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

Job Summary: Reporting to the Dean of the Divinity School, The Program Director provides academic leadership and day-to-day administrative oversight for the EdD in Artificial Intelligence and Moral Agency, SUDS's first doctoral-level offering. This person sets the academic vision for the program in partnership with the Dean, ensures the curriculum (theological ethics foundations in Year 1, AI applications and human agency in Year 2, research methods and colloquy in Year 3, and dissertation research in Year 4) is delivered with rigor, and personally teaches, advises, and chairs dissertations within a cohort model designed for bi-vocational adult learners. Because this is a launch-phase program, the Director will also help build the infrastructure, faculty bench, and external partnerships (e.g., with AI-ethics centers and technical institutions) that the degree will depend on for the next several admissions cycles. Essential Job Functions: Provide overall academic leadership for the EdD program, including curriculum oversight, learning outcomes, and program review in coordination with the Dean and institutional accreditation requirements. 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.