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COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY, Technical Services Librarian (07/03/08) DESCRIPTION: The Technical Services Librarian assumes primary responsibilities for cataloging, serials, and systems management in a creative and friendly environment that focuses on excellent service and collegial support. The successful candidate will participate in implementing academic standards in cataloging and systems as well as participate in some regular public service. He or she will join a team of experienced colleagues in a growing and challenging liberal arts environment that serves approximately 1,000 traditional undergraduates and approximately 1500 non-traditional adult and distance learners. This is a 12-month position ... more BRITE DIVINITY SCHOOL, Black Church Studies (07/02/08) Brite Divinity School, affiliated with Texas Christian University, invites applicants in the fall of 2008 for a tenure track position that will include responsibilities in Black Church Studies and an additional academic discipline to begin in the fall of 2009. Level of appointment is open. Ph.D. or equivalent is required. Commitment to teaching and scholarly research is expected. Teaching load is four courses per year at masters and doctoral levels. The additional academic field of applicants is open; however, theological and social ethics is preferred. Brite Divinity School is a seminary related to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).... more ASBURY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, New Testament Professor/Collection Development Librarian (07/01/08) ASBURY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY announces a faculty position divided between New Testament (half-time) and Collection Development in biblical studies (half-time), on its Wilmore Campus, commencing July 2009. The initial appointment is for three years, renewable, tenure-track. Rank is open. Consonant with the Seminary’s commitment to distance learning, the person hired in this position will be expected to offer at least one course per year in the Extended Learning Program. Candidates must have completed a Ph.D. or comparable degree in New Testament and have teaching experience at the graduate level. Candidates should also have either a MLS ... more BARRY UNIVERSITY, Teaching Old Testament (graduate and undergraduate) (07/01/08) BARRY UNIVERSITY, Department of Theology and Philosophy Barry University, a Roman Catholic institution in the Dominican tradition, invites applicants in the fall of 2008 for a full-time continuing contract position in Old Testament beginning in the fall of 2009. Level of appointment is commensurate with previous experience. Ph.D. or equivalent is required. Commitment to scholarly advising and teaching on both the undergraduate and graduate (MAPT and D.Min.) levels is expected, as well as commitment to scholarly research. Applications will be reviewed beginning September 1, 2008 until the position is filled. Applicants should send a CV and ... more VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, Old Testament, with specialization in Wisdom Literature, and competence in Roman Catholic theology. (07/01/08) VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY, Department of Theology and Religious Studies: tenure-track position at the assistant or associate professor level in Old Testament, with specialization in Wisdom Literature and competence in Roman Catholic theology. Teaching: undergraduate and graduate level courses. Candidates will have an earned doctorate (those nearing completion of degree requirements will be considered). Submit letter of application, curriculum vitae, graduate school transcript, and a writing sample, and have three letters of recommendation sent to Dr. Bernard P. Prusak, Chair, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Villanova University, 800 ... more WHEATON COLLEGE, Assistant/Associate Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology (07/01/08) WHEATON COLLEGE— Assistant/Associate Professor of Near Eastern Archaeology Wheaton College (IL) invites applications for a faculty appointment in Near Eastern archaeology at either assistant or associate professor rank, to be determined by the candidate’s experience and publication record. The position is a full-time, tenure-track graduate school appointment to begin in summer 2009. Successful candidates will have a Ph.D. completed by time of employment, evidence of outstanding teaching, and a proven commitment to research and scholarship. Teaching competence is expected in Near Eastern archaeology, Ancient Near Eastern stud... more MORAVIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, Assistant or Associate Professor of New Testament (06/30/08) Moravian Theological Seminary is accepting applications for a faculty appointment in New Testament studies, to begin Fall 2009. Moravian Theological Seminary offers graduate degrees and continuing education programs to prepare men and women for effective leadership and service in congregational, pastoral counseling, teaching, and other ministries. We are committed to diversity in our faculty. Our student body represents a wide range of Christian traditions and includes some students from other religious traditions. We seek applicants with a Ph.D. or equivalent, who have experience in ministry, lay or ordained, and who can effectively bri... more CATHOLIC THEOLOGICAL UNION, Electronic Services Librarian (06/25/08) Position Description: Electronic Services Librarian Description: Catholic Theological Union seeks a creative, service-oriented librarian to provide leadership for the organization, access, and management of its electronic resources collection. CTU has a growing distance learning program and electronic resources are becoming an important and integral part of its library collection. While a significant portion of the library will remain print-based, it is a priority to develop the electronic collection, integrating it effectively with the other materials the library offers. The