{"id":883,"date":"2011-07-21T11:39:27","date_gmt":"2011-07-21T15:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/exploringourmatrix\/?p=872"},"modified":"2011-07-21T11:39:27","modified_gmt":"2011-07-21T15:39:27","slug":"nt-postdoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2011\/07\/nt-postdoc.html","title":{"rendered":"Postdoctoral Fellow in New Testament Exegesis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Via Evangelical Textual Criticism<\/a>, I learned of this opportunity for recent PhDs in New Testament<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Postdoctoral Fellow in New Testament Exegesis<\/h1>\n

at the Department of Theology for a period of two years, beginning per agreement.<\/p>\n

The Faculty of Theology is the oldest of ten faculties at Uppsala University and encompasses all areas of religious studies at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels (M.A. and PhD): History of Religions, Biblical Studies, Church and Mission Studies, Systematic Theology, Ethics, Psychology of Religion, and Sociology of Religion. The Faculty of Theology is one of Sweden\u2019s largest institutions for education and research in theology and religious studies.<\/p>\n

The position as\u00a0Postdoctoral Fellow in New Testament Exegesis<\/em> involves primarily pursuing a research project of choice (e.g. a new monograph project beyond the published dissertation).<\/p>\n

Duties:<\/strong> The primary responsibility of the Postdoctoral Fellow is to pursue his or her research project. A certain amount of teaching in New Testament Exegesis is also included \u2013 at most 20% of the working time. The Postdoctoral Fellow will actively participate in the ongoing academic conversation at the department. For example, he or she is expected to participate in the New Testament research seminar and in meetings for colleagues in biblical studies.<\/p>\n

Qualifications required:<\/strong> A completed doctorate in New Testament Exegesis or another equivalent doctorate degree. Good reading knowledge in the relevant research languages for New Testament Exegesis, for example, Hebrew, Greek, English and German. Also good communication skills and ability to collaborate is required and personal qualities are of importance.<\/p>\n

Qualifications\u00a0desired:<\/strong><\/strong> Good ability to communicate and write in Swedish.<\/p>\n

Requirements: <\/strong>The applicant for the <\/strong>position as Postdoctoral Fellow must have completed a doctorate in New Testament Exegesis or an equivalent doctorate degree less than three years before the application deadline. If there is sufficient rationale, the doctorate can have been completed earlier. Such rationale can include sick leave, parental leave, or the possession of a commission of trust in a labor union.<\/p>\n

The application <\/strong>may be written in Swedish or English and will include <\/strong><\/p>\n