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Brandeis' Center for Spiritual Life offers a safe space for students to explore their spirituality and find their place in the world, on their terms. Whether students are rooted in a particular faith tradition or searching for answers to fundamental human questions, we are here. We have staff chaplains trained in different faith traditions who help students find a supportive community, access a non-judgmental spiritual mentor, and find opportunities to serve others.

What makes Brandeis a distinctive opportunity for hands-on learning?

Brandeis' religious landscape is like no other university in the U.S. A plurality of students are Jewish, and there are active Buddhist, Catholic, Hindu, Muslim, and Protestant faith communities as well. The Center for Spiritual Life comprises an interfaith team of part- and full-time chaplains who support religious and non-religious students alike, and is a part of the Division of Student Affairs.

What types of opportunities are possible as part of an internship at Brandeis?

There is flexibility to shape an internship around student interests. Responsibilities would include a mix of the following:

• Engaging with the student community to gain understanding of the dynamics of chaplaincy at a small, religiously diverse university
  • Meeting with students 1-1 to provide pastoral care and education
  • Offering periodic spiritual and educational gatherings for the student community
• Attending and contributing to existing Spiritual Life programs
• Participating in Spiritual Life staff meetings, as well as meetings with campus partners, to understand how Spiritual Life fits into the work of the university
• Facilitating cohort-based discussion programs with an interfaith group of students
• Collaborating with chaplains to develop innovative student offerings
• Developing opportunities for students who identify as spiritual but not religious or unaffiliated

What type of student would thrive at Brandeis?

• Someone interested in working with students from a variety of faith traditions, as well as those who are religiously unaffiliated
• Someone who is creative and up for a challenge! You would have the opportunity to have an impact on new or recently created programs
• Someone who is interested in thinking critically about the future of university chaplaincy

About the position:

This is a part time position, 10 hours a week

The assignment is for the academic year (39 weeks)

The hourly rate is $33.01/hour

The University's pay ranges represent a good faith estimate of what Brandeis reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of posting. The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience and education/training, internal peer equity, and applicable legal requirements.

Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religious creed, gender identity and expression, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, caste, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law (also known as membership in a "protected class").