Lectureship in Liberal Arts and Religion​/Philosophy; Teaching and Research

Lectureship in Liberal Arts and Religion/Philosophy (Teaching and Research)

Join the University of Leeds as a Lecturer in Liberal Arts and Religion/Philosophy (Teaching and Research).

As a Lecturer, your teaching will be primarily in our flagship Liberal Arts programme while also contributing to other programmes in our interdisciplinary School. You will teach at all levels of our varied undergraduate programmes, provide dissertation supervision, contribute to appropriate MA programmes, and supervise research students.

We are specifically looking for candidates whose research and expertise focus on global (or non‑Western) religions, philosophies and/or worldviews such as Africana, Islamic, or South/East Asian contexts and traditions. You will be able to contribute to our Centre for Religion and Public Life and/or our Centre for Philosophy of Religion and Theology, while you are encouraged to also participate in other research centres in the School, the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures, and the University where relevant.

• 26 days holiday plus approximately 16 Bank Holidays/ days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state‑of‑the‑art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development:
  Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on‑site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Professor Adriaan van Klinken, Deputy Head of School (for Theology and Religious Studies, and Liberal Arts).
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