Religious Studies 2010-2011

Religious Studies 2010-2011

Please list advertised positions, with updates as they occur, including acknowledgments of receipt, phone interviews, campus interviews, and offers. Listing the names of those hired is a violation of privacy.

Just out of curiosity, how many people are using this site? 43

How many people using this board have had at least 1 phone/skype/conference interview?

How many people using this board have had at least 1 campus interview (in 2010-11 season)?

How many people using this board have had at least 1 job offer?

How many of those who have had interviews already have tenure track jobs?

How many of those who have received an offer already have a tenure track job (or tenure)?

How many already had tenure but were laid off for financial reasons?

Abilene Christian University - Asst/Assoc in Bible (NT or OT; formerly listed as Hebrew Bible/Old Testament)


 * Deadline 11/5
 * "All qualified applicants for these positions must be professing Christians and be active, faithful members of a congregation of the Churches of Christ" (from ACU website).

Arkansas Bible College - Dean of Religious Studies and Christian Leadership


 * Deadline: "Review of applications to begin immediately and continue until the position is filled"
 * Preference will be given to ordained clergy with significant preaching and congregation experience.

Asbury Theological Seminary - New Testament


 * Deadline 9/19
 * Contacted by search committee via email on Oct. 4--doctrinal responses requested
 * Snail mail rejection letter received 10/8.

Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary - Professor of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible

Austin College - Critical Theological Studies
 * Deadline 9/1
 * Deadline 9/17

Avila University - Religious Studies/Global Studies


 * Screening begins 10/15


 * Preference will be given to candidates with a background in Catholic Studies, with additional preferences in Religious Studies with a global emphasis and/or Comparative Religion
 * Received snail mail acknowledgement 10/4

Bangor University (Wales) - Religious Studies and/or Theology


 * Seeking to make 2 or 3 appointments in the areas of Religious Studies and/or Theology for one year in the first instance with a view to extend some of the posts for a further 2 years
 * The successful candidates will commence September 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter
 * Deadline 8/27
 * Where was this job posted?
 * I didn't put it here but I did see the job posted on http://www.jobs.ac.uk

Boston University - Christianity in Modern Context


 * Deadline 10/5

Brown University - Religions of South Asia (Hinduism)
 * 9/29 ack by by email
 * Deadline 10/15
 * 10/4 ack by by email

California Lutheran University - Christian Ethics


 * Deadline 10/15

Campbell University Divinity School - New Testament


 * Deadline 10/1

Claremont-McKenna - World Christianity or History of Christianity
 * Acknowledge reciept of application via snail mail - 10/9
 * Deadline 10/1

Clemson University - New Testament

Coe College - Non-Western Religions Colby College: One Year Faculty Fellow, Jewish Studies College of the Holy Cross - Systematic Theology (Reformation to 20th Century)
 * Deadline 9/15
 * 9/13: Acknowledged receipt of application
 * Deadline 10/1
 * 10/1: Email acknowledged receipt of application
 * Deadline 11/15

Deadline 10/1

'''College of St. Benedict/St. John's University''' - Church History


 * no given deadline, but email said they would determine interviews by mid-October

Columbia University [Center for Buddhist Studies] - Associate Research Scholar in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism

Creighton University Theology
 * Deadline 10/7
 * Just a guess, but there are enough people around there fitting the description that I wonder if there's an inside candidate.
 * Deadline 10/01
 * Request to upload CV 10/14 (also included race/gender data. Maybe just a formality; seemed redundant since CV was included in the hard copy application; either way, not a bad sign) (x2)

DePaul University - Indigenous Religions


 * No deadline given

Duke University


 * seeking senior scholars for Smart Family Professor of Judaic Studies

Emory University - Religious Education Fordham University- History of Christianity Fordham University- Theology and Science
 * Deadline 12/1
 * Deadline 9/15
 * Deadline 10/4
 * Preference for missiology, global Christianity, theology
 * Deadline 10/4
 * acknowledged receipt of materials

Fuller Theological Seminary - Theology and Ethics (Assistant)


 * Deadline 9/1
 * Promptly acknowledged receipt of materials
 * Reference mentioned having received a call about my app from someone on the search committee. Seems to have been an informal inquest though not a request for a formal reference.

Fuller Theological Seminary - Biblical Studies


 * Deadline 9/1
 * Did anyone get acknowledgement of receipt? When?
 * yes, 8/23
 * Email request for recommendation letters (9/20).
 * to you or to your professors?
 * The email was sent to my colleague, who is an applicant. I applied but did not receive an email.
 * Received snail mail rejection letter 10-12. (x2)

Grand Rapids Theological Seminary of Cornerstone University - New Testament Harvard Divinity - Women's Studies in Religion Harvard Divinity - Science and Religion (for this Fall 2010) Hebrew Union College - Hebrew Bible Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Jewish History AND/OR Yiddish Language AND/OR Herbrew Literature Indiana University - Bloomington - Ancient Judaism Indiana University - Chinese Religions Indiana University - Orthodox Christianity Lafayette College - Christianity in either Latin America or East Asia
 * Deadline 12/1
 * Deadline 10/15
 * Research Associate/Visiting Ass't Prof. (5 openings)
 * Junior position
 * Deadline 8/15
 * Visiting Assistant Professor; 3 year position renewable for additional 2
 * Deadline: 11/30
 * Multiple positions available for tenure-track and tenured positions
 * Deadline: 10/31
 * Assistant professor
 * post-biblical, Second Temple Judaism and/or the classical texts of early rabbinic history and culture
 * Deadline 11/1
 * Assistant Professor
 * Deadline 10/1
 * Assistant Professor
 * Deadline 10/8 for AAR interviews, 10/22 for all others
 * TT
 * Deadline 10/8
 * Prompt acknowledgment of receipt of application materials

