Position Introduction:

The Dodge Family College of Arts & Sciences (DFCAS) seeks two OU undergraduates to serve as AI Interns for the 2026-2027 academic year. The role brings humanities students into the college’s AI strategy work. Interns assist Jeremy Hessman (DFCAS IT Strategist) and work as a research team. Interns will build practical skills in five major domains: applied research, stakeholder communication, AI tool evaluation, content development, and event coordination. Interns work as a team, so they will also gain hands-on experience in team-based planning and production. While being a Humanities student isn’t a requirement, we do ask that you be part of the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences.

Applied Research

Help design, deploy, and analyze the college-wide DFCAS AI survey. The survey captures how faculty, staff, and students are using AI today, what tools they rely on, what concerns they have, and where the gaps are. Interns translate the responses into a written report that informs college-level decisions.

Stakeholder Communication

Practice clear communication with faculty, department chairs, administrators, and student groups. Conduct interviews, draft summaries, and translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.

AI Tool Evaluation

Research and vet AI tools for use across DFCAS disciplines. Write plain-language guides and build a curated prompt library organized by discipline and use case.

Content Development

Build and maintain the DFCAS AI resource hub. The hub is a SharePoint site that houses vetted tools, prompt templates, faculty guides, policy documents, and training materials.

Event Coordination

Support working group meetings, faculty workshops, listening sessions, and an AI Day event. Prepare agendas, capture notes, track action items, and coordinate with department liaisons.

In addition, interns will gain hands-on experience with several software tools common in the non-profit, public, and private sectors, including Microsoft Forms, SharePoint, Power BI, Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Outlook, and Teams.

Skills We’re Looking For

Close reading, source evaluation, ethical reasoning, qualitative research, and good writing. The technical pieces are teachable on the job. The interpretive skills are harder to teach, so we look for students who already bring them.

Skills You’ll Develop

Project management, survey design, basic data analysis, stakeholder communication, technical fluency with AI tools and the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, and the experience of carrying a project from open question to delivered product inside a working organization.

Internship Details

• Internships span 15 weeks per semester, with the option to continue across both fall and spring
• Internships pay $15/hr for up to 10 hours/week (150 hours per semester, the equivalent of a 3-credit-hour course load under DFCAS guidelines)
• Internships can be taken simultaneously for credit with appropriate academic scaffolding. Students who wish to pursue this option should contact their department chair as early as possible.
• Open to any full-time OU DFCAS student, with hiring preference for majors in the arts, humanities, or interpretive social sciences
• Includes exposure to national conversations on digital equity and AI in higher education

AI Internships are useful preparation for any student considering a career in higher education, the non-profit sector, or any field where AI literacy and clear writing will matter. The work produces deliverables that go to college leadership.

Contact Jeremy Hessman (hessman@ou.edu) with questions about the internship opportunity.

Apply Here: jobs.ou.edu (Student Jobs, on campus). Job # [TBD] “AI Intern (DFCAS).”