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Project Director, AI Century Study (Part-time)
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About the role
- AIR is seeking a Project Director to provide strategic, intellectual, and operational leadership for the organization's flagship AI Century Study.
- The AI Century Study is a 100-year national research effort to understand how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping human development and society.
- This role is responsible for guiding interdisciplinary teams, managing complex partnerships, and ensuring the study produces high-quality evidence that informs policy, practice, and public understanding of AI's long-term impacts.
Responsibilities
- Provide intellectual leadership on research questions, study design, and the evolution of the study over time.
- Integrate qualitative, quantitative, longitudinal, and design-informed research methods.
- Lead the full research lifecycle, including data collection, governance, ethics, privacy, and security across all study components.
- Develop strategic relationships with funders, academic collaborators, school systems, policymakers, and technology stakeholders.
- Serve as a key point of contact for major external partners and funders.
- Program and Team Leadership Lead, supervise, and mentor a multidisciplinary team of researchers, analysts, designers, and communications staff.
- This long-term design will help identify patterns that are difficult to detect in snapshots-and clarify how impacts differ by context, including varying access to technology and resources.
- At AIR, we create impact through evidence that improves lives and systems.
Requirements
- Education, Knowledge, and Experience
- PhD with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with a minimum of 11 years of experience in one or more of the following areas: human development, health, workforce development, education, or learning sciences
- social science research, evaluation, or longitudinal study leadership
- technology policy, data science, or applied research related to digital or AI-enabled systems.
- Proven record of directing large-scale, multi-year research or evaluation projects, including responsibility for study design, implementation, and learning over time.
- At least 5 years of experience managing, or contributing to complex research initiatives, partnerships, or portfolios spanning multiple organizations or sectors (e.g., nonprofit, government, academia, philanthropy, technology partners).
- Demonstrated success building and sustaining partnerships across sectors and disciplines to support long-term research and learning agendas.
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Benefits
- The Project Director will help shape the vision and lead the execution and evolution of the AI Century Study, serving as both scientific steward and strategic leader.
- Contribute to and support the refinement of the strategic vision for the AI Century Study, ensuring alignment with AIR's mission.
- Apply adaptive learning, reflection, and iterative improvement as the study evolves.
- Lead collaborative research activities such as listening sessions, convenings, and co-design or co-learning workshops.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture grounded in rigor, curiosity, and continuous learning.
Company info
- Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to address some of the most pressing challenges in the United States and globally.
- Mission-focused and evidence-driven, AIR applies rigorous research and technical expertise to close gaps in opportunity and access, improving lives across communities and systems.
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