Further Information

Job title Research Associate

Grade 7
Salary range 28,!2" !#,##
Staff Grou$ Academic
%e$artment & Institution Faculty of %i'inity
The Faculty of Divinity
(he Faculty of %i'inity has 2) *ni'ersity (eaching +fficers, (he (heological and Religious Studies
(ri$os is a three"year undergraduate course -ith about 8. students, (he %i$loma in (heology
and Religious Studies and the /,0hil in (heology and Religious Studies are one year $ostgraduate
courses, (he Faculty is also res$onsible for about .. doctoral students, See1
---,di'inity,cam,ac,u2 for further details,
(he 3ambridge Inter"faith 0rogramme 43I05 -as founded in 2..2 -ith the aim of $romoting high"
6uality engagement bet-een Je-s, 3hristians and /uslims, and dee$er understanding of the role
that Judaism, 3hristianity and Islam can $lay in a com$le7ly religious and secular -orld, It $ursues
academic research into Judaism, 3hristianity and Islam, and their interactions -ith each other and
-ith the -ider secular and religious -orld, historically and today, It $ro'ides and facilitates
education in this area for a -ide 'ariety of $ublic audiences8 and it see2s to sha$e debate about
and bet-een the religions nationally and internationally, See1 ---,interfaith,cam,ac,u2 for further
details,
Role-specific information
Role Summary
(he Faculty of %i'inity, 9est Road, 3ambridge, in'ites a$$lications for a fi7ed"term thirteen month
a$$ointment as Research Associate to -or2 in su$$ort of the %irector of the 3ambridge Inter"faith
0rogramme, %a'id Ford, Regius 0rofessor of %i'inity, and to assist him in his academic -or2 and
other res$onsibilities, (he start date for this $ost is
st
Se$tember 2.),
Key Responsibilities
Assisting the Director of the Cambridge Inter-faith rogramme in his academic
!or" and other responsibilities
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Su$$ort the %irector:s -or2 as he $re$ares to deli'er the ;am$ton <ectures on
the Gos$el of John at the *ni'ersity of +7ford in 2.=,
3arry out general research su$$ort for the %irector including1 analysis of
$ro>ect $ro$osals8 $re$aration of research $lans8 bac2ground research -or28
$artici$ation in research consultations8 $resentation of research results8 initial
research drafting8 feedbac2 on draft manuscri$ts and co$y"editing -or2 on $re"
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$ublication manuscri$ts and $roofs,
/anage the %irector:s academic corres$ondence,
Su$$ort the %irector in his collaborati'e acti'ities -ith benefactors and
$artners, including contributing to the drafting of funding $ro$osals and re$orts
on grants,
Assist -ith the $lanning and deli'ery of the 3ambridge Inter"faith 0rogramme:s
Scri$tural Reasoning acti'ities and annual inter"faith Summer School,
Research &$ %
3onduct high"6uality research at $ostdoctoral le'el in an area rele'ant to the
Faculty of %i'inity:s research and teaching $rofile,
Support for teaching and academic activities in the Faculty of Divinity '$ %
Assist in $lanning and $ublicising the 3hristian (heology Senior Seminar,
*nderta2e limited duties in su$$ort of the academic acti'ities of the 3hristian
(heology sub>ect area -ithin the Faculty of %i'inity,
erson rofile
(his section details the 2no-ledge, s2ills and e7$erience -e re6uire for the role,
(ducation )
*ualifications
A degree in a rele'ant disci$line,
A doctorate in theology or religious studies,
Specialist "no!ledge )
s"ills
Assential1
Ability to carry out high 6uality research in an area rele'ant to
the Faculty of %i'inity:s research and teaching $rofile
4su$$orted by e'idence a$$ro$riate to career stage5,
3om$etence in the follo-ing areas is desirable1
Be- (estament Gree2
German
biblical inter$retation
Interpersonal )
communication s"ills
Assential1
A7cellent -ritten and oral communication s2ills,
Ability to -or2 $roducti'ely and harmoniously as $art of a
team,
Ability to communicate to a range of audiences -ithin and
beyond academia,
A7cellent time"management
A high le'el of attention to detail,
Relevant e+perience %esirable1
A7$erience assisting in the management of academic $ro>ects
and e'ents,
(eaching e7$erience at undergraduate and&or $ostgraduate
le'el,
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Additional re*uirements %esirable1
A demonstrable interest in inter"faith engagement,
Terms and Conditions
,ocation Faculty of %i'inity
-or"ing pattern Full time
.ours of !or" (here are no conditions relating to hours and times of -or2 but you are
e7$ected to -or2 such hours and days as are reasonably necessary for the
$ro$er $erformance of your duties, Cour times of -or2 should be agreed
bet-een you and your head of institution,
,ength of
appointment

st
Se$tember 2.) D !.
