Part Time - Autonomous AI Agents - Subject Matter Expert

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Subject Matter Expert- Penn State Great Valley, School of Graduate and Professional Studies

A-I 850 / DAAN 850

Autonomous AI Agents (Graduate Level) Penn State Great Valley, located in Malvern PA, is seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the development of an 800-level graduate course focused on autonomous AI agents and LLM-based systems. The course emphasizes applied design, enterprise integration, multi-agent architectures, prompt engineering, planning and reasoning systems, tool invocation, and responsible deployment of AI agents in real-world contexts. The SME will be partnered with an Instructional Designer Job Duties Develop and review advanced technical content across 15 course modules. Contribute real-world case studies, lab concepts, and applied assignments. Advise on agent architectures, orchestration frameworks, and enterprise deployment practices. Support development of a capstone group project involving a deployable AI agent system. Collaborate with instructional design and faculty teams. Requirements and Qualifications Skillset in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, or related field. Demonstrated expertise in LLM-based systems, prompt engineering, RAG, and multi-agent architectures. Experience deploying AI systems in enterprise or research environments. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly. Preferred Qualifications Experience teaching or mentoring graduate students. Knowledge of AI governance, compliance, and production-scale deployment. Familiarity with agent orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI). This is a project-based engagement supporting development of a high-impact graduate course preparing students to design and deploy autonomous AI systems in professional environments.

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