Knoxville, TN
United States - Nationwide
Seattle, Washington
Posted: 24-Sep-24
Location: Knoxville, TN
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 153277
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Department of Religious Studies invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor in Religion and Public Life to begin August 2025. PhD in Religious Studies or related field and relevant teaching experience are preferred, but ABDs in the final stages of completing their dissertations will be considered.
This faculty member will coordinate the Religious Studies Department?s Religion and Nonprofit Leadership Major, Minor, and Certificate. This will include regularly teaching the core courses "Religion and Nonprofit Leadership" and "Religion and the Workplace" as well as advising student internships. This position carries a 2-2 teaching load, and the faculty member will teach other religious studies courses in their area of expertise. They will also be expected to contribute to the service expectations of the department and should also maintain an active research agenda in the academic study of religion and public life.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is a public, land-grant university characterized by very high (R1) research activity. Given this context, candidates whose teaching and research clearly engages with the critical methods and theories of academic religious studies are especially encouraged to apply.
Based in the Department of Religious Studies, this position is part of a new constellation of interdisciplinary faculty positions in the UT College of Arts and Sciences emphasizing Envisioning and Narrating Emerging Futures (ENEF). We are seeking tenure-line faculty who will have overlapping interests that foster faculty development and collaboration. The goal is to bring together faculty across departments whose research, scholarship and creative work is linked and who can bring different perspectives to an important issue or area. To achieve this goal, the College intends to invest additional resources in faculty hired through searches that fall within one of these constellations (https://artsci.utk.edu/about/faculty-initiatives/).
The Knoxville Campus of the University of Tennessee is seeking candidate who have the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the University.
Submit the following via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/153277: CV, cover letter, contact information for 3 recommenders, academic writing sample, and a one-page statement of teaching. The one page statement of teaching should include indications of previous experience or goals in developing pedagogy that engages religion in public life.
Please contact Dr. Joseph Witt (jwitt16@utk.edu) with any questions. Review of applications will begin October 7, 2024.
All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admission without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the university. Requests for accommodations of a disability should be directed to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Accessibility, 1840 Melrose Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3560 or eoa@utk.edu or (865)974-2498. Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color and national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), the ADA (disability), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Investigation & Resolution 216 Business Incubator Building 2450 EJ. Chapman Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 or (865)974-0717 or investigations@utk.edu.