th
Se$tember 2.=
,imited funding (his $ost is funded by non"central sources and, in the e'ent that this
funding should cease, the $ost may be at ris2 of redundancy, In the first
instance, the funding su$$orting the $ost ends on !.th Se$tember 2.=
and the head of de$artment, or his&her nominee, -ill 2ee$ the role holder
informed of the funding situation,
robation
eriod
# months
Annual leave Full time em$loyees are entitled to annual $aid lea'e of #,# -ee2s 4or !!
days for those -or2ing full time5, $lus $ublic holidays,
ension
eligibility
*ni'ersities Su$erannuation Scheme 4*SS5,
0ension scheme details are a'ailable on our -eb $ages at1
htt$1&&---,admin,cam,ac,u2&offices&$ensions&schemes,html, Information
about the legal re6uirement for the *ni'ersity to automatically enrol its
eligible >obholders into a 6ualifying -or2$lace $ension scheme from
/arch 2.! is a'ailable at1
htt$1&&---,admin,cam,ac,u2&offices&$ensions&autoenrolment&,
Retirement age (he *ni'ersity does not o$erate a retirement age for research staff,
re-employment Chec" Re*uirements
9e ha'e a legal res$onsibility to ensure that you ha'e the right to -or2 in the *E before you can
start -or2ing for us, If you do not ha'e the right to -or2 in the *E already, any offer of em$loyment
-e ma2e to you -ill be conditional u$on you gaining it, If you need further information, you may find
the Right to 9or2 $age -ithin the FA$$lying for a >ob: section of the *ni'ersity:s Job +$$ortunities
$ages hel$ful 4$lease see http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/right/have/5.
Application rocess
(o submit an a$$lication for this 'acancy, $lease clic2 on the lin2 in the FA$$ly online: section of the
ad'ert $ublished on the *ni'ersity:s Job +$$ortunities $ages, (his -ill route you to the *ni'ersity:s
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9eb Recruitment System, -here you -ill need to register an account 4if you ha'e not already5 and
log in before com$leting the online a$$lication form,
0lease ensure that you u$load your 3urriculum @itae and a co'ering letter (+GA(?AR 9I(? a
cha$ter&article length sam$le of -riting in the *$load section of the online a$$lication, If you u$load
any additional documents -hich ha'e not been re6uested, -e -ill not be able to consider these as
$art of your a$$lication,
(he closing date for a$$lications is June 2.), 3andidates should as2 their three referees to
send their references, addressed to 0rofessor %a'id F, Ford, c&o ;arbara ;ennett, Faculty of
%i'inity, *ni'ersity of 3ambridge, 9est Road, 3ambridge, 3;! G;S or to ci$Hdi'inity,cam,ac,u2
by this date, -ithout -aiting for a formal re6uest,
Inter'ie-s are e7$ected to ta2e $lace in July at the Faculty of %i'inity,
If you ha'e any 6uestions about this 'acancy or the a$$lication $rocess, $lease contact (he
3ambridge Inter"faith 0rogramme Administrator, /rs ;arbara ;ennett 4(el1 .22! 7#!.!8 email1
ci$Hdi'inity,cam,ac,u25,
/eneral Information
The 0niversity of Cambridge
(he *ni'ersity of 3ambridge is one of the -orld:s oldest and most successful *ni'ersities, -ith an
outstanding re$utation for academic achie'ement and research, It -as ran2ed first in the 2. IS
9orld *ni'ersity Ran2ings and its graduates ha'e -on more Bobel 0riJes than any other uni'ersity
in the -orld, (he *ni'ersity com$rises more than =. de$artments, faculties, schools and other
institutions, $lus a central administration and ! inde$endent and autonomous colleges,
(he *ni'ersity and the 3olleges are lin2ed in a com$le7 historical relationshi$, (he 3olleges are
