Religious Studies 2010-2011

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= Religious Studies 2010-2011 =

Users
Just out of curiosity, how many people are using this site? 58

''How many people using this board have had at least 1 phone/skype/conference interview? 5''

How many interviews did you have at the AAR?


 * applied but did not receive any interviews? x1
 * one interview?
 * two interviews?
 * three interviews? x2
 * four interviews?
 * more than four interviews?

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?

How many on this list are ABD?

Anyone apply to and hear from either Marymount U or Marymount Loyola University?

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.
 * Email that application "still in process" (10/6). No rejection letter...yet.
 * I was originally shortlisted (by email, Oct. 4), but have now been eliminated (by snail mail, Oct. 15), so I would assume they have created a list for conference interviews.
 * I received the "still in process" email but have not yet received a rejection letter or an interview request as of 10/25.

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

 * Deadline 9/1
 * Received an e-mail "releasing" me, 10/14 - I appreciate the prompt notice.
 * E-mail indicating that they "released" about half of their applicants, 10/21. Should receive another update in 2 weeks.

Austin College - Critical Theological Studies

 * Deadline 9/17
 * AAR conference interview (email), 10/22 x3

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
 * Rec'd snail mail ack 10/21 (x2)

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

Beeson Divinity School of Samford University (Alabama) - History and Doctrine Theologian

 * Received snail mail ack in early October (x3)
 * Screeing underway and continues until position is filled
 * Must be evangelical Christian

Boston College - Latin Patristic Theology

 * Deadline 10/20
 * Ack by email (10/12)
 * this is a done deal ... they want a major Catholic scholar full professor level ... not hard to guess who ...
 * I have friends on the faculty at BC. If this is a done deal, it would be news to them.

Boston University - Christianity in Modern Context

 * Deadline 10/5


 * 9/29 ack by by email


 * 10/15 ack by email (3)
 * anyone contacted for AAR interview yet?
 * rec'd rejection by email (10/22); it said they got over 170 apps (x16)
 * I liked the bcc'ed mass email. Classy.
 * contacted for AAR interview (10/22) (x5)
 * To those of you interviewing, what are your fields? The job title is odd and the ad was unusually broad. Just curious what they're looking for.
 * A: Anthropology
 * A: American religious history x2
 * SEARCH CANCELED. Email received that BU pulled funding for this position just this morning. (10-29)
 * Wow. Condolences to all of you who had interviews for this.
 * I just hope that no one made plans to attend the AAR just for this interview.
 * Yep, I made plans to attend the AAR just for this interview. So, in addition to losing my only chance for a job this year, I also lost $650 (for last-minute airline and hotel cancellation and AAR registration fee).
 * I'm so sorry. I'm sure the committee is frustrated, too.
 * That's awful.

Brown University - Religions of South Asia (Hinduism)

 * Deadline 10/15
 * 10/4 ack by by email
 * anyone get an invite for an AAR interview yet?

California Lutheran University - Christian Ethics

 * Deadline 10/15
 * ack by email 10/13

Campbell University Divinity School - New Testament

 * Deadline 10/1


 * Acknowledge reciept of application via snail mail - 10/9, 10/21

Canadian Mennonite University - Theology / History of Christianity

 * Review of applications begins November 30, 2010

Centre College - Islam

 * Deadline 10/1

Claremont-McKenna - World Christianity or History of Christianity

 * Deadline 10/1
 * Received invitation for AAR interview by phone followed by email (10/21)
 * anybody get a rejection yet?
 * nope
 * according to someone with access to the search committee, all invitations for AAR interviews have been extended.

