Harvard University, East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Tenure-track or Tenured Professor in Japanese Religions
| Institution Type: | College / University |
| Location: | Massachusetts, United States |
| Position: | Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor, Tenure Track Faculty |
The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University, seeks to appoint a tenure-track or tenured professor in early modern and modern Japanese religions. We welcome applicants who work in any field of religious studies on Japan from the seventeenth century to the present, including but not limited to Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, folk religion, intellectual history, Nativism, new religions, Shinto, and Shugendō. We also welcome scholars engaged in diverse academic methodologies, including transcultural research.
The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2024. The appointee will teach and advise at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The typical teaching load is three courses a year as well as a teaching-equivalent contribution (often called a “plus one”), which can range from leading tutorials to prepare graduate students for general examinations to an administrative role in the department. External applicants and finalists considered for a tenured appointment will need to complete the same procedures as external applicants and finalists in a search designated specifically for a tenured appointment.
Basic qualifications: Ph.D. in East Asian studies, religious studies, or a closely related field by the time the appointment begins.
Additional qualifications: Demonstrated strong commitment to teaching, advising, and research is desired. Candidates for a tenured appointment should also evince intellectual leadership and impact on the field and potential for significant contributions to the department, University, and wider scholarly community.
Please submit the following materials through the ARIeS portal at https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/12675. Applications received by October 15, 2023, will receive full consideration.
1. Cover letter
1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Teaching/advising statement (describing teaching philosophy and practices)
4. Research statement
5. Statement describing efforts to encourage diversity, inclusion, and belonging, including past, current, and anticipated future contributions in these areas.
6. Candidates for a tenure-track position are also required to submit names and contact information of 3-5 referees, who will be asked by a system-generated email to upload a letter of recommendation once the candidate’s application has been submitted. Three letters of recommendation are required, and the application is considered complete only when at least three letters have been received. For candidates for a tenure-track position, at least one letter must come from someone who has not served as the candidate’s undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral advisor.
7. External applicants to a tenured position are required to complete, sign, and upload/submit the form entitled “Authorization to release information for external applicants” as part of the Conduct Inquiry Process and Procedures for External Applicants and Finalists to Tenured Positions.
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Harvard is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetic information, military service, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or other protected status.
Harvard is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetic information, military service, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or other protected status.
| Contact: |
Ryuichi Abe, Chair, Japanese Religions Search Committee, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University, 2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, rabe@fas.harvard.edu |
| Website: | https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/12675 |
| Primary Category: | East Asian History / Studies |
| Secondary Categories: | Religious Studies and Theology |
| Posting Date: | 08/18/2023 |
| Closing Date | 11/01/2023 |
