The Religious Studies Department at Occidental College seeks a part-time non-tenure track instructor for Fall semester 2022 to teach 1-2 courses in Religious Studies. We are seeking courses that will add breadth to our planned offerings (courses that will be taught by existing faculty include: Introduction to Islam: Religion and Climate Change; Medicine, Magic, and Miracle in the Ancient Mediterranean; Muslim Bodies: Islam, Gender, and Health).

Applicants may propose courses already in our course catalog, courses of their own design, or a mixture of both. Applicants should feel free to propose as many courses as they are prepared to teach to provide the selection committee with options to choose from. The new hire(s) may also be eligible to teach course(s) in the first-year seminar program, based on the Core Director's approval.

Applicants must be trained in Religious Studies or an affiliated field, either with a PhD or doctoral candidates in the ABD stage. Strong candidates will possess a record of or potential for teaching excellence. They will engage a variety of teaching approaches, as well as best practices to support the intellectual flourishing of all members of our diverse student body.