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22 03, 2016

RRA’s Jacquet Awards for Research in the Study of Religion

2016-03-22T21:03:08-04:00

The Religious Research Association announces its annual competition for the Constant R. Jacquet Research Award to support research in religion. Applied, client-centered projects are given priority, but basic social scientific research on any aspect of religion is also regularly funded.  Proposals from students, especially Ph.D. candidates and scholars who are in the early stages of their careers are particularly encouraged. Applicants are required to be members of the RRA. Full-time students may join the Association at the time of their application. All others must have become members in the RRA in the year immediately prior to their application.

Funding may be used for research expenses, but not for supplemental income or capital equipment. Grants in excess of $4,000 to a single […]

RRA’s Jacquet Awards for Research in the Study of Religion2016-03-22T21:03:08-04:00
22 03, 2016

McGill University Seeks Director of School of Religious Studies

2016-03-22T16:29:49-04:00

McGill University seeks to appoint a Director of the School of Religious Studies within the Faculty of Arts. The Director will hold a tenured position in the School of Religious Studies in the Faculty of Arts.  The Director will build on the School’s strong foundation in religious and theological studies, provide collegial leadership in establishing strategic priorities for the School, and implement short and long-term recruitment and development goals.

Reporting to the Dean of Arts, the Director will oversee all aspects of the School’s activities.  We seek a scholar with established expertise in one or more of the relevant fields of religious studies, and whose work and experience can also engage and enhance the School’s initiatives in religion and globalization, interfaith […]

McGill University Seeks Director of School of Religious Studies2016-03-22T16:29:49-04:00
21 01, 2016

University of Pennsylvania Announces New Post Doctoral Fellowship in Religion, Politics, and Society

2016-01-21T20:57:53-05:00
The Global Innovations Institute at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House invites applications for its inaugural postdoctoral fellowship program, which will take place during the 2016-2017 academic year.  For more information, please visit  https://global.upenn.edu/uploads/media_items/pwh-post-doc-call-11-24-15.original.pdf  or contact Melissa Wilde, Associate Professor of Sociology at U. Penn, at mwilde@sas.upenn.edu.
University of Pennsylvania Announces New Post Doctoral Fellowship in Religion, Politics, and Society2016-01-21T20:57:53-05:00
3 11, 2015

Call for Papers: Special Issue on Religion and Crime

2015-11-03T18:08:41-05:00
ASR member Amy Adamczyk and her colleague Joshua D. Freilich of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice are putting together a special issue of the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency that will focus on religion and crime.  A full description of the Call for Papers is available at:  http://jrc.sagepub.com/site/misc/CFPReligionCrime.pdf
Call for Papers: Special Issue on Religion and Crime2015-11-03T18:08:41-05:00
22 10, 2015

IAPCHE Executive Director Position

2015-10-22T18:35:40-04:00

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 Directors, Regional Directors, and an Administrative Assistant, provides leadership in all organizational programs and in administration, fund-raising, member recruitment, website development, electronic and print communications, and research projects. The role requires vision, intellect, energy, and a strong commitment to transformative engagement in Christian higher education. Skill in cross-cultural relationships is essential.  […]

IAPCHE Executive Director Position2015-10-22T18:35:40-04:00
23 09, 2015

Job Announcement: Postdoctoral and Predoctoral Fellowships at Chapman’s IRES

2015-09-23T00:29:42-04:00

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 while at Chapman. They will also be expected to attend seminars, give at least one talk on their research, and assist with other IRES activities.

Eligible candidates for the postdoctoral position will have completed their Ph.D. between August 1, 2013 and August 1, 2016. Eligible candidates for the predoctoral position will be […]

Job Announcement: Postdoctoral and Predoctoral Fellowships at Chapman’s IRES2015-09-23T00:29:42-04:00
22 09, 2015

Young Scholars in American Religion Program – Call for Applications

2015-09-22T18:31:00-04:00

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, stimulate scholarly research and writing, and create a community of scholars that will continue into the future.

The dates for these seminars are:

Session I:           April 13-17, 2016
Session II           October 5-9, 2016
Session III:         April 5-9, 2017
Session IV:        October 18-22, 2017

Eligibility: Scholars eligible to apply are those who have launched their careers within the […]

Young Scholars in American Religion Program – Call for Applications2015-09-22T18:31:00-04:00
18 09, 2015

Job Announcement – Postdoctoral Fellowship for Quantitative Analysis at Purdue University

2015-09-18T01:15:38-04:00

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 fieldwork research and presenting at professional conferences. Ph.D. degree in sociology, statistics, or some other related discipline is required. Knowledge of religions in China and Chinese reading ability are preferred. This is a full time position with benefits; salary is competitive. To ensure full consideration, please send your application letter and curriculum […]

Job Announcement – Postdoctoral Fellowship for Quantitative Analysis at Purdue University2015-09-18T01:15:38-04:00
18 09, 2015

Search Announcement: Holstein Chair in Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside

2015-09-18T00:37:24-04:00

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 national and international levels in the past two decades in name of this position. The successful applicant will be expected to have performed distinguished work and completed significant research in religious studies.

Until now, the Holstein Chair in Religious Studies has largely focused on religion in the public sphere, with special attention […]

Search Announcement: Holstein Chair in Religious Studies at the University of California, Riverside2015-09-18T00:37:24-04:00
12 09, 2015

ASR News & Announcements

2015-09-12T03:52:26-04:00

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 two ASR/ASA Joint Sessions.  The annual meeting also featured a newly initiated Graduate Student Mentoring Lunch, and review panels for each of the two newly released volumes of our Religion and the Social Order book series – Volume 25, Sociologies of Religion: National Traditions, edited by Giuseppe Giordan and Anthony J. […]

ASR News & Announcements2015-09-12T03:52:26-04:00
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