Assistant Professor of Theology

Position Title

Assistant Professor of Theology

Employee Type

Regular

Office/Department

Theology

Work Environment

Loyola University Maryland Main Campus

Job Type

Full time

Anticipated Start Date

07/01/2026

Benefits at Loyola

https://www.loyola.edu/department/hr/benefits/

If Temporary or Visiting, Estimated End Date

Position Duties

The Department of Theology at Loyola University Maryland invites applications for the position of assistant professor, tenure-track, in the area of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. The position begins fall 2026 and comes with a 10-month renewable contract. Responsibilities will include teaching and mentoring students (master’s and undergraduate); research and publication; and service to the Department and University. In addition to offerings in the candidate’s field of expertise, all members of the Department regularly teach an Introduction to Christian Theology course. The successful candidate will demonstrate scholarly contributions (or the promise thereof) to the field of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament studies and support the University’s mission as a Jesuit, Catholic institution. The successful candidate will also be eligible to apply to teach in the University’s Honors program. 

Please upload a cover letter, a Curriculum Vitae, copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, an essay on the Jesuit mission, a research statement, and a teaching portfolio. The essay on the Jesuit mission should address one of the following two prompts: 1) How Loyola's Core Values or Jesuit mission can inform and/or support your teaching, research, and scholarship; or 2) How you envision contributing to the Jesuit educational mission, university-wide or in your discipline, on campus. The teaching portfolio should include a statement on teaching, a summary of your teaching experiences with copies of student evaluations (if available/applicable), and a description of the courses you would be interested in teaching. The research statement should make clear how you envision conducting a productive research program at a primarily undergraduate institution. After initial review, select applicants will be asked to provide three letters of recommendation.

Review of applications will begin on November 17, 2025.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. or equivalent in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament or a closely related subdiscipline by July 1, 2026.
• Ability to conduct research in biblical Hebrew/Aramaic.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching at the undergraduate level.
• Evidence of and/or commitment to effective and high-impact teaching practices.
• Knowledge of a second Semitic or other biblically-related language (e.g. Septuagint or Koine Greek).

Successful candidates for any staff, faculty, or administrative position at Loyola University Maryland will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

University Description

Loyola University Maryland, located in the vibrant city of Baltimore, is a prestigious, selective, comprehensive university with a strong residential liberal-arts-based undergraduate program and professional graduate programs at the master’s and doctoral levels. Founded in 1852, Loyola is one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and the first to bear the name of Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus. Deeply committed to the Ignatian principles upon which it was founded, Loyola focuses on the care and education of the whole person — mind, body, and spirit — and its mission centers on preparing its students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world.  

The Wall Street Journal ranked Loyola No. 1 among midsized colleges in the South and No. 23 overall in the nation in its 2025 “Best Colleges” list. Loyola was also ranked No. 5 in the nation for career preparation, No. 22 in the nation for student experience, and No. 65 in the nation for impact on graduate salaries. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Loyola among the top 10 universities in the North Region for the past decade. Princeton Review named it one of the nation’s top institutions for undergraduate higher education and one of the best Mid-Atlantic colleges for 2025. It is among Washington Monthly’s top master’s universities nationally and is listed among the “best value” pr