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receive an email with instructions on how to upload their reference letters. For best consideration, we urge you to submit your reference contact information as soon as possible. Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions for more details. Job Posting Title Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Job Description Summary Faculty Job Description The Department of Religious Studies at Wellesley College invites
applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professorship in Religious Cultures of East Asia/Religions of Transnational East Asia, to begin in Fall 2027. We seek applicants trained and qualified to teach in one or more of the following areas: historical and/or contemporary religion in East Asia; global or transnational East Asian religions (any period); or diasporic East Asian religions. As a deeply
interdisciplinary department, we welcome a variety of disciplinary and methodological engagements appropriate to Religious Studies broadly conceived. Forms of analysis may include but need not be limited to one or more of the following: historical, social scientific or comparative approaches; philosophy and ethics; gender and sexuality; animals, ecology, the environment; literature, performance, and visual culture.
Advanced competence in the relevant languages and fluency in the relevant primary textual materials are required. The successful candidate will offer four courses per year. Candidates with advanced (doctoral) training in Religious Studies, East Asian Studies and/or a related discipline are encouraged to apply. Candidates should hold a PhD at the time of application or by the time that the appointment begins, or
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