Harvard Divinity School announces five full-time positions as Research Associate and Visiting Faculty for 2010-11 in its Women’s Studies in Religion Program. Proposals should utilize both religion and gender as central categories of analysis. They may address women and religion in any time, place or religious tradition, and may utilize disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches from across the fields of theology, the humanities, and the social sciences.

Responsibilities
Research Associates are required to be in full-time residence at Harvard Divinity School while carrying out their proposed research projects during the 2010-11 academic year. Associates meet together regularly for collective discussion of research in progress; each Associate teaches a one-semester course related to the research project; and the Associates present their research in a public lecture series.

Eligibility
Positions are open to candidates with doctorates in the fields of religion and to those with primary competence in other humanities, social science, and public policy fields who demonstrate a serious interest in religion. Selection criteria emphasize: the quality of the applicant’s research prospectus, outlining objectives and methods; its fit with the Program’s research priorities; the significance of the contribution of the proposed research to the study of religion, gender, and to its field; and an agreement to produce a publishable piece of work by the end of the appointment. Applicants must have received the Ph.D. by October 1, 2009. Applications from those whose degrees have not yet been awarded will not be considered.

Compensation
Compensation has not been determined for 2010-11; past compensation ranged from $40k to $50k. The appointment is full-time lasting ten months and includes health benefits.

Application Procedure
For information and access to our online application, please visit our website: www.hds.harvard.edu/wsrp. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY OCTOBER 15, 2009. If you are unable to access or complete the online application, please contact Liz Sutton at (617) 495-5705 or esutton@hds.harvard.edu. Announcement of Research Associate appointments for 2010-11 will be made in March 2010.