Part Time Faculty - Artificial Intelligence

Anderson University; Anderson, Northern (SC, KY); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Part time

Job summary

Anderson University is seeking a part-time Doctoral Faculty member in Artificial Intelligence for its Ed.D. in Leadership and Artificial Intelligence.

The role involves teaching AI courses online or in hybrid formats, mentoring doctoral students, and guiding applied research and capstone projects within a professional, faith-based university setting. Applicants should hold a terminal doctorate and demonstrate extensive AI knowledge with real-world leadership and organizational impact.

Qualifications

• Earned terminal degree from an accredited institution.
• Graduate education, scholarship, research, and/or significant professional expertise related to the course or courses to be taught.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary artificial intelligence and its application within organizations.
• The ability to teach and mentor students at the doctoral level in an academically rigorous and professionally relevant environment.
• The ability to teach effectively in online, hybrid, and intensive-residency formats.
• A commitment to supporting the mission and values of Anderson University.

Responsibilities

• Teach doctoral courses in online and hybrid formats.
• Mentor doctoral students in applied research and capstone projects.
• Guide research design, analytical methods, and organizational analysis.
• Connect current AI developments with leadership practice in capstone settings.

Skills

AI expertise

Doctoral teaching

Online teaching

Hybrid teaching

Mission alignment

Leadership education

Industry experience in AI

Education

Terminal degree (PhD/EdD/ etc.)

Job description

Part-Time Doctoral Faculty – Artificial Intelligence

Ed.D. in Leadership and Artificial Intelligence Anderson University’s International Graduate School invites applications for part-time doctoral faculty in Artificial Intelligence to teach in the University’s Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Leadership and Artificial Intelligence.

The Ed.D. in Leadership and Artificial Intelligence is a professional doctorate designed for experienced professionals who will lead organizations through the opportunities, challenges, and transformations created by artificial intelligence. The program integrates advanced leadership study with artificial intelligence, digital transformation, cybersecurity, ethics, organizational innovation, and applied doctoral research.

Anderson University is particularly interested in scholar-practitioners and accomplished AI professionals who combine appropriate doctoral credentials with significant real-world experience in artificial intelligence and related technologies. Because artificial intelligence is a rapidly developing field, Anderson University values both academic preparation and substantive professional experience. Candidates are not required to hold a doctorate specifically titled “Artificial Intelligence”. However, candidates must possess an earned terminal degree and demonstrate significant academic and/or professional expertise appropriate to the doctoral course or courses they would teach.

Areas of Teaching Need

Anderson University is recruiting faculty qualified to teach one or more of the following courses:

• LEAI 701 – Foundations of AI: History and Development
• LEAI 740 – Machine Learning and Generative AI
• LEAI 750 – AI Ethics and Responsible Use
• LEAI 760 – Cybersecurity, Privacy, and AI Risk Management
• LEAI 770 – Leading Change through Digital Transformation and AI Innovation
• LEAI 780 – Applied Doctoral Research Seminar in Leadership and AI
• LEAI 790 – Capstone Project

Minimum Qualifications

• An earned terminal degree (Ph.D., Ed.D., D.Sc., D.B.A., D.Eng., D.C.S., or other appropriate doctorate) from an appropriately accredited institution.
• Graduate education, scholarship, research, and/or significant professional expertise related to the course or courses to be taught.
• Demonstrated knowledge of contemporary artificial intelligence and its application within organizations.
• The ability to teach and mentor students at the doctoral level in an academically rigorous and professionally relevant environment.
• The ability to teach effectively in online, hybrid, and intensive-residency formats.
• A commitment to supporting the mission and values of Anderson University.

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant professional experience implementing or leading artificial intelligence initiatives in business, government, healthcare, education, technology, cybersecurity, consulting, nonprofit organizations, or other sectors.
• Expertise in generative AI, large language models, machine learning, AI-enabled analytics, AI agents and workflows, predictive systems, or emerging AI technologies.
• Experience with enterprise AI implementation, digital transformation, technology strategy, organizational innovation, or AI-enabled decision-making.
• Expertise in AI governance, ethics, privacy, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, responsible AI, or AI risk management.
• Graduate or doctoral-level teaching experience.
• Experience supervising dissertations, doctoral research, applied research, or executive-level capstone projects.
• Evidence of continuing engagement with the rapidly evolving AI field through scholarship, applied projects, consulting, industry leadership, professional certifications, professional development, or other substantive activities.

Teaching in the Ed.D. Program

Faculty members will work with experienced professionals pursuing a practice-oriented doctoral degree. Depending upon course assignment, responsibilities may include:

• Teaching doctoral courses in online and hybrid formats.
• Connecting current AI developments with leadership and organizational practice.
• Using case studies, applied projects, simulations, and contemporary organizational challenges.
• Mentoring doctoral students in applied research.
• Advising students as they translate research into organizational solutions.
• Participating, when appropriate, in the Responsible AI Leadership Capstone, through which students address significant workplace, organizational, industry, or societal challenges using responsible applications of artificial intelligence.
• Faculty teaching research and capstone courses may also guide students in research design, organizational analysis, implementation strategies, evaluation, and professional presentation of doctoral-level work.

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Anderson University does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other basis on which the University is prohibited from discrimination under the local, state, or federal law, in its employment or in the provision of its services, including but not limited to its programs and activities, admissions, educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other University-administered programs. As a Christian institution of higher education, Anderson University is entitled to certain religious accommodations under federal and state law, including Title IX of the Education Amendments Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. For questions or concerns contact the Office of Human Resources at [e-mail].

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