Position Details

Job Title Lecturer in Theology (Christian), Department of Theology - Non-tenure Track

Position Title Lecturer in Theology (Christian), Department of Theology - Non-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, non-track position at the rank of Lecturer, to begin 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.

The standard teaching load is 4-4 (or 4-3, depending upon number of students taught). A willingness to be engaged in the academic life of the department and to support its undergraduate mission is expected.

Qualifications
Candidates should have a completed Ph.D. at the time of application, a strong record of undergraduate teaching, and a willingness to support the mission of Loyola University Chicago and the goals of a Jesuit education. Candidates should have a specific expertise in an area of Christian theology and will be expected to teach in Loyola University Chicago s undergraduate core curriculum, focusing on Christian Theology, with particular attention to the Roman Catholic theological tradition. The successful candidate will be an excellent pedagogue, with a record of undergraduate teaching, and be prepared to teach one or more of the following courses that serve the department s diverse multi-cultural and multi-religious student body: Introduction to Christian Theology, Roman Catholicism, New Testament, Church, Sacraments, Jesus Christ, Christian Marriage, and Christianity through Time.

Physical Demands None

Working Conditions None

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience
Candidates should have a completed Ph.D. at the time of application, a strong record of undergraduate teaching, and a willingness to support the mission of Loyola University Chicago and the goals of a Jesuit education. Candidates should have a specific expertise in an area of Christian theology and will be expected to teach in Loyola University Chicago s undergraduate core curriculum, focusing on Christian Theology, with particular attention to the Roman Catholic theological tradition. The successful candidate will be an excellent pedagogue, with a record of undergraduate teaching, and be prepared to teach one or more of the following courses that serve the department s diverse multi-cultural and multi-religious student body: Introduction to Christian Theology, Roman Catholicism, New Testament, Church, Sacraments, Jesus Christ, Christian Marriage, and Christianity through Time.

Open Date 02/26/2019

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. 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 March 15, 2019 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.

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