund programs and manage the Hub budget; coordinate communications and committee support; and coordinate a cohort of teaching assistants and undergraduate researchers.
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of four years of administrative, operations, and/or program or project management experience; demonstrated success managing events, programs, or projects with many moving parts and multiple stakeholders; strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to plan ahead, prioritize, and keep several initiatives on track at once; excellent written and interpersonal communication skills and sound judgment in representing a program to faculty, staff, students, and external partners; experience managing budgets, expenses, and purchasing; and comfort with ambiguity and a builder’s mindset for a new program that will evolve quickly. PREFERRED: experience in a university, research, or academic setting and familiarity with MIT systems and policies; experience administering grant or seed-fund programs; interest in generative AI and its role in education and research (technical expertise is not required); and experience supervising student workers.
