The Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies seeks to appoint a full professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism, who will also be chair of the Department of Textual, Historical and Systematic Studies of Judaism and Christianity. You will be responsible for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels as well as for the curricula of Biblical Studies and Textual Sources of Ancient Judaism and Christianity within the Faculty. You will furthermore carry out high-quality research, lead the research group of Biblical Studies, Ancient Judaism and Ancient Christianity, and seek to acquire funds from external funding schemes, especially NWO and ERC.

You are an outstanding scholar in the field of Hebrew Bible and the Second Temple Period, and you have expertise in Classical Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek and preferably one or more other ancient Semitic languages. We welcome scholars with all relevant types of specialisation, but we encourage applicants whose work examines linguistics and applied linguistics of Semitic languages, literary criticism, textual criticism, reception history, and/or Qumran studies, as well as the reception and interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in various historical and cultural contexts from the First Temple period up to late Antiquity, including early Christianity. Applications of outstanding scholars in adjacent fields may also be considered.

• Doctorate in Hebrew Bible or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching.
• Evidence of high-quality research.
• Experience in faculty and university administrative functions.
• An excellent command of the English language on C1 level.
• Mastery of the Dutch language, or willingness to learn Dutch at the C1 level within two years.

Faculty policy is to strive for an increase in the number of women in academic posts. Female candidates are therefore explicitly invited to respond.

Fixed-term contract: The position of Full Professor is in principle a permanent position.

• Employment: 32 - 40 hours per week.
• A maximum gross monthly salary of € 8.371 based on a 38-hour working week (salary scale H2).
• The exact salary depends on the candidate's qualifications and amount of relevant professional experience.
• In addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus.
• Duration of the contract: the Full Professor position is in principle a permanent position.
• The intended start date is 1 January 2021.
• You will be able to make use of our Dual Career Service: our Dual Career Officer will assist with family-related support, such as child care, and help your partner prepare for the local labour market and with finding an occupation.
• Are you interested in our excellent employment conditions?

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Faculteit der Filosofie, Theologie en Religiewetenschappen

We are looking for a full professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Judaism, who will also be the chair of the Department of Textual, Historical, and Systematic Studies of Judaism and Christianity. Together with colleagues in Church History, Patristics and Systematic Theology, you will develop new research projects and as such contribute to the Faculty’s Research Institute. As one of Faculty’s department chairs, you will also be expected to display academic leadership. 
The Faculty of Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies (PTRS) has 8 departments, 160 staff members and some 750 students. Our Faculty has an inspiring academic climate, in which we continuously strive to further develop our disciplinary and interdisciplinary education and research programmes further. Responsibility, solidarity, care and commitment are the core values that characterise the Faculty's culture.