2015
Groningen University, The Netherlands seeks Assistant Professor or Associate Professor Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding (215111)
Job description
The appointment will be at the level of Assistant professor (UD) or Associate professor (UHD), commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate. The position will involve 50% teaching, 40% research and 10% administration. The position will be located within the Department of Comparative Study of Religion and the Centre for Religion, Conflict and the Public Domain (CRCPD). As a member of the Department of Comparative Study of Religion, the candidate is expected to be committed to the interdisciplinary dialogue on theory and methodology in the study of religion. The candidate will be expected to contribute to teaching and administration, with regard to the Centre as well as to the Faculty, developing new courses for the benefit of the faculty’s MA Religion Conflict & Globalization. The position holder will also work with the CRCPD Director to develop and implement the research cluster on religion, conflict and peacebuilding for the CRCPD.
Deadlines and procedures
Job interviews will be held on 22 and 23 June 2015. Shortlisted applicants will be notified before 5 June 2015 and will be expected to be in Groningen for both days of the interviews. Travel and accommodation will be arranged and reimbursed.
Date of entry into employment: 1 September 2015 or as soon as possible.
You may apply for this position before 25 May 2015 Dutch local time by means of the application form (click on “Apply” below on the advertisement on the university website)
2015
Fully-funded PhD Studentship for three years (full-time) for UK or EU students
Applications are invited for *one fully-funded PhD Studentship for three years* (full-time) for *UK or EU students* to work within a broader multidisciplinary research team on the “Science and Religion: Exploring the Spectrum” project. In addition the university will offer *a one-year postdoctoral follow-on research position* dependent on the successful submission of a PhD thesis within three years of commencement.
The closing date for applications is April 10, 2015, and the studentship will commence in October 2015.
2015
Research Associate position in the psychology of religion at Newman University, Birmingham, UK
We are looking to recruit a fixed-term psychology of religion research associate to work principally on the ‘Gods in Minds: God Complexity and the Multiple God-Aspects Framework” project within the newly formed Science and Religion in Society research group at Newman University.
The closing date for application is 13th April.
Email Dr Fern Elsdon-Baker (Fern.Elsdon-Baker@coventry.ac.uk) with any queries.
2015
Celebrating 155 years of Indians in South Africa, 11-15 November 2015, CfP
Theme: Ethnicity, Race and Citizenship: Place of Indians in the New South Africa
Venue: Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
Conference Registration Fee: $120 (USD)
Early Registration Fee: $100 (USD) before 30 October, 2015
Student Registration Fee: $75 USD
Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 July, 2015
For further details: CfP.155 years of Indians in SA
2015
International Conference on Women/Youth and Transformational Leadership
— Published on behalf of AASR member, Dr Damaris Parsitau —
It is with great pleasure that I write to invite you to the first ever International Conference on Women/Youth and Transformational Leadership: whose theme “The Ripple Effect of Women/Youth Leaders: From Local Impact to Global Change” as well as the launch of the Global Centre for Transformative and Inclusive Leadership (GCTIL), which will be held from the 13th to the 17th of Oct 2015 at the Institute of Women, Gender and Development Studies (IWGDS), Egerton University, Kenya. The Conference and the launch of the GCTIL will be co-hosted by the IWGDS and the Global Women Leadership Network (GWLN). Expected to be highly acclaimed meetings in the field of Women/Youth and Transformational Leadership in Kenya and beyond, they will be game changers.
The Institute of Women, Gender and Development Studies (IWGDS) was established in 1991 as the Centre for Women Studies and Gender Analysis to address issues that interfere with the pursuit of academic excellence among female students in campus. It was the first of its kind in Kenya and is credited as the first institute that offers both academic and social outreach programmes. The Centre was later upgraded to an institute with full mandate to offer academic and social programs. The institute has since grown into a formidable center of excellence in teaching, research, training, outreach and mentorship.
The Global Women’s Leadership Network (GWLN) on the other hand is a non-profit organization (headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA) which provides leadership development skills and resources for women leaders around the world. Its Women Leaders for the World Programme (WLW) is a Transformational Leadership Educational Programme designed for women leaders keen on accelerating their ability to lead more effectively and dare transform their organizations, communities and the world.
Over 150 participants from all over the world are expected to gather at Egerton University to discuss the ripple effect of transformational leadership from local impact to global change, and for Kenyan women, pave the way for contesting the 2017 General Election.
The Local and International organizing committees are gearing up for an exciting, informative and learning conference programme which will include plenaries, parallel sessions, lectures, TED talk, speeches, sharing of experiences, narratives and motivational speakers. Women and men who are captains of their fields and industries will be invited to share their experiences and mentor participants aspiring to become leaders in various fields.
Special focus will be on women in public life and the interconnection between women/youth empowerment, politics, corporate governance, policy/decision making, legislation, education, health, entrepreneurship, environment, agriculture and agribusiness, food security, climate change, peace building, media and information, science and technology and youth mentorship among many other themes.
We invite you to block your diaries from the 13th -17th Oct, 2015 so as to tap into these historic events, including participating in our annual Gender Awareness Day on 17th of Oct. We assure you of a fulfilling and transformative experience with women/men/youth leaders from around the world.
Registration fees will be 100 US $ for International participants, 60$ for local participants and 30$ for students. We will let you know how to make your payments in our next communication. Unfortunately, we do not have funding to meet your travel and subsistence expenses.
All guests will be booked at Egerton University ARC hotel and other hotels in Nakuru Town. We will negotiate for the best prices possible and let you know.
We will be sending you more detailed information and brochures as well as the conference programme in the coming days.
We are also revamping our website and we will upload all the information by the end of March 2015 or Mid-April 2015.
Please share and circulate this information widely to your colleagues and networks.
On behalf of the GWLN, IWGDS Advisory Board Members and Faculty members, the International and local organizing committees, we look forward to meeting and welcoming you to Egerton University in October 2015.
For more information, please contact the Director, Institute of Women Gender and Development Studies (IWGDS) Dr. Damaris S. Parsitau at dparsitau@yahoo.com or the chair of the conference secretariat and acting Deputy Director Dr. Doris Nyokangi at dnyokangi@gmail.com.
On behalf of IWGDS/ GWLN/Advisory Board and the Conference Secretariat
Best wishes,
Dr. Damaris S. Parsitau
Director, Institute of Women, Gender and Development S (IWGDS) Studies,
EGERTON UNIVERSITY
