Director of the AI Hub - U W-MADISON DIV. CONTINUING STUDIES

JOB REQUIREMENTS: Job Summary: The Wisconsin School of Business (WSB) is
seeking its first staff Director to lead the Artificial Intelligence
(AI) hub. The purpose of the AI hub at the Wisconsin School of Business
is to serve as the focal point for all AI related activities at the WSB.
It serves four primary functions that relate to AI: support research,
nurture industry connections, host industry and academic events, and
support AI related communications at the WSB. In this leadership role,
the hub director will oversee these four primary functions. In addition,
the hub director will teach 6-9 credit-hours of AI related coursework in
our undergraduate or graduate business programs. The hub director will
report to the faculty director for the AI hub and will work in close
collaboration with internal (e.g., students, staff, faculty) and
external stakeholders (e.g., industry, alumni) of the WSB. The ideal
candidate should have a passion for AI with industry experience, a
strong desire to continue to learn and teach AI, and outstanding
organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills. While
experience in an academic setting is not required, it is an advantage.
We seek a self-motivated, collaborative leader with a proven background
in AI Principal duties in addition to teaching: 1. Support research: The
AI hub serves as a home for inter-departmental collaborations. The
director will foster community for AI researchers within the WSB and
offer administrative support for UW-Madison undergraduate and graduate
students supporting faculty research. 2. Nurture industry connections:
The director will collaborate with the Executive Director of Industry
Relations and other related units within the Wisconsin School of
Business and UW-Madison and serve as the focal point of contact for WSB
industry partners in AI. On the research front, such industry
partnerships and conversations are intended to promote research ideas
and help obtain data for empirical research by faculty and PhD students
at the WSB. 3. Manage events: The director will organize faculty and
industry speaker events in the AI arena. They will also oversee the
organization of an AI conference in the future in... For full info
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Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but
not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a
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UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and
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