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Visiting Assistant Professor in Religion and Global Modernity

Employer
Colgate University
Location
New York, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Mar 21, 2022

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Visiting Assistant Professor: Religion and Global Modernity

The Department of Religion at Colgate University invites applications for a one-year visiting assistant professor position: Religion and Global Modernity, beginning fall semester 2022. We seek a candidate with scholarly training in Religious Studies, as well as an ability to incorporate research interests into classroom curriculum, teaching undergraduates in a wide variety of fields, as well as religion concentrators, about religion’s importance to global modernity, e.g., religion and human rights, civic life and law.

Completion of a Ph.D. (preferably in Religious Studies) is required prior to or shortly after the date of hire. The successful candidate will be expected to teach a section of RELG 101: The World’s Religions, and contribute to Colgate University’s Liberal Arts Core Curriculum, explicitly the course CORE 152: Challenges of Modernity.

We invite applicants to submit a cover letter (1-2 pages), a CV, an article-length writing sample, evidence of demonstrated teaching effectiveness, and the names and email addresses of three individuals who are prepared to submit reference letters. An email will be sent to your references, requesting them to upload their confidential letter to your application materials. Colgate strives to be a community supportive of diverse perspectives and identities. Candidates may want to review Colgate’s plans in this area: https://www.colgate.edu/about/third-century-plan/plan-diversity-equity-and-inclusion In their cover letter, candidates must describe how their approach to teaching, scholarship, mentorship, and/or community service might support the university’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. Applications must be submitted through https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/21424 Our review of applications will begin April 11, 2022 and continue until the position is filled.

Situated on the traditional lands of the Oneida Nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Colgate is a vibrant liberal arts university of 3000 students located in rural New York State. Further information about the Department of Religion can be found at: https://www.colgate.edu/academics/departments-programs/department-religion Colgate faculty are committed to excellence in both teaching and scholarship. Applicants with dual-career considerations can find postings of other employment opportunities at Colgate and at other institutions of higher education in upstate New York at https://upstate-ny.hercjobs.org/ . It is the policy of Colgate University not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of their race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, disability, protected Veterans status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, being or having been a victim of domestic violence or stalking, familial status, or any other categories covered by law. Colgate is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Candidates from historically underrepresented groups, women, persons with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.

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Colgate University

Colgate is a distinctive, leading American university known for its intellectual rigor, world-class professors, campus of stunning beauty, and alumni famously loyal to their alma mater.

Time and time again, the world has shown an urgent need for citizens with the ability to create, explore, examine, and connect human knowledge. Colgate University has been answering that call through centuries of academic rigor in the liberal arts tradition.

Colgate attracts world-renowned faculty in a breadth of subject matters as well as innovative leaders in higher-ed administration, all dedicated to building on an educational tradition that has prepared generations of Colgate graduates for success. 

Colgate is deeply invested in employees’ success, and we all work together to ensure that students receive the premier education that is at the University’s core.

The Colgate campus, ranked as one of the most beautiful in the nation, is a place where students develop lifelong bonds with each other, faculty, and staff.

Colgate is located in the village of Hamilton, a community of about 3,800 residents who enjoy downtown’s art galleries and restaurants and who take pride in the many historic homes and public buildings.

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