Assistant Professor - Judaism

Assistant Professor - Judaism

 

The Department of Religion and the Jewish Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University invite applications for the Phyllis Backer Professor of Jewish Studies, who will be appointed as a tenure-track assistant professor in the Department of Religion to begin August 2020. We are seeking a colleague broadly trained across the field of Jewish Studies with demonstrated facility in the study of Religion, including theories and methods.

 

The successful candidate will make significant contributions both to the undergraduate and graduate curricula of the Department of Religion and of the undergraduate Jewish Studies Program. At the undergraduate level, we are looking for a scholar with specialized research focus in Jewish Studies, and teaching competence across a broad range of Jewish Studies outside her or his area of specialization. At the graduate level, in addition to Judaism, the successful candidate will contribute to one or more of the Religion Department’s methodological concentrations: communities & identities, critique-image-politics, texts & contexts.

 

We are interested in candidates with areas of specialized interest in at least one of three rubrics but with possible points of overlap between: gender, texts in cultural context, and ethnographic approaches to “lived religion.” While scholars of all historical periods and geographical areas are welcome to apply, we are particularly interested in a scholar whose work contributes to the understanding of modern and contemporary Jewish texts, ideas, and cultures.

 

The Department is committed to a diversified faculty and persons from groups underrepresented in the academy are especially encouraged to apply.

 

Applications should be made on-line at: http://www.sujobopps.com/postings/81064 and should consist of a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, sample syllabi or detailed course proposals, transcripts, and contact information for three letters of recommendation.

 

Applications will be reviewed beginning October 15, 2019 and will continue until an appointment is made.

 

Information about the Department of Religion and its structure of concentrations is posted on our website: http://religion.syr.edu/GradProgram.html

 

Syracuse University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to equality of opportunity and a diverse work force. Women, military veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of other traditionally underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.