2014
Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies, PhD scholarships 1.10.2015
Funded by the German federal and state governments’ Excellence Initiative, the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies will admit up to fifteen PhD students to its doctoral programme, which is to begin on 1 October 2015. Up to ten of these candidates will receive a Graduate School grant; the other candidates will be supported in their search for funding.
The complete application package must be submitted, compiled into one PDF file, to
application@bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de by 15 November 2014.
2014
Assistant Professor in Global Christianity
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE – The Department of Religious Studies invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track appointment beginning July 1, 2015 at the rank of Assistant Professor for a specialist in the study of Global Christianity. The department welcomes applicants who engage in a cross-cultural or comparative frame and specialize in one or more of the following geographic areas: Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States.
RECRUITMENT PERIOD
Open Aug 29, 2014 through Jun 30, 2015
Next review date: October 15th, 2014
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee
For questions regarding the position please feel to contact Dr. Michael Alexander, search Committee Chair, at michael.alexander@ucr.edu.
2014
38 ACLS-AHP Fellowships Awards 2014-2015
The American Council of Learned Societies is pleased to announce 38 fellowship awards to African scholars in the sixth year of the African Humanities Program (AHP), a multi-year initiative of annual, international competitions funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The program is open to humanities scholars in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda.
2014 African Humanities Program Dissertation Fellows
2014 African Humanities Program Postdoctoral Fellows
The humanities lay the foundations for understanding and furthering every society’s economic and social development. The AHP is committed to advancing the humanities as a core component of higher education in Africa. To revitalize humanistic study, AHP offers fellowships for the completion of PhD dissertations and postdoctoral projects by early career scholars. Stipends provide a year free from teaching for full-time dissertation writing or postdoctoral research and writing as well as the option of a two-month residency at one of six internationally renowned research centers in Africa.
Applications are evaluated by an international committee of senior scholars from African universities in a rigorous process of peer review.
In addition to fellowships, the AHP organizes two annual Manuscript Development Workshops for AHP Fellows who have completed book manuscripts.
The African Humanities Series, a collaboration between the AHP and University of South Africa Press, publishes selected manuscripts written by AHP Fellows.
Application materials for the 2014-15 competition will be available in early September. See the competition announcement for details. This year’s deadline is November 1, 2014.
African Humanities Program
www.acls.org/programs/ahp/
facebook.com/ACLS.AHP
@acls1919
Eszter Csicsai
Program Coordinator
African Humanities Program
American Council of Learned Societies
633 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017-6795
Tel.: 212.697.1505 x 135
Fax: 212.949.8058
E-mail: ecsicsai@acls.org
www.acls.org/programs/ahp
https://www.facebook.com/ACLS.AHP
2014
John Templeton Foundation, Autum 2014 Open Submission Call for Proposals
The Autumn open-submission call for proposals for the John Templeton Foundation is open now until October 1, 2014. Visit https://portal.templeton.org/login to apply.
The John Templeton Foundation (JTF) will distribute $155M of funding in 2015 (up from $93M in 2013) for topics that range from quantum physics to the evolution of cultural complexity. A proportion of these funds are dedicated to topics relating to the social scientific study of religion (including non-religion), including sociological, psychological, anthropological, and economic approaches.
JTF gives grants for up to 3 years in duration and for projects ranging in scope from $50,000 to more than $5,000,000. There are no constraints on the nationalities of the principal investigator or project members. The application process begins with an Online Funding Inquiry (essentially a letter of intent); applicants who are successful at this first stage are invited to submit a more detailed full proposal. The process includes peer review and is highly competitive: ~85% of proposals considered in the Human Sciences portfolio are rejected at the first stage and ~50% are rejected at the second stage.
Learn more about JTF’s grantmaking process here: http://www.templeton.org/what-we-fund/our-grantmaking-process
Learn more about Sir John Templeton’s philanthropic vision here: http://www.templeton.org/sir-john-templeton/philanthropic-vision
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Nicholas J. S. Gibson, Ph.D.
Program Officer, Human Sciences
John Templeton Foundation
2014
University Lectureship in Christianity in the Modern World (1.0 fte), Leiden University, The Netherlands
The Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University invites applications for a:
University Lectureship in Christianity in the Modern World (1.0 fte)
Vacancynumber: 14-200
We welcome applications by scholars of religion whose work reflects sensitivity to historical and socio-cultural contexts and the ability to position Christianity in local and global configurations, with attention to its interactions with other cultures and communities. Appointment will be fixed-term from January 2015 through December 2016, with the possibility of extensions of up to four years, and of a permanent position thereafter. Leiden University is committed to diversity, inclusiveness, and equal opportunities.
Applications must be received by 1 September 2014. Campus interviews are tentatively planned for early October. Queries to Maghiel van Crevel (m.van.crevel@hum.leidenuniv.nl), with cc to Ernestine van der Wall (e.g.e.van.der.wall@hum.leidenuniv.nl). Applications should be in English, and be submitted to the Christianity Search Committee at vacatureslias@hum.leidenuniv.nl, with the items listed below included in this order in *one* PDF document named ‘FAMILY NAME – Given name – 14-200’
- A CV including education and employment history, publications, and courses taught;
- A letter of motivation including a personal vision of the study of religion, and specifically of Christianity in the modern world;
- A research agenda with clear potential for applications to funding bodies such as NWO and ERC (max 2 pages);
- A teaching statement (1 page);
- Two sample course descriptions;
- Names, positions and email addresses of three referees (no reference letters).
