DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Religious beliefs, institutions, and practices are studied in the Department of Religion using approaches from the humanities, arts, social sciences, and sciences. The academic study of religion, combined with appropriate courses in other fields, provides an excellent background for any professional career—including law, engineering, medicine and health care professions, journalism, social work, and others—and for graduate studies in a number of fields. A major in Religion provides a well-rounded liberal arts education or can be combined conveniently with a second major. Minors or sequences in Religion complement and broaden any field chosen as a major.

POSITION IN ISLAMIC STUDIES

The Department of Religious Studies at Case Western Reserve University invites applications for a faculty position with expertise in the academic study of Islam. All areas of specialization will be considered. Knowledge of appropriate research languages is required. The successful candidate will be expected to teach courses in theory and method in the academic study of religion as well as courses in Islamic Studies. Rank is open, but appointment at the Assistant Professor level is preferred. Candidates at the assistant level should have the PhD in hand at the time of appointment and preferably some publications; candidates for the associate level should have a substantial record of peer-reviewed publications, including at least one book-length monograph; candidates for appointment at the level of professor will have a national reputation for expertise in the candidate’s line of research and a distinguished record of publication, in accord with the qualifications necessary for tenure and promotion at our institution as stated in the Faculty Handbook and in the tenure and promotion standards of the Department of Religious Studies. The normal teaching load is two courses per semester.

Case Western Reserve University offers the student quality and class size of a strong liberal arts college, within one of the nation’s major research universities. Complete applications will include a letter describing the applicant's academic background and prior teaching experience, a curriculum vitae, a writing sample, and three letters of recommendation (sent separately by the recommender) to Professor Deepak Sarma c/o Lauren Gallitto; Department of Religious Studies, Case Western Reserve University; 111 Mather House, 11201 Euclid Avenue; Cleveland, OH 44106-7112; or e-mail these materials to lauren.gallitto@case.edu. Applications received by February 1, 2010 will receive full review.

In employment, as in education, Case Western Reserve University is an equal opportunity, employer committed to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. Women and underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

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