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Where a religious studies lecturer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a religious studies lecturer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Religious studies lecturers are subject professors, teachers, or lecturers who instruct students who have obtained an upper secondary education diploma in their own specialised field of study, theology, which is predominantly academic in nature. They work with their university research assistants and university teaching assistants for the preparation of lectures and of exams, for grading papers and exams and for leading review and feedback sessions for the students. They also conduct academic research in their respective field of theology, publish their findings and liaise with other university colleagues.

Also known as lecturer of religious studies, higher education theology teacher, lecturer in religious studies, theology instructor, lecturer of religion, lecturer in religion, religious education lecturer, theology professor, professor of religious education, university religious studies lecturer, professor of religious studies, religious studies teacher.

Professionals 84 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: architecture lecturer, 80%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
architecture lecturer 80% covered dentistry lecturer 80% covered engineering lecturer 80% covered politics lecturer 79% covered psychology lecturer 79% covered religious studies lecturer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from religious studies lecturer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a religious studies lecturer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A religious studies lecturer needs 28 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • teach religious studies class communication, collaboration and creativity
  • history of theology arts and humanities
  • religious studies arts and humanities
  • theology arts and humanities
  • compile course material communication, collaboration and creativity
  • liaise with educational staff communication, collaboration and creativity
  • develop course outline management skills
  • liaise with educational support staff communication, collaboration and creativity
  • monitor developments in field of expertise information skills
  • apply intercultural teaching strategies communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a religious studies lecturer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Religious studies lecturer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a religious studies lecturer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.