Employment

Project Director – Seminary Extended: Strengthening Pastoral Leadership

Union Presbyterian Seminary seeks a dynamic and collaborative Project Director to lead Seminary Extended, an innovative partnership with Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and Eastern Mennonite University and Seminary. Supported by the Lilly Endowment, this initiative strengthens both local church leadership and theological education sustainability through three integrated
strategies:

• A Seminary for Every Congregation (embedded congregational leadership development)
• Shared faculty and courses
• A joint Doctor of Ministry in Adaptive Leadership

The Project Director will oversee the initiative, reporting to the Vice President for Strategy and Institutional Effectiveness. The director will also coordinate the A Seminary for Every Congregation strategy, advancing leadership formation directly within congregational contexts.

This role calls for a leader who can inspire collaboration across institutions and guide a project that equips churches and sustains theological education for the future. Please see the link to the full description for additional information and applicant instructions.

Project Director PD – Lilly Collaboration Grant

Associate Project Director – Seminary Extended: Strengthening Pastoral Leadership

Union Presbyterian Seminary seeks an organized and collaborative Associate Project Director to support Seminary Extended, an innovative partnership with Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and Eastern Mennonite University and Seminary. Supported by the Lilly Endowment, this initiative prepares theologically grounded, contextually aware pastoral leaders through embedded congregational education, shared faculty resources, and collaborative degree programs.
The Associate Project Director will manage operations and lead assessment activities, reporting to the Project Director. This role provides essential coordination across three institutions while ensuring data-driven program improvement and seamless logistics. This role calls for a detail-oriented leader who excels at coordination, assessment, and supporting collaborative work across multiple institutions. Please see the link to the full description for additional information and applicant instructions.

Associate Project Director PD Lilly Collaboration

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.