2018
AfOx Visiting Fellows Programme
The AfOx Visiting Fellows Program is designed to enhance academic mobility and network building. The program supports African scholars and researchers working in any discipline to spend periods of flexible time in Oxford, for example as sabbatical leave for utilising library or other university facilities or undertaking or planning collaborative research with Oxford based colleagues. Applicants should provide details of an Oxford university host i.e. someone with an academic/research post in Oxford in the applicant’s field of interest who will work with them to maximise the usefulness of the time spent in Oxford. This may be an existing academic collaborator or a new potential collaborator with whom the applicant has established contact before applying for the Fellowship.
Eligibility
– Applicants are expected to hold a PhD or research equivalent.
– Legal resident of an African country holding an appointment in an African academic or research institution.
– With an existing collaboration with Oxford or in contact with a potential collaborator at Oxford.
Application Deadline: Midnight, 11th March, 2018 (GMT)
For further information, visit the website.
2018
Extended Cfp: Religion and the 21st Century
University of Ghana
DEPARTMENT FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGIONS
In Collaboration With
SCHOOL OF ARTS
Call for Papers for an International Conference on
RELIGION AND THE 21ST CENTURY CITY: OPENINGS AND CLOSURES
University of Ghana, 20th-22nd June, 2018
Extended deadline for submission of abstracts: 15 February 2018
For full details, see the Call for Papers
2017
Holiday Greetings from the AASR President
We send you and your families holiday greetings and best wishes for the New Year. Thank you for your membership and support of the Association during the last twenty-five years. Your tireless efforts have strengthened our academic presentations at The International Association of the History of Religions (IAHR) Congresses, our own AASR Conferences in Africa, The American Academy of Religion (AAR), The Society for Biblical Literature (SBL), and the African Studies Association (ASA).
We invite you to attend the 8th AASR Conference in Africa at the University of Zambia and Justo Mwale University 1-4 August, 2018. Our theme is: “Revisiting Religion, Politics, and the State in Africa and the African Diaspora” an appropriate theme for a region that continues to experiences political surprises as it makes progress towards democratic rule.
https://www.a-asr.org//meetings/
Join us as we welcome to that conference our special invitees.
Professor Muna B. Ndulo, Professor of Law; Elizabeth and Arthur Reich Director, Leo and Arvilla Berger International Legal Studies Program; Director of the Institute for African Development, Cornel University, Keynote Speaker
http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/faculty/bio_muna_ndulo.cfm
Professor Gerrie ter Haar, Emeritus Professor of Religion and Development at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Plenary Speaker
https://www.eur.nl/people/gerrie-ter-haar
Professor Erin Wilson, The Director of the Centre for Religion, Conflict and the Public Domain and Associate Professor of Religion and Politics, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
https://www.rug.nl/staff/e.k.wilson/
Professor Afe Adogame, The Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Christianity and Society at Princeton Theological Seminary, USA. Editor in Chief of AASR EJournal.
https://www.a-asr.org//journal/
http://ptsem.edu/people/afeosemime-afe-adogame
The local committee is planning interesting tours of the vicinity of Lusaka.
We wish you peace and success in the new year and look forward to seeing all of you in Lusaka
Sincerely,
Elias Kifon Bongmba
AASR President
December 2017
2017
Job Post: Associate professor in religious studies (with a focus on indigenous religions)
Application deadline: 14. February 2018
Applications must be marked: Ref. 2017/5849
The Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education has a vacant permanent fulltime position as associate professor in religious studies. The position is affiliated to the Department of Archaeology, History, Religious Studies and Theology.
For further information about the position, contact head of department Fredrik Fagertun, tel. +47 776 46176, email: fredrik.fagertun@uit.no, or professor Bjørn Ola Tafjord, tel. +47 776 45289, email bjorn.tafjord@uit.no.
The application must be submitted electronically via the application form available on www.jobbnorge.no.
The position’s affiliation
The Department of Archaeology, History, Religious Studies and Theology is part of the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education. The department has 25 permanent academic positions, of which 7 are in archaeology, 12 are in history, 3 are in religious studies, and 3 are in theology. The academic staff of the department teaches and gives supervision to students at all levels from bachelor to Ph.D.
The position’s field of research/field of work
A prerequisite for the vacant position is documented competence in religious studies (through training and/or comprehensive experience in research and teaching). The candidate must have expertise in contemporary indigenous religion(s) in one or more cultural contexts and geographical regions that are not covered already at the department (already covered regions are Sápmi and Central America), including substantial fieldwork experience, relevant linguistic skills, as well as historical and other contextual knowledge. The candidate should also have a strong commitment to further develop methodological approaches and theoretical understandings of indigenous religion(s) in ethically responsible ways. The candidate must be able and willing to teach and supervise students at all levels in a wide variety of topics in the study of religion.
In addition, expertise in one or more of the following fields/topics is desirable: legal and rights issues; environmentalism and climate concerns; politics and activism; identity formation; nation building; colonialism and post-colonialism; performance; materiality; media; translation; art; education; economy; tourism; interaction between local, national, and global actors and levels; and the history of the study of indigenous religion(s).
Relevant teaching experience is mandatory. Teaching experience on all levels from bachelor to Ph.D. is an advantage. Experience with national and international collaboration in research projects is also an asset, likewise the proven ability to initiate and successfully lead research projects.
For further information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/ledige-stillinger/stilling/145427/associate-professor-in-religious-studies-with-a-focus-on-indigenous-religions
2017
Job Post in Religions in the Americas at University of Chicago
The University of Chicago Divinity School seeks to make an appointment in Religions in the Americas, effective July 1, 2018. Rank and salary are open. Junior candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.
Application should be made online, at https:\\academiccareers.uchicago.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=55286
