Position Summary:
Phoenix Seminary is now accepting applications for a full-time, residential faculty position in Public Theology and Cultural Engagement. The position is open rank and the specific job title is amenable to further modification depending upon the particular strengths and academic background of the successful applicant. This position can begin at any time according to the candidate’s availability, including the 2025-26 academic year.
This is a new position in the area of public theology and cultural engagement broadly conceived. We are seeking a scholar grounded in a traditional academic discipline (e.g. history, systematic theology, philosophy, etc.) who applies said discipline more broadly to the life of the church and the public sphere, and is committed to equipping students for ministry in a twenty-first-century context.
We are especially interested in someone who could help equip pastors and ministry workers to navigate and minister well within the multicultural, pluralistic, de-Christianizing context in which we live. This person would focus on exegeting the culture within which we minister, a goal which would include and be applicable to foreign mission work, but would be rooted in the task of presenting a faithful and faithfully contextualized Christian message in the rapidly secularizing west.
The successful appointee will teach courses, mentor students, engage in scholarly research and writing, and participate in the wider life of the Seminary. Rank and compensation will be commensurate with experience.
Application review will begin immediately and continue until Friday October 17th, 2025
Principal Responsibilities:
· Teach 18 hours per year in master’s programs
· Research, publish, and participate in scholarly societies
· Attend faculty meetings and serve on committees as required
· Participate in the communal life of the Seminary as detailed in the faculty handbook (e.g. through attendance at chapel, New Student Orientation, etc.)
· Supervise student theses
Qualifications:
· A completed PhD or ThD in history, theology, political science, philosophy or other related field
· Personal godliness as evidenced in line with the NT qualifications for an elder
· Full agreement with the Phoenix Seminary faculty teaching position
· Teaching experience
· A record of publication commensurate with the candidate’s career stage
· Evidence of a strong commitment to the local church, including being a member in good standing of an evangelical, Protestant church
· Pastoral experience (preferred)
**All applications need to go through Phoenix Seminary careers page at: www.ps.edu/careers. Any applications or resumes sent via email will be redirected to the Phoenix Seminary careers page**