Lecturer in New Testament/Christian Origins

The Opportunity:

The School of Divinity seeks to appoint a Lecturer in New Testament/Christian Origins. The lectureship will contribute to teaching and research in the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in New Testament and Christian Origins. We would particularly welcome applicants with a primary demonstrable expertise in Pauline Studies and a secondary focus on an area such as Second Temple/Early Judaism. While applicants should possess expertise in classic approaches to Pauline studies (including textual, critical, and theological analysis), we are particularly interested in newer methodologies that complement our existing strengths; these might include race, gender, sexuality, postcolonial approaches etc. Applicants must possess a high skill level in Biblical languages and must be willing to teach language courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• An earned doctorate in a relevant academic discipline. 
• Proven ability to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and a commitment to excellence in teaching. 
• A developed area of research and evident progress in achieving quality original research publications commensurate with your career stage. 
• Honest, reliable, highly motivated, adhering to high academic standards, cooperative with academic and administrative colleagues. 
• A commitment to increasing equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Sensitivity to students from a wide range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and of various age-levels, and of various faith commitments or none

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