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Durham University’s department of theology and religion invites suitably qualified anthropologists of religion to apply for the position of lecturer in the study of religion:Lecturer in the Study of ReligionSalary (£) 31342 - 37394Reference Number 4121This new post welcomes applicants with research expertise in any area of the social scientific study of religion, including anthropology, psychology and sociology. In view of the Department’s lively interface between the social-scientific and the historical study of religion, applicants with expertise in the application of these methods to historic contexts would be particularly welcome. Current teachers in the Study of Religion area include Professor Douglas Davies, specializing in the anthropology of religion, particularly Mormonism, Death Studies, Ritual-Symbolism, Emotion and Embodiment, and the contemporary Anglican church; Dr Mathew Guest, specializing in the sociology of religion, particularly evangelical Christianity, religion in universities and religion and generational change; and Dr Jonathan Miles-Watson, specializing in the anthropology of religion, particularly South Asian Christianities, Pahari ritual , material religion and myth analysis. Several other departmental staff have ongoing cross-disciplinary research interests that relate to the study of religion. There is a fortnightly research seminar in Religion and Society, at which papers are presented by leading scholars from the UK and abroad as well as by members of staff and research postgraduates; and an MA programme in Religion and Society. Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in the University. Full details and instructions on how to apply can be found on our website:  https://ig5.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_durham01.asp?newms=jj&#38;id=89892Further details about the department can be found here: https://www.dur.ac.uk/theology.religion/research/researchareas/contemp.religion/studyofreligion/