Training and Development

Developing the Next Generation of Scholars

The Boniuk Institute is committed to providing academic and professional growth opportunities for students and early-career scholars in all aspects of the research and outreach process. Institute scholars provide meaningful support to our scholarly agenda and benefit from robust opportunities to connect and interact with Rice University faculty and external senior scholars in the course of their work. Scholars are directly supervised by Boniuk Institute leadership and participate in the Boniuk Institute’s Reading Religion Graduate Salon, Religion and Public Life Center Scholars Meetings, and Institute and RPLC communications and outreach efforts.

Postdoctoral Associates and Graduate Scholars

Boniuk Institute Postdoctoral Associates and Graduate Scholars substantively contribute to Institute research initiatives and outreach endeavors. Postdoctoral Associates contribute to research publications, including books and articles, and represent our long-term investment in advancing the study of religious tolerance, pluralism, violence, and discrimination in different sectors of society and different parts of the world. Graduate Scholars receive intensive training in qualitative/ interpretative data analysis and writing for academic publications.