Paid Summer Fellowships
How to Apply
Send your CV to career@airifoundation.org and include the position you are applying for in the email subject. No cover letter is needed.
For all positions, if you want to stand out, include one artifact that shows us something your CV does not:
- 1 A description of a real‑world task and an outline of how you would stress‑test an AI system on it (what prompts you'd use, what you'd look for, and how you'd decide the system is not safe or reliable enough). Keep it under 1 page.
- 2 A diagram of how you would redesign an everyday process of your choice using AI.
- 3 A 1‑page memo imagining a public institution deploying an AI system: lay out the strongest argument for deploying it and the strongest argument against, then state which side you come down on and what evidence would change your mind.
- 4 A small automation or workflow you built that saved real time for you or others (include 3–5 lines of context).
- 5 A short "reverse prompt‑engineering" exercise where you show us a bad AI output and explain the hidden assumptions that probably produced it.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Details
- Application Deadline: May 2, 2026
- 35 hours per week at $15 per hour
- Based in downtown Lethbridge, Alberta at 104-519, 7th Street S
- Open to Canadian citizens and permanent residents aged 15–30 who are legally entitled to work in Canada, per Canada Summer Jobs eligibility
People & Operations Fellow
1 positionDo you excel at making complex organizations look effortless from the outside? That is exactly what this role demands. We are looking for a detail-oriented person with strong written communication, sound judgment, and the capacity to hold multiple work streams at once — someone who will support our leadership and operations team, produce organizational communications and branded materials, and apply research instincts to the live business and community solutions that AIRI is currently developing.
What You'll Learn & Gain
- Project management in tech sector, executive assistance, consulting, and operations leadership.
- Direct mentorship from the AIRI team
- Hands-on experience with a Canadian tech and AI-focused non-profit
- A portfolio of SOPs and systems you personally designed.
- A professional reference letter, LinkedIn recommendation, and intern spotlight.
- 25+ hours of structured professional development
- Opportunity to keep working on different projects after the summer term
- Opportunity to build your AI/tech product in AIRI's facility, using our tools
You Will Thrive If You
- stay organized without being reminded.
- pick up new tools, contexts, and conversations quickly.
- enjoy researching markets and opportunities and know how to turn what you find into something actionable.
- are genuinely curious about AI and how organizations grow.
- care about doing things right without letting perfect become the enemy of done.
AI Solutions Fellows
2 positionsYou will work at the intersection of applied AI and community impact, building automations and solutions for businesses and partner organizations served through AIRI. Responsibilities include designing and deploying workflow automations, hands-on with large language models and generative AI tools to solve client problems, and contributing to the Foundation's community AI literacy programs.
The ideal candidates would have technical skill in artificial intelligence, strong problem-solving instincts, comfort moving between technical implementation and plain-language communication, and an attentiveness to the people on the other side of every system they build. Students and recent graduates in computer science, data science, engineering, cognitive science, education, communications, or related fields are encouraged to apply, and so is anyone who has built or deployed something real, regardless of how they got there.
What You'll Learn & Gain
- Production experience building AI automations and model-powered tools that real businesses deploy
- Direct mentorship from the AIRI team
- Exposure to how an AI-focused organization translates model capability into client and community value
- Access to our summer learning series covering AI ethics, model evaluation, and community-centred deployment
- A pathway into continued technical and program work with AIRI beyond the summer term
- 20+ hours of structured professional development
- Opportunity to build your AI/tech product in AIRI's facility, using our tools.
Partnership & Outreach Fellow
1 positionThe Community & Partnerships Fellow will support AIRI's external relationship ecosystem for the summer, identifying and activating partnerships with organizations, institutions, businesses, and community networks. You will develop and execute outreach strategies and co-design community engagement touchpoints for our various projects.
We are looking for someone who excels at making things happen across organizational lines, whether in student government, community organizing, campus media, the nonprofit sector, , or corporate business
What You'll Learn & Gain
- Build a partnership portfolio from zero to active
- Get in the room with funders, policymakers, executive directors, and community leaders who are shaping how AI gets governed and deployed in Canada
- Learn how organizations with client base and a community mandate makes strategic decisions and creates solutions
- 20+ hours of structured professional development in partnership strategy, stakeholder communications, and nonprofit leadership
- A pathway into continued strategic and program work with AIRI beyond the summer
- A written reference and LinkedIn endorsement
- Opportunity to build your AI/tech product in AIRI's facility, using our tools
Growth Strategy Fellow
1 positionYou will support AIRI's revenue growth by working across grants and institutional funding and business development for AI solutions.
Core Functions
- Map, identify, and track grant and funding opportunities that fit AIRI's mission.
- Turn program ideas into clear proposals, including narratives, basic budgets, and supporting materials.
- Maintain a live, prioritized list of organizations that could use AIRI's AI solutions, and keep that list moving.
- Join outreach and pitch calls, take useful notes, and help move conversations from "interesting" to concrete next steps.
- Contribute to live founder‑led ventures and help maintain a simple, accurate pipeline for both funders and clients.
What You'll Learn & Gain
- Produce multiple quality grant proposals
- Contribute meaningfully to multiple signed client engagements
- Deliver a concise growth plan (funding + client pipeline) for the next 6–12 months
- Direct collaboration with the Executive Director and senior team.
- Regular participation in external meetings with funders and prospective clients
- Ongoing feedback on writing and pipeline management
- 25+ hours of structured professional development
- Opportunity to build your AI/tech product in AIRI's facility, using our tools
Ideal Profile
- You write clearly under pressure and do not need three rounds of feedback to get there
- Your writing makes decisions easy for the person reading it
- You have moved something from idea to outcome
- You have some experience with grant writing (formal or informal)
- You are comfortable with quantitative reasoning
- You are genuinely interested in AI and how organizations grow