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Employment Information Services

As the learned societies representing the most comprehensive membership in the fields of the study of religion and biblical literature, the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature sponsor a variety of services that assist individuals and institutions in the employment process.

Career Services consists primarily of two interrelated efforts, Job Postings and the Job Center at the Annual Meetings.

Openings: Employment Opportunities for Scholars of Religion

Published online each month, Openings is the most comprehensive public record of job listings for credentialed scholars in religion. Openings is available free to individual members of AAR and SBL, without subscription.

View the Current Issue of Openings

Submit a Job Announcement to Openings
Includes information on fees and payments for placement/revision of ads.

Important Note: If the hiring institution is in the U.S. and you can envision hiring a foreign national for the position, please note that the Department of Labor and, later, the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services requires a print advertisement of the position. In this case, we encourage you to list the position in one print issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education as well as with us.

Employment Trends in the Field

To get a more accurate picture of employment trends in the field, we have expanded our data collection efforts. To this end, Employment Information Services created a web-based survey to track hirings by specialization and to collect demographic information on job candidates. The surveys are sent each April to candidates and employers who registered for the previous November’s Job Center. Longitudinal results will reveal information about what aspects of a candidate’s personal and professional life impact his/her ability to receive interviews and job offers.

Surveys
(All Require PDF)

Employment Information Services Center (EISC)

At the Annual Meetings the Employment Information Services Center (EISC) provides employers and candidates with 1) interview facilities, 2) a message service, and 3) job and resume listings. In order to register for the AAR and SBL Employment Information Services Center, you must also register for the 2012 Annual Meetings of AAR & SBL.

Initial EISC Deadline:  Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 11:59 PM (23.59h)

Services
        
Employer   Candidate
        
  • Use of the interview hall and ability to invite any Annual Meetings registrant to an interview
  • Placement of job advertisement in the EISC Special Edition of Openings
  • Access to the CVs of registered candidates which will appear online (beginning January 1) and onsite at the EISC
  • Use of a confidential messaging system and drop box to exchange information with candidates
  • Option to reserve a Private Job Center Interview Room for an additional fee
  
  • Receive copy of Annual Meeting printed edition of Openings containing a list of registered jobs and employer information
  • Opportunity to file a curriculum vitae for employers to review online and at the EISC
  • Use of a confidential messaging system and drop box to exchange information with employers
        

Registration
        
Employer   Candidate
        
  • Preregistration is closed – You may register onsite at the EISC on Friday night (after orientation) or on Saturday or Sunday. You will not be able to reserve interview space until you arrive onsite. Please bring one copy of your job advertisement to be posted.
  
  • Preregistration is closed – You may register onsite at the EISC on Friday night (after orientation) or on Saturday or Sunday. See CV restrictions below for those who register onsite.
  • N.B. It is not necessary to register with the Job Center simply to meet with an employer. Any Annual Meetings registrant (with badge) may freely use the interview hall if an employer invites you for an interview.
        

Fees
        
Employer   Candidate
        
  • First job:
    • preregistration: $275
    • onsite registration: $325
  • Each additional job:
    • preregistered: $60
    • onsite registration: $85

FAQ: Why is registration more expensive this year?

  
  • Preregistration: $25
  • Onsite registration: $50

FAQ: Why is registration more expensive this year?
        

Openings Online
        
Employer   Candidate
        
  • In order to ensure the widest possible pool of candidates, all jobs registered with the Job Center must be advertised in the online Openings: Employment Opportunities for Scholars of Religion. Your ad must appear in the September, October, or November issues, or any combination of these.
  • The fee for this advertisement is not included in the registration fee. The text from your online Openings ad will also serve as your job posting in the Annual Meetings Special Edition of Openings.
  • Place an ad in Openings
  • Important Note: If the hiring institution is in the U.S. and you can envision hiring a foreign national for the position, please note that the Department of Labor and, later, the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services requires a print advertisement of the position. In this case, we encourage you to list the position in one print issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education as well as with us.
  
  • Candidates are encouraged to begin reviewing Openings and start applying for jobs in September. Employers registered with EISC are required to post job descriptions in the online edition of Openings in September, October, or November.
  • Note that job applications are often due before the Annual Meetings so that employers can prearrange their EISC interviews.
  • View Openings. Remember, you must be current member of SBL or AAR to access Openings.
        

