Job Title: Registrar
Reporting to: Dean
Employment Type: Full Time (2-Year Contract, renewable)
Summary of Position
BGST is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position of Registrar. The Registrar must share the vision and mission of the school. The incumbent’s responsibility is to (1) administer BGST’s wide range of academic programmes, (2) provide academic advice and support for students, and (3) foster collaborative relationships between BGST faculty, students, and marketplace partners so that BGST may transform into an institute of lifelong learning for Christian marketplace professionals.
He/ she will engage are both internal and external stakeholders, such as faculty, students, alumni, associate lecturers, educational partners of BGST.
- Manage the student affairs, and provide academic guidance and support for students through the course of their learning journey: from new student enquiries, programme admissions, to student orientation, student welfare, and graduation.
- Work with Dean to implement academic programmes ranging from postgraduate (PG) programmes, ENGAGE short courses, to microlearning (ML) courses, so as to develop BGST into an Institute of Lifelong Learning.
- Coordinate and administer BGST’s team of Associate Faculty for its lifelong learning programmes and courses.
- Undertake any other such work as may be assigned from time to time, to the best of your ability and to the needs of the school.
Qualification and Experience
The candidate should be a degree holder:
- with at least 5-10 years’ experience in higher education academic administration or related industries (such as learning and development or executive training industries);
- with strong business processes, project coordination, and problem-solving skills;
- who is familiar with how educational technologies (e.g., student information and learning management systems) are deployed to support academic programmes;
- who is a good team player and has strong inter-personal skills;
- who has strong community engagement and development skills;
- who learns fast and adapts well to a rapidly changing environment;
- who has good communication and writing skills;
While having a qualification in theological education is not essential, it would be an advantage. Preferably, at a Graduate Diploma in Christian Studies or above.
The candidate should send his / her resume to laipw@bgst.edu.sg.
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Date Posted: February 1, 2023
Job Title: Lecturer, Old Testament
Reporting to: Dean
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Summary of Position
BGST is looking for a suitable candidate to fill the position of Lecturer, Old Testament Studies (LOT). The LOT must share the vision and mission of the school. The incumbent’s responsibility is to teach Old Testament and biblical courses at the postgraduate level and non-graduate levels, and conduct research that applies biblical theology to the issues and concerns of the workplace. This is to enable BGST to transform into an institute of lifelong learning for Christian marketplace professionals.
He/ she will also engage both internal and external stakeholders, such as faculty, students, alumni, associate lecturers, educational partners of BGST.
- Teach BGST’s postgraduate courses in Biblical Interpretation, Old Testament Foundational, Biblical Hebrew and other biblical electives.
- Provide biblical training for our ENGAGE modules and microlearning courses.
- Provide training for BGST’s partner churches and marketplace institutions.
- Work with churches and marketplace institutions and/ or professionals to develop research that equips the laity.
- Administer academic projects in support of the school’s programmes and activities.
Qualification and Experience
The candidate should be a degree holder:
- Have A PhD in Old Testament studies. ThM and DMin degrees, however, will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Have relevant working experience in the marketplace that will enable them to contextualise theological training for the laity. They must also demonstrate an ability to keep abreast with current marketplace concerns and integrate their marketplace experience with their teaching.
- Have relevant ministry experience in the church that enables them to contextualise theological training for church ministry. They must also demonstrate a continued ministry involvement in a local church.
- Have a demonstrated ability to integrate interdisciplinary thinking, marketplace studies, and spiritual formation insights into their areas of specialization. The candidate must show proof of this ability through research or popular publications, or provide an integration essay for BGST’s consideration.
- Have moderate administrative ability to coordinate academic programmes and projects.
- Be familiar with the use of MS Office, collaborative tools, and Learning Management Systems.
- Be able to learn fast and adapt well to a rapidly changing environment
- Be a good team player, with strong inter-personal and communication skills.
The candidate should send his / her resume to laipw@bgst.edu.sg.
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