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POSITION: Assistant Professor (non-tenure) of Preaching and Worship and Seminary Chaplain
QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in Homiletics and/or Worship preferred. DMin considered. Experience in preaching, worship, and pastoral care in educational or congregational settings required.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Approximately half-time teaching in preaching, worship, and other subsets of practical theology based on expertise. Approximately half-time chaplaincy including student support and Seminary worship coordination. Teaching in graduate and non-credit programs.
POSITION DETAILS: 9-month position with teaching largely in the fall and spring semesters. Salary determined by education and experience. Teaching will include graduate Christian preaching and worship courses, other practical theology courses in the seminary curriculum, and non-credit training and workshop opportunities. Candidates must have a strong commitment to high-quality teaching in on-campus and online formats and be enthusiastic about mentoring and advising students. Scholarship and/or teaching in frameworks such as liberation theology, postcolonial studies, peace and justice studies, queer studies, and/or gender studies preferred. As Chaplain the position coordinates student success and support services and weekly seminary chapel services. Skills in intercultural competency, ministry ethics, and cultivating community in on-campus and online formats required. Familiarity with Anabaptist/Mennonite traditions preferred.
APPOINTMENT DATE: Positions begin August 2024. EMU reserves the right to fill the position at any time or keep the position open.
INQUIRIES: Application review begins February 1, 2024. Application materials, including cover letter, curriculum vitae, transcripts (unofficial acceptable) and contact information for three professional references should be submitted in the application. The cover letter should include information on how the candidate’s experience will contribute to the university’s mission, especially its strategic goals related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The final candidate will be required to provide official transcripts upon hire.
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Eastern Mennonite University (http://www.emu.edu) is a private, faith-based, liberal arts university in Harrisonburg, Virginia known for academic excellence and affordability with a focus on service, social justice, and global engagement. With more than 1500 students studying at our main campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia; at our Lancaster, Pennsylvania instructional site; and online, EMU offers rigorous academic study at the undergraduate and graduate level.
EMU is committed to an inclusive and equitable campus community where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and can be their authentic self. Our goal is to remove the barriers that underrepresented and marginalized groups have frequently encountered in our society. We commit to address the structures that produce discrimination, racial injustice, gender inequities and other forms of oppression, and to fully include LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and other members of historically minoritized communities.
EMU encourages students, faculty and staff to live their faith and values through service to others, peacemaking, cross-cultural engagement and sustainability. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, EMU is committed to enhancing our community and encourages applications from qualified individuals with varied backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who would deepen the diversity of the University.
