Program Director, Ed.D. - Artificial Intelligence & Moral Agency (ShawU Divinity

• Provide overall academic leadership for the EdD program, including curriculum oversight,

learning outcomes, and program review in coordination with the Dean and institutional

• Recruit, mentor, and evaluate full-time and adjunct faculty teaching in the program; build a

roster of instructors with combined strength in theological ethics and AI literacy.

• Teach assigned doctoral seminars and chair or serve on dissertation committees.
• Oversee admissions review for the program in partnership with the Admissions Office, applying

the program's criteria (graduate theological degree, five years of bi-vocational leadership experience, GPA/equivalency standards).

• Coordinate the three-year residency sequence and annual cohort colloquy, including scheduling,

faculty assignments, and student progress tracking toward the 45-credit (36 coursework plus 9 dissertation) requirement.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for prospective students, partner institutions, and

accreditation bodies regarding the EdD program.

• Develop and manage the program budget, including faculty contracts, library/AI-tool licensing,

and conference or professional-development support for faculty and students.

• Build and maintain relationships with AI-ethics research centers, technology partners, and

continuing-education providers (e.g., for faculty AI-ethics certification) to keep curriculum current.

• Represent the program at conferences, denominational meetings, and academic associations

relevant to theological education and AI ethics.

• Earned doctorate (PhD, ThD, EdD, or DMin) in theology, religious studies, Christian ethics, or a

• A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in theological or graduate

higher education, including teaching at the graduate level.

• Demonstrated experience advising, mentoring, or chairing graduate-level research or

dissertations.

• Working knowledge of core AI ethics concepts and frameworks (e.g., algorithmic fairness, bias

and discrimination, accountability and transparency standards such as the NIST AI Risk Management Framework) sufficient to guide curriculum and faculty hiring, or a documented plan to acquire this through certificate study.

• Demonstrated understanding of, and respect for, bi-vocational and pastoral ministry contexts and

the needs of adult professional learners.

• Strong organizational, budgetary, and personnel-management skills appropriate to launching and

• A practical theologian with professional experience outside a formal religious setting (e.g., healthcare, education, criminal justice, technology, public policy, or nonprofit leadership) that informs an applied, interdisciplinary approach to AI ethics.

• Record of scholarly publication or conference presentation in theological ethics, AI ethics, or a related interdisciplinary field (e.g., in venues such as Journal of Religion and Health, AI and Ethics, Journal of Moral Theology, or at conferences such as AIES or FAccT).

• Completed certificate, fellowship, or coursework in AI ethics or related technology policy from a recognized institution.

• Ordination, commissioning, or comparable standing within a faith community.

• Experience with online or hybrid doctoral program delivery and learning-management systems.

• Experience building external partnerships with research centers, denominational bodies, or industry organizations.