The successful candidate will be expected to: Demonstrate excellence in teaching and effectiveness in research; Teach a range of courses in Religious Studies, with special responsibility for courses in Judaism, Christianity, and the Bible, as well as the Religious Studies senior capstone; Teach in the university's general education program located in the Center for Civic Excellence; Provide impactful mentoring for undergraduate students; Serve as needed on graduate thesis committees in the department's master's programs, particularly in History and Ancient Languages and Cultures; Produce high quality, peer-reviewed scholarship; Provide effective service in the program, department, college, and university. This tradition of excellence extends to the classroom, where 232 student-athletes earned academic honors, and to the community, where USU ranked second nationally in Division I service hours, with nine teams placing in the top 10 for community service.