Additional Information
        
Employer   Candidate
     
Private Interview Rooms
  • Employers who wish to arrange for a Private Interview Room in addition to semi-private booths in the Interview Hall, may request access to this limited space during preregistration. Private Rooms are available for morning, afternoon, and evening sessions at an additional fee. This year, all Private Interview Rooms will be located in the same hotel as the Job Center.  Slots for this year are:
Saturday, November 17, 2012
     8:00 AM (8.00h)-12:00 N (12.00h) - $115
     1:00 PM (13.00h)-5:00 PM (17.00h) - $115
     6:00 PM (18.00h)-9:00 PM (21.00h) - $115
Sunday, November 18, 2012
     8:00 AM (8.00h)-12:00 N (12.00h) - $115
     1:00 PM (13.00h)-5:00 PM (17.00h) - $115
     6:00 PM (18.00h)-9:00 PM (21.00h) - $115
Monday, November 19, 2012
     8:00 AM (8.00h)-12:00 N (12.00h) - $115
     1:00 PM (13.00h)-5:00 PM (17.00h) - $115
  • At the end of October, all employers who have reserved Private Interview Rooms will receive an e-mail with instructions regarding the use of the room, including instructions to distribute to interviewees.
  • Should you have any questions about scheduling time in one of the limited number of Private Interview Rooms, please contact Job Center staff at careers@aarweb.org or 1-404-727-3049.

Online Candidate Credentials

  • Job Center Employers may review the online CVs of registered candidates beginning January 1. The CVs remain online until January 1 and are also available in print at the Job Center.
  • Job Center Candidate CVs. You will need to log in with the ID you received after placing your Openings ad. If you do not have your ID, please contact Jessica Davenport at jdavenport@aarweb.org or 404-727-4707.
   Instructions and Deadline for CV Submission
  • Employers can review candidate CVs online (beginning January 1) and onsite in binders at the EISC in Baltimore. At the EISC, CVs will be filed alphabetically and according to job classification. Any candidate who preregisters may submit a CV to be filed in the binders according to job classification. The deadline to submit a CV for the binders is January 1, 2011.
  • CV submission instructions
  • Candidates who preregister but miss the CV submission deadline of January 1 can post an online CV but will also need to bring two copies to the Job Center. However, these CVs will only be filed alphabetically, not by job classification.
  • Candidates who register onsite must bring two copies of the CV. These CVs will only be filed alphabetically, not by job classification.
        

Frequently Asked Questions
        
Employer FAQ   Candidate FAQ

2012 Dates and Location

Dates:    November 16-19, 2012
Venue:   McCormick Place Convention Center
Chicago, IL
     

Hours of Service*:
Friday, November 16:    Orientation 7:00 PM (19.00h) - 9:00 PM (21.00h)
Saturday, November 17: 8:00 AM (8.00h) - 7:00 PM (19.00h)
Sunday, November 18: 8:00 AM (8.00h) - 7:00 PM (19.00h)
Monday, November 19: 8:00 AM (8.00h) - 7:00 PM (19.00h)
Wednesday, November 2: 8:00 AM (8.00h) - 8:00 AM (8.00h)

* The Private Interview Room check-in desk will remain open until 7:00 PM (19.00h) on Saturday and Sunday to serve those using the rooms during the evenings. All other Job Center services will close according to the schedule above.

All Annual Meetings registrants are invited to visit the EISC. Those who expect to conduct a job search at a future Annual Meeting are encouraged to drop by on Sunday or Monday for a tour.

EISC Guidelines

Candidates and employers, by use of the EISC and its services, agree to read and uphold the following policies and procedures:

  1. Every job opportunity for which interviews are to be held at the Annual Meetings should be advertised in Openings.
  2. All interviews at the Annual Meetings, including interviews by pre-arranged appointments, should be conducted in space arranged by the Job Center.
  3. No interviews are to be conducted in sleeping rooms.
  4. Interviewees should be notified in a timely fashion of the location of the interviews.
  5. Interviewers should communicate in writing to interviewees that, if they request to be interviewed in a different place, it will be arranged without prejudice to their candidacies.
  6. If any candidate requests within a reasonable time that an interview be moved to a different venue, the interviewers should make a good faith effort to comply, and notification should be given to the EISC staff that such a change was requested and what the disposition was.
  7. Interviewees and interviewers are free to enlist the mediatorial services of the EISC staff in the event of differing views of what compliance with these guidelines entails.
  8. Grievances of any kind regarding interviews conducted at the Annual Meetings may be filed with the EISC staff and will be referred to the Career Services Advisory Committee for consideration.
  9. Interviewers should notify interviewees that they must be Annual Meetings registrants. Interviewees are not required to register for the Job Center.

Affirmative Action Statement

It is expected that all employers will adhere in good faith to applicable federal, state, and local regulations concerning affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, and non-discrimination. Furthermore, employers are encouraged to take affirmative action initiatives. Institutions, if any, to which these regulations do not apply, or institutions, if any, at which religion has been determined to be a bona fide occupational qualification should state this in their job announcements. In addition, job announcements should state the criteria by which candidates will be evaluated (major field, supplementary fields, degree(s), experience, publications, etc.). It is further expected that candidates will be evaluated for hiring, promotion and tenure on the basis of appropriate professional credentials, qualifications and affirmative action considerations.

AAR Sexual Harassment Policy

SBL Ethics Statement

 

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