Clemson University - New Testament

 * Deadline 9/15
 * 9/13: Acknowledged receipt of application
 * News as of 10/24?
 * Request for SBL interview (10/29) (x3)
 * How was request received? (E-mail, snailmail, phone call ...?)
 * Email

Coe College - Non-Western Religions

 * Deadline 10/1
 * 10/1: Email acknowledged receipt of application
 * 10/24: Friend Noted that he received an invite to interview at AAR

Colby College: One Year Faculty Fellow, Jewish Studies

 * Deadline 11/15

College of the Holy Cross - Systematic Theology (Reformation to 20th Century)

 * Deadline 10/1


 * Invitation to interview at AAR via snail mail received 10/18


 * Rejected by snail mail 10/15

College of Charleston - African American Religions

 * Deadline 10/8
 * 10/17: Snail mail acknowledgement of application
 * Invitation for AAR interview, via email (10/21)

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

 * no given deadline, but email said they would determine interviews by mid-October
 * Any news about interviews for this position? (10/27)
 * 10/28: received email invitation for AAR interview

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

 * 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.

Creighton University Theology

 * 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) (x9)
 * So not one of the 9+ of you asked to upload a CV has yet gotten an AAR interview or a rejection letter?
 * No, nothing for me. Anyone else? WTF? (x7)
 * Really??
 * Did Creighton interview at AAR? Someone said they thought they were in one of the booths, but I haven't heard of anyone say they had an interview.
 * They did interview at AAR. I even put in a request for an interview (they had open interviews), but no response. Evidently the CV request was purely a technicality.
 * not to be overly technical (or in denial) -- but do we know they were actually there doing interviews? Just because they were listed as interviewing in the job center booklet at AAR does not mean they did any interviews.  There were several schools that were listed as interviewing there but pulled out in recent weeks and were not taken out of the book (i.e Boston University).

DePaul University - Indigenous Religions

 * No deadline given

Drake University - East or South Asian Religion or Philosophy

 * Deadline 10/15
 * Email confirmation of receipt of application 10/19
 * So, did no one else apply for this, or with 3 days til the AAR interviews have they really not done invites?
 * Resolving my own neurosis^^^, email invite for AAR interview 10/27. (x2)

Duke University

 * seeking senior scholars for Smart Family Professor of Judaic Studies


 * Deadline 12/1

Emory University - Religious Education

 * Deadline 9/15

Fordham University- History of Christianity

 * Deadline 10/4
 * Preference for missiology, global Christianity, theology
 * 10/18 rec'd kind snail-mail rejection (x4)
 * 10/16 Phone call and email for AAR interview

Fordham University- Theology and Science

 * Deadline 10/4
 * acknowledged receipt of materials
 * first round rejection letter received 10/18 (-- kindest rejection letter ever!)
 * Received email asking for AAR interview 10/15 (x3)

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.
 * received smail mail rejection 10/25 (x2)
 * Snail mail rejection was very kind and claimed they were keeping my info on file in case the search "took another turn." Probably just one of those things people say but I thought it was nice.

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)

Georgia Gwinnett College - Asst, Assoc, or Full Professor, Religious Studies

 * No deadline given
 * Encourage applicants 'outside Christianity'.
 * This is part of a massive faculty hire in dozens of fields. School opened in 2006; enrollment is now 5k, and expected to double.

Gordon College - New Testament (w/ Theology)

 * Open Rank, TT
 * Accepting applications from October 11
 * Received email ack on 10/26

Grand Rapids Theological Seminary of Cornerstone University - New Testament

 * Deadline 12/1

Harvard Divinity - Women's Studies in Religion

 * Deadline 10/15
 * Research Associate/Visiting Ass't Prof. (5 openings)

Harvard Divinity - Science and Religion (for this Fall 2010)

 * Junior position
 * Deadline 8/15
 * Any news on this one? Seems like there would be interviews set up by now. No rejection letters out yet.
 * They have picked their two finalists. One is a historian of science. Yawn. Go figure, HDS is just replicating themselves: another advocate of sciences studies, postmodern science, science as discourse, the speed of light is a sexed equation, etc. Seems the job will be retitled as "professor of science as a religion". (x3)


 * Wow, that is disappointing.


 * Sounds like a bit of an unnuanced judgment!
 * Though hilarious.

