Position Details

Job Title Associate/Full Professor of Theology

Position Title Associate/Full Professor of Theology - Tenure-Track

Position Number

Job Category University Faculty

Job Type Full-Time

FLSA Status Exempt

Campus Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus

Location Code THEOLOGY (02111A)

Department Name THEOLOGY

Is this split and/or fully grant funded? No

Duties and Responsibilities
Loyola University Chicago ( LUC ), College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Theology invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in Systematic Theology (Roman Catholic) beginning in the academic year 2019-20. The department serves the university s undergraduate core curriculum and offers undergraduate majors and minors in Theology and Religious Studies. The department also offers an M.A. in Biblical Languages and Literature, Christian Ethics, and Theological Studies, and Ph.D. concentrations in New Testament/Early Christianity, Ethics, and Theology. For more information about the department visit www.luc.edu/theology.

Ideal candidates should be theologians with a specific expertise in contemporary systematic theology and the Roman Catholic theological tradition with a strong historical and/or philosophical training. Particular areas of expertise should include an emphasis on feminist theologies and might also include one of the following, among others: the study of gender and race, theology and culture, theology and politics, eco-theology, and theology and science / technology.

Candidates should be prepared to teach undergraduate courses such as Introduction to Christian Theology or the History of Christian Thought (Reformation to Modern Periods) at both the undergraduate and graduate level; and they should be prepared to teach a variety of other graduate and undergraduate courses that serve the department s diverse multi-cultural and multi-religious student body as well as the Jesuit students in the First Studies program. In addition, candidates for the position must demonstrate a record of substantial and active scholarship; an ability to serve as a public spokesperson on issues of contemporary concern in Roman Catholicism; and overall excellence in teaching and student mentorship. Special attention will also be given to candidates with research interests that are in conversation with Christian Ethics.

Qualifications
Candidates should have a completed Ph.D. and exhibit a strong commitment to excellence in research and teaching at all levels. They should be able to engage colleagues who specialize in a Christian theology and religious studies, and they should be willing to support the mission of LUC and the goals of a Jesuit education.

Physical Demands None

Working Conditions None

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience
Candidates should have a completed Ph.D. and exhibit a strong commitment to excellence in research and teaching at all levels. They should be able to engage colleagues who specialize in a Christian theology and religious studies, and they should be willing to support the mission of LUC and the goals of a Jesuit education.

Open Date 08/12/2019

Close Date

Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicants should apply on-line at https://www.careers.luc.edu and submit a letter of intent, a current Curriculum Vitae, and a statement of teaching and research. They also should provide the names and email addresses of three individuals prepared to speak to their professional qualifications for this position. References will not be contacted immediately but might be at subsequent points in the review process. For further information, please contact: theology@luc.edu or

Dr. Robert A. Di Vito, Chair
Department of Theology
Loyola University Chicago
1032 West Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60660

Review of applications will begin December 1, 2018 and continue until the position is filled.

Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment is critical to achieving the University s mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society. Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual s record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees.

As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about LUC s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.

Quick Link for Posting http://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/9401

Job Number 8500027

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