Category: Jobs

1-Year Post-Doc at U. Virginia

The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia invites applications for a one-year Post-doctoral Research Associate and Lecturer position in the religions of Africa and the African Diaspora. Candidates may specialize in either African or Diasporic religions, but must be able to offer at least one undergraduate course on each. We are especially interested in scholars whose research is centered in West Africa or the Afro-Caribbean.

The successful candidate will teach three courses during the academic year. Candidates will also be expected to conduct their own research and participate in the extracurricular academic life of the department.

Applications are open to scholars with PhDs in the study of religion or in cognate areas such as Anthropology, African Studies, History, and Literature and the Arts. ABD considered, with the expectation that the candidate will have the doctorate in hand by August 1, 2019.

To apply, visit http://jobs.virginia.edu and search on Posting Number 0624452. Complete a Candidate Profile online and electronically attach a cover letter, CV, statement of research and teaching, and contact information for three references. Review of applications will begin on December 15, 2018, but will remain open until filled. Preliminary interviews will take place via video conference and are anticipated to begin in mid-January 2019.

Questions regarding the position should be directed to: Cynthia Hoehler-Fatton at chh3a@virginia.edu
Questions regarding the application process in Jobs@UVA should be directed to: Richard Haverstrom at rkh6j@Virginia.edu

The University of Virginia is fundamentally committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty and staff. UVA is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We welcome nominations of and applications from women, members of minority groups, veterans and individuals with disabilities. We also welcome others who would bring additional dimensions of diversity to the university’s research and teaching mission. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person’s perspectives and lived experiences.

Job Post @ U.Virginia: Religious Thought in Africa (TT, OR)

Open Rank Religious Thought in Africa
As part of a cluster hire for the Democracy Initiative of the College of Arts & Sciences, the Department of Religious Studies invites applications for an open-rank position in Religious Thought in Africa. Open to researchers with expertise in any religious tradition in any part of Africa using any methodological approach, we seek candidates with deep knowledge of a particular region – including its languages, cultures, and histories, and the ability to think broadly and collaboratively about relationships between religious thought and democracy. We invite applications from scholars across the humanities and social sciences, including philosophy, political theory, cultural studies, social thought, anthropology, sociology, or history, as well as both normative and descriptive fields of religious studies.

Anticipated start date is August 2019 and will be made as tenure-track Assistant Professor, tenured Associate Professor, or tenured Full Professor. Applications are therefore welcome from candidates of any rank, with stipulation that applicants must hold a Ph.D. at the time of appointment.

To apply, https://jobs.virginia.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1539774150531 Complete a Candidate Profile online and attach the following: cover letter, CV, 1 article-length piece of scholarly work, and contact information for 3 references.

Review of applications will begin November 15, 2018 and the position will remain open until filled.
For questions regarding the position, please contact Willis Jenkins, the chair of the search committee, willis.jenkins@virginia.edu.
For questions regarding the application process, please contact, Savanna Galambos, Faculty Search Advisor, skh7b@virginia.edu
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The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Job Posting @ Dartmouth: Asst. Prof., Indigenous Religions of the Americas

This just in from colleagues at Dartmouth:

The Dartmouth College Department of Religion is currently undertaking a search for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in “Indigenous Religions of the Americas, the South Pacific, the Caribbean, or Australia, which may include African diasporic traditions in these regions.” Full details of the position may be found here:

https://apply.interfolio.com/51630

Applications received by October 20th will be considered for AAR interviews, or video conference interviews for those not attending the AAR.

I am contacting you in the hopes of reaching out to qualified candidates who may not be aware of our search. If you know of any such candidates, can you please pass this message along?

We are strongly committed to diversity and inclusion, and have a highly diverse department faculty.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the position.

Thanks very much,

Reiko Ohnuma
Professor and Chair
Department of Religion
Dartmouth College