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SalarySalary range: Starting from £42,516 (Lecturer) depending on experience | Starting from £52,245 (Senior Lecturer) depending on experience
Location: Cambridge (onsite role)
Contract: Fixed term for 3 years in the first instance, full-time (37.5 hours per week plus occasional evenings and weekends)
Cambridge Muslim College is at an exciting stage of its development and wishes to appoint a Lecturer in Islamic Studies. The successful candidate will possess a Doctorate degree and have a specialisation in any of the classical Islamic disciplines (e.g. Qur’an and tafsir studies, Hadith studies, Islamic theology and the rational disciplines, etc.). Preference will be given to candidates with mastery of the classical rational disciplines (al-‘ulum al-‘aqliyya, e.g. mantiq, jadal, adab al-bahth wa-l-munazara, kalam, etc.). Candidates must also demonstrate a strong grasp of cognate Islamic disciplines and of contemporary discussions and developments as pertain to these fields.
They will possess excellent teaching and interpersonal skills and have a good background in research, including ideally a track record of applying for grants. They must also be a good administrator and well organised. They must be a team player and be able to contribute constructively to department and wider discussions on the development of the College.
For an informal discussion about the post, please email the Academic Director, Dr Talal Al-Azem at taa@cambridgemuslimcollege.ac.uk.
Applicants Should Submit:
- Application is by full academic CV and covering letter. The covering letter should include details of the applicant’s area of specialisation, research agenda, reasons for applying for this post and any other relevant information.
- In addition to the above, the applicant must outline their teaching philosophy and provide evidence of teaching excellence.
- Please provide details of two references of which one must be academic.
- Completed applications should be emailed to humanresources@cambridgemuslimcollege.ac.uk by 12pm, Friday 29 March 2024. Please include “Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies – [Your Name]” in the subject line.
The deadline for receiving applications is 12pm, Friday 29 March 2024. Interviews will be scheduled for qualified applicants after this date.
Cambridge Muslim College values diversity. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and recruiting people from a wide range of backgrounds. We want to be as inclusive as possible from the outset and will make reasonable adjustments where possible.
