Book Chapters on Sociology and Orange is the New Black
Wanted: Book Chapter Proposals For? Orange Is the new Black and the World of Sociology.
Editors: Rasha Aly, University of Cincinnati, and Christian Messer Gaitskill, MSW, LSW
Possible Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Orange Is the New Black is a popular, Netflix show that expands upon Piper Kerman’s memoir, “Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison.” Kerman spent 13 months in prison for her small-part involvement in a drug ring. […]
Call for Scholars: Interreligious Explorations of Homelessness
Seattle University’s new Center for Religious Wisdom & World Affairs is seeking to bring together theologians and scholars of religion from a variety of faith traditions and disciplines to explore the ways in which religious wisdom and the resources of faith communities can lend assistance in the analysis, diagnosis and community responses needed to address the problem of homelessness.
A unique opportunity to participate in the interreligious analysis of a […]
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Assistant Professor of Religion at Amherst College
The Department of Religion seeks a scholar of religion in the Americas for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor, beginning in July 2017. Within the last decade, Amherst College has profoundly transformed its student body in terms of socioeconomic status, ethnicity, and nationality, among other areas. Today, nearly one-quarter of Amherst’s students are Pell Grant recipients; 44 percent of our students are domestic students of color. […]
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position at the University of South Florida
The Department of Sociology at the University of South Florida seeks to fill a 9 month, full-time and tenure-earning, Assistant Professor position to begin fall of 2017.
PhD in Sociology is required. Applications from individuals who are ABD will be accepted, but the degree must be conferred by appointment start date. Preference will be given to applicants whose research focus includes Global Health, Immigration, and/or Race/Ethnicity, who have a proven […]
Reformation Reverberations: Consequences & Challenges of Change at Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, California
Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, California will hold this cross-discipline conference October 12-14, 2017. The conference theme is “Reformation Reverberations: Consequences & Challenges of Change.” The plenary speakers will be Mia M. Mochizuki, Associate Professor of the History of Art (New York University, Abu Dhabi and Institute of Fine Arts) and Brad S. Gregory, Dorothy G. Griffin Professor of Early Modern European History (University of Notre Dame). The conference […]
Survey Construction Opportunity for Graduate Students
To Graduate Students interested in studying campus ministry,
A national study of Catholic Campus Ministry has been sponsored by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Brian Starks is the PI for the study. The full research team will meet at the University of Notre Dame in October to design survey instruments, with plans to conduct two national surveys in Spring 2017.
There is an opportunity for one select graduate student to […]
Tenure-track faculty position in Muslims in America
The College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities and the Religious Studies Program invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level in the study of Muslims/Islam in America to begin fall semester 2017 (08/28/2017). We seek intellectually ambitious candidates with interdisciplinary aptitude, poised to become leaders in the field. A Ph.D. in Religious Studies or other related field is required by […]
Research Associate/Visiting Faculty Position in the Women’s Studies in Religion Program at Harvard Divinity School
Job ID: 12297
Institution: Harvard Divinity School
Department: Women’s Studies in Religion Program
Title: Research Associate and Visiting Faculty
Position/Rank: Fellowships/Post-docs: Post-doctoral, Academic Positions: Lecturer, Academic Positions: Other
Areas/Special Programs: Religion , Sex and Gender
For additional information on this position (including how to apply), visit the ASA Job Bank at http://jobbank.asanet.org.
International Panel on Social Progress
We would like to take this opportunity to introduce the International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP: https://www.ipsp.org/). This project exists to ‘harness the competence of hundreds of experts about social issues’ and to ‘deliver a report addressed to all social actors, movements, organizations, politicians and decision-makers, in order to provide them with the best expertise on questions that bear on social change.’ We Grace Davie (University of Exeter, […]