Leiden University invites applications for a University Lecturer in Chinese Religions, to begin 1 January 2023. This position is situated in the Leiden Institute for Area Studies, and priorities include collaboration in research, teaching, and administration across the full width of Religious Studies and China Studies.

Key responsibilities:

• Original research involving primary sources and/or fieldwork as appropriate.
• Teaching, curriculum development and thesis supervision at undergraduate and graduate levels in programmes including the BA Religious Studies, the MA Religious Studies, the BA China Studies, the MA Asian Studies, and the BA International Studies
• Supervision of PhD research
• A commitment to acquisition of research funding from national and international funding bodies
• Representation of the field to external audiences and media
• Administrative duties, commensurate with career stage

Selection criteria

• A PhD degree in Religious Studies, Chinese Studies, or another relevant field. Candidates near completion of the degree will be considered.
• Research expertise in Chinese Religions. Areas of special interest include but are not limited to Daoism and Chinese popular religion.
• An ability to link the historically grounded study of Chinese Religions to contemporary, comparative, and theoretical issues in the study of religion.
• An excellent command of Mandarin and other relevant research and/or source languages.
• A compelling research agenda that promises original and significant work in the field.
• A record of research funding acquisition, commensurate with career stage.
• A publication record that is commensurate with career stage.
• An affinity with area studies, and the ability to work from interdisciplinary, transnational, and comparative perspectives.
• A commitment to high-quality teaching practice, and wide teaching scope in terms of content, which may include general courses in Religious Studies and China Studies.
• A commitment to high-quality supervision practice at the BA, MA, and PhD levels. The ability to supervise written work on modern and contemporary topics at the BA and MA levels.
• Administrative abilities, commensurate with career stage.
• A strong affinity with and capacity for teamwork in an intercultural and multi-ethnic work environment.
• An excellent command of English. The majority of the MA programmes at Leiden University are taught in English, and staff members who have a better command of English than of Dutch may teach in English in BA programmes as well.
• If the successful applicant does not speak Dutch, they are expected to acquire a good command of Dutch within two years of the appointment. LIAS will make resources available to this end.

Terms and conditions
We offer a 12 months fulltime position (38 hours per week) to be taken up as soon as possible, but no later than 1 January 2023. Upon good performance the position will be converted into a permanent position.
Salary range from €[[salarisMin]].- to €[[salarisMax]].- gross per month (pay scale [[ufoSchaal]]), in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities).
You may start at the appropriate step in scale 10 until youfully meet the requirements for scale 11 as specified by the Faculty of Humanities, particularly with regard to the number of years of relevant work experience.

Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses(8.3 %), training and career development and sabbatical leave. Our individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. For international spouses we have set up a dual career programme. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break. More at https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/working-at/job-application-procedure-and-employment-conditions.

Leiden University requires teaching staff to obtain the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ). If the successful applicant does not already possess this qualification or its equivalent, he/ she must be willing to obtain this Qualification within two years.

Diversity and inclusion
Fostering an inclusive community is a central element of the values and vision of Leiden University. Leiden University is committed to becoming an inclusive community which enables all students and staff to feel valued and respected and to develop their full potential. Diversity in experiences and perspectives enriches our teaching and strengthens our research. High quality teaching and research is inclusive.

Leiden University, Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS)

Our organisation
The Faculty of Humanities is rich in expertise in fields such as philosophy, religious studies, history, art history, literature, linguistics and area studies covering nearly every region of the world. With its staff of 995, the faculty provides 27 master's and 25 bachelor's programmes for over 7,000 students based at locations in Leiden and in The Hague. For more information: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/humanities.

Leiden Institute for Area Studies (http://www.hum.leiden.edu/lias/) is comprised of a School of Asian Studies and a School of Middle-Eastern Studies, with international staff and student populations. The institute is committed to a present-day vision of area studies, integrating disciplinary and regional-historical perspectives on a solid foundation of excellent language skills. Current staff in LIAS has expertise in the fields of Anthropology, Archaeology, Art Studies, Buddhist Studies, Film Studies, History, International Relations, Language Pedagogy, Law, Linguistics, Literary Studies, Material Culture Studies, Performance Studies, Philology, Philosophy, Political Economy, Religious Studies, Sociology, and Visual Culture Studies.