Religious Studies 2009-2010

Religious Studies 2009-2010

Please list advertised positions, with updates as they occur, including acknowledgments of receipt, phone interviews, campus interviews, offers, and names of those hired.

Just out of curiosity, how many people are using this site? 34

Poll: How many applications do you think each position is receiving?!

1-20

20-50

50-100

100-150 - 1

150 +

Avila University - Religious Studies/Comparative Religion
 * Acknowledgment of receipt by mail (10/21)
 * Has anyone been contacted for interviews at Avila yet?

Bard College - Islam Barnard College - Islam
 * AAR interview invitation (24 Oct) (x1)
 * Has anybody heard anything about interviews for Barnard? Will they interview at AAR or MESA?

haven't heard anything from them as yet (27th Oct.)


 * nothing as of 10/30

Baylor - World Religions
 * Position no longer advertised.

Birmingham-Southern - South Asian Religions
 * AAR Interview Invitation (10/28) (x3)

Bradley University (Deadline 1/10) - Biblical Studies
 * Acknowledgment of receipt by mail - Oct. 15
 * Expect to identify finalists in early February and conclude search by late Feb/early March.

Brown University- Religion and Critical Thought
 * App received email (16 Oct) (x1)
 * Q: Any idea if interviews will be held at AAR?
 * No AAR interviews.
 * They are still reviewing apps so don't panic yet (as of 10/29)

Carleton- Global Christianity
 * App received email (6 Oct) (x1)
 * never got an app rec'd email; anyone else hear anything about AAR yet?
 * no word about AAR as of yet (29 Oct.)
 * Rejection letter received via mail (10/29) Final 12 applicants to be interviewed at AAR. (x1, nov 2)
 * still no word about AAR or rejection (31 Oct)

Claremont School of Theology - Interreligious Education
 * Acknowledgment of receipt via email (10/2)

Coastal Carolina University - Asian Religion or Islam (deadline 2/28/2010)

Colby College - Visiting Ass't Prof of Biblical Studies (deadline: 9/15)
 * SBL interview scheduled (via email 10/24)

College of William and Mary (Deadline: 11/2) - Christianity

email that the search has been canceled (10/21)

Concordia University (Deadline 2 Nov) - Sociology/Anthropology of Religion & Ethics
 * e-mail acknowledgement of receipt (Oct. 12)
 * invited for "informal" meeting at AAR (Oct. 31)

Creighton University - Theology (Comparative/Contextual)
 * haven't heard anything (11/4)

Dartmouth College - Religions in America
 * AAR interview invitation (10/30) (x4)

Elon - South Asian Religions (Deadline: 10/20)
 * Invitation to interview at AAR (11/1) x 2

Georgia Gwinnett College - World Religion
 * Posted 10/13
 * Open rank position
 * Accepting applications until filled

Georgia State University - Islam (review begins 16 Oct)
 * App received email (14 Oct) (x1)
 * AAR interview invitation (31 Oct).

Gonzaga University (Deadline 11/10) -- Hebrew Bible, Judaism
 * Acknowledgment via e-mail (10/28), x2 (11/4)

Gustavus Adolphus (Deadline: 10/15) - Hebrew Bible

Hope College - World Religions

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (Deadline 12/15) Asian Religion
 * Announced on RISA-L - late October

Iowa State University - Religious Studies (Deadline 11/20)
 * E-mail: receipt of materials (9/25)

Iowa Weselyan (Deadline: 11/6) - Bible, etc.
 * This is a repeat of a failed search from Spring 2009
 * failed due to budget issues or couldn't find appropriate candidate?
 * They interviewed 3 and made an offer to 1. That person eventually declined. It was so late in the year that they decided to start again this year. - per email received 7/2

Judson University (Deadline:11/3) - Old Testament
 * SBL interview invitation (11/5) (x2)

Kalamazoo College (Deadline: 10/2) - Hebrew Bible/New Testament/Early Christianity/Second Temple
 * AAR interview invitation (10/18) (x4)
 * Now also scheduling SBL interviews for those not attending AAR.
 * How did they notify about this? I haven't heard anything.
 * Email. SBL interview scheduled - 10/29. Had been asked on 10/18 for AAR interview.

King's University College (Deadline 10/30)-Jewish Studies
 * Acknowledgment of receipt-Oct.29
 * Request for interview, Nov. 1

King's University College (Deadline 10/30)-Catholic Studies
 * Email acknowledgment of receipt -- Oct. 29
 * Anybody got the skinny on interviews at AAR?

Knox College -- Religion and Culture
 * Acknowledgment of receipt -- Sept. 14

Lafayette (Deadline: 10/20) - African Religions

Lindenwood University - Religion (Biblical Studies/Christian theology)
 * invitation to AAR interview via email (11/4).
 * received letter "you have credentials that would be of considerable value" and we will be giving your application "serious attention" and if we decide to interview we will contact you (11/6)

Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) - Post-doc Early Christianity
 * email acknowledgment of receipt - 10/5
 * email requesting additional info: transcripts and contact info for references (10/29)
 * SBL interview scheduled via email - 10/31

Middlebury College - Christianity
 * Acknowledgment of receipt by mail - Oct. 14
 * no news about AAR (oct. 31) x2; (nov. 2) x4
 * apparently, all selected for AAR interviews have been contacted (nov. 2)--is this based on evidence or speculation?
 * evidence. i emailed the staff assistant and she told me that all those selected for interviews have been contacted.--Thanks!

