Associate Dean Religious & Spiritual and Advisor Jewish : Stanford University

Associate Dean for Religious & Spiritual Life and Advisor for Jewish Life:
Stanford University

Associate Dean for Religious & Spiritual Life and Advisor for Jewish Life

The Associate Dean for Religious and Spiritual Life will serve as a key member of the Office for Religious and Spiritual Life’s (ORSL) multi-faith team to guide, nurture, and enhance spiritual life at the University. Reporting to the Dean for Religious and Spiritual Life, the Associate Dean will engage the broader University community, providing opportunities to facilitate religious practice, foster opportunities for multi-faith engagement, and promote spiritual wellness in line with our departmental values.

The Associate Dean will be a close and collaborative partner with the broader Jewish community at Stanford, including the Taube Center for Jewish Studies, Hillel@Stanford, and all Jewish Stanford Affiliated Religion groups to foster a vibrant community of belonging on campus.

The Associate Dean will join an engaged spiritual life team that works together in an interdependent team model. This position will work with the team across all programs and portfolios and participate in University events. This includes leading University multi-faith rituals, supporting University sponsored religious observances of diverse holy days, and coordinating ORSL supported courses.

• Participate as an active member of a multi-faith team to guide, nurture and enhance spiritual and religious life across the University.
• Serve as a religious leader and advisor with and for all students, staff, and faculty while supporting and fostering Jewish life on campus.
• Cultivate close and collaborative partnerships within the Jewish community of Stanford, including the Taube Center for Jewish Studies, Hillel@Stanford, and our Jewish Stanford Affiliated Religions organizations.
• Coordinate ORSL multi-faith programming including but not limited to student gatherings, lectures, events, and programs.
• Coordinate ORSL multi-faith academic offerings led by ORSL staff in collaboration with other offices and departments.
• Provide thoughtful and compassionate spiritual care for students, faculty, staff, alumni and other members of the university community.
• Care for members of the community through attentive and sensitive spiritual care, including providing a calm, non-anxious presence in times of tragedy.
• Serve on University committees at the request of the Dean to support the work of the broader campus community.
• Other duties may also be assigned.

Education & Experience:

• Master of Divinity (M.Div) and five years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience

Certifications and Licenses:

• Ordination or equivalent
• Rabbinic ordination and two to three years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience.
• Must possess and maintain a valid California non-commercial Class C Driver’s License

Applicants from diverse communities and with experience working in and among multi-faith communities are encouraged to apply.

• Acute pastoral sensitivity and discretion.
• Ordination or professional religious training, through an accredited institution.
• Experience in a role of religious leadership. Thorough understanding and performance of ritual and ritual practices.
• Multifaith competency in understanding and working with people of many religious backgrounds.
• Commitment to serving as a chaplain in higher education.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in leading public worship (including religious teaching/preaching), in moderation of discussions, and in intelligent presentations of religious, spiritual and societal questions and challenges.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in leading public ritual, facilitating multi-faith programs, and moderating conversations on emerging religious, spiritual and societal questions and challenges.
• Experience working with people with diverse Jewish experiences, backgrounds, and commitments.
• Enthusiasm and capacity for working imaginatively with people of diverse cultural backgrounds and religious traditions.
• Experience as a skilled religious educator, including a demonstrated ability to…