Title: Virtual Special Education Teacher Location: Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oklahoma Job Description: The Virtual Preparatory Academy of Oklahoma is a K-12 tuition-free online public school in the state of Oklahoma. At VPA Oklahoma, we empower students to be their best by enabling them to learn in ways that are right for them – using innovative technology at home, at their proper level, and at their own pace. We are seeking teachers who are excited to create a rigorous and nurturing classroom environment that prioritizes student learning and social-emotional development. ACCEL Schools uses a cutting-edge 21st-century curriculum, which can be accessed online and through a variety of traditional methods. Please note – while this is an online school position and all instruction occurs virtually, travel and face to face attendance will be required several times per year to support in person state testing and student events. The Virtual Special Education Teacher supports the educational and behavioral goals of all students with a focus on students with an Individualized Education Program. Eligibility: Open to residents of Oklahoma About the Opportunity - Assist with the implementation of the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for each student served - Write IEPs in a timely manner - Participate in the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) - Maintain all student records and files according to federal, state and local mandates. - Complete all necessary paperwork within timelines to be compliant, - Complete progress reports as required - Complete all components of all paperwork - Work 1:1, in small groups or in whole class sessions with students - Administer Transition Assessments - Write lessons plans to accommodate goals in the student’s IEP - Teach all subjects following the school’s course of study or as assigned - Schedule and participate in IEP and other meetings for students with disabilities - Prepare and administer all standardized tests, benchmark assessments and evaluation assessments as directed - Work with the teaching staff to improve standardized and proficiency testing results - Maintain confidentiality concerning all student information and any professional matters - Keep accurate records on each student such as grade books and progress reports, lesson plans, attendance records, and behavior/discipline records - Collaborate with parents, teachers, psychologists, parents, Administrator, and professionals outside of school - Work with Related Services to keep evaluations current, updated every three years - Provide resources for classroom teachers for areas of disability - Attend, participate in and/or chaperone school activities such as faculty meetings (before or after school hours), open houses, commencement exercises, student activities - Attend professional developments as assigned - Other duties as assigned About You - Masters’ Degree Preferred - Required three years of teaching experience, at least 2 of which are in special education - Current Oklahoma certification/licensure in appropriate area - Strong content knowledge in one or more content areas - Familiarity with state proficiency testing state teaching standards - Understanding of and/or willingness to learn the MTSS process - Prior experience working with a diverse student body - Excellent written and verbal communication skills that reflect professionalism and tact at all times - Genuine care for children and a passion for teaching - Proficiency in computer applications, including Google Docs, MS Office Suite, e-mail, and internet applications - Prior experience with software and databases used to maintain Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) compliance including Power School Special Programs - Ability to learn new technologies and acquire new skills through independent study, professional training, and from more senior team members - Strong ability to gather, analyze, and interpret student data to make sound educational decisions - Ability to handle confidential information responsibly and exhibit sound judgment while maintaining that confidentiality - Ability to and willingness to work occasional evenings - Valid driver’s license and ability to perform occasional local and in-state travel - Ability to pass federal, state and local background checks - Knowledge of co-teaching models and the ability to co-teach About Us “We believe that every child should be able to be anything they want in life, regardless of their birthplace and circumstances.” – Ron Packard, CEO & Founder ACCEL Schools is a network of 80+ high-performing, public charter schools serving PK-12 students. We proudly advocate for school choice and work to address educational inequities throughout the United States. Our schools are inclusive and widely differ to reflect the unique values of the many urban, suburban, and rural communities we serve. Our brick-and-mortar, virtual, and hybrid schools specialize in closing educational gaps and offer innovative models such as career-technical education, sports training, bilingual programming, and more. We have been recognized and praised by legislators, authorizers, and researchers for providing exceptional education options to students in historically under-resourced communities. We offer the following benefits: Life benefits – time & peace of mind - Paid time off - Retirement contributions - Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance - Voluntary life insurance (employee, spouse, child) - Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations Health benefits – stay well & thrive - Medical, dental, and vision insurance - Employee Assistance Program - Voluntary short-term disability insurance - Voluntary long-term disability insurance Career benefits – keep growing - Career advancement opportunities throughout Pansophic Learning and our strong network of 4,000+ instructors and education professionals EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY It is our policy to abide by all federal, state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination based solely on a person’s race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status, veteran status (including protected veterans), marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, familial status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other protected status except where a reasonable, bona fide occupational qualification exists.

