Fuller Theological Seminary School of Mission and Theology Stephan Chair in Chinese Studies Tenure Track Faculty Position Profile Fuller Theological Seminary invites applicants for a full-time Faculty position as the Dean and Rebecca Stephan Chair in Chinese Studies beginning no later than July 1, 2027. The successful candidate will be a full-time faculty member in the School of Mission & Theology. Fuller Theological
Seminary, embracing the School of Mission & Theology (SMT) and the School of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy (SoPMFT), is a multidenominational, international, and multiethnic community dedicated to providing indispensable formational education for diverse Christian leaders everywhere. We are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees. Qualifications Background: PhD or
equivalent within an existing area of seminary instruction with a specialization that addresses Chinese Christian life, church, and community. The Chair will focus on key foci of the Chinese Studies Center such as Christian life, churches, and communities in China, Sinophone societies, as well as Chinese diasporic context. MDiv or MA degree from a Christian seminary (or equivalent) strongly preferred. Fluency in
English to teach courses and in Mandarin to supervise MA and PhD research. Church or mission experience in the global Chinese context. Teaching: Record of effective teaching. The successful candidate will offer core and elective courses in the MDiv and related masters’ degree programs and also the ThM and PhD programs in theology and intercultural studies, including mentoring students in these programs.
Competence to teach also in one of the following areas: Chinese Christianity, interdisciplinary areas between Chinese culture (e.g., Chinese Philosophy, Chinese Religion, Chinese History, Chinese Language and Literature, Chinese Aesthetics, Chinese indigenous psychology) and Mission/Theology. The ability to teach such courses in the larger context of East Asia is welcome. Traveling with Fuller faculty to Asia to
promote Fuller and the Center, and recruit students. Research: Record of research and publication, with ongoing research plans. Record of scholarship that informs practice and practice-that-informs scholarship, and of the capacity to form and shape practitioners Institutional Commitments: Commitment to thinking theologically/missiologically/psychologically about, teaching, and practicing in ways that speak to
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