self"go'erning, se$arate legal entities -hich a$$oint their o-n staff, (hey admit students, $ro'ide
student accommodation and deli'er small grou$ teaching 4su$er'isions5, (he *ni'ersity a-ards
degrees and its faculties and de$artments $ro'ide lectures and seminars for students, determine
the syllabi for teaching and conduct research,
(here is much more information about the *ni'ersity at
htt$1&&---,cam,ac,u2&uni'&-or2s&inde7,html -hich -e ho$e you -ill find hel$ful,
-hat the 0niversity can offer you
+ne of our core 'alues at the *ni'ersity of 3ambridge is to recognise and re-ard our staff as our
greatest asset, 9e realise that itKs our $eo$le -ho ha'e built our outstanding re$utation and that
-e -ill only maintain our leading $osition in the academic -orld by continuing to attract and retain
talented and moti'ated $eo$le, If you choose to come and -or2 -ith us, you -ill find that -e offer1
(+cellent benefits 1 Cou -ill be eligible for a -ide range of com$etiti'e benefits and ser'ices,
including numerous discounts on sho$$ing, health care, financial ser'ices and $ublic trans$ort,
9e also offer defined benefits $ension schemes and ta7"efficient bicycle, car lease and charity"
gi'ing schemes,
9e -ill hel$ you balance your home and -or2 life by $ro'iding you -ith generous annual lea'e
entitlement and $rocedures for re6uesting a career brea2 or fle7ible -or2ing arrangements if
you need them, Cou -ill also ha'e access to a range of -ell"being su$$ort ser'ices, including
in"house +ccu$ational ?ealth and 3ounselling ser'ices, If you ha'e childcare res$onsibilities,
you may also benefit from the enhanced maternity&ado$tion $ay, t-o nurseries and a holiday
$lay scheme -hich -e $ro'ide,
9e are 2een to -elcome ne- em$loyees from other $arts of the *E and other countries to
3ambridge, If you -ill be relocating to 3ambridge on a centrally funded a$$ointment of t-o
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years or more, you may be eligible for our relocation e7$enses scheme, (he *ni'ersity
Accommodation Ser'ice -ill also be a'ailable to hel$ you find suitable rented accommodation
and to $ro'ide ad'ice on renting arrangements and local facilities, if re6uired, In addition,
certain academic and academic"related a$$ointments are eligible for the Shared A6uity
Scheme -hich offers financial assistance -ith the $urchase of li'ing accommodation, Cou may
find the $ages at ---,internationalstaff,ac,u2 hel$ful in $lanning a relocation,
A !elcoming and inclusive environment - 9e -ill hel$ you settle into your ne- role and
-or2ing en'ironment through a central *ni'ersity induction e'ent, local induction acti'ities and
our online induction $ac2age, 9here a$$ro$riate to your role, you -ill ha'e a $robation $eriod
to $ro'ide a su$$orti'e frame-or2 for re'ie-ing your $rogress and discussing your training and
de'elo$ment needs,
If you are relocating to 3ambridge, you and your family -ill be -elcome to attend the
Be-comers and @isiting Scholars Grou$, -hich $ro'ides an o$$ortunity to find out more about
3ambridge and meet other $eo$le ne- to the area,
(+tensive development opportunities - (he encouragement of career de'elo$ment for staff
is one of the *ni'ersityKs core 'alues, 9e $ut this into $ractice through 'arious ser'ices and
initiati'es, including1
" A -ide"range of training courses and online learning $ac2ages,
" (he Staff Re'ie- and %e'elo$ment 4SR%5 Scheme, -hich is designed to enhance -or2
effecti'eness and facilitate career de'elo$ment $ost"$robation,
" <ea'e for career and $ersonal de'elo$ment , including long"term study lea'e for assistant
