JOB VACANCY
Reader/Professor of Migration and Citizenship (vacancy ref. 17055)

The School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS) intends to appoint an internationally outstanding academic to the post of Reader/Professor in Migration and Citizenship to start from October 2012.

You will have an extensive and internationally-recognised track-record of publications and grant-funded research, an outstanding teaching record, and demonstrable leadership and management skills. You will be expected to work closely with Professor Tariq Modood in providing leadership within the School’s successful Centre for Ethnicity and Citizenship, and to provide outstanding academic leadership within the School more generally.

Interviews are likely to be held in May 2012.

Grade : Level d – Level e in Pathway 1

Salary : to be determined on appointment

Contact: Professor T Osborne
E-mail: Thomas.Osborne@bristol.ac.uk
Tel: 0117 331 0574

Alternative Contact: Professor T Modood
E-mail: T.Modood@bristol.ac.uk

Closing Date : 20 April 2012
Interview Date :  not set

Timescale of Appointment(s) –
Contract : Permanent

Further details and an application form can be found at
https://www.bris.ac.uk/boris/jobs/feeds/ads?ID=109511

Alternatively you can telephone (0117) 954 6947, minicom (0117) 928 8894 or

E-Mail Recruitment@bris.ac.uk (stating postal address ONLY), quoting
reference number 17055.

The closing date for applications is 9.00am, 20 April 2012

  An Equal Opportunities Employer.

Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship
http://www.bris.ac.uk/ethnicity/

The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Kent has two vacancies for lecturer posts; one an on-going contract, and the other a fixed-term lectureship until the end of August 2014. Candidates would ideally be able to take up their posts in September 2012.

The posts are open to applicants in any area of Religious Studies, but priority would be given to candidates able to complement the existing teaching and research profile of the Department which has particular strengths in theory and method in the study of religion and the study of religion and contemporary society. Applicants will be expected to show a strong research profile for the Research Excellence Framework exercise in 2014 and a monograph published by the REF deadline in autumn 2013 would be a distinct advantage. Applicants will also be expected to show how they would extend teaching and research work in the department.

The successful candidates will have a PhD or equivalent in Religious Studies or related area, with knowledge of the historical and critical practice of Religious Studies and a developing profile of international excellence in research and publication. The successful candidates will have experience in the development of taught programmes of study and be able to deliver effective teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level in Religious Studies.

Religious Studies at Kent is a growing academic department with a strong track record of securing external research funding, good links with a range of national organizations through which it undertakes significant public engagement and impact activities, and a strong ethos of cross-disciplinary and theoretically-informed work in the study of religion.

For more details on these vacancies, please go to
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AEB437/lecturer-in-religious-studies/

PhD and MA Jameel Scholarships, Islam-UK Centre, Cardiff University

With the help of a very generous gift to the University, the PhD and MA Jameel Scholarships have been established to enable the very best students to come to Cardiff – those who have the intellect and determination to apply their knowledge for the benefit of Muslim communities in the UK, and to promote better understanding of Islam in wider society.

Applications are invited for 3 fully-funded PhD Jameel Scholarships, and 4 fully-funded MA Jameel Scholarships (available for the forthcoming academic year on the MA in Islam in Contemporary Britain).

For eligibility criteria, and details about the Scholarship packages, please go to: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/share/research/centres/csi/scholarships/index.html

Dr Sophie Gilliat-Ray
Reader in Religious & Theological Studies
Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK (Director)
School of Archaeology, History and Religion
Cardiff University
CARDIFF
CF10 3EU
United Kingdom
Mobile: 07702 345342
e-mail: Gilliat-RayS@cardiff.ac.uk

Muslims in Britain: an Introduction (Cambridge University Press, June 2010)http://www3.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521536882

Islam-UK Centre, Cardiff University
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/relig/research/researchcentres/csi/centre-for-the-study-of-islam-in-the-uk.html

The Religion and Public Life Program (RPLP) in the Social Sciences Research Institute at Rice University is offering one two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the social sciences to begin on July 1, 2012 at a rate of $52,000 per year. The fellow will be housed in the Department of Sociology and work primarily with Associate Professor of Sociology and RPLP Director Elaine Howard Ecklund (www.ehecklund.rice.edu <http://www.ehecklund.rice.edu/><http://www.ehecklund.rice.edu/%3e>) on the Religion among Scientists in International Context study, a six-nation study of how scientists understand religion and science ethics. The fellow will also work with Kirstin Matthews, Science and Technology Fellow in the Baker Institute for Public Policy and Steve Lewis, C.V. Starr Transnational China Fellow in the Baker Institute for Public Policy, who are participating with Dr. Ecklund on the RASIC study. There are no teaching responsibilities associated with the fellowship. Because of the needs of the study, preference will be given to applicants who speak one or more of the following languages fluently: French, Italian, Turkish, or Mandarin, in addition to fluent English. Ability to do high-level statistical analysis or experience conducting qualitative interviews is also an asset to the application. An online application is required, and additional required application materials include a curriculum vitae, a copy of at least one recent social science publication, and a transcript for language courses taken or other evidence of fluency (article published in language, for example).
Please apply online at jobs.rice.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=53111. In addition to the online application materials, three letters of recommendation sent by writers under separate cover will be required. Letters should be sent to Samuel Kye, RASIC Postdoctoral Selection Committee, Department of Sociology MS-28, Rice University, 6100 Main St, Houston TX 77005-1892.  Application review will begin on April 1, 2012. Rice University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

The Open University announces a competition for two research studentships on any topic within the subject range of the Faculty of Arts. The Religious Studies department is keen to receive proposals in the areas of staff expertise and interests: http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/religious_studies.htm

For the funding scheme and application information , please see http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/job-details.asp?id=6101&ref=ext Initial enquires can be sent to Dr Graham Harvey (g.harvey@open.ac.uk). These should set out a proposed topic/title, methods, sources (e.g. archives, groups, locations), an indicative bibliography of relevant academic literature, and identify a possible supervisor within the department.

Please note that we particularly encourage candidates with a completed Masters degrees in a relevant discipline to apply. The closing date for full applications for studentships is 31 March 2012. — The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302).

Inform < www.Inform.ac > is looking for a part-time Assistant Research Officer to work at its office, based at the London School of Economics. The post entails 14 working hours per week and has a starting salary of £13.49 (depending on qualifications and experience). Applicants should have at least a good Bachelor’s degree in an area related to the sociology of religion and be familiar with the methodology of the social sciences. Preference will be given to specialists in Islamic studies, particularly new Islamic movements.
Please contact Professor Eileen Barker at E.Barker@LSE.ac.uk by 25th March 2012, attaching a cv, a statement as to why you are interested in the post and the email addresses of two referees.

Eileen Barker
Professor Emeritus of Sociology of Religion
London School of Economics
Houghton St
London WC2A 2AE
U.K.
Tel: +44 (0)208 902 2048
E.Barker@LSE.ac.uk
www.Inform.ac