Harvard Divinity School seeks to appoint a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty
member in World Christianity. The Professorship will be awarded to an outstanding scholar
whose research and teaching focus primarily on Christianity’s growth, transformation,
and significance as viewed globally and through the lens of specific regions. We welcome
applications from candidates who combine a strong training in the study of Christianity with
linguistic and historical competence in one or more geographical settings—including, but
not limited to, Africa, Asia, Oceania, Latin America, and the Caribbean—from the nineteenth
century to the present. Methodological approach is open. Successful candidates should be
prepared to teach courses that reflect the diversity of Christianity in the world today.
Applicants should be competent in the appropriate research languages and be able to teach
and advise at the doctoral and master’s levels. The successful candidate will work closely
with students in the Divinity School’s Master of Divinity, Master of Theological Studies, and
Master of Religion in Public Life programs, as well as PhD candidates in the Study of Religion
in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. They will also have an opportunity to teach
undergraduates in Harvard College and to collaborate with colleagues and students in other
departments and schools in the University. Excellence in teaching, scholarship, and research is
expected. The doctoral degree must be held by June 30, 2027.
Applications should be made online at: academicpositions.harvard.edu. Applications must
include a CV, a cover letter, a writing sample, and the names and email addresses of three
professional references who are prepared to submit letters of recommendation. The School
may contact those persons directly at a later stage in the search. The deadline for submission
of applications is September 30, 2026.
Letters of nomination are welcome. Applicants should address any questions regarding
the position itself or the online application system to the search office. Please contact us at
world_christianity@hds.harvard.edu.
Please note, if visa sponsorship is needed, Harvard retains the discretion to determine which
visa status is appropriate and whether a visa sponsorship application will ultimately be
submitted, including payment of any applicable fees.
HDS is an equal opportunity, affirmative-action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability
status, protected veteran status, pregnancy and pregnancy related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.