Jorunn Økland

Jorunn Økland is on research leave during 2021. 

Academic Interests

• Ancient Mediterranean material culture
• Feminist critique of religion
• Gender and sacred texts
• Cultural/secular uses of the Bible
• Theory (epistemology, gender equality, space, etc)

Background

• Director at the Norwegian Institute at Athens
• Director for Centre for Gender Research, University of Oslo, From 01.01.2010–31.12.2013
• Professor of interdisciplinary gender studies in the Humanities at the Centre for Gender Research, University of Oslo, From September 2007-:
• Lecturer at the Centre for Gender Research, UiO, 2007:
• Researcher, Centre for Advanced Studies, Oslo, 2006-2007:
• Senior Lecturer in the New Testament, Department of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield, UK, 2005-2007:
• Lecturer the New Testament, Department of Biblical Studies, University of Sheffield, UK, 2000-2005:
• Teacher at Center for Women Studies and Gender Research, University of Oslo, 2000:
• Norwegian  Research Council-Research Fellow, the Faculty of Theology, University of Oslo, 1994-2000:
• Lecturer, teacher, research fellow at the Faculty of Theology, University of Oslo, 1992-1994:
• Research Assistant, Department of Philosophy, University of Oslo, 1989-1992

Positions held

• 2011-: Member of the Editorial Board for The Bible & Critical Theory Journal
• 2010-: Chair of the Council for Gender Studies in Norway
• 2009-: Member of Research And Publications Committee, Society of Biblical Literature.
• 2009-: President, European Association of Biblical Studies.
• 2007- Chairman of the Board of KILDEN - Information Centre for Gender Research in Norway
• 2006- Member of the steering committee for the program ”Gender, Sexuality, and the Bible”, Society of Biblical Literature
• 2006- Member of the editorial board for Journal for the Study of the New Testament
• 2005-2009: co-chair of the Paul-seminar in British New Testament Conference, together with Dr. Ward Blanton, Glasgow University.
• 2004-: Member of the Steering Committees for the program ”Archaeology of Religion in the Roman World”, Society of Biblical Literature
• 2004- Co-editor for The Bible in the Modern World Series (Sheffield Phoenix Press)