Academic Experience
Research
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Research Analyst and Contributor Nov 2019 to June 2023
The European Academy of Religion and Society—Amsterdam
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Published several public engagement and whitepaper articles on religion and society covering a wide range of topics including artificial intelligence, vaccine ethics, media coverage of religion in Spain, COVID-19 and religion, narratives of digitalisation, morality and types of interest, among others.
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Composes monthly public engagement articles on current trends and themes in religion and society as well as a monthly editorial style articles on more contentious topics.
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Located recently published articles, essays, and media covering the theme of religion and society, especially those considering technology and/or genetics in relation to religion.
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Analysed and summarised relevant articles on religion and society.
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Utilized an online platform to submit analysis and record important source information for future research implementation.
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Contributed to the growing dataset on publications on religion and society that enables broad analysis to be done of religion in modern European society.
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Research Assistant to K.E. Southwood June 2020 to Dec 2020
St. John’s College—Oxford
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Edited contributions of a soon-to-be-published Festschrift covering Hebrew Bible/Old Testament text criticism, interpretation, theology and reception history for typographical and bibliographical errors, including articles involving Hebrew language and script as well as visual media.
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Adapted contributor articles to the publisher’s requested stylistic demands.
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Worked as a part of a small team focused on completing the project in time.
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Summarised the content and argument of select Festschrift essays.
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Compiled bibliographies for select contributions.
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Research Assistant to K.E. Southwood Jan 2020 to May 2020
The University of Oxford—Oxford
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Edited contributions of a soon-to-be-published Festschrift for typographical and bibliographical errors.
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Adapted contributor articles to the publisher’s requested stylistic demands.
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Worked as a part of a small team focused on completing the project in time.
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Summarised the content and argument of the Festschrift essays.
Research Assistant to Darren Sarisky Jan 2019 to Jan 2020
The University of Oxford—Oxford
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Analysed theology articles being prepared for publication, and provided feedback.
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Edited theology articles for typographical errors.
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Contacted 18 UK Educational Institutions offering resources for engaging multifaith communities, and especially a new curriculum for interfaith dialogue.
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Compiled detailed and analytic notes on Peter Harrison’s Gifford Lectures.
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Teaching, Tutorials, and Lectures
Foundations for Reading Theology at Oxford
Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford
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Prepared and Instructed the lesson plan covering practical elements of success at reading theology at the University of Oxford, including modules on appropriate self-care and wellbeing, maximising tutorials, writing quality essays, and revising effectively.
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Led class participants through a diverse assortment of active and passive learning tasks, including group discussion, lecture, take-home assignments, and exploring case studies.
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Revision Tutorials for Undergraduate Paper 2405 Science and Religion
St John’s College, Oxford
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Conducted a set of revision tutorials for a undergraduate student at St John’s College and preparing for the Honour’s School Paper 2405 Science and Religion at the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford.
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Gave constructive feedback on the nature of the arguments being put forward in essays.
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Explored through Socratic exchange the nature of the relationship between science and religion, cultivating both reflection on current academic discourse and original insight.
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How We Do Theology
Central London Hub of the New Wine Network’s Discipleship Year
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Developed a lecture on the nature of doing theology, offering a broad overview of academic approaches and analysing the strengths and weaknesses of two representative theologians.
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Emphasised the phronetic nature of doing theology in the academy and in the church.
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Optimised the classroom environment for interactive participation as well as the presentation and improvement of students’ own theological work.
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2 Corinthians – Beginning Theology
St Mellitus College
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Constructed and offered a guest lecture as part of an access course, Beginning Theology aimed at those not yet having the qualifications for academic theological study.
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Taught the whole of 2 Corinthians, covering questions of compositional structure, cultural and historical background, development of Paul’s argument, themes, and purpose of the book.
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Led class participants through a diverse assortment of active and passive learning tasks, including group discussion, lecture, immediate application and class presentation of learning.
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Private Biblical Hebrew Language Tutor Mar 2020 to June 2021
Self-Employed—Oxford, UK
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Developed a language learning curriculum, including selecting textbooks, supplementary materials, and learning assessment tools (quizzes).
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Instructs on the basics of Biblical Hebrew grammar and syntax.
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Customised the learning experience for the student according to their particular personality, learning style, progress, and COVID-19 limitations.
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Private Undergraduate Tutor June 2019 to August 2019
Self-Employed—Oxford, UK
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Instructed an undergraduate with ADHD at Oxford University on academic study skills, how to structure and write academic essays, etc.
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Tutored essays covering early Christian history and thought.