Hebrew Union College - Hebrew Bible

 * Visiting Assistant Professor; 3 year position renewable for additional 2
 * Deadline: 11/30

Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Jewish History AND/OR Yiddish Language AND/OR Herbrew Literature

 * Multiple positions available for tenure-track and tenured positions
 * Deadline: 10/31

Indiana University - Bloomington - Ancient Judaism

 * Assistant professor
 * post-biblical, Second Temple Judaism and/or the classical texts of early rabbinic history and culture
 * Deadline 11/1
 * acknowledgment of receipt and request to fill out HR form (10/26)

Indiana University - Chinese Religions

 * Assistant Professor
 * Deadline 10/1
 * AAR interview scheduled ~10/20

Indiana University - Orthodox Christianity

 * Assistant Professor
 * Deadline 10/8 for AAR interviews, 10/22 for all others
 * Prompt acknowledgment of receipt of application; email stated that they would contact 3-4 days before conference (either AAR in Atlanta or the Slavic conference in LA) if selected for an interview
 * Received AAR interview invitation (10/11/10)

Iowa State University - Religious Studies

 * Assistant Professor
 * Deadline 11/15
 * Are they doing any AAR interviews?
 * Is this an inside hire?
 * Why do you ask? This was advertised last year but I think they lost their funding.

Lafayette College - Christianity in either Latin America or East Asia

 * TT
 * Deadline 10/8
 * Prompt acknowledgment of receipt of application materials
 * AAR interview invitation (email), 10/22 (x3)
 * Diversity survey prompt online 10/25 (x2)

Linfield College - East Asian Religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism)

 * Associate Professor/Chair
 * Deadline 10/15

Loyola Marymount University-Jewish Studies

 * Deadline 10/15

Lutheran Theological Seminary (Saskatoon, Canada) - Old Testament

 * 3 year position, with possibility of tenure track
 * Deadline: January 4, 2011
 * To interested persons: While the deadline is January 4, it sounds like you should contact the president prior to SBL if you are interested in this position. He will be at SBL in order to meet with potential applicants who have contacted him.

Manchester College - Hebrew Bible, New Testament, Church History, Western Religions

 * Tenure Track
 * Email on 10/29 indicated committee is still working
 * Did you email them or did they send you an unsolicited note? A: I emailed them with some late materials for my app and they replied.

Middlebury College- Modern Hebrew

 * 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.

Middlebury College- Islamic Studies

 * Tenure track
 * Research specialization open, but not South Asia; should be able to contribute to M. East and Int'l studies
 * Deadline: 10/1
 * Contacted by phone for an interview at AAR: 10/18

Northwestern University - African American Studies / Religion

 * Deadline 12/1

Notre Dame - New Testament

 * Open Rank

Ohio Wesleyan University - New Testament

 * TT, Asst Professor
 * Oct 22nd Deadline
 * 10/28 email from chair saying they'll be reviewing apps for SBL interviews over the next 2 weeks. (x3)

Oxford University - Syriac Christianity

 * 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

Oxford University - Buddhist Studies

 * This is a fixed-term post from 1 January 2011 until 31 August 2012
 * Deadline: 9/24

Providence College - Historical Theology

 * Deadline: Oct. 15

Pacific Lutheran University - History of Christianity in North America

 * Deadline: 10/1
 * Acknowledged receipt of materials (10/1/10)
 * Recieved conference interview invitation (10/13/10) x3
 * Received conference interview denial, but notice of retention in "active pool" (10/15/10) x3
 * Regular old denial (email), (10/15/10) x4
 * Did they only want Lutheran candidates?
 * No--they invited people for interviews who were not Lutheran
 * No-not Lutheran and got interview

Quincy University (Two positions, Biblical and Theology/Moral Theology)

 * Has anyone heard anything from them? Have AAR interview invites gone out?
 * I have heard nothing on this one.
 * Just the sound of crickets.
 * Is that what I hear? :)
 * Still no word (10/28) probably not good.
 * There's a VAP; might be an inside hire for the theology and bible position.
 * I guess it could but that seems like a big inference.
 * Hence, "might." It often does happen that someone is hired from outside, even if some on the committee consider someone with the "inside track."
 * That's what I'm saying.

Roanoke College
3 year VAP


 * What field is this position in? There's nothing on Roanoke's website.
 * Biblical studies. Seems to be open to Hebrew Bible or New Testament. Posted at SBL.

