Pool: Finance Student Assistant

University of Kansas•Lawrence, KS

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The AI Program Intern joins the Entrepreneurship Program team to help design and launch a new kind of student pitch competition — one built around an AI platform that guides students as they develop their ideas, build out a product, and craft a final pitch. Working directly with the supervisor, they’ll help define how the competition works, what tools power it, and how students are evaluated — not only on the pitch itself, but on the product they create and the process they follow to get there. They will also support the AI Integration Studio, an MBA course on applied AI, helping shape the curriculum, run activities in class, and build the tutorials and demo materials students rely on. This is a build-it-together role: much of what the program becomes is still to be shaped, and shaping it is the point. If you’re curious about the intersection of entrepreneurship, education, and applied AI — and you want hands-on experience designing a program and a course from a blank page — this is a great launchpad. Throughout their employment, student employees will maintain and manifest positive actions that align with and support the Code of Conduct for the School of Business.

Requirements

Currently enrolled KU student in good academic standing.
Strong interest in entrepreneurship and in applied/generative AI tools.
Comfort with ambiguity and iterative, build-as-you-go problem-solving.
Strong organizational and communication skills.
Hands-on experience using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, or similar) to build or create something.
Interest in program design, product design, or education.
Able to manage multiple projects independently.
Proficient in Outlook and Excel.
Student must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours during the semester term of the appointment.
For summer periods, the student must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester.
Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students.

Responsibilities

Design the format, rules, and judging criteria for a new AI-integrated pitch competition.
Define how students are evaluated on their final pitch, the product they build, and the process they follow.
Translate a rough concept into a concrete, runnable program.
Research, evaluate, and test AI tools and platforms that can guide students through ideation, development, and pitch creation.
Help prototype and build out the platform experience alongside the supervisor.
Document what works, capture feedback, and iterate on the tooling.
Help the supervisor design and refine curriculum for the AI Integration Studio MBA course, including session plans, assignments, and in-class exercises.
Support course administration, such as preparing materials ahead of class, setting up tools and accounts, and helping students during in-class work sessions.
Build supporting materials the course needs, including demo videos, written tutorials, and step-by-step guides for the AI tools students use.
Complete structured mid-term and final self-assessments reflecting on growth and career direction.
Meet regularly with the supervisor for mentorship and career exploration conversations.