Tenured-Track Professorship in Buddhist Studies

Harvard Divinity School; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvard Divinity School seeks to appoint a full-time tenure-track faculty member in Buddhist Studies. We welcome specialists in Theravada, Mahayana in South Asia, or other foci, with strong grounding in related languages essential to their area of study.

Applicants should teach and advise at the doctoral and master's levels and collaborate with students and PhD candidates across several programs. The doctoral degree must be held by June 30, 2027.

Qualifications

• Specialist in Buddhist Studies with focus areas such as Theravada, Mahayana, or other Buddhist traditions.
• Excellent grounding in one or more South or Southeast Asian languages relevant to research.
• Ability to teach and advise at doctoral and master's levels; work with multiple degree programs.

Responsibilities

• Teach and advise at the doctoral and master's levels, and collaborate with colleagues across departments.
• Engage with undergraduate teaching and university-wide initiatives where appropriate.
• Pursue and publish scholarly research with excellence in teaching and service.

Skills

Buddhist Studies

Job description

Harvard Divinity School seeks to appoint a full-time tenure-track faculty member in
Buddhist Studies. We welcome applications from specialists in Theravada, Mahayana in
South Asia, or other foci of Buddhist Studies such as monasticism, literature, philosophy,
ethics, culture, gender, meditation, or ritual as practiced in premodern or early modern
South or Southeast Asia. Applicants must have strong grounding in one or more South or
Southeast Asian languages pertinent to their area of study.

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, Buddhist Ministry Initiative, 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.

The deadline for submission of applications is September 30, 2026.

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.