Visiting Scholar Location: Pittsburgh, PA,  United States Part Time Job Description: Job Description - Visiting Scholar (26000490) Visiting Scholar Med-Plastic Surgery - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (26000490) The Department of Plastic Surgery is hiring a part-time Visiting Scholar to work as part of a larger team on a Department of Defense funded clinical trial, which is centered on assessing composite adipose skin transplantation. This position is a short-term position in which the ideal Candidate will develop advanced skills in clinical research methodology. Main objectives of this position are to learn how to organize and manage de-identified datasets, perform descriptive and comparative analyses, and contribute to the synthesis and dissemination of research findings through manuscript preparation and presentation. This experience will strengthen the Candidate's overall competency in clinical investigation and quantitative reasoning. Additionally, participation in this clinical trials research along with manuscript development will help foster skills in data interpretation, scientific communication and collaborative investigation. This study assesses the success of adipose skin transplantation, and the ideal Candidate will be working within a larger team to extract data from the study and complete a comprehensive systematic summary of the study. The minimum education requirement for this position is a DO.  The University of Pittsburgh is an equal opportunity employer / disability / veteran. Assignment Category: Part-time regular Campus: Pittsburgh Child Protection Clearances: Not Applicable Required Attachments: Curriculum Vitae

• Collaborate with a best-in-class research team to deliver insights that impact business strategies. • Work with internal and cross-functional partners to identify opportunities to drive research efficiencies and business impact. • Lead and collaborate on building innovative AI-powered methods, including leveraging third-party and in-house tools/infrastructure to build AI-orchestrated pipelines customized for insights-driven analyses. • Analyze large scale structured and unstructured data from internal sources (e.g., guest searches and reviews), primary research (e.g., interviews conducted globally at scale), and external sources (e.g., social media or chatbot conversations). • Combine NLP with advanced data analysis and statistical modeling to uncover relationships, test hypotheses and extract new insights. • Augment the team’s already advanced use of AI as a complement to, and catalyst for, human insights and expertise. • Manage the team’s program for identifying third-party AI tools that add value and extend our capabilities. • Learn from, and share with, the Airbnb technical community.

Description Sprout Social is looking for an Applied AI/ML Scientist to join its AI Business Unit. Why join Sprout Social’s Data Science and AI team? Sprout Social empowers businesses worldwide to harness the immense power and opportunity of social media in today’s digital-first world. Processing over one billion social messages daily, our platform serves up essential insights and actionable information to over 30,000 brands, informing strategic decisions that drive business growth and innovation, and fostering deeper, authentic connections to their end customers. Our full suite of social media management solutions includes comprehensive publishing and engagement functionality, customer care solutions, influencer marketing, connected workflows, and business intelligence. We're actively working to intuitively weave AI throughout our products as well as applying them internally to drive our business’s growth trajectory. What you’ll do - Design, develop, and deploy customer-centric features that leverage data science, machine learning (ML) and generative AI technologies. - Contribute to tangible, quantifiable, and measurable impact on Sprout Social’s highest priority AI initiatives, directly benefiting our customers and driving key business outcomes. - Develop robust frameworks for evaluation and measurement of AI features to increase speed, improve quality, and provide demonstrable ROI of product enhancements. - Collaborate closely with product management, design, and software engineering partners to deliver high quality AI solutions quickly and confidently. - Effectively communicate AI capabilities, limitations, and product implications, ensuring alignment between technical possibilities, customer needs, and product vision. What you’ll bring We’re looking for an experienced and highly technical AI/ML scientist who embraces challenges, practices a growth mindset, and is eager to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders to provide data-driven solutions to business leaders and to Sprout Social’s customers. If you excel at experimenting with and implementing AI/ML techniques, continuously improving capabilities, and driving innovation with a clear focus on customer value, we’d love to talk with you! The minimum qualifications for this role include: - A track record of supporting customer-centric development of AI/ML solutions that resulted in quantifiable business impact. - 2+ years of applied experience in AI/ML and data science, working with technical and non-technical stakeholders to drive impactful solutions. - 2+ years of experience developing models in Python using ML frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow, XGBoost, LGBM, NumPy, pandas) and strong proficiency in SQL and RESTful APIs for querying, transforming, and analyzing large datasets to drive product vision. - Expertise in analytical, statistical, and AI/ML methods, with a focus on shipping solutions that drive significant product improvement, resolve customer pain points, and demonstrably enhance user experiences. - Experience building with transformer architectures and leveraging embeddings. Preferred qualifications for this role include experience: - Rapidly prototyping with new, cutting-edge AI/ML technologies to explore