Linfield College - East Asian Religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism) Lutheran Theological Seminary (Saskatoon, Canada) - Old Testament Manchester College - Hebrew Bible, New Testament, Church History, Western Religions Middlebury College- Modern Hebrew Middlebury College- Islamic Studies Notre Dame - New Testament Oxford University - Syriac Christianity Oxford University - Buddhist Studies Pacific Lutheran University - History of Christianity in North America Quincy Univesrsity (Two positions, Biblical and Theology/Moral Theology)
 * Associate Professor/Chair
 * Deadline 10/15
 * 3 year position, with possibility of tenure track
 * Deadline: January 4, 2011
 * Tenure Track
 * Three-year term position; Visiting Assistant Professor, Instructor (Ph.D. or ABD), or Lecturer (M.A. or equivalent)
 * Deadline: Candidates based in Israel should submit applications by 10/1; final deadline is 11/1.
 * Tenure track
 * Research specialization open, but not South Asia; should be able to contribute to M. East and Int'l studies
 * Deadline: 10/1
 * Open Rank
 * The appointment is part time and will run from 1 October 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter for one year.
 * Work under the direction of Professor Sir Fergus Millar FBA on a project on Greek Christianity and Syriac Christianity before the Islamic Conquest
 * Deadline: 9/3
 * This is a fixed-term post from 1 January 2011 until 31 August 2012
 * Deadline: 9/24
 * Deadline: 10/1
 * Acknowledged receipt of materials (10/1/10)
 * Recieved conference interview invitation (10/13/10)
 * Received conference interview denial, but notice of retention in "active pool" (10/15/10)
 * Regular old denial (email), 10/15

Rockhurst University Siena College - South or East Asian Religions
 * Deadline 9/15
 * Promptly acknowledged receipt of materials.
 * Timeline: AAR interviews scheduled by mid-Oct
 * Rejection email 10/14. 125 applicants. (x3)


 * Deadline 10/1

St. Norbert - Theologian
 * 9/28: Email acknowledged receipt of application


 * Screening begins 9/13, continues until position is filled

St. Thomas University - Biblical Studies Stonehill College (Massachusetts) - NT/Biblical Ethics Texas Christian University - Religion in Latina/o Communities University of Aberdeen (Scotland) - NT Exegesis University of Aberdeen (Scotland) - Lord Gifford Fellowship in "Natural Theology" University of Arkansas - Islamic History, pre-1700 University of Chicago - Social Scientific Study of Religion (Anthro/Soc) University of Chicago - History of Religions University of Chicago - Islamic Studies University of Chicago - Religious Ethics University of Missouri - Islam University of North Florida - History of Religions
 * Is this an inside hire?
 * Don't know. There's a VAP but that doesn't mean much.
 * Acknowledged receipt of materials 9/22
 * Assistant Professor
 * Deadline 10/4
 * Deadline 10/11
 * Ass't Prof.
 * Deadline 10/4
 * Looking to appoint an exceptional scholar of international standing to the Kirby Lang Chair of New Testament Exegesis
 * Deadline: 9/24
 * Full-time post doctoral position
 * Deadline: 8/27
 * Deadline 10/22
 * Based in the history department; candidate is also expected to contribute to the King Fahd Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies
 * Deadline 10/15
 * Deadline 10/15
 * Deadline 10/15
 * Deadline 10/15
 * Deadline 10/20. Assistant or Associate Professor of Islam.

University of Pennsylvania - Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies
 * Deadline 11/15

University of St. Thomas - Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology


 * Deadline 10/1


 * Have heard through the grapevine that they have received over 100 applications

University of Texas at Austin - Religion in North America University of Toronto Mississauga - Assistant Prof in Christianity (t-t, historical period open) University of Wisconsin Madison- Hebrew Bible/Semitic Languages Wake Forest University School of Divinity'- Theology Wesleyan University - Social Scientific Study of Religion
 * Deadline 10/4
 * Open rank position
 * Deadline 10/15
 * Deadline 8/15
 * Acknowledged receipt of application materials promptly.
 * 9/1 — Contacted for online interview.
 * Tenured or Tenure Track
 * Deadline 10/15


 * Deadline 10/15

Wheaton College - Biblical and Theological Studies William and Mary - Christianity
 * Deadline 8/15
 * "Wheaton College is an Evangelical Protestant Christian liberal arts college whose faculty members affirm a Statement of Faith and the moral and lifestyle expectations of our Community Covenant."
 * 8/24: received request for additional materials (five single-spaced, one-page essays, including one on inerrancy).
 * First Round of Rejection Letters 8/26/10
 * Heard they received 172 applicants
 * 10/12: request for phone interview (30-45 minutes)
 * Deadline: 10/25