Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion
Junior Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Medieval or Early Modern Jewish History and Culture, HUC-JIR/Cincinnati
Institution Type: | College / University |
Location: | Ohio, United States |
Position: | Tenure Track Faculty |
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, seeks candidates to fill a junior tenure-track faculty position in medieval or early modern Jewish history and culture, beginning on July 1, 2017. Candidates should have their Ph.D. in hand by August 2017. This appointment will entail teaching courses within our Rabbinical School and offering seminars and advanced work in our Pines School of Graduate Studies. The successful candidate must be able to teach broadly in the area of Jewish history, since annual teaching will include a semester-long survey course in Jewish history from the early Islamic period through the modern era. Also entailed in this position: advising senior theses (Rabbinical School) and mentoring students in their academic planning (in both the Rabbinical School and the Pines School of Graduate Studies). The successful candidate will have proximate access to two world-class academic resources at HUC-JIR: the Klau Library and The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives. Candidates should be committed to excellence in scholarship, publication, and pedagogy; faculty governance; community service; and fostering a collegial environment. They should be positively inclined toward Reform Judaism and sympathetic to the community's religious life.
Candidates should submit electronically, in PDF form, the following material: a cover letter; curriculum vitae; the names, positions, and e-mail addresses of three academic references; sample course syllabi (if the candidate has taught courses); and two samples of writing totaling no more than fifty pages. Candidates are responsible for requesting their own letters of reference. Submissions should be sent directly to Professor Gary P. Zola, Search Committee Chair: gzola@huc.edu. The initial deadline for applications is December 5th. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Preliminary interviews will be held at the Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference in San Diego in December.
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is the Reform Movement’s internationally recognized seminary, intellectual and spiritual center, and a world renowned research institution. Since 1875, it has trained clergy, scholars, educators, and communal professionals. The preeminent center for the training of an American rabbinate, first to ordain women, institute gender equality, and incorporate innovative scholarship and professional education into its curriculum, the College-Institute represents the highest values of the Reform movement and is the guarantor of the future of liberal Jewish life and learning in North America and beyond. Consistent with the provisions of applicable state and federal law, it is the policy of the College-Institute not to discriminate against or harass any person employed by or seeking employment because of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, physical or mental disability, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, or age. The College-Institute also prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, status as a Vietnam-era veteran, or on the basis of citizenship.
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Candidates should submit electronically, in PDF form, the following material: a cover letter; curriculum vitae; the names, positions, and e-mail addresses of three academic references; sample course syllabi (if the candidate has taught courses); and two samples of writing totaling no more than fifty pages. Candidates are responsible for requesting their own letters of reference. Submissions should be sent directly to Professor Gary P. Zola, Search Committee Chair: gzola@huc.edu.The initial deadline for applications is December 5th. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Preliminary interviews will be held at the Association for Jewish Studies Annual Conference in San Diego in December. |
Website: | http://www.huc.edu |
Primary Category: | Jewish History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | None |
Posting Date: | 10/27/2016 |
Closing Date | 12/31/2016 |