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In 1936, Sparks left [[Oxford]] and moved to [[Durham, England|Durham]] in the north of England. He was a [[lecturer]] in the [[theology]] at [[Durham University]] between 1936 and 1946.<ref name="Oxford DNB" /> He specialised in teaching [[Christian doctrine]] and [[Patristics]], and later also taught Hebrew.<ref name="obit - PBA" /> During [[World War II]], he was additionally censor of [[Hatfield College, Durham|Hatfield College]] and [[University College, Durham|University College]]: the two colleges had been combined for the duration of the war.<ref name="obit - Times" />
At the end of the war, Sparks was looking to move again. He was interviewed for the [[Samuel Davidson Professorship of Old Testament Studies]] at the [[University of London]], but was not successful. He then applied for the appointment of [[Cadbury Professor of Theology]] at the [[University of Birmingham]]. He was successful and took up the [[Professor (highest academic rank)|chair]] in October 1946.<ref name="obit - PBA" /> He developed the theology [[syllabus]] and expanded the department's academics to create
In November 1951, Sparks was elected [[Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture]] at the University of Oxford. He took up the appointment on 1 October 1952.<ref>{{cite news|title=University News|work=The Times|issue=52158|date=14 November 1951|page=8}}</ref> The chair had been linked with a [[canonry]] at [[Rochester Cathedral]] but this was separated before the 1951 election.<ref name="Oxford DNB" /> The chair remained linked with [[Oriel College, Oxford]] and he was duly elected a [[Fellow#Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin|fellow]] of the college.<ref name="obit - Times" /> He gave a number of lecture series through the [[Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of Oxford|Faculty of Theology and Religion]]. In addition, though he was not required to, he provided [[Tutorial system|tutorials]] to [[undergraduate]] theology students at his college.<ref name="obit - PBA" /> From 1953 to 1977, he was [[Editor]] of the ''[[Journal of Theological Studies]]''.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Chadwick|first1=Henry|title=Hedley Sparks|journal=Journal of Theological Studies|date=1 April 1997|volume=48|page=i}}</ref> In 1957, [[George Norman Clark|G. N. Clarke]] retired as [[Master (college)|Provost]] of Oriel College. Sparks was encouraged to apply to replace him, but upon learning that it would mean giving up his chair, chose not to.<ref name="obit - PBA" /> In 1962, Sparks was the president of the [[Society for Old Testament Study]]. From 1961 to 1968, he was [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of All Saints Church, [[Wytham]], in addition to his academic positions.<ref name="crockford" />
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