University of Chicago, Divinity School

Assistant Professor, Religious Ethics

The University of Chicago Divinity School invites applications for tenure-track position(s) at the rank of Assistant Professor from scholars whose work focuses on Religious Ethics, for an appointment date of July 1, 2024, or some date thereafter.  The area of research and tradition is open.  Candidates are expected to have the interest and ability to engage in interdisciplinary conversations with other scholars of religion in the Divinity School and with faculty in other fields within the University.

Successful candidates will be appointed at the rank of Assistant Professor. Successful candidates at an early career stage may be offered the option of accepting an initial two-year appointment as Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellow, a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Instructor. This initial period is intended to serve in lieu of a traditional postdoctoral appointment and is designed to support early-career scholars as they prepare for a review for promotion to Assistant Professor at the end of their two-year term. Candidates who are offered the option of appointment as Postdoctoral Fellow and accept will teach a reduced course load and join a cohort of Fellows to participate in programming designed to support their entry into the professorial ranks.

The Divinity School is the graduate professional school for the academic study of religion at the University of Chicago, a private research university. Faculty in the School teach graduate students in its Ph.D., M.A., M.Div., and A.M.R.S. programs as well as undergraduates in the College. Many members of the faculty hold associate appointments in humanities or social science departments and professional schools of the University. A normal teaching load is four courses per year on a quarter system.

Candidates must hold the Ph.D. degree in Religious Ethics or a related field or discipline by the time of appointment.

Review of applications will begin September 29, 2023, and will continue until the position(s) is/are filled or the search is closed. Applicants should submit 1) a cover letter, 2) a curriculum vitae, 3) a teaching statement, 4) one or two sample syllabi, 5) course evaluations from the last three years, if available, 6) a statement articulating your future research agenda, 7) a writing sample of 25-40 pages, and 8) contact information so we may solicit three letters of recommendation through the Interfolio system. Applications should be made online, at http://apply.interfolio.com/130515.  If you have any questions, contact Sara Bigger at sfbigger@uchicago.edu.

All University departments and institutes are charged with building a faculty from a diversity of backgrounds and with diverse viewpoints; with cultivating an inclusive community that values freedom of expression; and with welcoming and supporting all their members.

We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages diverse perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange. The University’s Statements on Diversity are at https://provost.uchicago.edu/statements-diversity.

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