Generative AI Research and Evaluation Fellow (Grant Funded)

Job description

Overview The City of Boston is expanding access to Generative AI tools and training for City employees. The Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) is seeking a part-time Generative AI Research and Evaluation Fellow to support this initiative by providing research support and assisting with training sessions for City employees. This part-time fellowship is structured like an applied research assistantship. The Fellow will support the design of evaluations, survey-based measurement, recurring adoption reporting, and analytic write-ups used by program leadership. The Fellow will work closely with the Director of Research and Evaluation and other stakeholders to support the rollout and training efforts. Responsibilities: - Support survey design, operations, and data management. - Write and maintain SQL queries; clean, validate, document, and join data from multiple sources using R for adoption tracking and evaluation. - Produce analytic outputs for internal decision-making, including tables, charts, summary metrics, and appendix-style materials. - Support evaluation methodology and internal communications by drafting memos, documentation, and participating in regular check-ins...