Buddhist Chaplain

The Tufts University Chaplaincy is seeking a skilled and compassionate Buddhist Chaplain to join our team. As a key member of our chaplaincy team, you will provide spiritual leadership, spiritual care, and mindfulness and Buddhist meditation teaching to the culturally diverse Tufts Buddhist community.

• Work with the Tufts Buddhist student organization, the Tufts Buddhist Mindfulness Sangha (TBMS), to strengthen its insight into Buddhist practice and teaching, to strengthen the quality of kalyana-mitta (spiritual friendship) within the community and to strengthen its relationships with the wider campus community.
• Design, develop, and deliver spiritual educational programming for TBMS and the wider campus.
• Provide spiritual counseling to students and staff, including referrals to other offices and/or spiritual communities as needed.
• Provide overall support for spiritual and ethical life and attend to program administration and collaborative responsibilities with the University Chaplaincy team.

• Master's degree in Buddhist studies, divinity, theology, religion, philosophy, or a related field.
• Ordination/Dharma teacher in good standing (or ordination/licensure in process) within a recognized Buddhist lineage.
• Minimum of 2 years of ministry experience working with young adults (experience may include campus ministry, university chaplaincy, temple-based spiritual care, clinical pastoral education, and internships).
• Appropriate experience and/or chaplaincy training, including demonstrated skills in community and leadership development, Dharma teaching and spiritual leadership, program development, pastoral care, service and social justice leadership, and ecumenical/interfaith engagement.
• Mindfulness teacher certification (MBSR or Koru/MIEA preferred).
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; excellent leadership, administrative, and organizational skills; excellent professional judgment and discretion; ability to work as part of a team; understands when to lead and when to seek input and support others; actively seeks feedback and continuous improvement; knows how to advocate within multiple responsibilities; maintains appropriate confidentiality; models integrity, honesty, trust, and professional ethics.
• Multicultural knowledge and skills, commitment to nondiscrimination and social justice, and demonstrated experience working in spiritually and culturally diverse settings.
• Computer skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office, contact management systems, and website maintenance.

• Master of Divinity degree.
• One unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
• Prior university chaplaincy experience.
• Grant writing and/or fundraising experience.
• Valid driver's license.

This is a part-time position at 26 hours per week. The salary range listed below will be prorated. The job involves responsibilities that are performed in a Hybrid working environment, with the majority of hours in person during the Fall and Spring semesters. Some weekends and evenings, as well as travel to all of Tufts campuses, are required.