Part-Time AI Education Research Assistant – Actuarial Math

Penn State University; University Park (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Penn State University is seeking a part-time instructional research assistant to support an AI-enhanced teaching project for RM 412 in the Smeal College of Business. You will help develop AI learning agents and organize course materials under the supervision of Dr.

Nan Zhu. The role requires completing RM 412 or an equivalent upper-level actuarial mathematics course, with an interest in applying generative AI to education and actuarial contexts.

Qualifications

• Completed RM 412 or equivalent upper-level actuarial mathematics course.
• Familiarity with actuarial modeling and quantitative problem solving.
• Interest in generative AI applications for education.

Responsibilities

• Assist with development and testing of AI learning agents for RM 412.
• Prepare and organize course-specific reference materials for AI implementation.
• Develop benchmark cases and test AI-generated feedback for accuracy and consistency.
• Compare AI implementations across platforms (e.g., BoodleBox and ChatGPT Custom GPTs).
• Document testing results and recommend improvements to agent design and student feedback.

Skills

Actuarial modeling

Quantitative problem solving

Generative AI in education

Education

RM 412 or equivalent

Tools

BoodleBox

ChatGPT Custom GPTs

Job description

Penn State University is seeking a part-time instructional research assistant to support an AI-enhanced teaching project for RM 412 in the Smeal College of Business. You will help develop AI learning agents and organize course materials under the supervision of Dr.

Nan Zhu. The role requires completing RM 412 or an equivalent upper-level actuarial mathematics course, with an interest in applying generative AI to education and actuarial contexts.