The Donald I. MacLean, S.J. Chair is held by members of the Society of Jesus who are accomplished teachers and scholars in the Arts and Sciences. Established in 1987 through the generosity of lead donors Michael J. Morris ’56, Joseph McKinney ’52 (dec.) and the Jesuit Community at Saint Joseph’s, it is intended to emphasize that the University’s Jesuit identity is inseparable from the finest teaching, scholarship and collegiate discourse. The Chair is named in honor of the University’s 24th president.

Roles and Responsibilities

• The MacLean Chair may be held for a period of 1 or 2 semesters.
• Instruction of 1 undergraduate class per semester (at minimum )
  • Classes taught will fulfill SJU core curriculum requirements
• Delivery of a public lecture on a topic related to his expertise or research each semester
• Availability to students and faculty for discussion and collaboration via office hours, departmental meetings, etc.
• Involvement in campus life
• Participation in the Jesuit community at Saint Joseph’s

Selection Process and Benefits

The MacLean Chair Committee is co-chaired by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the rector of the Jesuit Community at Saint Joseph’s. Together, they oversee a committee of faculty and Jesuits who review applications for the position.

Qualifications required of candidates include:

• Member of the Society of Jesus
• Accomplished scholar
• Qualified to teach
• Expertise in a subject area that is part of SJU’s curriculum

Benefits of the position include:

• Salaried compensation
• Designated office on campus
• Ample time for research and writing
• Stipend to support scholarship

How to Apply

All applications must be submitted online. For further information or to apply, please go to https://jobs.sju.edu.  If you have questions, please contact Lorraine Hannon (lhannon@sju.edu).

Current Chair Holder

Name: Manuel Gilberto Hurtado Duran,  S.J.
Area of expertise: Christology, theological anthropology, spirituality and comparative theology
Previous appointment: Bolivian Catholic University
Term as MacLean Chair: Academic Year 2018-19
Fall 2018 Lecture topic: Return to Pachamama: Bolivian Legislation about the Rights of Mother Earth
Spring 2019 Lecture topic:  The People’s Religions of Latin America:  A Study in Cultural and Religious Diversity

Click here for 2019 Lecture notes.
Office:  Bellarmine Room 110
Contact Information:  610-660-1399, mhurtado@sju.edu

Bio: Manuel Hurtado, S.J., holds the Donald I. MacLean, S.J. Jesuit Chair for Academic Year 2018-19 and he is teaching “South American Religious Traditions” in the fall. Father Hurtado received his doctorate and licentiate in sacred theology from the Jesuit Faculty of Theology at Centre Sèvres in Paris and did postdoctoral work at the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard Divinity School. He taught during nine years at the Jesuit Faculty of Philosophy and Theology in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and he has been a visiting professor at Javeriana University in Bogota and at the Centre Sèvres in Paris. He will present two public lectures this year at SJU.

Former chair holders:

Fall 1999	Rev. Thomas M. McCoog, S.J. (Archivist of the British Province of the Society of Jesus, History)
Spring 2000	Bro. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. (Vatican Observatory, Physics)
Fall 2000	Rev. Kevin Burke, S.J.(Weston Jesuit School of Theology, Theology)
Fall 2000 – Spring 2001	Rev. Jeff Klaiber, S.J. (Catholic University of Peru, History)
Fall 2001 – Spring 2003	Rev. Patrick Samway, S.J. (Saint Peter’s College, English)
Fall 2003	Rev. Dean Brackley, S.J. (University of Central America, Theology)
Spring 2004	Rev. Rob Faesen, S.J. (University of Leuven, Theology)
Fall 2004 – Spring 2005	Rev. Alvaro Ribeiro, S.J. (Georgetown University, English)
Fall 2005	Rev. G. Ronald Murphy, S.J. (Georgetown University, German)
Spring 2006	Rev. Stephen Rowntree, S.J. (Loyola University, New Orleans, Philosophy)
Fall 2006	Rev. Stephen Fields, S.J. (Georgetown University, Theology)
Spring 2007	Rev. Raymond A. Bucko, S.J. (Creighton University, Sociology)
Fall 2007	Rev. Richard A. McGowan, S.J. (Boston College, Economics)
Spring 2008	Rev. Amedeus Shirima, S.J. (Arrupe College in Harare, Zimbabwe, Philosophy
Fall 2008	Rev. Thomas Massaro, S.J.
Spring 2009	Rev. Dennis Leder, S.J.
Fall 2009	Rev. Joseph Brown, S.J.
Spring 2010	Rev. Dudley Mendonca, S.J.
Fall, 2010	Rev. Bruce Morrill, S.J. (Boston College, Theology)
Fall 2011	Rev. Jose Badenes, S.J. (Loyola Marymount University, Foreign Languages &Literatures)
Fall 2012	Rev. John F. Wrynn, S.J. (Saint Peter’s College, History)
Fall 2013	Rev. Aquiline Tarimo, S.J. (Hekima College, Constituent College of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, Theology)
Fall 2014	Rev. T. Michael McNulty, S.J. (Marquette University,  Philosophy)
Fall 2015	Rev. John Martis, S.J. (Pilgrim Theological College, Philosophy)
Spring 2016	Rev. Xavier Savarimuthu, S.J. (St. Xavier’s College [Autonomous], Environmental Studies)
Fall 2017	Rev. Robin S. Seelan S.J. (Loyola College, Chennai)