Research Data & AI Solutions Specialist

🇺🇸 Chapel Hill, NC 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Data Science 🗓️ March 24th, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring a Research Data & AI Solutions Specialist. This role supports faculty, research staff, and graduate students by transforming research questions and workflows into scalable data and AI technologies, emphasizing co-design, prototyping, and usability to enhance research productivity and innovation within the School of Data Science and Society.

Highlights

Develop and scale research software tools, analytical pipelines, automation scripts, dashboards, and AI-enabled assistants.
Collaborate directly with faculty, research staff, and graduate students in the design and prototyping of research technologies.
Emphasize user-centered and iterative design to ensure usability and sustained adoption of solutions.
Support tool development to improve grant applications and the execution of research projects.
Required software and technical knowledge include research software support, analytics platforms, data pipelines, and AI tools.
Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Science, Business Analytics, Business Administration, Economics, Public Health, or related field is required.
Preferred experience includes applied research technology projects, participatory design methods, pilot project coordination, and research data governance awareness.
Position is full-time permanent, within the School of Data Science and Society at UNC-Chapel Hill, offering a comprehensive benefits package.
Salary is commensurate with experience, with a proposed start date of July 1, 2026.
The role supports SDSS faculty research programs and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration for data science innovation.