Teaching Assistant for Pastoral Identity and Spiritual Care (2 Positions)

Semester: Spring 2027

Dates: February 10, 2027 – May 8, 2027

Position 1: In Person Class meeting times: Mondays, 6:00pm – 8:50pm
Position 2: In Person Class meeting times: Tuesdays, 3:00pm - 5:50pm

PC1103 Pastoral Identity and Spiritual Care seeks applicants for a Teaching Assistant for Spring 2027.  The TA reads the course texts and attends classes alongside faculty and students.  The TA supports Professor of Record in cultivating a healthy learning environment by offering peer emotional and spiritual support as well as reflective peer feedback.  The TA collaborates with the Professor of Record in a weekly 30-minute planning meeting, teaches one didactic, and facilitates up to 2 guided verbatims over the course of the semester. There is no requirement to grade assignments for this class.

The ideal candidate:

• Is at least a second year LPTS student (if a transfer, has been a part of the LPTS community for at least one year).
• Practices embodied open, inclusive, and affirming intercultural practices in class and in the LPTS and global community.
• Has taken Pastoral Identity and Spiritual Care at LPTS or an equivalent pastoral/spiritual care class at a seminary.
• Has taken at least 1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education in any setting (ACPE accredited site).
• Displays the characteristics and qualities of a potential CPE Educator.

Eligible persons from all backgrounds are invited to apply. Inquiries should be made to Professor Amina McIntyre at amcintyre@lpts.edu by December 15, 2026.