Rockhurst University

 * Deadline 9/15
 * Promptly acknowledged receipt of materials.
 * Timeline: AAR interviews scheduled by mid-Oct
 * Rejection email 10/14. 125 applicants. (x8)

Rutgers University - Jews under Islam

 * Deadline 9/15
 * Committee contacted for letters of recommendation (10/12)

San Diego State University - Religious Traditions of China

 * Deadline 10/1
 * AAR interview scheduled ~10/20 (x3)

Siena College - South or East Asian Religions

 * Deadline 10/1
 * 9/28: Email acknowledged receipt of application
 * So, did no one else apply for this, or with 3 days til the AAR interviews have they really not done invites? (x4)

St. Ambrose University - Biblical Studies

 * TT, Asst Prof
 * Nov 5 Deadline

St. Norbert - Theologian

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


 * Is this an inside hire?
 * Don't know. There's a VAP but that doesn't mean much.
 * Acknowledged receipt of materials 9/22
 * AAR interview 10/20, but looks like an inside hire.

St. Thomas More College, at the University of Saskatchewan - Religion and Culture

 * Assistant Professor, tenure track
 * Deadline, February 15, 2011

St. Thomas University - Biblical Studies

 * Assistant Professor
 * Deadline 10/4

Stonehill College (Massachusetts) - NT/Biblical Ethics

 * Deadline 10/11
 * Ass't Prof.
 * Anybody heard anything? (10/24)
 * Invitation for Skype interview (10/27) x3
 * Did more than 1 person get skype invitation?

Susquehanna University - Chinese Religious Traditions

 * Deadline 10/20

Syracuse University - Religious Thought of Islamic, Buddhist, or Confucian Traditions

 * Deadline 10/15
 * Any news on this one?
 * AAR interview scheduled via email (10/25)

Syracuse University - Continental Philosophy of Religion

 * Deadline 10/15

Texas Christian University - Religion in Latina/o Communities

 * Deadline 10/4
 * AAR interview invitation (email), 10/19
 * AAR interview invitation (email), 10/22

Temple University - Chinese Buddhist and/or Daoist Religious Thought and Culture

 * Deadline 10/15
 * 10/28--Any word here?

University of Aberdeen (Scotland) - NT Exegesis

 * Looking to appoint an exceptional scholar of international standing to the Kirby Lang Chair of New Testament Exegesis
 * Deadline: 9/24

University of Aberdeen (Scotland) - Lord Gifford Fellowship in "Natural Theology"

 * Full-time post doctoral position
 * Deadline: 8/27

University of Arkansas - Islamic History, pre-1700

 * 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

University of Chicago - Social Scientific Study of Religion (Anthro/Soc)

 * Deadline 10/15
 * Oddly, U of C just reposted this and all the ads below on the AAR job ads site, lifting the deadline and saying "Applications will be accepted until the position is filled"...as if the first round of applications they received were dreadfully disappointing.

University of Chicago - History of Religions

 * Deadline 10/15

University of Chicago - Islamic Studies

 * Deadline 10/15

University of Chicago - Religious Ethics

 * Deadline 10/15
 * Anyone know why this job (and the other ones from U. Chicago) were reposted on AAR site the other day?

University of the Incarnate Word -History of Christianity

 * Deadline 12/1
 * AAR interview scheduled (10/27) x 2

University of Kentucky- Jewish history

 * Deadline 11/1

University of Maryland-Biblical Studies

 * Deadline 11/30

University of Missouri - Islam

 * Deadline 10/20 (extended to 11/10). Assistant or Associate Professor of Islam.

