"Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Religious Studies (East Asian Religions)"

The Department of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in East Asian Religions to begin in August 2026. We seek applications from candidates who will teach courses on the major religious traditions of the region and, preferably, who research these religions in their transnational contexts. The Department is particularly interested in candidates who can offer courses that examine how East Asian religions are connected to the arts, the environment, and/or other global issues, including interreligious dialogue. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to interdisciplinary programs outside the Department, such as Asian Studies, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, and Peace and Conflict Studies, or to departments such as Critical Race and Ethnic Studies and Environmental Studies.

This position carries a 3-2 teaching load with a research leave prior to tenure review of either a full year at 80% salary or a semester at full salary, and generous sabbatical and fellowship leaves for tenured faculty. To enable a smooth transition to Holy Cross, new full-time tenure-track Assistant Professors receive start-up funding to support their research and professional development and have a one-course reduction in their first year of teaching (i.e., 2-2). This position offers full benefits and a starting salary in the range of $101,850 to $103,850. Faculty at the College cultivate a richly diverse academic community, pursue innovative teaching, and create high-impact scholarship. To learn more about faculty life at the College and in the Worcester area, candidates are encouraged to see the Resources for Prospective Faculty on our Faculty Openings page.

Candidates must demonstrate excellence in scholarship and undergraduate teaching as well as a commitment to inclusive pedagogies. Ph.D. required by the beginning of the appointment.

Please submit a cover letter addressing the position requirements listed above as well as the ways you might contribute to and further the College's mission as a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college and its core commitment to creating a community where every individual feels empowered to contribute their talents and perspectives; a current curriculum vitae; unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts; a statement of your teaching philosophy and interests; and three confidential letters of recommendation.

The College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Please submit all application materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/171631. For full consideration, please apply by September 30, 2025. Initial interviews of selected applicants via Zoom will take place in late October and early November, and campus visits for selected applicants will take place in early December. Questions about this search may be directed to Tat-siong Benny Liew at bliew@holycross.edu.

The College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,000 students and is located in a medium-sized city 45 miles west of Boston. The College seeks faculty members whose scholarship, teaching, advising, and on- and off-campus service demonstrate commitment to the educational benefits of a richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium.