Vacancy: Robert Weiner and Ilan Peleg Chair in Jewish Studies (Tenure-Track-Faculty, Lafayette College ( Easton, PA )

Lafayette College invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position to fill the newly endowed Robert Weiner and Ilan Peleg Chair in Jewish Studies, starting July 1, 2021. This is an open-rank position, with a strong preference for candidates at the rank of associate professor or advanced assistant professor.

About the Role

The successful candidate will be jointly affiliated with the Jewish Studies program and a department/program appropriate to the candidate’s discipline and area of teaching and scholarship. We seek a candidate who will teach courses in Jewish Studies related to one or more of the following subjects:

• Jewish history, religion, politics, philosophy, literatures, and the arts
• Jewish communities, languages, and cultures from ancient origins through present times in societies around the world
• The Holocaust and Arab-Israeli relations

The candidate will also provide undergraduates with research opportunities and mentor them in their independent scholarship. We welcome candidates with a doctorate from any of a range of departments and disciplines, including but not limited to Jewish Studies.

The candidate will play a leadership role in further strengthening the Jewish Studies program at Lafayette College, which takes an interdisciplinary approach to examining the many facets of Jewish civilization.

Responsibilities

• Teach four courses in the first year of appointment and five courses each year thereafter
• Mentor undergraduate students in research and independent scholarship
• Provide leadership in the Jewish Studies program

Requirements

• Evidence of innovative and effective undergraduate teaching
• A strong and productive research program
• Widely recognized or potential leadership in the field
• Doctorate in a relevant discipline

The cover letter should discuss how the applicant’s teaching, scholarship, mentoring, and/or community service will support Lafayette’s commitment to diversity and inclusion as articulated in the College’s diversity statement.

Application Details

Applicants should submit the following via Interfolio at https://apply.interfolio.com/82801 by March 12, 2021:

• A cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• A statement of teaching philosophy and interests
• A recent writing sample in English (e.g., an article or chapter, 25 pages maximum)
• Up to two course syllabi
• Three letters of recommendation

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applications completed by March 12, 2021, will receive full consideration.

Further inquiries may be addressed to the search committee co-chairs, Eric Ziolkowski (ziolkowe@lafayette.edu) or Ethan Berkove (berkovee@lafayette.edu).

About Lafayette College

Lafayette College is a highly selective private undergraduate college with academic programs and opportunities characteristic of larger institutions. The College is approximately 70 miles from both New York City and Philadelphia. More information about the Jewish Studies program is available at https://jewishstudies.lafayette.edu/.

Lafayette College is committed to creating a diverse community: one that is inclusive and responsive, and supportive of each and all its students, staff, and faculty. All members of the College community share a responsibility for creating, maintaining, and developing a learning environment in which difference is valued, equity is sought, and inclusiveness is practiced.