Assistant Professor of Religion

Assistant Professor of Religion, Middlebury College

Full‑time tenure‑track position at the rank of assistant professor in Judaism beginning Fall 2026.

The Religion Department invites applications for a full‑time tenure‑track assistant professor in Judaism. We welcome a religious studies scholar and teacher with extensive training in Jewish history, thought, and practice. Facility with classical Hebrew and competence in the texts of rabbinic Judaism are essential. Candidates should also demonstrate the ability to teach Jewish religion beyond the study of the Bible. Precise specialization is open, but we especially seek expertise beyond the contexts of Europe and North America and distinct from Middlebury’s current strengths in modern Jewish history and the social‑scientific study of the Jewish people.

• Teach an introductory course on the Jewish religious tradition.
• Deliver lectures and seminars on more specific topics.
• Participate in the team‑taught “Introduction to Religion” course and a senior seminar in theories and methods in the study of religion.
• Contribute to other interdisciplinary programs such as International and Global Studies, Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, Environmental Studies, Comparative Literature, Black Studies, and/or Food Studies.
• Maintain a full‑time teaching load of approximately 4.5 classes per year, including occasional contributions to the First Year Seminar program and Winter Term course offerings.
• Engage in service to the College: committee membership, and serving as Director or Chair of a Program or Department.

• Religious studies scholar with extensive training in Jewish history, thought, and practice.
• Facility with classical Hebrew and competence in rabbinic texts.
• Ability to teach Jewish religion beyond the study of the Bible.
• Specialization beyond Europe and North America and distinct from current departmental strengths.
• Strong record of undergraduate teaching, research, or scholarship in the field.

The successful candidate will be expected to handle a full‑time teaching load of approximately 4.5 classes per year, with occasional contributions to Middlebury’s First Year Seminar program and Winter Term course offerings.

All faculty at Middlebury are expected to contribute to service to the College, including committee membership and serving as Director or Chair of a Program or Department, as well as to the department’s research, scholarship, and interdisciplinary initiatives.

Middlebury College is a top‑tier liberal arts college committed to excellence in faculty teaching, research, and service. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an open and supportive learning, teaching, and working environment. The College hires faculty from a myriad of life experiences, cultures, frames of reference, social identities, and learning perspectives to help cultivate and advance innovation in our curriculum and to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our students.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.

Full‑time, benefits eligible, salaried position with a hiring range of $88,963 – $100,129 per year.

Submit through Interfolio the following documents by October 10, 2025: a cover letter, CV, graduate transcript, and the names of three recommenders, at least two of whom can speak to the candidate’s teaching ability.

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Questions about the position should be directed to the search committee chair, Professor Jennifer Ortegren (jortegren).

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