their applicability and potential for business impact. - Designing and executing A/B testing frameworks and other rigorous experimentation techniques to measure impact. - Developing deep learning & NLP models. - Developing large language model driven features, including evaluating, fine-tuning, optimizing performance, and prompt-engineering to enhance customer journeys. - Creating APIs and leveraging services across platforms such as AWS, Azure, GCP, OpenAI, and Anthropic. - Enforcing AI/ML model security, bias mitigation, and ethical AI/ML frameworks. How you’ll grow Within 1 month, you’ll plant your roots, including: - Complete Sprout’s New Hire training program alongside other new Sprout team members. - Meet and learn from assigned onboarding resources. - Become familiar with our existing features, available data, and best practices. - Begin meeting with various stakeholders to understand existing problem spaces and customer needs. - Work with your manager to define the first project you’ll make an impact with. Within 3 months, you’ll start hitting your stride by: - Delivering your first AI/ML related feature(s) or process improvement(s). - Continue learning about Sprout’s products, customers, and business structure to suggest new features that will increase customer value delivery. Within 6 months, you’ll be making a clear impact through: - Demonstrating technical ownership of an AI/ML initiative. - Contributing to our longer-term roadmap of AI at Sprout. Within 12 months, you’ll make this role your own by: - Continuing to develop impactful AI/ML solutions. - Identifying new opportunities for AI/ML capabilities. - Continuing to build relationships with business unit product managers, designers, and engineers. - Contributing to elevating the technical excellence of the team and AI/ML best practices at Sprout. - Expanding your skills by learning from the team and staying current with industry trends and state of the art research. - Surprise us! Use your unique ideas and abilities to change your team in beneficial ways that we haven’t even considered yet. Of course what is outlined above is the ideal timeline, but things may shift based on business needs and other projects and tasks could be added at the discretion of your manager. Our expectations for AI collaboration during our interview process - Application Materials (Resume, Cover Letter): - Candidates are permitted to use AI to refine your self-drafted content (e.g., clarify language, quantify impact). - Take-Home Assessments: - Do not use AI, unless the instructions explicitly permit it (e.g., "You may use Generative AI for this coding challenge"). - Interview Preparation: - Candidates are permitted to use AI for research (Sprout Social’s work, culture) and to practice answering questions. - Live Interviews: - AI Assistance is not permitted during any of the live conversations. - Guiding Principles: - Be Yourself: Use AI to refine your authentic ideas and experience, not to replace them. - Be Transparent: Follow these guidelines and use AI in this hiring process transparently. Our Benefits Program We’re proud to regularly be recognized for our team, product, and culture. We invest in our team with a comprehensive, competitive benefits program: - 100% Employer-Paid Health Benefits: We cover 100% of the premiums for you and your eligible dependents, including comprehensive medical, dental (basic & major), vision, life insurance, and disability. - Generous Paid Time Off: 25 days of vacation annually, plus 5 paid sick days, all public holidays, and additional company-wide Rest & Recharge days. - Premium Mental Health Support: Full, free access to Modern Health for you and your dependents, including coaching, therapy sessions, and digital wellness resources. - Annual Lifestyle Stipend: A $950 CAD annual Lifestyle Spending Account to spend on your physical, mental, and financial well-being. - Remote Work Support: A one-time $550 USD (equivalent) stipend to set up your home office, plus a monthly $50 USD (equivalent) stipend for internet. - Personalized Financial Wellness: No-cost, confidential access to financial experts through Your Money Line to support your personal financial goals. - Family & Care Support: Access to subsidized child and eldercare options through Care.com. - Charitable Giving: A company match for your donations to eligible organizations. *This list is for informational purposes only. Benefit offerings are discretionary and subject to change and do not constitute a contract or guarantee of benefits. Individual base pay is based on various factors, including work location, relevant experience and skills, the responsibility of the role, and job duties/requirements. The base pay range for this role is $116,000 (min) - $159,500 (max) CAD annually. The listed ranges represent earning potential in this position. These ranges were determined by a market-based compensation approach; we used data from trusted third-party compensation sources to set equitable, consistent, and competitive ranges. We also evaluate compensation bi-annually, identify any changes in the market and make adjustments to our ranges and existing employee compensation as needed. Base pay is only one element of an employee's total compensation at Sprout. Every Sprout team member has an opportunity to receive restricted stock units (RSUs) under Sprout’s equity plan. We have outlined the various components to an employee’s full compensation package here to help you to understand our total rewards package. Candidates for this remote work opportunity must be based in either Alberta, British Columbia or Ontario. If you are based in another location within Canada, we aren’t able to hire in your location at this time. Sprout Social Inc. and its subsidiaries process personal data submitted through your application to assess your qualifications for employment and to inform our hiring decision and, where applicable, for required governmental reporting. For more information, please review Sprout's Global Applicant Privacy Notice.