Biblical Studies 2015-2016

Page for Academic Positions in Biblical Studies that begin in 2016.

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See Also: Religious Studies 2015-2016 and Jewish Studies 2015-2016

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Demographics
ABD (early):

ABD (will finish this academic year): 4

Ph.D. in hand (one-year, VAP, Lecturer, Post-doc): 16

Assistant Professor: 4

Associate Professor:

Full Professor:

Search Committee Member:

Lurker: 2

Faculty "Job Coach":

TOTAL: 22  <- update the total!

Fields

 * How many HB? 7
 * How many 2nd Temple? 4
 * How many NT? 10

Edgewood College (WI) - TT Asst. Professor, Biblical Studies
Edgewood College announces an opening of a tenure track position for an Assistant Professor in Biblical Studies: Position to begin January 2016.

Teach introductory, upper division, and COR courses in Religious Studies; participate in departmental and college governance; pursue scholarly work in the discipline; and partner with others in the Edgewood and Madison communities in supporting and extending the mission and vision of the College.

Qualifications, Required Knowledge and Skills: We seek an individual committed to students, teaching, and service in the Dominican Catholic liberal arts tradition. A completed Ph.D and evidence of excellence in teaching are required. Preferred candidate will have significant undergraduate teaching experience and additional expertise/competence in the following areas: History of Christianity, Science & Religion, and Online or Blended-Course Pedagogy.

See http://www.edgewood.edu/Academics/Undergraduate/Religious-Studies for additional information and for program and course descriptions.

Successful candidates will have a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion, and multicultural competence in an educational and work environment, and must be willing to contribute to the Colleges strategic plan of inclusion.

The candidate must demonstrate multicultural competence the awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to work with others who are culturally different from self in meaningful, relevant, and productive ways. Applicants from traditionally underrepresented populations including women and racial and ethnic minorities are especially encouraged to apply. The candidate must actively support the mission of the College by working with faculty, staff and students to share in our core values - truth, compassion, justice, partnership, and community.

To Apply: Please send only a letter of application / philosophy of teaching and curriculum vitae electronically to [mailto:humanresources@edgewood.edu humanresources@edgewood.edu] with subject line: Associate Professor of Religious Studies. Or to mail a resume: Edgewood College, Human Resources, 1000 Edgewood College Drive, Madison WI 53711. Equal Opportunity Employer.
 * Review of applications will begin on October 1, 2015, and the search will remain active until the position is filled.

McMaster University (CAN) - TT Assistant or Associate Professor - New Testament
The Department of Religious Studies at McMaster University invites applications for a tenure-stream appointment in New Testament, with secondary specialization in Second Temple Judaism, at the Assistant Professor level (or the Associate Professor level in exceptional circumstances) beginning July 1, 2016.

We seek a colleague who will maintain and build upon the international reputation and existing strengths of the Department’s Biblical Field, which is marked especially by its study of early Christianity and early Judaism in light of one another. The successful applicant must demonstrate excellence and/or exceptional promise in the areas of research, graduate supervision, and undergraduate teaching. A Ph.D. in a field pertinent to New Testament studies is required.

Religious Studies at McMaster has long been noted for its strong faculty, commitment to diversity, and academic rigour. The Department is comprised of three graduate fields (Asian Religions, Biblical Studies, and Western Religious Traditions). Research is conducted employing a wide variety of approaches: textual, ethnographic, historical, philosophical, theological, and philological. There are currently 50 graduate students enrolled in the Department’s M.A. and Ph.D. programmes, with 14 professors active in graduate supervision. More information on the Department can be found at https://www.religiousstudies.mcmaster.ca/.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. However, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority for this position. McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The University encourages applications from all qualified candidates including women, persons with disabilities, First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons, members of racialized communities and LGBTQ-identified persons. If you require any form of accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection procedure, please contact the Human Resources Service Centreat 905-525-9140 ext. 222-HR (22247).

Applicants should submit an application package consisting of the following: a cover letter, curriculum vitae, two writing samples, a 1-2 page teaching statement with evidence of teaching excellence, and a 1-2 page research statement. Three letters of reference are required.

Applications must be submitted through the University’s electronic portal at http://www.workingatmcmaster.ca/careers/. Queries should be addressed to Dr. James Benn, Chair, Department of Religious Studies: relsch@mcmaster.ca.
 * All application materials are due by October 15, with the potential for preliminary interviews to take place at the SBL/AAR meeting in Atlanta November 21-24.

