EdD Program Director: AI Ethics & Moral Leadership

Shaw University; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid delivery experience

Professional development

Job summary

Shaw University’s Divinity School seeks an innovative Program Director to lead the EdD in Artificial Intelligence and Moral Agency. You will provide academic vision, ensure rigorous curriculum delivery, and teach, advise, and chair dissertations within a bi-vocational adult learner cohort.

As a launch-phase program, you will help build the faculty, partnerships, and infrastructure needed for sustained growth, engaging AI-ethics centers and technical institutions for multiple admissions cycles.

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in theology, religious studies, Christian ethics, or closely related field.
• Five years+ in theological or graduate higher education, including graduate-level teaching.
• Experience advising, mentoring, or chairing graduate dissertations.
• Working knowledge of AI ethics concepts and frameworks for curriculum guidance.
• Understanding bi-vocational and pastoral ministry contexts for adult learners.
• Budgeting, faculty contracts, and program development experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall academic leadership for the EdD program, aligning curriculum with accreditation requirements.
• Recruit, mentor, and evaluate full-time and adjunct faculty; build a strong instructor roster.
• Teach doctoral seminars and chair or serve on dissertation committees.
• Oversee admissions review and apply program criteria.
• Coordinate residency sequence, colloquy, and progression toward 45-credit requirement.
• Represent the program to prospective students, partner institutions, and accrediting bodies.
• Develop and manage the program budget; oversee resources and partnerships.

Skills

Curriculum leadership

Faculty recruitment

Teaching doctoral seminars

Program administration

AI ethics

Education

PhD/ThD/EdD/DMin in theology or related field

Tools

Learning Management Systems

Job description

Shaw University’s Divinity School seeks an innovative Program Director to lead the EdD in Artificial Intelligence and Moral Agency. You will provide academic vision, ensure rigorous curriculum delivery, and teach, advise, and chair dissertations within a bi-vocational adult learner cohort.

As a launch-phase program, you will help build the faculty, partnerships, and infrastructure needed for sustained growth, engaging AI-ethics centers and technical institutions for multiple admissions cycles.