Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Assistant/Associate Professor of Church History

Fuller Theological Seminary

School of Mission & Theology

Tenure-Track Faculty Series

Position Profile

Fuller Theological Seminary invites applicants for a full-time tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Church History to begin July 1, 2026. Specialization and geographic focus are open, but expertise in either African American Church History, Latin American Church History, or Global Church History is preferred. The seminary is especially interested in scholars whose teaching and research relate marginalized histories to the wider world.

The successful candidate will demonstrate commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and the formation of students for ministry within and beyond the church. Teaching responsibilities include core and elective Master’s courses in Church History within the seminary curriculum and a capacity to advise research students at the PhD and DMin level. Candidates should expect to teach courses in global church history that span from the Patristic period to modernity. Teaching modalities include in-person, online, hybrid, and intensive course formats. Must be able to teach historiography and historical methods.

Position Responsibilities

• Teaching: Quarter system full load per academic year in traditional and online modalities. Use of the seminary’s designated online course management system (Canvas) is required. Participate in curriculum revision, development, and review, as needed.
• Scholarship: Maintain an active research program that attends to the ways in which church history informs and cultivates a prophetic voice in students and the ways one’s research contributes to preparing Christian leaders and aligns with the School of Mission and Theology commitment to the missional legacy of the seminary.
• Service: Active involvement in the School of Mission and Theology, broader seminary, and academic guild is expected as part of your role as a faculty member.
• Professional Development: Participate in professional development workshops and be actively engaged in disciplinary guilds.
• Advise and Mentor Students: Participate in the academic advising of graduate students. Mentor students in research. Hold regular office hours. Complete related administrative responsibilities.
• Faith: Actively participate in the life of the church. Integrate faith formation in teaching.

General Requirements:

• Faith and lifestyle congruent with the mission of Fuller Theological Seminary as expressed in its statements of faith and community standards. Fuller Seminary requires each faculty member to sign its Statement of Faith. Commitment to the evangelical and ecumenical heritage of Fuller Theological Seminary. See the Fuller Theological Seminary website.
• Commitment to theological education in the service of the local and global church, to shaping leaders for the church’s mission and ministry, to the spiritual formation of students, and to supporting women and men in pastoral and other leadership positions.
• Active involvement in a local congregation.
• Disposition to work collegially in a diverse — multi-ethnic, multi-denominational, multiregional — seminary community.
• Applicants who will add to the ethnic, racial, and gender diversity of the faculty are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Church History, History of Christianity, Historical Theology or related fields. ABD candidates will be considered, if the degree is completed by August 2025.
• Excellence in graduate-level teaching with an ability to lead students in exploring both theoretical and practical dimensions of the discipline.
• Competence and vision for teaching a diverse student body. The ability to speak and teach in Spanish is desirable.
• Proficiency in the use of classroom technology.
• Experience in the life and ministry of the church.
• Demonstrated potential for excellence in scholarly research.
• Position will be based primarily in Pasadena but serving the seminary broadly in its digital forward transformation of global impact.

Application Information

Applicants for faculty positions in the School of Mission and Theology are asked to submit the following materials through their ADP application portal

• A letter of interest.
• A curriculum vitae, indicating education, teaching experience, publications, and other professional qualifications.
• A list of three references with institutional affiliation and contact information, representing academic qualifications.

Note: references will be contacted once the Search Committee identifies a short list of candidates. Persons with questions about this position or the application procedure may contact us at churchhistory@fuller.edu

Additional Remarks:

• Applications will be reviewed begninning September 1, 2025.
• Must be willing to abide by Fuller Community Standards
• Must be willing to sign Fuller's Statement of Faith
• Contact information: Dr. Jeffrey F. Keuss, Dean School of Mission and Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, 135 N. Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91182, USA

Pay Scale:

• Salary range the seminary expects to pay: $70,000 - $85,000 annually, USD

Fuller Theological Seminary is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. To the extent required by law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status. As a religious institution, Fuller Theological Seminary is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees or prospective employees for certain positions on the basis of religion. All faculty positions must agree to Fuller's Community Standards for conduct and must fully accept Fuller's Statement of Faith.

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