Scholar-in-Residence in Jewish Studies and Jewish-Christian Relations

The Providence College Theology Department and the Jewish-Catholic Theological Exchange Committee invite applications for the Scholar-in-Residence in Jewish Studies and Jewish-Christian Relations for a term of two academic years beginning in the fall of 2027. Applicants at all academic ranks are invited to apply. In certain circumstances, a term of one year will be considered. The Scholar-in-Residence will bring academic expertise and teaching excellence in Jewish Studies together with a commitment to interreligious dialogue and to advancing the College’s mission, particularly by affirming the dignity, freedom, and equality of each person, and by pursuing truth, discovered by faith and reason, as the basis for dialogue with others and the basis of critical engagement with the world.

Salary: $76,000 – $120,000

The position incorporates manageable teaching, research, and service components, oriented towards furthering understanding of Jewish-Christian relations and providing opportunities for dialogue. The Scholar-in-Residence will teach or co-teach one course each semester in Jewish-Christian relations and/or Jewish Studies, will offer at least one public lecture each year, collaborate with the Jewish-Catholic Theological Exchange Committee to plan the annual Scholar-in-Residence dialogue event, and organize a campus or community outreach activity that furthers interreligious understanding and education (e.g. campus reading group, collaboration with a local synagogue or parish).

Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in Jewish Studies, or a related field, with a specialization, or strong research and/or teaching interest, in some aspect of Jewish-Christian relations (e.g. theological, historical, biblical, liturgical, literary, etc.) and have a strong record of undergraduate teaching in a range of courses in Judaism. Experience coordinating academic programs and knowledge of academic networks in Jewish Studies is highly desired.