Middlebury College - Hinduism/South Asian
 * Acknowledgment of receipt - Oct. 4
 * AAR Interview Invitation (10/20) x 2

Montana State - Bozeman (Deadline: 10/16) - Theory of Religion
 * Any word on this position? (11/2)
 * Haven't heard anything (11/3)
 * E-mail for arranging phone interviews the week of 11/6-11/13 (Received 11/3) X 2

Mount Allison University (Deadline 11/06) - Eastern Religions (18 month term appointment)

Mount Royal University - East or South Asian Religions (deadline 12/15)

Northwestern (Deadline: Oct 2) - Hebrew Bible


 * Acknowledgment of receipt - dated 10/19, received 10/30
 * that's strange. mine was dated and received weeks earlier

Pacific Lutheran - Comparative Religion/Asian Religions
 * Acknowledgment of receipt - Oct. 7
 * Contacted for interview at AAR (10/18)
 * Rejection letter received (Nov. 2 )

Pacific Lutheran (Deadline: 10/15) - New Testament
 * Acknowledgment of receipt - Oct 15
 * Letter saying "we won't be interviewing you at SBL" - Nov 2 (x3)

Phillips Theological Seminary - Hebrew Bible
 * Contacted references mid-October

Princeton - Religion in America

Rochester University Chinese Religions
 * Candidate called to interview at AAR (10/29)

Rutgers
 * Acknowledgment of Receipt - Oct. 12
 * AAR interview invitation (10/30)

Sacred Heart School of Theology (Deadline 12/1) - Old Testament/Hebrew Scriptures

Scranton (Deadline: 11/1) - Old Testament

This same search was run in 2007-2008.

Seattle Pacific University (Deadline 11/15) - Biblical Studies

Seattle University (Deadline: 10/15) - New Testament & Christian Origins
 * Acknowledgment of receipt - Oct 15
 * Contacted for SBL interview - Oct 29

Seattle University (Dept. Theology) (Deadline: 10/15) - Hebrew Bible
 * Acknowledgment of receipt - Oct 9
 * Does anyone know if they scheduled SBL interviews for HB on Oct 29 as well (like NT position)?

Seattle University (School of Theology) (Deadline:  10/15) - Hebrew Bible

University of Alabama- Religions of China
 * Review of applications begins Oct. 15
 * e-mail for arranging interviews at AAR or over the phone (Oct. 30)

University of Puget Sound (Deadline: 10/15) - Jewish or Islamic Studies
 * Any word on this position? (11/2)
 * Acknowledgement of receipt by mail (11/2)
 * interview request (Nov. 3.)
 * Follow-up: are you Islamic or Jewish Studies? (11/3)

University of Michigan (deadline: 10/15)- Hindu studies
 * Any word on this position? (11/4)

University of North Carolina, Wilmington - East Asian Religions (deadline: 12/20)

University of South Carolina (Deadline: 10/1) - Early Christianity/Christian Scriptures
 * Acknowledgment of receipt - Oct 16
 * Video conferences first-round interviews scheduled 10/19, 20, 27. No AAR or SBL interviews.
 * (This seems really fast! When were the interviews scheduled?)
 * Email received 10/16 with dates above given as options.
 * Finalists to be contacted beginning of November. Campus visits before SBL.

University of South Carolina Upstate - Religion (Christianity)

University of St. Thomas (MN) - Catholic Studies (no deadline)
 * Surprised this wasn't listed as of 11/5

University of Toronto at Mississauga (Deadline: 11/30) - Women's/Gender Studies and Religion (specialization open)

Valdosta State University (Deadline: 11/15) - World Religions/New Testament/History of Christianity/Women's & Gender/Judaism/Hebrew Bible. . . Islam/Philosophy (in other words can you please teach everything)

Westminster College (Deadline: 10/16) - Biblical Studies/World Religions
 * Acknowledgment of receipt via mail (x4 11/2) (x4 11/3)

Westminster Theological Seminary (11/1) - Old Testament

Wheaton College (Deadline: 10/2) - Old Testament
 * Acknowledgment receipt via email (10/1)
 * Rejection letter received via email - 10/9

Wooster - South Asian Religions Xavier (Deadline: 10/9) - New Testament Yale Divinity School (Deadline: 11/1) - Biblical Hebrew
 * Acknowledgment of receipt - Oct. 10
 * AAR Interview Invitation (10/28) (x3)
 * Acknowledgment of receipt - 10/22

Young Harris College - Religious Studies
 * Email acknowledgment of receipt (10/20)

Youngstown State University - Asian Religions
 * Job canceled per email from AAR Career Center - 10/28
 * I applied for this position but have not heard anything about the search being cancelled (but I am also not registered with AAR's Career Center in any way) -- would you share more details?
 * It's hidden in the 4th or 5th paragraph of an AAR Job Center E-Bulletin (10/28).
 * received a nicely written email that the university is suspending the search (10/30)