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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Senior Youth Director | United Church of Christ | Professional | Full-time | ANS, YDS |
New Canaan, CT
|
Open until filled | January 11, 2024 |
Pastoral Residency Program | United Church of Christ | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Westport, CT
|
January 5, 2024 | January 10, 2024 |
Program Coordinator - School/Unit Development (Yale) | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
New Haven, CT
|
Open until filled | January 10, 2024 | |
Associate Director of Philanthropy | United Church of Christ | Professional | Full-time | YDS | January 5, 2024 priority; open until filled. | January 10, 2024 | |
Senior Pastor (full-time) | Baptist | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Detroit, MI
|
December 15, 2023 or until filled | January 10, 2024 |
SNE-UCC Church Opening Contacts | United Church of Christ | Professional | Part-time | ANS, YDS |
MA, CT, and RI
|
Always open | January 10, 2024 |
Student Preachers | United Church of Christ | Academic Year | Seasonal | ANS, YDS |
Stratford, CT
|
Open throughout the year. Apply anytime | January 10, 2024 |
Teacher (Entry-Level) | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Greater Louisville, KY
|
Rolling | January 10, 2024 | |
Ministry Opportunities in Upstate New York | Baptist, American | Professional | Full-time | ANS, YDS |
Upstate New York
|
Open throughout the year. Apply anytime. | January 10, 2024 |
Minister of Youth Ministry (part-time or full-time) | Baptist | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
New Haven, CT
|
Open until filled | January 10, 2024 |
Director of Youth Ministry | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Charlotte, NC
|
April 1, 2024 | January 6, 2024 | |
Children and Family Minister (part-time or full-time) | Methodist, United | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Birmingham, AL
|
Open until filled | January 6, 2024 |
Director of Music | United Church of Christ | Professional | Part-time | YDS |
New Haven, CT
|
Open until filled | January 6, 2024 |
Director Contextual Ministry Educ. & Asst Prof of Practical Theology or Facilitator Religious Life | Quaker | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Richmond, IN
|
Open until filled | December 16, 2023 |
Senior Minister | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Preston, CT
|
Open until filled | December 16, 2023 | |
Associate Rector | Professional | Full-time | BDS, YDS |
Alameda, CA
|
Open until filled | December 14, 2023 | |
Pastor | Baptist | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
New Britain, CT
|
Open until filled | December 14, 2023 |
Campus Minister/Director | Methodist, United | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Rock Hill, SC
|
January 12th, 2024 priority; open until filled. | December 12, 2023 |
Director of Ministries to Youth, Young Adults, and their Families | Presbyterian, USA | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Basking Ridge, NJ
|
Open until filled | December 7, 2023 |
Senior Associate Pastor | Nondenominational | Professional | Full-time | YDS |
Naples, FL
|
Open until filled | December 7, 2023 |
Pages
William Goettler
Associate Dean for Ministerial and Social Leadership, Lecturer in Parish Leadership and Church Administration
(203) 432-9896
Jennifer Davis
Director of Supervised Ministries, Divinity School
203-436-5703
Alison Cunningham
Director of Professional Formation, Title IX Coordinator
(203) 432-5330