Saint Anselm College (NH) - TT Asst. Professor - New Testament
The Department of Theology at Saint Anselm College, a Roman Catholic undergraduate liberal arts college in the Benedictine tradition in Manchester, NH, invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the New Testament to begin August 2016. The successful candidate will be capable of teaching Biblical Theology (an introductory course on the bible), The Gospels, The Writings of St. Paul, as well as courses in the candidate’s area of specialization. Candidates should show familiarity with methods and approaches used in Catholic biblical interpretation. Submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching ability and research potential (samples of scholarship, articles, or conference papers) and academic transcripts to the attention of Dr. Daniel J. Daly, Department Chair, Theology, via the college website at http://www.anselm.edu/hr. Three letters of recommendation are required and should be submitted in PDF format via email to the department faculty assistant, Denise Reagan at denreagan@anselm.edu.
 * Applications should be received by October 22nd for full consideration. Selected candidates will be interviewed on November 22nd and 23rd at the AAR/SBL conference in Atlanta.

Samford University (AL) - Chair of the Department of Religion and S. Louis and Ann W. Armstrong Professor of Religion
Samford University's Department of Religion seeks a department chair effective August 2016. Samford University is the largest privately-supported and fully-accredited institution of higher education in Alabama. Located in suburban Birmingham, the university was founded in 1841 and has more than 300 full-time faculty and 4,900 students. The university is consistently one of the highest ranked comprehensive universities in the South.

Qualifications: Ph.D. required. The successful candidate will have a record of excellence in teaching and research, preferably with a specialization in the Hebrew or Christian Scriptures, though well-qualified candidates in other areas will be considered. Administrative experience is desired as is experience teaching religious studies in a liberal arts context. All faculty members are expected to support Samford's Christian mission. The chair of the religion department must be a member of a Baptist church.

Duties and Expectations: The responsibilities of this tenure-track appointment include teaching two courses per semester and overseeing the department's mission, curriculum, faculty and recruitment. The department chair also plays a pivotal role in representing the department within the university and to its constituencies. Like other faculty positions in the department, this is a nine-month appointment with the opportunity to teach additional courses in the summer and January terms. The successful applicant will teach the Biblical Perspectives course in the universitys Core Curriculum and other undergraduate courses in his or her area of expertise.

Applications: Please incorporate into a single PDF a letter of application, curriculum vitae, one- to two-page statement of teaching philosophy, and names and contact information for three references. Send this to: David R. Bains, interim chair. E-mail: drbains@samford.edu. Department of Religion, Samford University, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35229
 * The search committee will begin reviewing applications and nominations immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applications received by Sept. 30 will receive full consideration.
 * Also posted at Religious Studies 2015-2016

University of Oregon (OR) - TT Asst. Professor - Biblical Studies
The department of Religious Studies at the University of Oregon is pleased to announce an opening for a tenure-track assistant professor in the field of Biblical Studies. The successful candidate will be a dynamic scholar who focuses on early Christian and/or early Jewish literatures of the first centuries BCE and CE. Candidates whose research considers the role of women or other groups historically neglected by scholars, or the interplay between culture and religion, will receive particular consideration. The successful candidate will teach introductory courses on the New Testament, including surveys, the Gospels, Paul’s letters, as well as advanced seminars in the candidate’s area of specialization. Ability to teach biblical Hebrew is a plus.

The regular teaching load is five classes apportioned over three terms per academic year.

The position requires a Ph.D. in-hand at the time of appointment in the areas of Bible, early Judaism/Christianity, religious studies, or another closely-related academic field. Evidence of successful teaching in the academic study of religion and the willingness to work with students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds is desirable. This position seeks a specialist with an ambitious research agenda who will thrive at a top research institution. It also seeks a candidate willing to perform university service and to teach a range of courses that will attract and appeal to undergraduate students at a public university.


 * Candidates who promote and enhance diversity are strongly desired. Please upload a cover letter indicating the nature of your research and your approach to undergraduate teaching, a CV, graduate transcripts, together with three letters of recommendation to http://academicjobsonline.org/. Only applications received by October 16, 2015 will be considered. The first round of interviews will be conducted Online just prior to the SBL conference in Atlanta.

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