Princeton University

For the 2012-13 academic year (including the summers of 2012 and 2013), Center for the Study of Religion is offering up to ten teaching internships for Princeton University graduate students specializing in the study of religion to gain experience teaching in a seminary or divinity school context. Applications from all humanities and social science departments are eligible. We have opportunities for students to teach traditional semester-long courses at area seminaries or church-related colleges or intensive one- to four-week courses at seminaries around the nation. Semester-long and equivalent intensive internships carry a stipend of $7000, and intensive internships include remuneration of lodging and travel expenses. All interns are also granted $800 for expenses of preparing the course.

Applicants must have passed the general examination and be well along toward finishing the dissertation. Post-enrolled students are especially encouraged to apply. Enrolled students are subject to relevant Graduate School rules pertaining to fellowships, employment, and income.

The purpose of the program is to enrich the preparation of Princeton graduate students by giving them an opportunity to acquire additional teaching experience beyond that which they may have gained as Assistants in Instruction. An additional aim of the program is to enhance the quality of theological education by forging stronger relationships between universities and theological schools.

In the past, interns have taught such courses as "Introduction to Islam," "Women Leaders of the Medieval Church," "History of the Crusades," "Emerging Trends in the Family: A Challenge to the Ministry of Congregations," "Majority/Minority Relations: Gender, Race, Class," and "African American Religious History." Keep in mind that seminaries are preparing students for careers in ministry, and they are most interested in courses that are relevant to this preparation and less interested in those that are very historically specific or purely theoretical.

A consultation with the Center's Associate Director is recommended as you prepare your application. Please contact Jenny Wiley Legath at  jlegath@princeton.edu or 609-258-2281.

Placements will be made in consultation with deans of seminaries, divinity schools, and colleges and will depend on the needs of these institutions and the appropriateness of applicants' areas of interest and geographical preference.

To apply, please fill in the on-line form below. To complete your application, please request a letter of recommendation from your advisor or someone else familiar with your teaching experience. Reference letters should be addressed "To whom it may concern." Letter writers are encouraged to send their letters as pdf attachments to jlegath@princeton.edu but paper letters will also be accepted to Jenny Wiley Legath, Center for the Study of Religion, 5 Ivy Lane, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540.

Application Deadline : January 13, 2012.

Mailing Address (Please use your campus mail address if you are in residence):

Please indicated your teaching preferences below. Candidates with a wide range of flexibility with respect to topic, location, date and length of the course will have better prospects at being placed in the internship program.

Applications must include (in this order):

1. a cover letter addressed to a prospective host ("To whom it may concern") indicating the kind of course or courses that you would be interested in teaching (a short descriptive paragraph about each), other areas in which you might be willing to teach if requested, and preference for summer, fall, winter, or spring terms

2. a brief summary (one or two paragraphs) of your dissertation project

3. a curriculum vitae (especially indicating any previous teaching experience)

Submit your application through the submission button below. To complete your application, please ensure a letter of reference is sent to the Center.

Applications must be received in their entirety by January 13, 2012.