Dartmouth College, African and African American Studies and Religion
Associate or Full Professor, African Religions
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | New Hampshire, United States |
Position: | Associate Professor, Full Professor |
The Department of Religion and the African and African-American Studies Program at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, invite applications for a senior-level joint position in African Religions. The successful candidate will have joint-tenure at the Associate or Full Professor level in Religion and African and African-American Studies. The identified candidate is expected to begin July 1, 2012. The hired candidate will teach four (4) courses annually: two (2) in Religion and two (2) in AAAS.
Established in 1969, AAAS focuses on the multidisciplinary study of Africa and persons of African ancestry, past and present, throughout the world. The Program is comprised of faculty and affiliates with expertise in literature, history, geography, anthropology, music, government, theatre, and sociology. The AAAS Program offers an undergraduate major and several minors.
Since its inception in 1949, the Religion Department has been committed to a multidisciplinary, globally diverse curriculum grounded in the academic study of religion as engaged through a variety of methodological approaches. The Department offers instruction, from the introductory to the advanced level, in most of the world’s major religious traditions: Buddhism; Christianity; Hinduism; Islam; Judaism; the religions of the ancient Near East; the religions of ancient and modern China; religious life in the Americas, North, Central, and South; and, beginning in 1993, the religions of Africa. The Department offers an undergraduate major and minor.
We invite applications from candidates who specialize in the indigenous religions of Sub-Saharan Africa, whose academic specialization lies in religion or in an academic discipline relating to the study of religion. Additionally, the ability to engage with research and teaching concerning African religious traditions across the Atlantic is a plus. Qualifications include Ph.D., along with demonstrated research and effective teaching. Salary is competitive with those at other research universities. The successful candidate must be eligible to work in the U. S. prior to the start date of the position.
Dartmouth College is an outstanding research institution of 4300 undergraduates, half of whom are women and approximately a third of whom are members of minority groups. The institution is committed to diversity, and applications from persons of color and women are strongly encouraged. Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Please send a letter of application, c.v., and the names of three referees to Professor Susan Ackerman/Chair, Department of Religion/6036 Thornton Hall/Dartmouth College/Hanover, NH 03755.
Review of applications will begin November 1, 2011, and continue until the position is filled. Candidates whose applications are received by November 1, 2011, will be considered for a preliminary interview at the annual meetings of the African Studies Association and the American Academy of Religion.
Contact: |
Professor Susan Ackerman, Chair, Department of Religion, 6036 Thornton Hall, Dartmouth College Hanover, NH 03755. |
Website: | None |
Primary Category: | African History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | Black History / Studies Religious Studies and Theology |
Posting Date: | 08/17/2011 |
Closing Date | 11/01/2011 |