Program Facilitator in RAG and Context Engineering for MIT xPRO. in Northampton

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Information about the Learning Facilitator role: Emeritus is seeking a Program Facilitator in RAG and Context Engineering: Designing and Building Production-Grade AI Systems for MIT xPRO. The Program Facilitator should function as both a technical subject matter expert (SME) and a learning support partner capable of helping learners apply complex concepts in practice, through the 8-week online program. The facilitator must have industry experience and demonstrated knowledge of the course subject area; they will guide learners through complex topics, requiring significantly more than general familiarity with AI tools. The Facilitator should have hands-on experience building or working with retrieval-aware AI systems and enough practical depth to support live labs, troubleshoot learner challenges, and guide architectural reasoning throughout the program. This is a great role for someone who wants work flexibility and the chance to diversify their resume with consultancy and teaching experience. This is an independent contractor position in a remote setting.

Key Responsibilities of the Program Facilitator include but are not limited to:

• Facilitate weekly office hours and moderate required discussion boards.
• Facilitate lab sessions weekly.
• Moderate and guide learner engagement during faculty live sessions.
• Support learners in synthesizing live session content delivered by the faculty (e.g., AI tools in cybercrime, GRC frameworks, deepfake detection).
• Assist with capstone assignment challenges.
• Collaborate with academic delivery managers to improve engagement and comprehension.
• Monitor learner progress and provide support or escalation as needed.

Qualifications for the role:

• 10+ years of extensive work experience as an Applied AI Consultant, Solutions Architect, Developer Educator, Technical Product Manager, Search/Retrieval Engineer or AI/ML Bootcamp Instructor.
• A bachelor’s degree is required; plus, a master’s degree is preferred in one of the following fields: engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning or any related fields.
• Hands-on experience building or experimenting with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems.
• Experience working with LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, Gemini).
• Experience implementing or testing AI-powered applications.
• Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, semantic search, and retrieval workflows.
• Experience evaluating LLM outputs and diagnosing system failures.
• Experience supporting technical learners in applied or project-based environments.
• Solid experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) how they work conceptually, limitations, prompt engineering strategies, context windows and tokenization and trade-offs across different model providers.
• Solid experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), RAG architecture, retrieval pipelines, chunking strategies, embeddings, vector search, hybrid retrieval, reranking and retrieval quality trade-offs.
• Solid experience with Evaluation and System Diagnosis, evaluation frameworks, benchmarking approaches, qualitative and quantitative evaluation, retrieval metrics, output quality assessment, failure analysis, and iterative system improvement.
• Solid experience with Agentic and Tool-Based Systems, AI agents, orchestration concepts, tool calling, memory systems, retrieval-aware agents, and multi-step workflows.
• Strong knowledge with APIs and Technical Workflow Support, API-based workflows, Python notebooks/scripts, environment setup, debugging common technical issues, JSON structures, and reading technical documentation.
• Experience supporting executive or mid-career professionals in continuing education is highly preferred.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills with an ability to listen effectively, respond appropriately, and maintain a mutual comfort level while working with a diverse population.
• Ability to translate technical content into actionable insights.
• Empathetic and learner-centered approach.
• Comfortable in an online environment, navigating LMS platforms (Canvas), Zoom, Slack, or similar environments.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills to manage weekly cycles of engagement and support.

Program Description and Context:

The RAG and Context Engineering: Designing and Building Production-Grade AI Systems program from MIT xPRO is an eight-week learning journey that equips participants to design, evaluate, and deploy retrieval-aware large language model (LLM) systems that perform reliably in real-world environments. In eight weeks, this program will provide participants with expertise in evaluation discipline, system auditing, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) design, and the core principles that determine whether LLM systems succeed or fail in production.

Duration: 8 weeks (estimated learner commitment: 4–5 hours/week).

Structure: Blend of asynchronous Canvas activities and live Zoom sessions.

Target Audience: Mid- to senior-level professionals and technical leaders seeking to build end-to-end RAG and LLM systems.

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