He is an Honorary Lecturer in the School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham, UK. He was formerly Senior Lecturer in the Department of Theology at Newman College (now Newman University College), Birmingham. He is currently engaged in research projects at both the University of Birmingham and the University of Aberdeen. Rolfe King is currently based at the University of Birmingham as an Honorary Lecturer engaged in research in philosophy of religion, as well as being a Research Associate at the Queen's Foundation in Birmingham.