University of North Florida - History of Religions

 * contacted by phone AAR interview (10/21)

University of Pennsylvania - Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies

 * Deadline 11/15

University of Pittsburgh - Modern Judaism

 * Deadline 11/10

University of Rochester - African American Religions

 * Deadline 10/18
 * Rec'd call for AAR interview on 10/26 from chair. Followed by an email. (x2)

University of Rochester - Chinese Religions

 * Deadline 10/18
 * Received call for AAR interview from the chair (10/26) x2
 * Rejection email 10/28

University of St. Thomas - Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology

 * Deadline 10/1


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


 * Received an email for an AAR interview on 10/16 (x2)

University of Texas at Austin - Religion in North America

 * Deadline 10/4
 * Open rank position
 * Any word (10/25)?
 * Email rejection (10/26)--over 150 applications

Has anyone heard anything from them? (10/24)?
 * AAR interview scheduled (x2)
 * Nothing, no rejection, no interview either. (10/26) x7
 * Was the email rejection notice a mass bcc email? (10/27)
 * no-it was a personalized email (10/27)
 * With 3 days until AAR, have interviews really not been extended yet???? (10/27)
 * Anyone receive an interview yet 10/27?
 * ANY WORD?? 10/28
 * It think it is obvious that they have already contacted the people they are planning to interview. The interviewees are probably people who already have t-t jobs and so don't really frequent the wiki to let us know that they have an interview. The fact that there was one person who received a personal email rejection suggests that they have made a decision but they are not bothering to tell the rest of us yet. This happens quite frequently.
 * Good point! To the person that received an email rejection--did you inquire about the status of your application, or did you just randomly get an email from them?
 * Email rejection 10/28 --over 150 applicants (I think they are going senior on this one) x5
 * Keep in mind they are building a PhD program. You'd have to be a pretty impressive junior hire to be the right fit.
 * They contacted candidates for AAR interviews at the end of last week (unfortunately, I wasn't one of them). Think about it: over 150 applicants is just about everyone in American religious history in the country. Austin is one of the coolest places in the world, so you can imagine full professors with several books out who are already settled somewhere else in a less desirable area might be looking to move--in addition to everyone else from ABD on up. Just looking at the department's existing strengths in American religion and thinking about UT's regional location, I'd bet they want someone who does Latin American and/or Caribbean religion, and/or possibly Islam, gender, or race...
 * I know three people who applied for this; one received a personal rejection email, two have AAR interviews (one is ABD, one is Assistant Prof)

University of Toronto Mississauga - Assistant Prof in Christianity (t-t, historical period open)

 * Deadline 10/15
 * Any word about AAR interviews for the position?
 * Nope (10/24)
 * Phone request for interview at AAR or by Skype (10/25). x3
 * over 300 applicants....
 * It does not surprise me that there were over 300 applicants - 'Christianity' is a broad category. To those who have interviews, what area or time period of Christianity do you study?
 * At least 2 people in Early Christianity got interviews. The AAR ad specified Ethics and EC.
 * Has anyone received a rejection from UTM?
 * No rejection yet, no interview either (10/27) (x2)
 * No rejection here either, but I suppose there's no rush to notify people they haven't got the job (10/27)

University of Wisconsin Madison- Hebrew Bible/Semitic Languages

 * Deadline 8/15
 * Acknowledged receipt of application materials promptly.
 * 9/1 — Contacted for online interview.

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point - Non-Western Religions

 * Email for AAR interview 10/22

Virginia Tech - Religions of East Asia

 * Deadline 10/15
 * Received snail mail confirmation of receipt of application 10/20
 * Any news for AAR interview (10/28)?
 * Haven't heard anything either way (10/28)

Wake Forest University School of Divinity - Theology

 * Tenured or Tenure Track
 * Deadline 10/15

Wesleyan University - Social Scientific Study of Religion

 * Deadline 10/15
 * AAR interview scheduled ~10/20
 * Any idea what's going on with this one? Anyone else receive a rejection/interview request?
 * AAR interview scheduled 10/22 (x2)
 * Have any rejections gone out?

Wheaton College - Biblical and Theological Studies

 * 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
 * Second round of rejection letters: 10/21. They indicated they had narrowed it down to 34 complete applications by this time, and were now moving on to their final few for phone interviews.
 * Heard they received 172 applicants
 * 10/12: request for phone interview (30-45 minutes)

William and Mary - Christianity

 * Deadline: 10/25

Xavier - Comparative Theology

 * Deadline: 10/1