Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Alberta’s Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public Life
Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Alberta’s Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public Life
POSTDOCTORAL POSITION AT
Chester Ronning Centre for the Study of Religion and Public Life
University of Alberta, Augustana Faculty
The Chester Ronning Centre seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow to contribute to the Centre’s International Fellows program. The term appointment will be 12 months initially, with additional 12-month renewal dependent upon satisfactory performance. Start date will be July 1, 2023 (negotiable). The appointment comes with an annual stipend of C$45,000 and supplemental health benefits. Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and foreign nationals are eligible for appointment. Ph.D. in religious studies or related field is required – the appointment must occur within five years from the completion of the doctoral degree.
The primary focus for the Postdoctoral Fellow will be to build their professional network by organizing a conference/workshop around a theme of their choice. The Fellow can also work toward publishing and disseminating research that emerges from the conference. The format is open to the Fellow’s discretion, who will work closely with the Centre’s program coordinator to bring together participants from within and outside the academy. Together, the Fellow and Centre staff will organize public lectures, workshops, student discussion forums, and/or similar events around the same topic, which connect and engage interested persons from various arenas in the public sphere. Funding for the conference and for additional programming will be provided by the Centre. During their term, the Postdoc will also have the opportunity to teach at Augustana in an area related to their research interest.
