Harvard Divinity School: Women Studies in Religion Research Associate and Visiting Faculty Program

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• Women's Studies in Religion Research Associate and Visiting Faculty Program

-- Sponsor: Harvard Divinity School

-- SYNOPSIS: The sponsor announces five full-time positions for 2009-10 in its Women's Studies in Religion Program. The Program supports significant Women's Studies research projects on topics related to the history and function of gender in religious traditions, the institutionalization of gender roles in religious communities, and the interaction between religion and the personal, social, and cultural situations of women. Appropriate topics include feminist theology, biblical studies, ethics, women's history, as well as interdisciplinary scholarship on women in world religions.

-- Deadline: 10/15/2008

-- E-mail: wsrp@hds.harvard.edu

-- Program URL: http://www.hds.harvard.edu/wsrp/appform/application.htm

-- OBJECTIVES: Research Associates are required to be in full-time residence at Harvard Divinity School while carrying out their proposed research projects during the 2009-10 academic year. Associates meet together regularly for collective discussion of research in progress. Each Associate teaches a one-semester course related to the research project. In the spring semester the Associates present their research in a public lecture series.

-- ELIGIBILITY: Research Associate positions are open to candidates with doctorates in the fields of religion and to those with primary competence in other humanities, social science, and public policy fields who have serious interest in religion. Positions are also open to leading religion professionals with equivalent achievements. Selection criteria emphasize the quality of the applicant's research prospectus, outlining objectives and methods; its fit with the Program's research priorities; the significance of the contribution of the proposed research to the study of religion, gender, and culture, and to its field; and agreement to produce a publishable piece of work by the end of the appointment. Applicants must have received their Ph.D. by October 1, 2008.

-- FUNDING: Associates will receive a salary of $53,000 ($50,000 salary, including benefits, and $3,000 for research expenses) for a full-time appointment extending from September 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010. Relocation reimbursement and limited housing support are also available for scholars who are relocating to the Boston area.