Assistant Director of the AI Hub

The Wisconsin School of Business (WSB) is seeking an assistant director to support 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 for students, and support AI related communications at the WSB. In this administrative role, the assistant director will work closely with the AI hub director to support the four primary functions.

The assistant director will design, develop, and execute processes related to faculty support for AI related research, AI event planning for students, internal and external communications, AI@WSB website management, and an AI conference. The assistant director will report to the AI hub director and will work in close collaboration with internal (e.g., students, staff, faculty) and external stakeholders (e.g., industry, alumni) of the WSB.

Principal duties:
1. Support research: The assistant director will offer administrative support for UW-Madison undergraduate and graduate students supporting faculty research.
2. Support industry connections: The assistant director will support the hub director in fostering industry partnerships for student education and faculty research.
3. Manage events: The assistant director will support and enable faculty and industry speaker events in the AI arena. They will also help organize an AI conference.
4. Manage communications: The assistant director will assist the hub director in AI related communications at WSB.

• 15% Engages in strategic planning and policies to ensure the strategic direction supports the needs of stakeholders
• 45% Evaluates, designs, and implements operations to align with the strategic direction
• 10% Assists with the establishment of goals and priorities for the annual budget for all revenues and expenditures
• 10% Helps develop processes and procedures to improve the unit
• 10% Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
• 10% Ensures that related policies, procedures, and standards are maintained

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Required
Bachelor's Degree

Required
- 3 years of professional experience

Preferred:
- Experience working with business professionals
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Event or project management experience
- Experience in one or more of the following areas is desirable: faculty support, marketing, communications, budget/financial management, database management and/or record keeping.

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $75,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The employee in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

Please complete the online application and attach a cover letter along with a comprehensive resume.

Our search committee will review all application materials after the posted deadline. We will notify selected applicants to participate further in the selection process directly. We will notify all applicants once the search is completed and we have selected a top candidate. As applicants move on to next steps in the process, they will be asked to provide names and contact information (e-mail address, phone number, and mailing address) of at least three references.

Rima Okbazghi
okbazghi@wisc.edu
608-262-2810
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Admin Asst Dir (B)(AD053)

A12-WISCONSIN SCH OF BUSINESS/PHD & RESEARCH PROG OFFICE

Academic Staff-Renewable

315117-AS