Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

Call for Applications
Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Starting Date: August 2025
Application Deadline: October 8, 2024

Bates Department of Religious Studies seeks an assistant professor in Islamic Studies for a tenure-track position beginning in August 2025. Area of specialization is open. Bates Department envisions a colleague who can contribute to the study of Islam in both local and global contexts and to Bates’ collective goals as reflected in the new “race, power, privilege, and colonialism” general education requirement.

Given the interdisciplinary nature of Religious Studies, candidates are invited to think expansively and to share their thoughts about how their Religious Studies courses will contribute to Bates’ broader liberal arts curriculum, through the cross-listing of their courses with other academic units in the social sciences, humanities, and/or interdisciplinary studies.

Candidates may choose to share evidence of their skills and experience supporting a diverse student body. The Department seeks a colleague who is committed to sustaining a strong and inclusive community of learning in its related fields. It encourages applications from individuals from historically marginalized groups and from those who may have followed non-traditional pathways to higher education due to societal, economic, or academic circumstances. Applicants may choose to describe the breadth of their teaching repertoire, including, for example, how they have worked with, or plan to work with, historically underrepresented, first-generation, and marginalized student populations.

Ph.D. preferred; advanced ABD considered.

For full consideration, applications should be received by October 8, 2024 and should include the following:

• a cover letter (including an overview of research and classroom experience)
• a CV (including contact information for three referees)
• a statement on pedagogical philosophy that describes how the applicant meets Bates’ standards of excellence in terms of inclusive and evidence-based pedagogy.
• Sample syllabi and brief (5000-20,000-word) writing samples are also welcome.

The search committee will request letters of recommendation from three referees for short-listed candidates. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and verification of degree.

Bates College is a residential liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine—a diverse and growing community roughly 45 minutes from the state’s largest city, 2 ½ hours north of Boston, and 4 ½ hours south of Montreal. Faculty scholarship and creative work at Bates are robustly supported by start-up packages, internal grants, and a well-staffed external grants office. Community-engaged learning and study abroad are both broadly encouraged and supported; pedagogical development and innovation is further buttressed by a new Center of Inclusive Teaching and Learning.

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