staff and sabbatical lea'e for academic staff,
" (he 3areerStartH3am $rogramme, -hich su$$orts assistant staff roles -ithout higher
education 6ualifications to de'elo$ their s2ills, e7$erience and 6ualifications, Assistant staff
may also a$$ly for financial assistance for study -hich results in a 6ualification,
" Reduced staff fees for *ni'ersity of 3ambridge graduate courses,
" (he o$$ortunity to attend lectures and seminars held by *ni'ersity de$artments and
institutions,
" 0olicies and $rocesses dedicated to the career de'elo$ment of researchers and the
im$lementation of the $rinci$les of the 3oncordat, -hich ha'e led to the *ni'ersity being
recognised -ith an ?R A7cellence in Research A-ard by the Auro$ean 3ommission,
Cou can find further details of the benefits, ser'ices and o$$ortunities -e offer can be found in our
3A/;ens Am$loyee ;enefits -eb $ages at htt$1&&---,admin,cam,ac,u2&offices&hr&staff&benefits& , A
range of information about li'ing and -or2ing in 3ambridge is also a'ailable to you -ithin the
*ni'ersity:s -eb $ages at htt$1&&---,>obs,cam,ac,u2& and
htt$1&&---,admin,cam,ac,u2&offices&hr&staff&,
(*uality of 2pportunity at the 0niversity
9e are committed to a $roacti'e a$$roach to e6uality, -hich includes su$$orting and encouraging
all under"re$resented grou$s, $romoting an inclusi'e culture and 'aluing di'ersity, 9e ma2e
selection decisions based on $ersonal merit and an ob>ecti'e assessment against the criteria
re6uired for the $ost, 9e do not treat >ob a$$licants or members of staff less fa'ourably than one
another on the grounds of se7 4including gender reassignment5, marital or $arental status, race,
ethnic or national origin, colour, disability 4including ?I@ status5, se7ual orientation, religion, age or
socio"economic factors,
9e ha'e 'arious di'ersity net-or2s to hel$ us $rogress e6uality8 these include the 9omen:s Staff
Bet-or2, the %isabled Staff Bet-or2, the ;lac2 and /inority Athnic Staff Bet-or2 and the <esbian,
Gay, ;ise7ual and (ransgender Staff Bet-or2, In addition, -e -ere ran2ed in the to$ ..
em$loyers for lesbian, gay and bise7ual 4<G;5 staff in Stone-all:s 9or2$lace A6uality Inde7 2.!
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and -e hold an Athena S9AB bronJe a-ard at organisation le'el for $romoting -omen in Science,
(echnology, Angineering and /edicine,
Information if you have a Disability
(he *ni'ersity -elcomes a$$lications from indi'iduals -ith disabilities and -e are committed to
ensuring fair treatment throughout the recruitment $rocess, 9e -ill ma2e ad>ustments to enable
a$$licants to com$ete to the best of their ability -here'er it is reasonable to do so, and, if
successful, to assist them during their em$loyment, Information for disabled a$$licants is a'ailable
at htt$1&&---,admin,cam,ac,u2&offices&hr&staff&disabled&,
9e encourage you to declare any disability that you may ha'e, and any reasonable ad>ustments
that you may re6uire, in the section $ro'ided for this $ur$ose in the a$$lication form, (his -ill
enable us to accommodate your needs throughout the $rocess as re6uired, ?o-e'er, a$$licants
and em$loyees may declare a disability at any time,
If you $refer to discuss any s$ecial arrangements connected -ith a disability, $lease contact /rs
;arbara ;ennett, -ho is res$onsible for recruitment to this $osition, on .22! 7#!.! or by email
on ci$Hdi'inity,cam,ac,u2, Alternati'ely, you may contact the ?R ;usiness /anager res$onsible
for the de$artment you are a$$lying to 'ia hren6uiriesHadmin,cam,ac,u2,
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