Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Religion, Culture, and Mental Health

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Religion, Culture, and Mental Health

Ethnos-MH, funded by the John Templeton Foundation (Grant #63556), seeks to recruit one Postdoctoral Research Fellow for a novel, global R/S competency program based on ethnographic methods for mental health professionals. The program will be piloted in the United States, United Kingdom, and India. Led by Bhrigupati Singh (SOAS, CAMHRA) and Swayam Bagaria (Harvard Divinity School), the program aims to enhance mental health professionals’ competence in engaging religious and spiritual traditions.

The successful fellow will work directly under the supervision of Bagaria and will oversee the U.S. segment of the program.

Responsibilities include:

designing and executing the U.S. training curriculum; mentoring participants; producing independent scholarly research on R/S competency and mental health; supervising field‑research projects of cohort members; developing research objectives and future funding proposals; and contributing to the intellectual life of Harvard Divinity School through workshops, events, and conferences.

• PhD in Anthropology, Religious Studies, or Cultural Psychiatry.
• Strong familiarity with the institutional landscape of mental health delivery in the United States and demonstrated expertise in the empirical study of mental health, broadly defined.
• Strong research and writing skills with a commitment toward scholarly publication.
• Strong project management skills with some experience supervising research theses at the undergraduate or graduate level.
• Ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary research environment.

• Background in writing for public audiences (blogs, opinion writing, etc.).
• Ability to bridge academic discussions with public engagement and community outreach.
• Experience with editorial work or collaborative scholarly projects.

Salary: $70,000.

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