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Elisabeth
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Vacancy Details Reference 2450
Temporary Lecturer in Theology
Theology and Religion
Salary: £27,466 to £32,796 per annum
Grade: Grade 7
Contract: Fixed-term, Full-time
Hours: Nominally 35 hours per week
The Department of Theology and Religion seeks to appoint to a temporary
(12 month) lectureship in the field of philosophical and/or systematic
Christian theology, from 1st September 2008. The postholder will be
required to teach undergraduates and to mark and examine in the field, while
also participating in the research culture of the Department. Applicants
should be well advanced in research at doctoral level, and preference will
be given to those with a doctoral thesis submitted by the closing date.
Please note that as part of the current 3 year pay agreement the salary
scale for this post will increase by 3% in May 2008 and 2.5% in October
2008. Please see
href="http://www.dur.ac.uk/hr/payandreward/payscale/">http://www.dur.ac.uk/h
r/payandreward/payscale/ for full details of salary scales.
The post is subject to standard probationary terms. Further information
will be issued in the contract of employment. Pension:
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) Holidays: 30 working
days' holiday plus statutory holidays, and 4 'customary' holidays, normally
allocated to the Christmas break
Contact for informal enquiries: John Barclay (Head of Department)
Telephone: 0191 334 3951
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Application Process:
We prefer to receive applications on-line. Please attach your CV and a
covering letter, giving details of how you match the person specification.
The job description and person specification can be found by following the
links from the left-hand menu. We can post a vacancy details pack (including
application form) to you, if you telephone our answering service on 0191
3346499 or e-mail [log in to unmask] Closing Date for
Applications: 21/04/2008 Shortlist date:
28/04/2008 Interview Date: week beginning 19 May
2008
Job Description
Responsible To: Professor Loren Stuckenbruck (Head of Department)
Job Summary And Purpose: The main functions of the post are: a) to teach
at all undergraduate levels, through lectures, seminars and tutorials
(including dissertation supervision), and to undertake associated marking
and examining; b) to assist in the organisation and administration of
undergraduate modules in the field of theology; c) to participate in the
research life of the Department through conducting research and attending
research seminars; d) to undertake some limited administrative role in the
Department, as determined by the Head of Department.
Key Responsibilities : The main responsibility is to teach and examine
at all undergraduate levels in the fields of philosophical and/or systematic
theology. The precise range of this teaching is subject to negotiation
taking into account the postholderıs areas of expertise, but may involve:
some role in the organisation and teaching of a Level One module; teaching
parts of the Systematic Theology modules at Levels Two and/or Three;
teaching a solo-taught Level Three module (subject negotiable); supervising
a small number of undergraduate dissertations. The postholder will be
expected to continue in his/her own research and to participate in the
research life of the Department.
Person Specification
Criteria Essential (E) Desirable (D) CV/App Int Pres
Qualifications Good first degree in Theology E Y
Well advanced doctoral research in systematic or philosophical
theology E Y
PhD thesis submitted by closing date D Y
Active publication plans D Y
Experience Some experience in teaching theology to undergraduates at
University level D Y Y
Special Knowledge Proven expertise in philosophical and/or systematic
theology at a research level, appropriate for teaching at second and third
levels E Y Y Y
Skills / Competencies : Ability to teach undergraduates at all levels
E Y Y Y
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written E Y Y Y
Basic IT skills E Y
Key to table
Crit - (E)ssential or (D)esirable criteria.
App Docs - CV, application form, covering letter or additional document.
Int - Interview.
Pres/Exer - Presentation or other exercise.
It is essential that in your written application you give evidence of
examples of proven experience in the selection criteria to be assessed from
your application documents. These responses will be further developed and
discussed with those candidates invited for interview, together with the
other criteria in the table.
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