PRACTICAL & APPLIED THEOLOGY - Faculty-Chaplaincy

Job Classification

  Faculty Full-Time (75-100%)

Position summary

Teach a full load of courses in chaplaincy, participate and lead out in chaplaincy activities for the Seminary, oordinate masters and doctoral chaplaincy concentrations, advise and provide mentorship to chaplaincy students and non-degree students seeking academic requirement for chaplaincy endorsement, and provide advocacy and leadership in area of the healthcare and urban ministry chaplaincy concentrations, to the Seminary and the Seventh-day Adventist Church, both locally and globally.

Qualifications summary

An earned doctorate in chaplaincy or a closely-related discipline.

Endorsed or seeking endorsement by Adventist Chaplaincy Ministry.

Preferably a Board-Certified Chaplain.

Preferably a minimum of four CPE units.

Significant pastoral/chaplaincy ministry experience.

Strong interpersonal skills; the ability to collaborate well with colleagues; and a disposition conducive to interacting positively with student and staff.

Capacity to communicate effectively and dynamically both on popular and professional levels.


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities

Teach a full load of courses in chaplaincy and related disciplines.

Participate and lead out in chaplaincy activities for the Seminary.

Coordinate masters and doctoral chaplaincy concentrations.

Advise and provide mentorship to chaplaincy and non-degree students seeking academic requirement for chaplaincy endorsement.

Provide advocacy and leadership in area of the healthcare and urban ministry chaplaincy concentrations to the Seminary and the Seventh-day Adventist Church, both locally and globally.

Serve as a sponsor for the Chaplaincy Club.

Participate in Seminary and University life and responsibilities.

Carry regular faculty responsibilities related to teaching, service, scholarship, and administration.

Support the work of the CPE Seminary Chaplaincy Study Center.

Supervisory responsibilities

Provide guidance to administrative assistant and graduate assistant (as applicable) in the conducting of required functions and responsibilities.

Qualifications

Must be fluent in English. Must possess critical thinking skills.


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies

Technical competencies as needed to fulfill teaching, service, research, advising, and administrative responsibilities.

Ability to prepare and organize a wide variety of documents, reports, files, and information in various formats.

Ability to teach on various online platforms (e.g., Zoom, Microsoft Teams, LearningHub) and delivery formats (face-to-face, hybrid, virtual).

Interpersonal interactions

Must be comfortable interacting in an ongoing basis with students.

Physical demands

As needed to fulfill teaching, service, research, and advising responsibilities.

Work environment

Work environment should maintain a relatively quiet noise level.