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Interfaith Fellow - The Center for Interfaith Dialogue

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 511182
Division/Organization: Division of Student Life
Department: Office of Inclusion Education
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: Red Gym
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: 700
Job Categories: Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Education and Training, Higher Education-Student Affairs

Department Overview:

 The Center for Interfaith Dialogue is dedicated to uplifting students’ religious identities, promoting interfaith dialogue and understanding, and fostering a more inclusive climate for religious and nonreligious communities on campus.

The Interfaith Fellows Program trains undergraduate students to become more knowledgeable about different religious traditions and more skilled at dialoguing with people from other religious backgrounds. We want to equip our fellows so that they can play an important part in working out the mechanics of religious pluralism and interfaith discourse within society. We seek to provide them, and the other students whom they involve in campus interfaith programming and dialogue, with the knowledge and skills to surmount the barriers of religious difference and to become interfaith leaders.

Anticipated Start Date:

 August 27-28, 2026

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 End of spring 2027 semester - opportunity to return the following academic year based on performance in the role

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 1.5 Maximum: 3

Schedule:

 Attend weekly, evening Interfaith Fellows meetings with the interfaith dialogue team (1.5 hours per week)

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: 700 

Number of Positions:

 20

Qualifications:

 An undergraduate student in good standing at UW-Madison
Enrolled as a full time student each semester (at least 12 credits)
Able to commit for the full academic year
Available to attend and participate in weekly evening meetings

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

A strong candidate will be:
An empathetic leader and advocate
An active and curious listener
An effective bridge-builder who is excited to engage people of different backgrounds with respect and sensitivity
An individual with a strong interest and/or connection to a religious/spiritual/atheist/agnostic/nonaligned community *You do not need to identify with any religious/spiritual background or belief system in order to apply.
Desired but not Mandatory
Have experience as a leader in a religious/spiritual/non-aligned/atheist RSO or other community space

Position Summary/Job Duties:

Attend weekly, evening Interfaith Fellows meetings with the interfaith dialogue team (1.5 hours per week)
You can miss no more than two meetings
Build and sustain relationships with UW-Madison community members to help identify unique areas of needed support across campus
Write blog posts about your experience to be shared on the Center for Interfaith Dialogue website and social media
Work with cohort members to plan and facilitate educational events that encourage interfaith community and dialogue
Participate in site visits to different religious spaces in the Madison-area

Physical Demands:

Movement around campus and pulling of wagon with supplies as needed.

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu

Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
 
 

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