Assistant Professor

Posting Number: 20241129F Position Title: Assistant Professor Position Type:

Faculty Location: Villanova, PA Recruitment Type: Internal/External Applicants Work Schedule: full-time/9-months Department: 147-Theology/Religious Studies Position Summary:

The Department of Theology & Religious Studies at Villanova University invites application for a tenure-track assistant professor in African and African Diasporic (AAD) Spiritualities, to begin August 2025. We welcome applications from scholars trained in Theology and/or Religious Studies who research any aspect of AAD spirituality, with preference for candidates who focus on one or more of the following:

Black Christianities and Black Catholicism, African Christianities, Africana philosophy, indigenous African religions, African or African-American Islam, African diasporic religions. Interdisciplinary engagement in anthropology, history, political science, sociology, or other related disciplines is welcome. Successful candidates will demonstrate potential for teaching and mentoring excellence at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels.

Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian order. The department seeks candidates whose research and/or teaching demonstrates present or potential engagement with Catholicism in its theological and religious traditions. Diversity and inclusion have been and will continue to be an integral component of Villanova University's mission.

The University is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action employer and seeks candidates who understand, respect and can contribute to the University's mission and values. Applications are to be submitted via PeopleAdmin, available at https://jobs.villanova.edu/ .

Documents that cannot be submitted electronically should be sent to Dr. Kevin Hughes, Chair, Department of Theology & Religious Studies, Villanova University, Villanova, PA, 19085.

Duties and Responsibilities:

In addition to maintaining an active research agenda leading to publication, our new colleague will teach undergraduate/graduate courses in theology, spirituality, and their area of expertise, as well as other departmental courses, in a way that fosters connections across the discipline and the Villanova community.

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD is required as well as outstanding research potential and excellence in teaching.

Preferred Qualifications: Physical Requirements and/or Unusual Work Hours: Special Message to Applicants:

Applicants must apply online at https://jobs.villanova.edu/.

All applications are to include:

• Letter of interest.

• Current and complete curriculum vitae.

• Copies of transcripts (undergraduate and graduate).

• At least three letters of recommendation. References will be contacted via email to submit confidential letters of recommendation when the application is submitted.

If any of these items are listed in the category of "optional applicant documents", you have the option of submitting them either electronically or in hard copy. To mail hard copy, please send to Kevin L. Hughes, Chair, Department of Theology & Religious Studies, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085.

For finalists, an official graduate transcript will be required and a writing sample and response the the university mission statement may be requested. Review of applications begins upon receipt and continues until the position closes on September 6th, 2024.

Posting Date: 05/24/2024 Closing Date (11:59pm ET): 09/06/2024 Salary Posting Information:

Competitive

Salary Band: Job Classification: faculty

References Needed

References Needed

Minimum Number of References Needed 3 Maximum Number of References Needed 3