Aug 11, 2006

Harvard Divinity School - Research Associate and Visiting Faculty, Women's Studies and Religion

Location: Massachusetts, United States
Institution Type: College/University
Position Type: Visiting Scholar

Main Category: Religious Studies
Secondary Categories: Women/Gender

Harvard Divinity School announces five full-time positions as Research Associate and Visiting Faculty for 2007-08 in its Women's Studies in Religion Program.

The Program supports significant Women's Studies research projects on topics related to the history and function of gender in religious traditions, the institutionalization of gender roles in religious communities, and the interaction between religion and the personal, social, and cultural situations of women. Appropriate topics include feminist theology, biblical studies, ethics, women's history, as well as interdisciplinary scholarship on women in world religions.

Full-time residence is required at Harvard Divinity School while carrying out the proposed research project during the 2007-08 academic year. Associates meet together regularly for collective discussion of research in progress; each Associate teaches a one-semester course related to the research project; and the Associates present their research in a public lecture series.

Salary: $40,000 plus benefits.

Completed applications must be received by October 16, 2006. Information and applications may be accessed at our website below.

Contact Info:
Ann Braude
Director
Women's Studies in Religion Program
Harvard Divinity School
45 Francis Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
Website: http://www.hds.harvard.edu/wsrp

Source: http://www.h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=31348

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