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Assistant Professor in Contemporary Islam
2 months ago
**Assistant Professor in Contemporary Islam (THE_02)** **(**Job Number**:24000609**)**
Department of Theology and Religion
Grade 8: - £45,585 - £54,395 per annum
Open-Ended/Permanent - Full Time
**Contract Duration**: Permanent
**Contracted Hours per Week**: 35
**Closing Date**: 21-Apr-2024, 5:59:00 PM
**Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement**: Not Applicable.
**Working at Durham University**
A globally outstanding centre of teaching and research excellence, a warm and friendly place to work, a unique and historic setting - Durham is a university like no other.
As one of the UK’s leading universities, Durham is an incredible place to define your career. The University is located within a beautiful historic city, home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and surrounded by stunning countryside. Our talented scholars and researchers from around the world are tackling global issues and making a difference to people's lives.
We believe that inspiring our people to do outstanding things at Durham enables Durham people to do outstanding things in the world. Being a part of Durham is about more than just the success of the University, it’s also about contributing to the success of the city, county and community.
Our University Strategy is built on three pillars of research, education and wider student experience, but also on our keen sense of community and of inspiring others to achieve their potential.
Our Purpose and Values
We want our University to be a place where people can be free to be themselves, no matter what their identity or background. Together, we celebrate difference, value one another and are each responsible for creating an inclusive community that is respectful and fair for all.
Find out more about the benefits of working at the University and what it is like to live and work in the Durham area on our Why Durham? information page.
**The Department**
The Department of Theology and Religion currently comprises of 33 academic teaching staff, 15 research staff and 10 professional support staff. We currently have a large cohort of undergraduate students (around 75 per year group) studying on 3 programmes, including the BA in Religion, Society and Culture and over 200 postgraduate students, studying on MA, PhD and DTHM (professional doctorate in theology and ministry) programmes.
The Department has three overlapping areas of academic expertise:
- Biblical Studies (including Hebrew Bible, New Testament, early Christianity, and early Judaism);
- Christian Theology (including historical and contemporary theology, philosophy and ethics);
- Study of Religion (including the empirical study of contemporary religion and its contexts of practice).
These areas reflect the Department's legacy of academic excellence long-established in Biblical Studies and Christian Theology, which we continue to develop alongside its thriving and expanding body of expertise in the social scientific study of religion.
**Assistant Professors at Durham**
Assistant Professors on the Education and Research track are encouraged to focus on research and teaching, but are also expected to engage in wider citizenship to enhance their own development, support their department and discipline, and contribute to the wider student experience.
Academic colleagues are supported to publish excellent research in their area of interest with a focus on high quality outputs (including monographs and journal articles), rather than quantity. We aim to support your research needs, including practical help such as resources to attend conferences and to fund research activities, as well as a generous research leave policy and a designated mentor.
Durham University is also committed to ensuring outstanding teaching quality, stimulating learning environments, and innovative curricula for all our students. You will be supported to develop your teaching expertise and skills.
Applicants must demonstrate high quality research in the field of contemporary Islam, with the ability to teach our students to an exceptional standard and to fully engage in the services, citizenship and values of the University.
**Key responsibilities**:
- To pursue research that is high quality in terms of originality, significance and rigour.
- To develop clear plans for the pursuit of national and international funding opportunities to support research.
- To play a role in relevant teaching and research supervision, and contribute to ongoing curriculum development.
- Contribute to enhancing the quality of the research environment in the Department, the wider University and beyond through collaborative research activity.
- Demonstrate a willingness to contribute to the administrative work, citizenship and values of the Department.
- To deliver lectures, seminars and tutorials at undergraduate and taught postgraduate levels, as well as engaging in related activity such as assessment.
- To fully engage in and enhance the values of the Department.
- To co
