University of Chicago, Divinity School
Professor of Theology
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Illinois, United States |
Position: | Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor |
The University of Chicago Divinity School seeks to make an appointment in Theology. Rank and salary are open. Area of specialization is likewise open, but candidates should be able to contribute theologically to the disciplined conversations that constitute the academic study of religion. This means that candidates should be engaged in constructive, creative work that shapes the conversation in academic theology, that they should be critically conversant with the history of theology, and that their work should be situated within the wider intellectual conversation of the University.
The Divinity School is the graduate professional school for the study of religion at the University of Chicago, a private research University. Faculty in the School teach Ph.D. students in 10 different areas of study, and masters level students in M.A. and M.Div. programs, offering courses at the introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels. Many faculty hold associate appointments in other departments and schools of the University; such associations are encouraged. A normal teaching load is 4 courses per year on a quarter system; in most cases that leaves one quarter open for research in residence (in addition to summers free for scholarship).
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; review of candidates will commence on September 15, 2011. Application should be made online, at http://tinyurl.com/3ddbcol
Contact: Dean Margaret M. Mitchell, The University of Chicago Divinity School, 1025 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 (mmm17@uchicago.edu). The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer.
Contact: |
Contact: Dean Margaret M. Mitchell, The University of Chicago Divinity School, 1025 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 (mmm17@uchicago.edu). |
Website: | http://tinyurl.com/3ddbcol |
Primary Category: | Religious Studies and Theology |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 07/14/2011 |
Closing Date | 01/09/2013 |