Second, the Scholar will lead or contribute to a focal project matched to their interests and expertise in one of three areas: Multilingual learner education – examining how AI can support asset-based instruction for multilingual learners, including language and content learning, translanguaging, and family–school communication, with attention to linguistic bias, equitable access, and the preparation of teachers to serve culturally and linguistically diverse students. Expertise in one or more of the following focal areas: Multilingual learner education (e.g., second language acquisition, bilingual and dual language education, culturally and linguistically sustaining pedagogy); Adolescent development and AI (e.g., youth digital and AI literacy, middle-level education, youth participatory research).