Call for Papers: Special Issue on Religion and Crime
IAPCHE Executive Director Position
The International Association for the Promotion of Christian Higher Education (IAPCHE) is seeking to fill the position of Executive Director. A global association of individual scholars and institutions, IAPCHE fosters the development of integral Christian higher education through networking and related academic activity. Its featured activities are faculty and leadership development workshops, conferences and publications. IAPCHE’s office is located at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI.
The Executive Director, working with a global Board of […]
Job Announcement: Postdoctoral and Predoctoral Fellowships at Chapman’s IRES
Chapman University’s Institute for the Study of Religion, Economics and Society (IRES) invites applications for postdoctoral and predoctoral fellowships in the economics of religion to start Fall 2016 and continue for up to two years. We aim to support highly promising young scholars doing research that links the study of religion to economics, political science, or sociology. Candidates selected will conduct research in at least one of these fields […]
Young Scholars in American Religion Program – Call for Applications
The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture at IUPUI announces a program for early career scholars in American Religion. Beginning in 2016, a series of seminars devoted to the enhancement of teaching and research for younger scholars in American Religion will be offered in Indianapolis. The aims of all sessions of the program are to develop ideas and methods of instruction in a supportive workshop environment, […]
Job Announcement – Postdoctoral Fellowship for Quantitative Analysis at Purdue University
The Center on Religion and Chinese Society (CRCS) at Purdue is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow for Quantitative Analysis to start in January 2016. The Postdoctoral Fellow’s primary responsibility will be quantitative analysis of survey data, writing reports, and preparing manuscripts. The position requires proficiency in statistical analysis software packages such as STATA and SPSS; ability to work independently as well as in cooperation with others; and willingness to travel for […]
Search Announcement: Holstein Chair in Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside
The Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside, invites applications for a full-time, tenured position beginning July 1, 2016, at the rank of Associate or Full Professor to fill the Holstein Chair in Religious Studies. The Holstein Chair is the hallmark of Religious Studies at UCR, the most diverse campus in the University of California system. An excellent body of research has been accomplished at the […]
ASR News & Announcements
By all measures, our 77th annual meeting in Chicago this year was a great success. Highlights of this year’s meeting included Melissa Wilde’s Presidential Address, “Complex Religion: Interrogating Assumptions of Independence in the Study of Religion,” Mike Hout’s Furfey Lecture “St. Peter’s Leaky Boat: Falling Intergenerational Persistence of U.S.-Born Catholics Since 1972” (In honor of the late Andrew M Greeley), a special Presidential Panel on Religion and Gender, and […]
Carroll J. Bourg, 1928-2015, Past President of ASR, by Anthony J. Blasi
Carroll’s thoughtful and conceptually-oriented writings reveal a continuing interest in a participatory sociology, the Jesuits, the participatory endeavors of youth, the compass of sociology as a discipline, religion, and the well-being of the elderly. Members of the Association for the Sociology of Religion remember him as the editor of the journal, Sociological Analysis (1973-1980), in many respects defining the character of the journal which typifies it to this day, […]
Position Announcement: Executive Officer of the Association for the Sociology of Religion
The Association for the Sociology of Religion (ASR) is seeking an Executive Officer to serve a four-year term beginning August, 2016. The person we seek should be familiar with and committed to the work of the Association and should be able to organize and maintain an efficient office in support of its mission. The Executive Officer’s major responsibilities include choosing hotels for the annual meetings and managing logistical aspects of those […]
Assistant Professor of Sociology of Religion, Tenure-track, Boston University School of Theology
The following position announcement is contingent on budgetary approval by the Provost of Boston University.
Those attending the Chicago ASA/ASR meetings who are interested in this position may contact Nancy Ammerman (nta@bu.edu) to arrange an informational conversation.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Sociology of Religion at the Assistant Professor rank, to begin July 1, 2016. The candidate will hold a […]