Electronic Services Librarian will report to the Dir... more AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LEARNED SOCIETIES, Program Officer (06/20/08) ACLS Opens Search for Program Officer ACLS has opened a search to fill one of the five program positions at the Council. The newly appointed Program Officer will work from the Council’s New York offices on a variety of projects. The mission of ACLS, founded in 1919, is to advance humanistic studies in all fields of learning in the humanities and related social sciences and to maintain and strengthen relations among national societies devoted to such studies. ACLS is nationally known and respected as a funder of humanities research through fellowships and grants awarded to individuals and, on occasion, to groups and institutions... more CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, Schaalman Chair in Jewish Studies (06/16/08) The Chicago Theological Seminary invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty appointment to the newly established Schaalman Chair in Jewish Studies. Rank is open, Ph.D. required. Area of research specialization is open; however, the successful candidate should be able to offer courses in the classical texts (Talmud, midrash, etc.) of postbiblical Judaism and/or modern Jewish Thought. Applications from female candidates are encouraged. Chicago Theological Seminary is an institution of graduate theological education offering the M.A., M.Div., S.T.M., D.Min., and Ph.D. degrees and it is expected that the person occupying this ... more HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL, Junior Positions in New Testament and Early Christianity (06/13/08) HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL seeks to make two junior, tenure-track appointments in New Testament and Early Christianity, with preference for specialization in Gospels or early Christian and Jewish apocalyptic (including the Dead Sea Scrolls). The successful candidates will complement the current field of New Testament and Early Christian Studies at HDS which focuses on the interdisciplinary study of Christian literature (canonical and extracanonical), history, exegesis, and theology in the context of the ancient Mediterranean world, with special emphases in hermeneutics, feminist interpretation, and material culture. Applicants must hold a do... more WESLEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, Director of the Practice of Ministry and Mission (06/10/08) Director of the Practice of Ministry and Mission, Wesley Theological Seminary. Wesley seeks a Director of its contextual education program (Practice of Ministry and Mission) to begin no sooner than Jan. 1, 2009 and no later than July 1, 2009. Rank open and determined by qualifications and experience. Tenure track position. Qualifications include: • M.Div. degree • Ph.D., Th.D. or Ed.D. preferred • Ordained with experience in pastoral leadership • Experience in contextual education • Expertise and ability to teach in congregational leadership, practical theology, pastoral practice or related fields The Director of PMM... more WESLEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, Director, Henry Luce III Center for the Arts and Religion (06/10/08) Director, Henry Luce III Center for the Arts and Religion. Wesley Theological Seminary seeks a Director for it distinguished Henry Luce III Center for the Arts and Religion. The Center seeks to promote, understand, and expand the interface between the artistic and the religious imagination. Its programs include course work in the visual and performing arts, integration of the arts into the Seminary’s overall curriculum, the Dadian Gallery, an artists-in-residence program, an art studio, special events for the community, and outreach to promote the arts in the ministries of constituent churches. The Director will have administrative... more WESLEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, The James C. Logan Chair in Evangelism (06/10/08) The James C. Logan Chair in Evangelism, Wesley Theological Seminary. Wesley seeks to make an appointment in Evangelism to begin July 1, 2009. Rank open and determined by qualifications and experience. Tenure track position. Qualifications include: • M.Div. degree or equivalent; ordination preferred. • Ph.D. or Th.D. required. • Experience in church leadership. • Expertise and ability to teach in evangelism, missiology, global and intercultural perspectives on the church’s mission, and practical theology. The candidate will be expected to work collegially with faculty and church leaders and to demonstrate effective pedag... more INTERDENOMINATIONAL THEOLOGICAL CENTER, New Testament and Early Christianity (06/09/08) INTERDENOMINATIONAL THEOLOGICAL CENTER (ITC) seeks a full-time, tenure-track faculty member in New Testament and Early Christianity to begin January 1, 2009. Rank is open. Applicants should demonstrate abilities to teach Introduction to New Testament, Greek and exegetical electives in particular books of the New Testament. Strong candidates should have expertise in one or more of the following areas: interdisciplinary teaching (within or outside the biblical field); a knowledge of various interpretative traditions [Afro-diasporan and/or other racial/ethnic and/or gendered interpretations]. African influences on the canon and/or new developmen... more BRITE DIVINITY SCHOOL, New Testament Faculty (06/02/08) Brite Divinity School, affiliated with Texas Christian University, invites applicants in the fall of 2008 for a tenure track position in New Testament beginning in the fall of 2009. Level of appointment is at the Associate or Full Professor level. Ph.D. or equivalent is required. Commitment to teaching and scholarly research is expected. Teaching load is four courses per year at masters and doctoral levels. Primary teaching competencies should include Pauline literature with significant publication record and teaching experience, and with competency in secondary areas that may include among others: Paul and politics, social context, NT archeo... more