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HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL announces five full-time positions as Research Associate and Visiting Faculty for 2025-26 in its Women’s Studies in Religion Program.  Proposals for book-length research projects utilizing both religion and gender as central categories of analysis and focusing on any religion are welcomed. 

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 and hold appropriate degrees in those fields. 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.

Salary for 2025-26 will be $65,000.  Completed applications are due online by October 15, 2024.  Applicants must have received their PhD by October 1, 2024.  Please see our website (http://wsrp.hds.harvard.edu/apply) for more information.