Location : Upland
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:
Area: Provost
Department: Center for Digital & Extended Learning
Opening Date: 08/07/2026

Summary

As Taylor advances its work in artificial intelligence, the university seeks to engage emerging technologies with wisdom, humility, creativity, and fidelity to its mission. The Director of AI Strategy & Implementation will play a key role in helping Taylor model a thoughtful, faithful, and educationally responsible approach to AI in Christian higher education.

Taylor University seeks a highly collaborative, mission-aligned, and strategically minded Director of AI Strategy & Implementation to provide leadership for the implementation of major university-wide artificial intelligence initiatives. This full-time, grant-funded position is anticipated to begin January 1, 2027, dependent on grant funding, and will be housed within Taylor's Center for Digital & Extended Learning (CDEL).

The Director of AI Strategy & Implementation will report to the Executive Director of CDEL and will serve as a central leader in coordinating Taylor's AI implementation efforts across academic programs, faculty development, AI literacy, course redesign, applied learning, external partnerships, and institutional adoption. This role is responsible for strategic implementation, cross-functional coordination, assessment, reporting, and mission alignment for the grant.

Taylor's AI implementation initiatives are designed to help the university move from planning to sustained, missionally grounded integration of AI in teaching, learning, and institutional life. The Director will work closely with faculty, academic leaders, CDEL staff, the Bedi Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence (BCTLE), Information Technology, students, and external partners to ensure that AI adoption strengthens student learning, supports whole-person formation, reduces instructional fragmentation, and prepares graduates to serve faithfully and effectively in an AI-shaped world.

The successful candidate will bring strong project leadership, organizational change, communication, and collaboration skills, along with a demonstrated commitment to Christian higher education and Taylor University's Christ-centered mission.
Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Grant Management

• Provide strategic leadership for the implementation and coordination of Taylor University's AI in Higher Education implementation grant.
• Translate grant goals into actionable plans, timelines, measurable outcomes, and sustainable implementation strategies.
• Establish project structures, monitor milestones, identify risks and opportunities, and provide regular updates to the Executive Director of CDEL and Provost.
• Ensure grant initiatives remain coordinated, missionally aligned, and responsive to institutional priorities throughout the grant period.

Campus Collaboration & Change Leadership

• Serve as the primary coordinator among CDEL, academic departments, the Bedi Center for Teaching & Learning Excellence (BCTLE), Information Technology, Institutional Research, Marketing & Communications, student support offices, and external partners.
• Collaborate with grant-funded personnel, including the AI Instructional Designer, AI Special Projects Coordinator, Professor of the Practice, and other project contributors.
• Facilitate implementation meetings, guide cross-functional collaboration, and cultivate shared ownership of AI initiatives across the university.
• Promote a culture of innovation, transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Faculty Development & Instructional Innovation

• Partner with faculty, academic leaders, the BCTLE, and instructional design staff to coordinate AI-related professional development, workshops, consultations, and course redesign initiatives.
• Support faculty in integrating AI into teaching in ways that are pedagogically effective, ethically responsible, discipline-specific, and aligned with Taylor's educational philosophy.
• Promote shared instructional frameworks, resources, and best practices that strengthen student learning and establish consistent expectations for AI use.

AI Literacy & Institutional Adoption

• Lead campus-wide initiatives that strengthen AI literacy and competency among faculty, staff, and students.
• Coordinate training, documentation, communication resources, and support strategies that encourage responsible and effective AI use across teaching, scholarship, and university operations.
• Guide implementation of Taylor University's institutional AI syllabus statement and related faculty guidance, ensuring consistent communication of expectations for AI use.
• Support student understanding of AI's opportunities, limitations, and ethical implications, including academic integrity, privacy, bias, and human agency.

Assessment, Accountability & Grant Stewardship

• Monitor progress toward grant objectives and coordinate the collection of assessment data, participation metrics, project outcomes, and required documentation.
• Prepare reports for grant leadership, senior administration, and external stakeholders while supporting budget monitoring, institutional assessment, and long-term sustainability planning.
• Promote continuous improvement by evaluating implementation outcomes and recommending adjustments that strengthen long-term institutional impact.

Mission-Centered AI Leadership

• Advance a distinctly Christian approach to AI that upholds human dignity, academic integrity, relational teaching, intellectual rigor, and faithful stewardship of emerging technologies.
• Engage faculty, staff, and students in thoughtful reflection on AI's impact on learning, vocation, creativity, work, and society.
• Champion AI implementation that strengthens Taylor University's mission, supports whole-person education, and equips graduates to lead with wisdom, discernment, and service in an AI-enabled world.

Typical Qualifications

Education:

• Master's degree in education, instructional design, educational technology, organizational leadership, project management, computer science, data science, theology and technology, higher education administration, or a related field. Doctoral degree or terminal degree in a relevant field preferred.
• Significant experience leading complex projects, institutional initiatives, organizational change efforts, or cross-functional implementation work.
• Experience in Christian higher education.
• Experience developing AI-related guidelines, syllabus statements, training resources, or institutional policies.
• Working knowledge of artificial intelligence and its implications for teaching, learning, work, ethics, academic integrity, and organizational practice.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to:

• Lead complex AI implementation initiatives with strategic clarity, operational discipline, and mission alignment
• Balance innovation with accountability, sustainability, and institutional coherence
• Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder conversations (meetings, workshops, planning sessions)
• Engage AI through Christian theological, ethical, and educational frameworks
• Demonstrate personal faith in Christ and promote responsible AI use supporting whole-person student formation
• Coordinate AI literacy and competency training institution-wide
• Establish and document external partnerships for AI-related learning, internships, and research collaborations
• Translate grant goals into actionable workflows
• Develop clear documentation, reports, and grant reporting demonstrating progress, outcomes, and institutional impact
• Drive durable curricular improvements and reduced instructional fragmentation
• Demonstrate sustained progress toward mission-aligned AI adoption across the institution
• Exercise sound judgment, discretion, humility, and adaptability
• Build institutional trust around emerging technology adoption

Supplemental Information

Physical Demands: Primarily sedentary work involving extended periods of sitting and computer use. Requires frequent keyboarding and the ability to communicate effectively in person, by telephone, and through electronic platforms. Occasional movement around campus and lifting or carrying office materials weighing up to 15 pounds may be required.
Work Environment: This is an on-site position. Work is primarily performed in a professional office environment, with frequent interaction and collaboration with students, faculty, staff, and university offices. The position requires regular use of computers, learning and administrative systems, email, telephone, and virtual meeting platforms.
Environmental Conditions: Work is generally performed indoors under typical office conditions. The position involves prolonged screen time, frequent interruptions, and managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
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Please use this link (https://www.taylor.edu/_docs/about/offices/registrar/undergrad-catalog/foundation.pdf) to navigate to the Taylor University website to review the following documents, which are part of our Foundational Documents: - Mission Statement- Statement of Faith- Sanctity of Life Statement- Statement on Human Sexuality- Multicultural Philosophy Statement

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• No, I have not read this page in its entirety or I do not understand its contents.

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In reference to the Foundational Documents: Do you personally support these statements to be your own example of belief, and if hired by Taylor University, would you agree to abide by the Life Together Covenant, Sanctity of Life Statement, the Statement of Human Sexuality, the Statement on Multicultural Philosophy, Taylor University Mission Statement, and Statement of Faith?

• Yes
• No

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