Part-time Instructor in Responsible AI (English)
Last updated: November 8, 2024, 3:22 p.m.
Course Title: Responsible AI
Course Code: CEAI 1002
Date posted: 2024-11-07
Application deadline: 2024-11-29
Format: Online (30 hours)
Language of instruction: English
Schedule
Term: Winter 2025
Term dates: January 16, 2025– March 20, 2025
Day: Thursdays
Time of day: 18:00 – 21:00
Position description
The Centre for Continuing Education at Concordia University provides part-time employment to a range of subject-matter experts to teach in short-target courses and programs. Teaching tasks include the preparation of course and course plan, delivery of course, evaluating student performance and grading student work and grade submission. Instructors attend departmental meetings and attend professional development training activities related to the program.
Course description and learning outcomes
In this course, students will be learning to understand the negative effects AI can have on society in the form of unfair outcomes, privacy intrusions, and more. Therefore, it’s imperative that students understand how to deploy AI systems that are ethical, safe and inclusive.
This course will teach students how to identify ethical issues in AI systems, create and execute roadmaps, and engage with relevant multidisciplinary stakeholders to address those issues. Our action-oriented approach is designed to offer students practical advice and the confidence to implement ethical and responsible changes to their AI systems.
To help develop students’ skills in responsible AI, this course reference publicly discussed cases involving unethical behaviour. It also touches on AI systems students are likely to interact with every day where ethical issues exist. In addition to learning the basics of responsible AI, this course will help students become a more informed citizen in an AI-driven world by working on real deliverables.
By the end of this course, the students will be able to:
- Identify potential ethical issues that might arise in the design, development, and deployment of AI systems
- Create roadmaps to minimize negative societal impacts and maximize humane outcomes from AI systems
- Assemble the most relevant internal and external stakeholders to address potential ethical issues
- Engage a team of multidisciplinary domain experts to gather feedback on ethical issues
- Execute ethical issues addressal roadmap while meeting business and functional requirements of the project
Qualifications and assets
- Education: BS/MS Major: Computer Science or equivalent with a preference given to specialization in AI
- Industry experience: 5+ years relevant work experience in assessing AI systems for ethical concerns, managing multidisciplinary team (social sciences and technical backgrounds) to deliver engineering and organizational solutions for ethical concerns
- Teaching experience: 3+ years of experience delivering training material, workshops, lectures, or classroom teaching
- Experience: Hands-on knowledge of applied ethics, machine learning, deep learning, and systems engineering
How to apply
Applications should be addressed to the Centre for Continuing Education, Ms. Saskia van Es (saskia.vanes@concordia.ca) and must include a cover letter clearly identifying the course title and a detailed curriculum vitae. Electronic applications should be submitted by the deadline but will continue to be reviewed until course has been filled. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
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Concordia University is located on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters on which we gather today. Tiohtià:ke/Montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the Montreal community.
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