The YDS Job Board is provided for current YDS students and recent graduates.
To have a job posted: email a job description, responsibilities, and qualifications to ydsjobs@yale.edu
Jobs below are categorized as several types of positions:
- Professional - generally requiring a graduate degree from a divinity school. These will include positions for ordained or non-ordained ministry, positions in education, administration, research or teaching, non-profit leadership positions, jobs in the arts, and opportunities in writing, editing and publishing.
- Academic Year - affiliated with the University intended for those who are students at YDS.
- Summer - intended to take place over the summer.
Please understand that this job board is by no means representative of the many thousands of job openings that are always available; these are postings that employers chose to send to YDS, and that we share. Note that these job postings are not vetted, and we offer no opinions about their legitimacy. Do be in touch with us if you find a posting inappropriate, or if you have concerns about it.
Position | Denomination | Type of Position | Time Span of Position | Quad Partner | Location | Deadline to apply | Posted |
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Assistant Priest (full-time) | Episcopal | Professional | Full-time | BDS, YDS |
New York, NY
|
Open until filled | January 26, 2023 |
Sunday Preacher - Sabbatical Coverage Summer 2023 | United Church of Christ | Summer | Part-time | ANS, YDS |
Shelton, CT
|
Open until filled | January 25, 2023 |
Chaplain (various levels) | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Middletown, CT
|
February 1, 2023 | January 25, 2023 | |
Lead Pastor | Baptist | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Waco, TX
|
January 31st, 2023 | January 24, 2023 |
Pastor | Baptist | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Baton Rouge, LA
|
Open until filled, apply by January 31 | January 24, 2023 |
Resident Ministry Program | Presbyterian, USA | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Ann Arbor, MI
|
January 31, 2023 | January 24, 2023 |
Yale Phone Caller Program | Academic Year | Part-time | YDS | Open until filled | January 24, 2023 | ||
Chaplain | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Middletown, CT
|
Open until filled | January 23, 2023 | |
Youth, Young Adult, and MIssion | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Kenilworth, IL
|
March 31, 2023 | January 23, 2023 | |
Sabbatical Supply Pastor (Summer Student Position) | United Church of Christ | Summer | Part-time | ANS, YDS |
Middlebury, CT
|
Open until filled, applications reviewed beginning mid-February | January 20, 2023 |
Associate Pastor (Part-Time) | Baptist, Southern | Professional | Part-time | YDS |
Fayetteville, NC
|
Open until filled | January 19, 2023 |
Music Director (Part-Time) | Baptist, Southern | Professional | Part-time | YDS |
Fayetteville, NC
|
Open until filled | January 19, 2023 |
Student Opportunity - Short Term or Year-long Ministry/Church Redevelopment Position | Summer | Full-time | YDS |
San Jose, CA
|
Open until filled | January 19, 2023 | |
Canon for Spiritual Formation | Episcopal | Professional | Full-time | BDS, YDS |
Portland, OR
|
February 1, 2023 | January 18, 2023 |
Youth Director | Professional | Part-time | YDS |
Washington Depot, CT
|
February 1, 2023 | January 17, 2023 | |
Summer Minister | United Church of Christ | Summer | Seasonal | ANS, YDS |
Mount Washington, MA
|
February 1, 2023 | January 17, 2023 |
Staff Attorney, Right Direction: Homeless Youth Advocacy Project | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Hartford, CT
|
Open until filled | January 12, 2023 | |
Settled Pastor | Congregational [not UCC] | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Portland, MI
|
Open until filled | January 12, 2023 |
CitySeed Farmers Market Intern | Academic Year | Part-time | YDS |
New Haven, CT
|
Open until filled | January 12, 2023 | |
CitySeed Director of Agricultural Programs (full-time) | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
New Haven, CT
|
Open until filled | January 12, 2023 |
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