Faculty in Biblical Studies, Program Coordinator

Position Summary

Department: School of Arts & Sciences

The School of Arts and Sciences prepares students for a life of service through rigorous academic programs in the liberal arts, social sciences, science, technology, and math, and biblical and ministry studies. The Department of Biblical, Ministry, Philosophy and Liberal Arts/Studies specifically trains and prepares students for both professional and vocational goals as well as serving the entire undergraduate population with significant offerings in the General Education core.

Essential Functions

• The Biblical Studies program coordinator will fulfill 24-27 units of assigned units in program administration and teaching in the Biblical & Theological Studies program, including several sections General Education in BIB 100 Jesus & the Christian Community and Biblical Literature courses in the Traditional Undergraduate program with the potential of teaching in the Degree Completion program as needed. Teaching needs to be determined in consultation with the department chair.
• Potential for curriculum and curricular management as needed in degree completion and traditional undergraduate First Year Experience courses.
• Demonstrate a commitment to serving and inspiring students in an academic context that integrates your Christian faith and learning.
• Embrace the mission, vision, and values of Fresno Pacific University, affirm the FPU Faith Expectations (Download PDF reader), and support the ideals and practices articulated in "The Fresno Pacific Idea”
• Other job duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Earned terminal degree in appropriate field of study (ABD candidates will be considered; completion of a terminal degree is a requisite for continued employment).

• Ability to network and work harmoniously with faculty, staff, administration, and students.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to cross cultures and to understand and advance diversity.
• Ability to address and model the integration of Christian faith and the field of biblical studies.
• Experience in, or aptitude for, college-level teaching.
• Ability to work harmoniously with students and faculty colleagues in a regional university with its foundation in the liberal arts and sciences.
• Commitment to the Christian faith and the University’s mission of Christ-centered teaching and learning and involvement in a local church.

• The ability to teach in Spanish.
• Training and scholarship in New Testament Studies.
• Familiarity with First Year Experience programs and courses.

• Indoors in a normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, fumes, vibrations, and temperature changes at least eighty percent (80%) of the time.
• Frequent computer use at a workstation, up to eight hours per day.
• Frequently work at a fast pace with unscheduled interruptions.
• Drive personal or University vehicles to appointments.
• Public contact position requiring professional apparel, personal hygiene, and grooming.

• This position typically functions indoors in an office environment with light to moderate noise associated with business office equipment. The position may involve travel for meetings and events.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: remain in a stationary position 80 % of the time, be able to move about inside the office to access file cabinets/office machinery etc., operate a computer and keyboard and other office productivity machinery such as calculators/copy machines/printers. The employee is occasionally required to position self to reach items on the floor and in high cabinetry.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Employee must be able to communicate with others to exchange information including both over the telephone and in-person communication with callers and community members and be able to read a computer screen and paper documents.
• Reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities will be provided in accordance with law.

University Information

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Personal Statements: brief statement (1 page or less) on each of the following topics:

• Philosophy of Education
• Relationship & Commitment to Jesus Christ and the Church
• Relating Christian faith to discipline and teaching
• Diversity Rationale

• Transcripts (showing highest degree earned)
• 2 Letters of Recommendation
• Pastoral Letter — This person should have extensive knowledge of your Christian life and relationship with Jesus Christ. This knowledge should be expressed in the letter.

$68,640.00-$110,056.50 is

the annual salary for this role and reflects what Fresno Pacific University

reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual compensation may vary

based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In additional

to compensation, FPU offers a competitive benefits package.

Faculty Salary Scale can be viewed at Human Resources | Fresno Pacific University

UNIVERSITY DESCRIPTION

Fresno Pacific University is the only accredited Christian university founded in the Central Valley. FPU connects every student’s untapped potential with unlimited opportunity for professional, personal and ethical growth. FPU offers undergraduate, graduate and seminary programs that stress solid academic preparation and a strong ethical foundation to more than 3,500 traditional and adult students on the main campus in southeast Fresno and regional campuses in North Fresno, Visalia, Bakersfield and Merced as well as online. The university also reaches about 8,000 students through professional development studies. FPU has the highest four-year graduation rate of any Central Valley college or university, and is a Hispanic Serving Institution, with a Hispanic student population of 47 percent. FPU is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and ranked in the top tier among western universities—master’s category by U.S. News & World Report. Both U.S. News and Washington Monthly include FPU on their “Best Value” and “Best Bang for the Buck” lists, U.S. News places it at number 13 in its category for student social mobility and Money has ranked it at number 11 among 50 Best Colleges for Transfer Students. FPU is affiliated with the Mennonite Brethren Church, and all employees express a personal Christian commitment and support the Christian mission of the university. A description of the unique quality of FPU as an academic community can be found in the Fresno Pacific Idea at fresno.edu/about/fpu_idea.

Reserving its rights as a religious institution, Fresno Pacific University is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, age or disability, or other classes protected by applicable law. Committed to excellence and actively supportive of cultural diversity, FPU invites individuals who contribute to such diversity to apply. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you should contact FPU’s Human Resources Department at hr@fresno.edu. As a religious institution, the University will administer the equal opportunity employment policy consistent with the Fresno Pacific University statement of faith, the FPU Idea and the University’s governance by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.

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  This information, including salary, is accurate as of January 13, 2025.