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Assistant Professor of Religion

Dickinson College  ·  Carlisle, PA
Assistant ProfessorTenure-TrackReligion

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About Dickinson Dickinson College is a premier four-year residential liberal arts institution chartered in 1783 and widely recognized as a leader in global and sustainability education. Dickinson College is located in Carlisle, named a “most livable city” by Forbes and is minutes from the state capital of Harrisburg. The campus is connected to a vibrant downtown that offers eclectic dining, shopping and entertainment

options. Within a two-hour drive are Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.; New York City is three hours away. Dickinson College offers full-time employees a broad range of benefits, including a comprehensive medical insurance plan, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, generous time off, parental leave, homebuyer assistance, and tuition benefits for eligible employees and dependent children under the

age of 24. Upon eligibility, the College contributes 8% of an employee’s base salary to a retirement account with an additional .5% matching contribution; all money paid by the college into the employee’s retirement plan is immediately and fully vested in the employee. Below you will find the details for the position, including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the

opening. To apply for the position, please click the "Apply" for this job link button above. Position Department Academics - Religion Job Summary/Basic Function The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Professor in Buddhist Studies at Dickinson College The Religion Department invites applications for a tenure-track position in Buddhis t Studies with demonstrated competence in the field of Religious Studies at the rank

of assistant professor beginning in Fall 2027 . We are open to candidates whose work focuses in any era, and in any geographical region (including transnational and diasporic studies of Buddhism). The successfu l candidate w ill be able to contribute to campus and department needs in one or more of the following are a s: s ustainability and development , i nterreli gious encounters, negotiations, and/or dialogue .

The teaching load is five courses per year in addition to advising senior theses. The successful candidate will hold the title of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Professor of Buddhist Studies for the first four years in the position and must have a Ph.D. in religious studies or a related field in hand by the start of appointment and demonstrate an ability to teac h in Buddhis t Studies as well as core Religious

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