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DISCIPLESHIP & LIFESPAN EDUCATION - Faculty-Discipleship & LfspnEd

Job Classification

  Faculty Full-Time (75-100%)

Position summary

The faculty teaching graduate courses in discipleship and family ministry holds a full-time appointment in the Department of Discipleship and Lifespan Education and is involved in pedagogy, service, and scholarship responsibilities in accordance with the mission and philosophy of the SDA Theological Seminary and Andrews University. This person demonstrates competence in teaching, service, leadership, advising, research, and publication in discipleship and family studies. The faculty also serves on thesis and dissertation committees, on departmental and university committees, maintains an active research agenda documented through publications and presentations, and provide service to the university and community.

Qualifications summary

An earned doctoral degree (PhD) in discipleship and/or family studies (or related area such as marriage and family, social work, etc.) with ministry and academic experience in areas such as discipleship, marriage and family, human sexuality, parenting, internal dynamics of families, children, youth and young adults and older adults.


Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Duties and responsibilities



Supervisory responsibilities



Qualifications




Must be a Seventh-day Adventist in good and regular standing.

Technical competencies



Interpersonal interactions

N/A

Physical demands

Physical abilities as needed to fulfill teaching, service, and researching responsibilities. A successful individual will be able to meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of the job. This job requires the employee to sit for periods of a few hours at a time, use hands with freedom, reach out with hands and arms, stand, and walk, crouch and crawl, lift and move 50 lbs., use a computer and telephone, etc.

Work environment

Climate-controlled office space with low to moderate noise level.