Employment

Faculty Position – Worship, Ritual, and Community Engagement

Union Presbyterian Seminary invites applications and nominations for the position of Assistant, Associate or full Professor of Worship, Ritual, and Community Engagement (tenure track or tenured). The seminary seeks a scholar who has primary expertise in worship, especially as it relates to the interplay of congregational worship, ritual, community engagement, and public theology. The successful candidate will be able to help equip learners for adaptive leadership and community engagement through liturgical and ritual practices. Beyond teaching specialized courses, the successful candidate will be expected to teach general courses on worship. The successful candidate holds a Ph.D. or comparable degree in liturgical studies.
This position is part of UPSem’s collaborative “Seminary Extended: Strengthening Pastoral Leadership” grant with Eastern Mennonite Seminary and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. While based in Charlotte, NC, the successful candidate will be expected to teach in several degree and non-degree programs, in hybrid and online modalities, across the three seminaries.

Please see the link to the full job description for details and applicant instructions.

Faculty Worship Professor Job Description

Vice President for Enrollment Management

Union Presbyterian Seminary seeks a Vice President for Enrollment Management to implement a strategic recruitment and retention plan that attracts degree and non-degree learners to our hybrid and online programming for its campuses in Richmond, VA and Charlotte, NC.

To apply, please send a cover letter and CV to sheridan.taylor@upsem.edu. Review of applications will begin December 31, 2025, and continue until the position is filled.

VP Enrollment Management Posting

Faculty Position – New Testament

Union Presbyterian Seminary invites applications and nominations for the position of Assistant, Associate, or full Professor of New Testament (tenure track or tenured). The applicant should have a PhD or its equivalent in biblical studies, with specialization in New Testament, and should be competent and willing to teach within the full range of this field. While the areas of research focus are open, special consideration will be given to those whose expertise complements our current faculty and who facilitate engagement with a range of approaches to biblical interpretation, including readings from diverse social locations. The position requires affirmation of the vocation of teaching and demonstrated excellence as a teacher, and a view of the professorial office as a calling to excel in scholarship, and to equip others as interpreters of Scripture for the life and mission of the church in the world.

Letters of application, including a curriculum vitae, should be addressed to Daniel Ott, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Academic Dean, Union Presbyterian Seminary, 3401 Brook Road, Richmond, VA 23227, and emailed to sarah.amick@upsem.edu. Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. Please click the link to view the full description.

Faculty New Testament October 2025

Union Presbyterian Seminary is a graduate educational institution related to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and an EO/AA employer. Since its formation in 1812, it has sustained the intention of its founders to provide education for Christian ministry that is scholarly, pastoral, and engaged with contemporary life.