Tenure-track Position in Spirituality and Monastic Studies SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT invite applications for a full-time and tenure-track position in Christian Spirituality and Monastic Studies in Fall, 2021. Rank is negotiable. We seek candidates whose research, teaching, and/or service have prepared them to teach the vitality and history of Christian spirituality including its connections with prayer, liturgy, spiritual direction, and diverse Christian practices as well as monastic history, with expertise in the Rule of Saint Benedict; these areas of focus may include intersectional appreciation for culture, race, gender, sexuality, class, and ability. Candidates should demonstrate not only potential for excellent teaching, but also promise in sustained research and scholarly publication, and service to the School of Theology, college/university, church, and profession. The successful candidate will appreciate the ways in which the study of spirituality and monastic life flow from and support our schools’ historic connections with Saint John’s Abbey and Saint Benedict’s Monastery. The resources of the Hill Museum and Monastic Library, the Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research, and the Liturgical Press at Saint John’s support research and publication. Required qualifications include completion of the doctoral degree by the time of appointment, evidence of potential for effective and excellent university-level teaching, and an agenda for scholarship and promise of peer-reviewed publication in Christian spirituality and/or monastic studies.

Our School and Department of Theology embrace diversity and inclusion practices as central tasks of theology and the study of religion. Accordingly, we seek candidates who are committed to the development of vibrant communities that foster respect and appreciation for the spectrum of human diversity.

The position includes teaching responsibilities in the graduate School of Theology and Seminary as well as in the undergraduate Department of Theology at the introductory level. Our programs provide a Catholic, Benedictine, and ecumenical environment in which undergraduate students complete core curriculum requirements and pursue a major and a minor in Theology. Graduate students pursue advanced degrees in Theology, preparing for graduate-level research and teaching; for lay and ordained ministry in diverse Christian settings; and for a wide range of professional careers, including additional advanced degrees in academic and professional schools, not-for-profit work, and public service.

Candidates are invited to submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, transcripts, a brief writing sample, and evidence of teaching effectiveness to Human Resources, Saint John’s University, Collegeville, MN 56321.