Job Postings

The Department of Religion at Baylor University seeks to fill a full-time position at the rank of Lecturer (World Religions) to start August 1, 2025. In addition to courses in World Religions, this person will teach core curriculum courses (Christian Scriptures and/or Christian Heritage). Preference will be given to candidates specializing in Buddhism or Hinduism. Preference will also be given to candidates active in Baptist congregational life. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D., Th.D., or D.Phil.

This appointment is a renewable full-time, benefits-eligible, teaching-focused position with a 6-year promotion path to Senior Lecturer for successful candidates and a 12-year promotion path to Teaching Professor for highly successful candidates (see: Policy on Full-Time Lecturers, Senior Lecturers, and Teaching Professors at Baylor University )

The application deadline is September 15, 2024.

https://apply.interfolio.com/146921 

The Ecclesiastical Faculty of the Boston College, Clough School of Theology and Ministry (CSTM) seeks applicants for a full-time, open-rank, and tenure-track position in moral theology. The preferred candidate will have a focus on environmental ethics, as well as the willingness to teach fundamental moral theology, and a commitment to engage perspectives arising beyond the Euro-American context. Other areas of ethical inquiry that complement existing offerings within the CSTM are also desirable. Candidates must be Roman Catholics committed to core Catholic teachings and approach their teaching and research with sensitivity to pastoral commitments and to the diversities evident in the global church. Candidates must hold, at the time of application, an earned doctorate in Catholic moral theology or Christian ethics.

Additional information and instructions to apply can be found at the following link: http://apply.interfolio.com/149115 

Website:  https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/schools/stm/faculty/faculty-openings.html 

Date Listing Expires:  October 31, 2024

Princeton Theological Seminary invites applications for a tenure-track position in modern European Christianity. Specialization and geographic focus are open. The successful candidate’s teaching and research will relate theological and ecclesiastical currents to broader contexts: for example, to histories of capitalism, colonialism, science, world wars, secularization, migration, religious pluralism, among others. The Seminary is especially interested in scholars whose work sheds light on the interconnectedness of Europe and the wider world.

This position is located in the Department of History and Ecumenics, and the successful candidate will teach in all of the Seminary’s degree programs (M.Div., M.A.C.E.F., M.A.T.S., M.A.T, M.T.E., Th.M., and Ph.D.), with shared responsibility for offering required courses and a broad range of electives that conform to the Seminary’s mission, the Department’s needs, and the appointee’s research interests. As Princeton Theological Seminary is related to the Presbyterian Church (USA), faculty members are expected to work constructively within an ecumenical ethos informed by the Reformed Tradition. The responsibilities of faculty members at Princeton Theological Seminary include: maintaining an active and excellent research program; supervising PhD students; mentoring students in all degree programs; service in faculty committees, meetings and programs; and active participation in the Seminary community’s life.

A letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three recommenders should be uploaded to the online application site at: http://apply.interfolio.com/146365 . Review of applications will begin September 7, 2024. Women and candidates from underrepresented communities are especially encouraged to apply.

Those wishing to nominate others for this position are invited to contact John R. Bowlin, Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs, at academic.dean@ptsem.edu .

Date Listing Expires:  September 6, 2024

Princeton Theological Seminary seeks a scholar of the Old Testament within the Department of Biblical Studies at the rank of tenure-track assistant or tenured associate professor. Areas of specialization are open. Applicants are expected to have a portfolio of published research and teaching experience in the field and to hold a Ph.D. or its equivalent. Ability and/or experience in teaching courses in introduction to Old Testament, introductory and advanced biblical Hebrew, and Hebrew exegesis is desirable.

The successful candidate will teach in all of the Seminary’s degree programs (M.Div., M.A.C.E.F., M.A.T.S., M.A.T, M.T.E., Th.M., and Ph.D.), with shared responsibility for offering required courses and a broad range of electives that conform to the Seminary’s mission, the Department’s needs, and the appointee’s research interests. As Princeton Theological Seminary is related to the Presbyterian Church (USA), faculty members are expected to work constructively within an ecumenical ethos informed by the Reformed Tradition. The responsibilities of faculty members at Princeton Theological Seminary include: maintaining an active and excellent research program; supervising PhD students; mentoring students in all degree programs; service in faculty committees, meetings and programs; and active participation in the Seminary community’s life.

A letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three recommenders should be uploaded to the online application site at: http://apply.interfolio.com/146367 . Review of applications will begin September 7, 2024. Women and candidates from underrepresented communities are especially encouraged to apply.

Those wishing to nominate others for this position are invited to contact John R. Bowlin, Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs, at academic.dean@ptsem.edu .

Date Listing Expires:  September 6, 2024

Princeton Theological Seminary invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Pastoral Theology at the rank of Assistant Professor. Candidates must display a vital theological and ecclesiastical understanding of pastoral theology and hold the MDiv and PhD degrees or their equivalents. The successful candidate is expected to teach a broad range of introductory and advanced courses in pastoral theology, care, and counseling in all masters’ degree programs (MDiv, MTS, MTE, MAT (Justice and Public Life), MACEF, ThM, and PhD) and offer PhD-level seminars in pastoral theology. As Princeton Theological Seminary is related to the Presbyterian Church (USA), all faculty are expected to be able to work constructively within a diverse theological environment informed by the Reformed tradition. The responsibilities of faculty members at Princeton Theological Seminary include: maintaining an active and excellent research program; supervising PhD students; mentoring students in all degree programs; service in faculty committees, meetings and programs; and active participation in the Seminary community’s life.

The successful candidate will demonstrate in-depth knowledge of one or more specialized areas of research and practice, such as intercultural pastoral care; models of care and leadership in a congregational context; pastoral responses to mental illness; healthcare and behavioral health ministry; gender issues in pastoral care; developmental psychology; and/or the psychology of religion. Preference will be given to a scholar with intercultural competencies in pastoral theology and with past experience in care professions, such as congregational ministry, counseling, institutional chaplaincy, community health agencies, social work, or mental health advocacy.

A letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three recommenders should be uploaded to the online application site at: http://apply.interfolio.com/146366 . Review of applications will begin September 7, 2024. Women and candidates from underrepresented communities are especially encouraged to apply.

Those wishing to nominate others for this position are invited to contact John R. Bowlin, Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs, at academic.dean@ptsem.edu .

Date Listing Expires:  September 6, 2024

Princeton Theology Seminary invites applications for an assistant (tenure-track) or associate (tenured) professor of Christian theology whose research and teaching give critical attention to Reformed theology in its historical development and contemporary expressions. Specialization is open. Scholars are especially encouraged to apply who work on Reformed Theology in diverse global contexts, in ecumenical and interfaith conversation, and in consideration of decolonial, Latinx, Black, feminist, and queer studies. Other areas of specialization are open to negotiation. Applicants are expected to have a portfolio of published research and teaching experience in the field and to hold a Ph.D. or its equivalent (or evidence that the degree will be in hand by the time of appointment).

The successful candidate will teach in all of the Seminary’s degree programs (M.Div., M.A.C.E.F., M.A.T.S., M.A.T, M.T.E., Th.M., and Ph.D.), with shared responsibility for offering required courses and a broad range of electives that conform to the Seminary’s mission, the Department’s needs, and the appointee’s research interests. As Princeton Theological Seminary is related to the Presbyterian Church (USA), faculty members are expected to work constructively within an ecumenical ethos informed by the Reformed Tradition. The responsibilities of faculty members at Princeton Theological Seminary include: maintaining an active and excellent research program; supervising PhD students; mentoring students in all degree programs; service in faculty committees, meetings and programs; and active participation in the Seminary community’s life.

A letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three recommenders should be uploaded to the online application site at: http://apply.interfolio.com/146371. Review of applications will begin September 7, 2024. Candidates from underrepresented communities are especially encouraged to apply.

Those wishing to nominate others for this position are invited to contact John R. Bowlin, Dean and Vice President of Academic Affairs, at academic.dean@ptsem.edu .

Date Listing Expires:  September 6, 2024