Professor of Practice, Assistant or Associate Professor of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care

Job Title: Professor of Practice, Assistant or Associate Professor of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Care

Reports To: VPAA/Academic Dean

Location: Essential On-campus

Pay: $ 60,970 to $74,883 Assistant, $76,190 to $84,655 Associate

Faculty members in Denver Seminary’s Chaplaincy/Pastoral Care program form courageous, faithful, and discerning followers of Christ to bring resurrection hope into institutional spaces marked by suffering, death, and despair.

Specific teaching and administrative responsibilities of the faculty position are outlined in the annual teaching agreement. A standard full-time teaching load is 18 credit hours per academic year for tenure track or 24 hours for non-tenure track. Tenure-track faculty contribute to their academic discipline through scholarly contributions to the literature in their field and through service on at least one standing faculty committee each year.

Non tenure-track faculty are generally exempt from standing committee responsibilities and publishing expectations. In both tracks, faculty speak in academic, professional, and ministry settings to represent Denver Seminary, participate in their division and other seminary projects as assigned by the Academic Dean and attend all functions requiring faculty participation. All faculty help advance Denver Seminary’s globalization initiatives to equip students to work with diverse populations and in multicultural settings.

The direct reporting relationship for this position and for all faculty is to the Academic Dean, who conducts annual performance reviews. This faculty member works under the direction of the program director, who determines course teaching assignments and program-related responsibilities, and provides input into annual performance reviews.

• Teaching priority will be in the areas of Chaplaincy, Pastoral Care and Counseling.
• Deliver high-impact teaching in graduate-level courses.
• Share administrative duties for the department, e.g., CPE site placement and identification of supervisors, recruitment and support of adjunct faculty, meeting with prospective students and support of enrolled students, etc.
• Mentor students holistically—academically, professionally, and spiritually—toward resurrection-animated courage for institutional ministry, theological wisdom for navigating institutional complexity, and the character to bear faithful witness in secular spaces.
• Integrate faith and professional practice in a way that prepares students for employment and real-world impact.
• Serve the Seminary community through committee work, accreditation support, and collaborative engagement in institutional renewal, participate in governance structures that support seminary-wide flourishing, and contribute to strategic positioning of Denver Seminary as a seminary of the future.
• Participate in Convocation, Commencement, monthly faculty meetings and forums, and other responsibilities and duties expected of all faculty members of Denver Seminary and as outlined in the Faculty Handbook.
• If tenure-track, contribute to the body of literature and professional presentations for chaplaincy and pastoral care substantive, scholarly work appropriate for applied disciplines and as described in the Faculty Handbook.
• Other duties as assigned by the Academic Dean

• Relevant terminal degree required for Asst./Assoc. Professor role; desired but not required for Professor of Practice role.

• Academic and/or Professional Military Education (i.e., Command and Staff/War College, Intermediate/Senior Chaplain Course)

• Formal theological training at the Masters level

• Military Chaplain Candidate experience desired

• Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) desired

• Committed personal relationship with Jesus Christ required and a lifestyle consistent with the Seminary’s Community Values and Behavioral Commitments
• Agreement with Denver Seminary’s full Statement of Faith and Statement on Human Sexuality as personal conviction and professional commitment, with the understanding that theological conviction informs rather than impedes respectful, caring engagement with all people
• Agreement…