Assistant Professor of Religion (Fall 2026)

Truman State University•Kirksville, MO

21h

About The Position

Assistant Professor position starting Fall 2026. Candidates for a tenure-track appointment should show evidence of a demonstrated ability both to excel in teaching and to develop an active research program, preferably involving undergraduates.

Requirements

A Ph.D. in Religious Studies or a closely related field.
All-but-dissertation ( ABD ) candidates will be considered, but a Ph.D. must be completed by the start date.
Candidates for a tenure-track appointment should show evidence of a demonstrated ability both to excel in teaching and to develop an active research program, preferably involving undergraduates.

Nice To Haves

In addition to having an interest in candidates who can teach Truman’s lower-level Exploring Religions survey course, the department has a specific interest in candidates who can offer courses in several of the following topical areas (it is not a requirement that the successful candidate be able to offer courses in all the listed topics):
Lower-level courses:
Cults and Sects
Faith and Reason in Christian Thought
Biblical Scholarship
Religion and Film
Upper-level courses:
Christianity
Judaism
Islam
Religion and American Culture
Shamanism
Religions of China and Japan (including, among others, Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto)
Buddhism
Hinduism
Women in Eastern Religions
Psychology and Religion
African American Religions
Gender and Religion in America
Religion and Science
Method and Theory in Religious Studies