Course Assistant - AI-First Software Engineering

stevens; Hoboken (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Stevens Institute of Technology is seeking a part-time, hourly WebCampus Student Worker in Hoboken. The role requires a Bachelor's degree and involves grading, exam administration, and campus-wide support tasks, including Zoom co-hosting and handling student inquiries.

Applicants should have strong written and oral communication skills and experience with AI-enabled software concepts. The position is non-exempt and paid hourly with a range of $18 to $30 per hour.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required as stated in the posting.
• Experience with AI-enabled software design patterns is preferred.
• Ability to work with cloud-native deployment patterns.
• Familiarity with multi-agent systems and API design.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Grading student papers and examinations.
• Administering exams as needed.
• Attending class lectures and office hours, as Zoom co-host as needed.
• Forwarding complex student inquiries to the instructor.
• Responding to routine student inquiries about materials or instructions.
• Writing weekly summaries of student inquiries.
• Logging content updates and other admin tasks.

Skills

AI-first design patterns

Prompting & grounding

Agentic workflow design

Tool & function calling

Multi-agent systems

API design

GCP deployment patterns

Cloud Run & containers

CI/CD & artifact management

Testing AI-enabled software

Observability & monitoring

Responsible AI & security

Education

Bachelor's degree required

Tools

CI/CD Tools

Git & version control

CI/CD

Job description

Non-Exempt (Hourly)

Bachelors Degree required. This is a part-time hourly position.

Skills

• AI-first software design patterns
• Prompting, grounding, and RAG
• Agentic workflow design
• Tool and function calling and orchestration logic
• Multi-agent systems, MCP, and A2A
• API design for AI-enabled applications
• GCP-based deployment patterns
• Cloud Run, containers, CI/CD, and artifact management
• Testing and evaluation of AI-enabled software
• Observability, logging, and monitoring
• Responsible AI, security, and operational guardrails

Responsibilities

• Grading student papers and examinations.
• Administering exams as needed.
• Attending class lectures and office hours, functioning as a Zoom co-host as needed (for example: in heavily attended sessions, managing the Chat area while the instructor is talking).
• Forwarding the instructor any complex student inquiries (for example: in-depth questions about core content or assignments).
• Responding to routine student inquires (for example: simple questions about course materials or assignment instructions).
• Writing weekly summaries of student inquiries (typically no more than ½ - to 1 page).
• Logging instances where course content needs to be updated (for example, missing or broken links, slides with typos, etc.).
• Other administrative tasks as assigned.

Course Assistants may not perform teaching duties. This is not a Teaching Assistant (TA) position.

Applicants must have excellent written, and oral communication skills. Experience dealing with corporate clients a plus.

Department

WebCampus Student Workers

Compensation Range

In compliance with the New Jersey Wage Transparency Act, the hourly base range for this position is $18-$30 depending on experience. This range represents the University's good faith estimate of possible compensation at the time of posting. Stevens Institute of Technology determines compensation based on factors including the position's scope and responsibilities, the candidate's experience, education, skills, internal equity, market data, and organizational considerations. The final salary will be set considering departmental budget, qualifications, and relevant credentials. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes additional forms of compensation, such as incentives, stipends, or other applicable pay components. For a full overview of our benefits offerings, please refer to the Stevens Institute of Technology Benefits Guidebook, available at: Benefits Guidebook

Stevens Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Accordingly, Stevens adheres to an employment policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against candidates or employees based on legally impermissible factor(s) including, but not necessarily limited to, race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, nationality, citizenship status, age, ancestry, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information, pregnancy or pregnancy-related medical conditions, disability, or any protected military or veteran status.

Stevens is building a diverse faculty, staff, and student body and strongly encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. Stevens is a federal contractor under the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as well as other federal statutes. Stevens seeks candidates who will contribute to a welcoming and inclusive environment for all students, faculty and staff.