Religious Studies Opportunities Digest – 1 June 2022

Welcome to the Religious Studies Opportunities Digest! You will find 4 fellowships and scholarships, one conference call for papers, one journal call for proposals, six jobs, two events and workshops, one community program, and one prize.

Everyone at RSP says thank you to all who have generously supported the RSP through our Patreon and PayPal donation options! Our goal is to have 100 patrons (currently at 40!) to support all of our upcoming developments. Please visit our donations page for information on how you can sign up for a regular subscription, leave a one-off donation, advertise with us, or use our Amazon links.

Fellowships and Scholarships

“Alternative Rationalities and Esoteric Practices from a Global Perspective” Junior and Senior Fellowships

Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Erlangen-Nuremburg, Germany

Deadline: 30 June 2022

More information: https://www.ikgf.fau.de/news/job-offers/cfa_fellowships-2022.shtml

Visiting Scholars

Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

More information: https://mideast.unc.edu/visiting-scholars/how-to-apply/

“Free Expression in Schools” Research Fellow

School of Education, University of Birmingham, UK

Deadline: 5 June 2022

More information: https://bham.taleo.net/careersection/external/jobdetail.ftl?job=220000Y4&tz=GMT%2B01%3A00&tzname=Europe%2FLondon

Asian American Center at UNC Chapel Hill 2022-2023 Fellows

Deadline: 6 June 2022

More information: https://aac.unc.edu/2022/04/2022-2023-call-for-aac-fellows-applications/?fbclid=IwAR1lN1l1SSngV5sEyYFQ5hJ1VC5pJt2fQ8pfcT75GdYVQ2FA2pP99dczgXA

Conference Calls for Papers

Conversations: Searching for the Sacred in South Asia

Postgraduate Symposium

1 October 2022. Cambridge, UK

Deadline for abstract: 1 June 2022

More information: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHz9W2Rm4_OliBX_x1SXO5euh_XKqLxvNKwg3jDXnTmw3CCA/viewform

Journal Call for Proposals

Proposals for topical issues of “Open Cultural Studies” Vol. 2022

Deadline: 31 October 2022

More information: https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/culture/html?lang=en

Jobs

Lecturer in Religious Studies (Jewish Studies)

The University of Tennessee – Knoxville

Open until filled

More information: https://apply.interfolio.com/106355

Visiting Instructor/Assistant Professor of Ancient Near East or Mediterranean History

Western Washington University, US

Position open until filled

More information: https://hr.wwu.edu/careers-faculty?job=499783

Lecturer in Modern Islam

Department of Theology and Religious Studies at King’s College London, UK

Position open until filled

More information: https://jobs.kcl.ac.uk/gb/en/job/046565/Lecturer-in-Modern-Islam

Assistant Professor – Christian Ethics, Theology and Religious Studies

Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University, US

Deadline: 8/28/2022

More information: https://jobs.villanova.edu/postings/23202?fbclid=IwAR0oY2ZPd8H1OkYpIObUpFih4PjUU4R2xcpQ0klf7LFuBIlLFOec7FTp81k

Visiting Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies

St. Mary’s University, US

Deadline: 28 June 2022

More information: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/c/St.-Marys-University/Job/Visiting-Assistant-Professor-of-Biblical-Studies/-in-San-Antonio,TX?jid=11e2393b736233d7

Project assistant in medieval cult of saints

Linnaeus University, Sweden

Deadline: 9 June 2022

More information: https://arbetsformedlingen.se/platsbanken/annonser/26137906?fbclid=IwAR29TdV9h1_HWgvgdri5knYHhMhjMJkeJeMETi80plJ5lpgQLRCn0YdyUEQ

Events and Workshops

Space, Stuff and Sacrality: Everyday Engagements with Religion in Society

16-17 June 2022, online

More information: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/space-stuff-and-sacrality-everyday-engagements-with-religion-in-society-tickets-340334899847

Legal texts and scholarly communities as reflected in the Raqqada collection Workshop

17-18 June 2022. University of Hamburg, Germany and online

More information: https://www.csmc.uni-hamburg.de/en/register-workshop21

Community Programs

“Race, Justice, and Africana Religions in the United States and African Diaspora” Program

Program meeting: 17-20 May 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Deadline for application: 1 June 2022

More information: https://www.religiousracism.org/workshop

Prizes

The American Religion Dissertation Prize

Deadline: 15 August 2022

More information: https://www.american-religion.org/announcements