SMU #50173 Assistant or Associate Professor in Worship and Preaching

Job description

Description Perkins School of Theology at SMU seeks a faculty appointment at the level of assistant or associate professor to fill the LeVan Chair in Preaching and Worship to begin August 2026. The successful applicant will join those full- and part-time faculty members who provide instruction in worship and preaching for the M.Div., M.A.M., M.S.M., and continuing education programs. This is a tenure-track or tenured appointment. Responsibilities: A. Full-time teaching and scholarship in worship, with ability to teach preaching. 1. Teaching courses in the various degree programs and formats of Perkins School of Theology and, if appropriate, in the Ph.D. curricula of the Graduate Program in Religious Studies of Southern Methodist University. 2. Scholarship, including publications, in the field of Worship. B. Participation in the life and work of Perkins School of Theology, the Graduate Program in Religious Studies, and other parts of Southern Methodist University, including the structures of governance, exercising the responsibilities normally assumed by faculty members. Qualifications: Minimum qualifications: A. Ph.D. or equivalent degree. B. Demonstrated achievement or promise as a...