Professorship in World Christianity

Harvard Divinity School; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvard Divinity School invites applications for a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty position in World Christianity. The appointment will advance teaching and scholarship on Christianity's growth, transformation, and global significance, with emphasis on regions across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, and beyond.

The successful candidate will teach across the Divinity School's programs, advise doctoral and master's students, and collaborate with colleagues across Harvard

Job description

Harvard Divinity School seeks to appoint a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member in World Christianity. The Professorship will be awarded to an outstanding scholar whose research and teaching focus primarily on Christianity's growth, transformation, and significance as viewed globally and through the lens of specific regions.

We welcome applications from candidates who combine a strong training in the study of Christianity with linguistic and historical competence in one or more geographical settings—including, but not limited to, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Latin America, and the Caribbean—from the nineteenth century to the present. Methodological approach is open. Successful candidates should be prepared to teach courses that reflect the diversity of Christianity in the world today.

Applicants should be competent in the appropriate research languages and be able to teach and advise at the doctoral and master's levels. The successful candidate will work closely with students in the Divinity School's Master of Divinity, Master of Theological Studies, and Master of Religion in Public Life programs, as well as PhD candidates in the Study of Religion in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. They will also have an opportunity to teach undergraduates in Harvard College and to collaborate with colleagues and students in other departments and schools in the University. Excellence in teaching, scholarship, and research is expected. The doctoral degree must be held by June 30, 2027.

Letters of nomination are welcome. Applicants should address any questions regarding the position itself or the online application system to the search office. Please contact us at [e-mail].

Please note, if visa sponsorship is needed, Harvard retains the discretion to determine which visa status is appropriate and whether a visa sponsorship application will ultimately be submitted, including payment of any applicable fees.

HDS is an equal opportunity, affirmative-action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.