You will teach courses in our faculty's educational programmes under the aegis of the Department of Comparative Religious Studies. You are a highly competent researcher capable of making significant contributions to the research programme of the Center for Religion and Contemporary Society (CRCS). You will be a member of the Department of Comparative Religious Studies and involved in the development of education in this multidisciplinary department. In its research, the department cooperates with the departments of Islamic Studies and of Empirical and Practical Religious Studies in the faculty's Center for Religion and Contemporary Society. The Center studies religion and spirituality with regard to three themes: resilient societies and the good life, contingency and meaning, and death and remembrance. Your research is curiosity-driven, but you also appreciate research that has societal impact. Ideally, your expertise complements that of the current staff members, also in view of the research-informed teaching you will offer in the Bachelor's and/or Master's degree programmes in Religion, Politics and Society (RPS), Philosophy, Politics and Society (PPS), and Theology.

• A PhD in Religious Studies or a related field.
• University teaching experience in the study of religion at various levels; preferably in possession of the University Teaching Qualification (BKO) or are willing to obtain this qualification within two years.
• A strong publication record, appropriate to your career stage.
• Willingness to participate in collaborative, comparative projects of a multidisciplinary nature.
• The ambition and ability to acquire external funding.
• Involvement in valorisation activities based on your academic expertise.
• Excellent command of English (C1 level); proficiency in Dutch (C2 level) or willingness to achieve this level within two to four years.

Fixed-term contract: up to 4 years in a tenure track position.

• Employment: 0.6 FTE.
• The gross monthly salary amounts to a minimum of €3,746 and a maximum of €5,826 based on a 38-hour working week, depending on previous education and number of years of relevant work experience (salary scale 11 or 12).
• In addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
• Duration of the contract: we offer a tenure-track position of 2 to 4 years, which, after positive evaluation, will be made permanent.
• The intended start date is 1 September 2021.
• The faculty has interesting staff and promotion policies and provides active career monitoring. Where possible, we take into account talent and ambitions, development and personal circumstances. If you would like to know more, please contact personnel advisor Ms W. (Willy) Groenen: groenen@ftr.ru.nl.
• You will be able to use our Dual Career and Family Care Services. Our Dual Career and Family Care Officer can assist you with family-related support, help your partner or spouse prepare for the local labour market, provide customized support in their search for employment  and help your family settle in Nijmegen.
• Have a look at our excellent employment conditions. They include a good work-life balance (among other things because of the excellent leave arrangements), opportunities for development and a great pension scheme.

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Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies

The research in the Department of Comparative Religious Studies focuses on lived religion. We study people's actual religious practices and understandings, irrespective of whether these are sanctioned by religious authorities or not. We study, for example, the tension between religious prescriptions and actual practices, the place of religion and spirituality in daily life and the roles of objects, symbols, rituals, and religious stories. By comparing different religious traditions, we try to gain a better understanding of these issues. Our mission is to gain an improved understanding of religiosity in everyday life in order to discern the limits of secularisation. The department has a vibrant research climate in which colleagues cooperate in a cordial atmosphere. You have affinity with the fields of STS and/or religious heritage studies; a thorough knowledge of religious developments and church-state relations in Europe; international research experience; and you have conducted empirical research into religion, preferably in Europe. 
The Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religion Studies is a compact, ambitious faculty with approximately 160 staff and nearly 900 students from the Netherlands and abroad. Our education programme includes several top-notch degree programmes in both in-depth disciplinary fields of study and interdisciplinary and interfaculty studies. The faculty has innovative education and research programmes with a strong focus on current societal issues.