University of Kentucky
Senior Strategist for AI
🇺🇸 Lexington, KY
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $82K - $139K
💻 Other
🗓️ October 30th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Lead AI-driven initiatives to transform student engagement and support services.
- Collaborate with the Office for Student Success, university leadership, and ITS.
- Design AI systems that personalize communication, streamline processes, and provide data insights.
- Ensure AI tools are ethically grounded, championing transparency and trust.
- Use a student-centered framework based on peer-reviewed literature and national best practices.
- Salary range: $81,640 to $138,798 per year.
- Requires a Master's degree with 8 years of related experience.
- Position is full-time staff level with a 40-hour workweek.
- No supervisory responsibilities included in this role.
- Supports students from early outreach through graduation, fostering meaningful success.
Senior Strategist for AI Full Description
Requisition Number | RE52134
Working Title |
Department Name | 1B000: Student Success Administration
Work Location | Lexington, KY
Grade Level | 50
Salary Range | $81,640-138,798/year
Type of Position | Staff
Position Time Status | Full-Time
Required Education | MA
Click here for more information about equivalencies: | https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies
Required Related Experience | 8 yrs
Required License/Registration/Certification | None.
Physical Requirements | Sitting at workstation for extended periods of time; repetitive motions typical of desk work; prolonged screen time.
Shift | 40 hours per week; Mostly Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm but there may be some evenings and weekends.
Job Summary | The Senior Specialist for AI is a visionary leader and creative problem-solver, driving the future of student engagement through cutting-edge artificial intelligence. Reporting to the Assistant Vice President for Major Projects, this role blends strategy, technology, and empathy to reimagine how students interact with support services, using AI to personalize communication, streamline processes, and unlock data-driven insights that elevate student success.
As the central connector between the Office for Student Success, university leadership, and ITS, this role ensures AI tools are not only effective but ethically grounded—championing transparency and trust. From designing smart systems that anticipate student needs to crafting seamless digital experiences, the Senior Specialist transforms AI from a tool into a catalyst for meaningful change in higher education.
Student Success will, from the time of early college outreach to graduation and beyond, support students in living a life of meaning and purpose. From a student-centered framework, our practice will be grounded in peer-reviewed literature, national best practices, and data-informed decision making. Collaborating with the campus and community, Student Success will work through a holistic lens to support a community of learners in achieving success.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities |
Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? | No
Preferred Education/Experience |
Deadline to Apply | 11/05/2025
Our University Community | We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors, the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.
The University follows both the federal and state Constitutions as well as all applicable federal and state laws on nondiscrimination. The University provides equal opportunities for qualified persons in all aspects of institutional operations and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, creed, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, uniformed service, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, genetic information or social or economic status.
Any candidate offered a position may be required to pass pre-employment screenings as mandated by University of Kentucky Human Resources. These screenings may include a national background check and/or drug screen.
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