Professor of New Testament
Alexandria, VA - USA
Job Summary
Employment Opportunity
Professor of New Testament
Open rank full-time tenured or tenure-track appointment beginning July 1 2027
Virginia Theological Seminary a seminary of The Episcopal Church invites applications for a full-time tenure or tenure-track faculty position in Mew Testament.
The successful candidate will teach 15 credits annually comprised of a range of courses for Masters- and Doctoral-level students at introductory and advanced levels. These include a two-semester sequence of New Testament introduction courses in biblical Greek and upper-level courses that situate New Testament texts within their literary historical and theological contexts. There are likely to be opportunities to teach residential intensives and online courses at our affiliated partner institution The General Theological Seminary.
In addition to teaching all faculty at VTS are expected to engage in a robust publishing program contribute to the seminarys lifelong learning offerings participate in daily worship and shared lunch advise students and share in the broader intellectual ad formational life of the seminary community.
Qualifications
Qualifications include:
- Commitment to Christ and Gods mission in the world and to theological education and formation;
- A Doctoral degree (PhD or ThD) in New Testament conferred before June 30 2027 with expertise in a focused field within the discipline;
- Competence in teaching New Testamentat the Masters level;
- Evidence of or capacity for scholarly publication and research;
- In line with the seminarys Covenantdemonstrate a special strength or capacity for teaching and mentoring underrepresented students;
- Openness to teaching in online and face-to-face contexts.
The Seminarys primary mission is to form Christians for lay or ordained leadership and service in the ministry of the Church. Out of its evangelical Catholic and missionary tradition we seek to prepare our students as servants of Jesus Christ to equip the people of God for their vocation and ministry in the world.
Couples and persons from historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. All full-time faculty members live in faculty housing on campus.
Applicant should submit a letter of application and curriculum vitae along with the names and email addresses of three references to .The committee will begin their review of applications on September 14 2026 and continue their work until the position is filled.
Compensation Commensurate with experience.
Required Experience:
Senior IC