The Department of Religious Studies is seeking to fill the following Lecturer positions for Spring of 2015. Applicants should apply before the initial review date, which is February 23rd, 2015.

Spring Quarter 2015

Mar. 30, 2015 to June 12, 2015

RLST 014 Religion and Science
Course Description:
Covers major themes in the relation of science and religion. Primary focus is on issues between science and Western religions, with attention to Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. Major attention is given to creationism and Darwinian evolution. Explores religious meaning in a scientific cosmos through the study of contemporary science fiction and film.

RLST 108 Modern Hinduism
Course Description:
A survey of developments in the Hindu religious tradition during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, inside and outside of India. Topics covered include […]

The Department of Sociology at the University of Oklahoma invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in the sociology of religion to begin August 16, 2015.  The department seeks candidates who can teach in the field of the sociology of religion and who show promise of developing a nationally visible research record.  We are especially interested in applicants whose work in religion intersects with other research areas in the department, such as family, gender, inequality, deviance, and social psychology.  The occupant of this position will be affiliated with the Religious Studies Program but will be based in the Sociology Department. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in sociology at the time of appointment.  The teaching load is two […]

The Department of Religious Studies at University of California Santa Barbara invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in the social scientific study of religions to begin on July 1, 2015. PhD in Religious Studies, Sociology or related field should be completed by the time of appointment. Area of focus is open, but we prefer candidates whose research interests will complement and/or enhance our  strengths in Religions of North America (race and religion, religion and law, new religious movements and indigenous traditions) as well as methodological approaches (historical, ethnographic and cognitive) in a department known for interdisciplinary and comparative approaches to the study of religion. An ability to engage issues of ethnographic and qualitative and quantitative methods in the academic […]

The University of Southern California (USC), founded in 1880, is located in the heart of downtown L.A. and is the largest private employer in the City of Los Angeles. As an employee of USC, you will be a part of a world-class research university and a member of the “Trojan Family,” which is comprised of the faculty, students and staff that make the university what it is.

The USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture (CRCC) is accepting applications for a full-time Research Associate position for a new four-year research initiative investigating the challenges facing Catholic Sisters in the United States and Africa.

The CRCC Research Associate will work with the principal investigator, Professor Donald Miller, in establishing baseline data and measuring changes in membership, leadership development, and resources in communities […]

DAVIDSON COLLEGE, a highly-selective, nationally-ranked, residential, four-year liberal arts college located 20 minutes north of Charlotte, North Carolina, invites applications for a one-year visiting assistant position in Sociology starting August 1, 2014.

The successful candidate will teach five courses (two Fall, three Spring), including one ethnographic research methods course (Fall), one contemporary sociological theory course (Spring), and three other courses in areas of the applicant¹s expertise. Includes mentoring senior thesis projects. New courses and potential contributions to Davidson College’s interdisciplinary programs will also be viewed favorably. Applications from PhD-holders and advanced ABDs in Sociology will be considered.  Experience teaching undergraduates is strongly preferred.

The following materials are required: letter of application (which should include a brief description of courses the applicant is […]

The University of California, Berkeley invites applications for a tenured appointment to the faculty at the Associate or Full Professor level, to begin July 1, 2014. The candidate will be expected to provide organizational leadership for the Religious Diversity Cluster of the Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society.

The successful candidate will be appointed in one or more departments at Berkeley (depending upon the candidate’s background). The successful candidate will also be considered for appointment to the Haas Distinguished Chair for the Study of Religious Diversity.

The goal of the Religious Diversity Cluster of the Haas Institute is to study the ways that religious diversity affects inclusiveness, fairness, tolerance, and other aspects of social cohesiveness, health, and well-being. The University […]