Visiting Research Scholar, School of Education

Gonzaga • Spokane, WA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Gonzaga University’s School of Education invites applications for a short-term, non-tenure-track Visiting Research Scholar in the Teacher Education Department. The appointment runs from January 2, 2027, through August 15, 2027, and is on campus in Spokane, Washington. The Scholar will support research and programming for the Gates Foundation–funded “AI for Instruction Fellowship,” which provides outreach and professional development to K–12 educators on the intentional and ethical use of AI. The Scholar will also lead or contribute to a focal project aligned with their expertise in multilingual learner education, adolescent development and AI, or special education.

Focal work may examine how AI can support asset-based instruction for multilingual learners; contribute to research on adolescent AI literacy, adolescent development, and youth participatory action research; or help design a next-generation Individualized Education Program framework that uses AI selectively to reduce administrative burden while supporting student agency, self-determination, and meaningful family participation. Across these areas, the work emphasizes AI as support for professional judgment and human collaboration, with attention to accuracy, bias, privacy, and legal compliance.

The Scholar will collaborate with faculty, develop research-informed educational resources or other project deliverables, and share findings with educators, families, and scholarly audiences. Applicants may be advanced doctoral candidates nearing completion, recent Ph.D. graduates, or established scholars whose work aligns with the School of Education’s mission and priorities. The position is grounded in Gonzaga’s Jesuit, Catholic, and humanistic mission and its commitment to equity, dignity, and service.

Requirements

• Be an advanced doctoral candidate, recent Ph.D. graduate, or established scholar.
• Have a background in AI and/or educational technology.
• Have expertise in one or more focal areas: multilingual learner education; adolescent development and AI; or special education.
• Hold a master’s degree.
• Ability to work on site in a typical office setting and participate in in-person meetings five days per week.
• Submit a curriculum vitae, a 2–3 page research statement, a 1–2 page statement of educational innovation and interdisciplinary engagement, and a cover letter addressing interest, qualifications, and intended focal area(s).

Nice To Haves

• Ability to collaborate with faculty, staff, students, and partners across disciplines and sectors.
• Experience with educational research methods, such as qualitative, survey, or mixed methods, and supporting collaborative research or programming.
• Experience translating research into educational resources, workshops, or prototypes.

Responsibilities

• Assist with research and programming for the Gates Foundation “AI for Instruction Fellowship” and related K–12 AI literacy work.
• Identify and synthesize relevant research.
• Support data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Help design, facilitate, and evaluate professional learning for preservice and practicing teachers and school leaders, including AI Academy sessions, professional development workshops, school-leader convenings, and a spring showcase.
• Collaborate with faculty on a focal project in multilingual learner education, adolescent development and AI, or special education.
• Build a knowledge base of relevant research and develop an asset-oriented vision to guide AI applications in the focal area.
• Develop a deliverable product, such as a paper, framework, prototype, curriculum, website, or app, to disseminate recommendations; there is also the possibility of designing an original research project.
• Contribute to the intellectual life of the School of Education through collaboration with faculty.
• Share developments through seminars, workshops, presentations, and written products for educators, families, and scholarly audiences.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior