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.
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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