Title Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Spiritual Care School Harvard Divinity School Department/Area Position Description
Harvard University’s Faculty of Divinity seeks to appoint a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Spiritual Care. The successful candidate will hold a PhD or ThD at time of appointment, be well-versed in both the theoretical and practical literature of the field, have an active publishing agenda, and be equipped to contribute to the collective life and curriculum of a multireligious divinity school. The Faculty is interested in applicants who, while possibly identifying with a particular tradition, can work effectively throughout our ministry program—which serves students preparing for ministerial vocations in Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and other contexts—as well as contribute to Harvard Divinity School’s commitments to justice and healing related to ethnic, gender, racial, religious, and sexual difference. Especially welcome are candidates whose pedagogy is enriched by experience in chaplaincy or community care.
The successful candidate will teach primarily in the Master of Divinity program but will also serve students in the Master of Theological Studies and the Master of Religion and Public Life programs. In addition to students in the Divinity School, the successful candidate will teach undergraduates and doctoral students in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and other faculties at Harvard.
This is a five-year renewable position.
Basic Qualifications
The successful candidate will hold a PhD or ThD at time of appointment, be well-versed in both the theoretical and practical literature of the field, have an active publishing agenda, and be equipped to contribute to the collective life and curriculum of a multireligious divinity school.
Additional Qualifications Special Instructions
Letters of nomination should be sent to: Spiritual Care Search Committee, email: spiritualcare@hds.harvard.edu
Initial applications should include a cover letter, vita, writing sample, and teaching statement. Applications should be made online only at: http://academicpositions.harvard.edu. Review of applications will begin on January 30, 2024.
Contact Information
spiritualcare@hds.harvard.edu
Contact Email spiritualcare@hds.harvard.edu Equal Opportunity Employer
HDS is an equal opportunity, affirmative-action employer, and encourages applications and nominations of women and/or ethnic minority candidates. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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