Jewish Studies 2016-2017

This page is for Jewish Studies / Israel Studies jobs that begin in 2017.

Last year's page: Jewish Studies 2015-2016

See also: Religious Studies 2016-2017, Biblical Studies 2016-2017, European History 2016-17, and History 2016-17


 * Please note if jobs are cross-listed on other pages, whenever possible.
 * Please use "Heading 3" when adding names of schools / positions to this page.

RECENT ACTIVITY on Jewish Studies 2016-17 Wiki

 * "short"

Subscribe to RSS Feed for this page: http://academicjobs.wikia.com/wiki/Jewish_Studies_2016-2017?feed=rss&action=history

USERS
ABD (early):

ABD (will finish this academic year):

Ph.D. in hand (one-year, VAP, Lecturer, Post-doc, adjunct): 3

Assistant Professor:

Associate Professor:

Full Professor:

Search Committee Member:

Lurker:

Faculty "Job Coach":

TOTAL: 3 <- update the total!

2016-2017 JEWISH STUDIES JOBS - Full-Time / Tenure-Track
Bucknell University (PA) -      Chaplain for Jewish Life 

Bucknell University seeks a Rabbi to serve as Chaplain for Jewish Life who is student-centered, a creative-thinker, inclusive, engaging and will promote Jewish life to the campus community. With 7% of the student population self-reporting as Jewish, Bucknell invites candidates who are forward-thinking and committed to strengthening the Jewish community on campus. The Chaplain for Jewish Life will oversee all Jewish activities, events and holidays including the Berelson Center for Jewish Life, a community space on campus that offers a kosher kitchen and a warm environment where students can explore their cultural and religious identity. This position reports to the University Chaplain and supervises the Coordinator of Jewish Life.



Minimum Qualifications:           

 Rabbinic ordination from an accredited rabbinical school must completed by start date.   

Strong knowledge of Judaism and Jewish life.

Experience with Jewish programming, including but not limited to experiential learning, Jewish education, and Israel engagement.

Experience working with young adults in an educational or inter-religious setting.

<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin">Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion.

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin">Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin">Ability to effectively interface with a wide variety of constituents including students, faculty, staff, prospective students and alumni.

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin">Position is opened until filled.

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin">Apply at: http://www.click2apply.net/zvyp3b8ysr

<p class="MsoNoSpacing">

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin">

<p class="MsoNormal">Wesleyan University (CT) - Jewish Studies The Department of Religion at Wesleyan University invites applicants for a tenure-track position in Jewish Studies at the rank of assistant professor to begin in the fall of 2017. The Department seeks candidates with comprehensive training in Jewish studies, Jewish religious traditions, and the broader academic study of religion. Qualified candidates must have proficiency in the Hebrew language and a wide range of the Jewish intertextual tradition, and should demonstrate a commitment to teaching in a liberal arts setting. The Department is flexible with regard to the candidate's disciplinary orientation, but will favor those whose work is informed by current theoretical trends in the humanities and social sciences. Wesleyan hosts an interdepartmental Center for Jewish Studies, of which the candidate would be an integral member. The successful candidate will be expected regularly to teach courses in the Hebrew Bible and Judaism, and will teach on a rotating basis the Department's Introduction to the Study of Religion and Majors Colloquium in Religious Studies. Candidates should have Ph.D. in hand by the time of appointment. The teaching load is 2/2. Additional duties include advising and mentoring students, carrying on a program of research, and participating in faculty governance at the departmental and university level. Wesleyan values both scholarship and teaching very highly, has a strong, diverse undergraduate student body, and offers a generous sabbatical program and competitive salaries and benefits.

Minimum Qualifications: Candidates should have Ph.D. in hand by the time of appointment.

Special Instructions To Applicants: You will be required to upload electronic versions of the items we require, which are (1) a cover letter of application, (2) a current curriculum vitae, (3) a writing sample, (4) a statement of current research, and documentation of teaching experience, including (5) syllabi and (6) student evaluations. As part of the teaching statement, we invite you to describe your cultural competencies and experiences engaging a diverse student body.

You will also be asked to provide the email addresses of three referees from whom we will obtain confidential letters of recommendation (please double-check the accuracy of the email addresses of the referees you name to insure that you have the most up-to-date email addresses for each one). Interfolio users, see Additional Information.

After you have submitted all of the required documents, you will see a confirmation number. At that point, each of your three referees whose email address you have provided will receive an automatically-generated email requesting that he or she submit a letter of reference for you.

Please contact Sheri Dursin at sdursin@wesleyan.edu or 860-685-2288 if you have questions about the application process.

Note for Interfolio users: We gladly accept letters of recommendation from Interfolio. From your Interfolio account, please use the "web delivery" method to upload your letters directly to our online application.

For further instructions, look here: http://help.interfolio.com/entries/24062742-Uploading-Letters-to-an-Online-Application-System.
 * Online App. Form: https://careers.wesleyan.edu/postings/5440
 * Applications completed by September 30, 2016 will receive full consideration.
 * Also posted at Religious Studies 2016-2017