Join Our Team.
We're a nonprofit in the North Carolina Triangle teaching people to use AI without being used by it. If that sounds like the right problem to work on, we'd love to meet you.
Why Work Here
What people actually like about working here.
Mission-Driven Work
The people you help train use AI differently afterward. You'll see that happen up close, week after week.
Rooted in NC
We're building this in our own backyard, across the North Carolina Triangle. You'll meet the people we teach.
Small Team, Big Impact
You'll shape how programs run, not just execute them. At this size there's nobody between your idea and the decision.
Stay Ahead of AI
You'll be immersed in AI education every day, staying sharper and more informed than almost anyone else in your field.
We're Hiring
Current openings at the Center for Practical AI.
Operations Coordinator
Keep CPAI's operations running — contracts out the door, grant deadlines met, the learning platform administered — so program time goes to delivery.
How We Hire
No ghosting and no unpaid take-home projects. Here's the whole process, start to finish.
You apply
10 minutesThe form on the role page. A résumé, plus a short note about why this work interests you. No cover letter gymnastics required.
We read everything
RollingWe review applications on a rolling basis, so there's no closing date to wait for. Every application is read by a person, and you'll get a real answer either way.
Introductory call
15 minutesFifteen minutes on your background and the role as it actually is. Enough to tell whether it's worth both our time to keep going.
Second interview
30 minutesA longer conversation about how you actually work and what the first 90 days would really look like. We don't ask for spec work.
Offer
About a weekA written offer. The rate and schedule will be the ones you already saw posted.
How We Treat Applicants
We teach people to use AI well. That has to include how we hire.
Pay transparency
We post a pay range on every role. You'll never have to guess whether a conversation is worth your time, and we won't ask what you earned before.
No AI screening
We do not use AI or any automated system to screen, rank, score, or reject applicants. Every application is read by a person. We teach people to use AI well, which includes knowing where not to use it.
Equal opportunity
The Center for Practical AI is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We are a small organization actively trying to build a team that does not all think alike.
Accommodations
Need an accommodation to apply or to interview? For a disability, a religious observance, anything at all — email us and we'll arrange it. Asking will never count against you, and we don't keep accommodation requests as part of your application. jobs@cp-ai.org
Your data
Applications are stored in our applicant tracking system, seen only by the people involved in the hire, and deleted one year after the hiring decision. Details in our privacy policy.
Consider volunteering or partnering instead.
There are more ways to contribute to CPAI's mission than a full-time role.