"Theology, Instructor, Full-time (Temporary), Non-Tenure Track"

The Department of Theology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University Chicago seeks qualified candidates for an appointment as Temporary Full-Time Instructor beginning Fall 2025. The department serves the University's undergraduate core curriculum and offers undergraduate majors and minors in Theology and Religious Studies. The department also offers an MA in Biblical Languages and Literature, Christian Ethics, and Theological Studies, and Ph.D. concentrations in New Testament/Early Christianity, Ethics, and Theology. For more information about the department, please visit its website at www.luc.edu/theology.

We welcome candidates with strong teaching profiles in theology and/or religious studies, with a focus especially in Christian and/or religious ethics.

This search is part of a College-wide, multiyear hiring initiative designed to hire outstanding teachers and researchers who are reflective of our diverse student body, committed to interdisciplinarity, dedicated to the pursuit of external grants, and appreciative of a Jesuit, Catholic education. As a university that is situated in the world-class, multicultural city of Chicago and dedicated to mentoring a diverse student body, many of whom come from underrepresented and underserved populations, we especially encourage applications from candidates from underrepresented groups.

Teaching responsibilities shall include a 4-4 teaching load within Loyola's undergraduate core curriculum. Candidates must be prepared to teach Introduction to Christian Theology and/or Introduction to Religious Studies, as well as Introduction to Christian Ethics and/or Introduction to Global Religious Ethics. One or more of the following courses that serve the department's diverse multi-cultural and multi-religious student body are also potentially useful: Religion and Gender, Social Justice and Injustice, and Religious Ethics and the Ecological Crisis. A willingness to be engaged in the academic life of the department and to support its undergraduate mission is expected.

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience: The candidate will have a PhD in Theology or Religious Studies at the time of appointment, ideally with focused training in ethics. Candidates for the position must demonstrate clear potential for excellence in teaching and student mentorship, if not already possess a strong record of undergraduate teaching, and provide appropriate evidence of active engagement in the field. The candidate must be willing to support the mission of Loyola University Chicago and the goals of a Jesuit, Catholic education.

Salary Range: $58,500-$63,500
Benefits Information: https://www.luc.edu/hr/benefits/

Job Type: Full-Time