Assistant Professor of Religion and the Environment (EXPIRED)
Department of Religious Studies, Vanderbilt University
Job category | Junior faculty / Tenure-track or similar |
AOS | Religious Studies |
AOS categories |
Philosophy of Religion |
AOC | Religion and the Environment |
AOC categories |
Ethics |
Workload | Full time |
Vacancies | 1 |
Location | Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
Start date | Fall 2022 |
Job description |
Description: Assistant Professor of Religion and the Environment We seek a candidate with a PhD degree in Religious Studies or a related humanities/humanistic social science discipline with expertise in the study of religion. Ability to contribute to the College’s new interdisciplinary Climate Studies program is essential. Area of specialization, theoretical and methodological approach, historical period, cultural framework and geographical locus is open. Some examples of appropriate research foci at the intersection of religion and climate may include but are not limited to animal studies, bioethics, Black geographies and ecologies, comparative eschatologies, earth-based epistemologies and ontologies, immigration and environment, indigenous environmental studies, new religious movements, religious law and ethics, urban ecologies, environmental geopolitics, etc. The Religious Studies department particularly values a diversity of worldviews and discourses that have been historically marginalized. In addition to contributing to the growth and development of the department and to the field of Religious Studies, the successful candidate will join a growing number of faculty across the sciences, social sciences and humanities in Climate Studies and benefit from a strong institutional commitment to research and teaching in this area. The normal tenure-track course load is two courses per semester (four per year). The successful candidate should expect to teach introductory classes in Religious Studies as well as advanced courses in her/his/their area of specialization, and one course yearly in Climate Studies. Qualified candidates should be prepared to mentor graduate students and teach advanced courses in the methodologies appropriate to the study of religion in the Graduate Department of Religion. Qualifications PhD must be in-hand no later than August 15, 2022 when employment starts at the beginning of Fall 2022 term. Application Instructions Required Documentation:
Questions: Direct questions to Laurel Schneider, Chair, Department of Religious Studies [email protected] Application: Applications are accepted only through Interfolio here: http://apply.interfolio.com/93684 . Deadlines: The deadline for application is 11:59 p.m. CST on October 10, 2021. Application review will begin October 11, 2021. Equal Employment Opportunity: Vanderbilt University has a strong institutional commitment to recruiting and retaining an academically and culturally diverse community of faculty. Minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups, in particular, are encouraged to apply. Vanderbilt is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. |
How to apply | |
Application type | Online |
Web address to apply | http://apply.interfolio.com/93684 |
Hard deadline | October 6, 2021, 12:00am CST |
Contact | |
Contact name | Laurel Schneider |
Contact email | |
Bookkeeping | |
Time created | September 9, 2021, 9:24pm UTC |
Scheduled expiry date | October 6, 2021, 12:00am CST |
Expired on | October 7, 2021, 11:46am CST |
Last updated | November 7, 2021, 3:00pm UTC |
Last update notification |
There are no notifications for this ad.
Save the ad using the "save" button below to receive notifications of significant updates. |
Job Market Calendar |
This institution has indicated that the position advertised will not follow the APA's recommended job market calendar. An explanation, if provided, appears below.
The application deadline is prior to November 1. |
Save |