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<span style="font-weight:bold" class="">From: </span>William Beeman <<a href="mailto:wbeeman@umn.edu" class="">wbeeman@umn.edu</a>><br class="">
<span style="font-weight:bold" class="">Date: </span>Friday, September 16, 2016 at 5:56 PM<br class="">
<span style="font-weight:bold" class="">Subject: </span>Tenure Track Position--Muslims in America at University of Minnesota<br class="">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b class=""><span style="font-family:"baskerville old face",serif" class=""><font size="4" class="">Tenure-track faculty position in Muslims in America<span class=""></span></font></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"baskerville old face",serif" class=""><font size="4" class="">The College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities and the Religious Studies Program invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track
faculty position at the assistant professor level in the study of Muslims/Islam in America to begin fall semester 2017 (08/28/2017). We seek intellectually ambitious candidates with interdisciplinary aptitude, poised to become leaders in the field. A Ph.D.
in Religious Studies or other related field including anthropology is required by the start date, August 28, 2017. Possible areas of specialization include, but are not limited to,<span class=""></span></font></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"baskerville old face",serif" class=""><font size="4" class="">History of Muslims/Islam in North America<span class=""></span></font></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"baskerville old face",serif" class=""><font size="4" class="">Religious experience or expression of Muslims in North America<span class=""></span></font></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"baskerville old face",serif" class=""><font size="4" class="">Social/political experience of the Muslim diaspora in North America<span class=""></span></font></span></li><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"baskerville old face",serif" class=""><font size="4" class="">Gender, race, class, identity issues related to Muslim experience in North America<span class=""></span></font></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"baskerville old face",serif" class=""><font size="4" class="">Successful candidates will be expected to demonstrate a strong foundation in the academic study of religion and their specific research area, ability
to work across disciplinary boundaries, and evidence or potential for a strong research profile and excellence in teaching.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"baskerville old face",serif" class=""><font size="4" class="">Applications must be submitted online at
<a href="http://humanresources.umn.edu/jobs" class="">http://humanresources.umn.edu/jobs</a> .
<u class="">Click the Apply button and search for Job Opening ID #312745.</u><b class="">
</b> Submit (1) a cover letter describing your interest in the position, your research interests, and your qualifications and experience, and (2) your curriculum vitae. A writing sample (3) of not more than 40 pages must be attached as an additional document
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"baskerville old face",serif" class=""><font size="4" class="">Three letters of reference in pdf form should be sent separately by their authors to the search committee chair at
<a href="mailto:rels@umn.edu" class="">rels@umn.edu</a>. Candidates who make the initial cut will be asked for a philosophy of teaching statement, sample syllabi, and/or course evaluations.<span class=""></span></font></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in"><b class=""><i class=""><span style="font-family:"baskerville old face",serif" class=""><font size="4" class="">Application deadline: October 17, 2016<span class=""></span></font></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"baskerville old face",serif" class=""><font size="4" class="">Preliminary interviews at AAR/SBL in San Antonio, November 19-21.<span class=""></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"baskerville old face",serif" class=""><font size="4" class="">Inquiries should be directed to search committee chair, Jeanne Kilde,
<a href="mailto:jkilde@umn.edu" class="">jkilde@umn.edu</a> <span class=""></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"baskerville old face",serif" class=""><font size="4" class=""><a href="http://religiousstudies.umn.edu/" class="">http://religiousstudies.umn.edu/</a><span class=""></span></font></span></p>
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religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
<a href="http://diversity.umn.edu/" class="">http://diversity.umn.edu</a> <span class="">
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<div class="">William O. Beeman <br class="">
Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology <br class="">
University of Minnesota <br class="">
395 HHH Center <br class="">
301 19th Avenue S. <br class="">
Minneapolis, MN 55455 <br class="">
(612) 625-3400 <br class="">
<a href="mailto:wbeeman@umn.edu" target="_blank" class="">wbeeman@umn.edu</a><br class="">
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download publications: <a href="https://umn.academia.edu/WilliamOBeeman" target="_blank" class="">
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