OTSEM is a network of Old Testament scholars connected to PhD programs in a number of Northern European university institutions (see below). The object of the network is to improve the environment for Hebrew Bible \/ Old Testament research, especially doctoral and post doctoral research, by inspiring contact and cooperation between members and departments throughout the network. We usually meet once a year for our Annual Meeting in which younger scholars present their work and receive feedback. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a network we have gone through several phases of co-operation and growth. In the “pre-OTSEM” period before 2004 there were some ten years of bilateral and trilateral cooperations. During the OTSEM-1 period, 2004 \u2013 2008 funded by the research council of the Nordic Ministry, the network grew and in the end included scholars at eleven university institutions. In the present OTSEM-2 phase, the network keeps growing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
List of all OTSEM institutions <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Prof. Dr. theol. <\/a>Christoph<\/a> Berner<\/a><\/strong> Assoc. Prof. Elisa Uusim\u00e4ki,<\/a> Aarhus Gillan Glass<\/a>, Aarhus (Post-Docs)NETWORK COORDINATOR<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
University of Kiel<\/p>\n\n\n\nCOORDINATING COMMITTEE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Local Contacts:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Prof. Antti Laato<\/a>, \u00c5bo
Prof. Nathan MacDonald<\/a>, Cambridge
Asst. Prof. Frederik Poulsen<\/a>, Copenhagen
Dr. Anja Klein<\/a>, Edinburgh
Prof. Reinhard M\u00fcller<\/a>, G\u00f6ttingen
Prof. Corinna K\u00f6rting<\/a>, Hamburg
Prof. Martti Nissinen<\/a>, Helsinki
Prof. Christoph Berner<\/a>, Kiel
Lecturer Dr, Annie Calderbank<\/a>, London
Senior Lecturer Ola Wikander<\/a>, Lund
Prof. Anne Katrine de Hemmer Gudme<\/a>, Oslo
Prof. Kristin Joachimsen<\/a>, Oslo (MF)
Prof. Hindy Najman<\/a>, Oxford
Prof. Gunnlaugur J\u00f3nsson<\/a>, Reykjav\u00edk
ASS Prof Tina Dykesteen Nilsen<\/a>, Stavanger
ASS Prof. Urmas Nommik<\/a>, Tartu
ASS. Prof. Mikael Larsson, Uppsala<\/a>, Uppsala<\/p>\n\n\n\n Representatives:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
Topias Tanskanen<\/a>, \u00c5bo (Post-Docs)
Elisabeth Dorothea Behr<\/a>, G\u00f6ttingen (PhDs)
Karen Preston<\/a>, University of Edinburgh (PhDs)
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