Archive for October, 2015

1.Global Challenges Fellowship

The School of Public Policy (SPP) and the Institute for Advanced Study at Central European University (CEU IAS) in Budapest, and the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin are collaborating on a unique fellowship program that seeks to bridge policy theory and practice to generate mutually beneficial and groundbreaking exchanges between the two areas. The goal is to encourage fresh perspectives on some of the most pressing global public policy challenges by forging closer ties between policy practitioners and academics from Europe and outside the “established West.” See detailed information here.

Application deadline is 11:59 p.m. on November 23, 2015 (Central European Time, GMT+1).

Applicants must:

• be from Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, or Turkey; and be residents of these countries at the time of application.
• hold an academic degree in the social sciences, humanities, and/or law.
• have at least three years of demonstrated professional experience at the time of application. Those with at least 15 years of demonstrated policy-making experience or seven years of experience since earning their PhDs will be considered for the senior fellowship.
• be able to communicate fluently in English, the working language of the program.
• have a demonstrated record of policy engagement and submit an innovative research proposal.

See detailed information here.

Please send questions, including those regarding applications, to gcf@ceu.edu.

 

2. Lecturer in Persian Language – Department of Near Eastern Studies
https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00880

Job #JPF00880
College of Letters & Science – Near Eastern Studies

RECRUITMENT PERIOD
Open date: October 5th, 2015
Next review date: February 16th, 2016
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: February 16th, 2016
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

DESCRIPTION

The Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley seeks qualified applicants for a non-tenure track, temporary position as a full-time lecturer in Persian language. The appointment is full-time (teaching 3 courses each semester) and is renewable, based on need, funding and performance. The expected start date is July 1, 2016.

Minimum full-time annual salary is $49,012. Salary is commensurate with education and experience.

Basic Qualifications (by time of application): The successful candidate must have an M.A. or Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) in Persian language, linguistics, applied linguistics, or related field, and experience in teaching Persian at the college level.

Additional Qualifications (by start date): S/he must possess native or near-native competence in speaking, listening, writing, and reading Persian, and must have the capacity to employ up-to- date and effective methods of language pedagogy and testing.

Preferred Qualifications (by start date): Experience with computer-assisted language learning (CALL) is desirable.

Responsibilities include teaching first-, second-, and third- year Persian language courses; cooperating with the department’s language coordinators in planning and teaching the department’s Language Pedagogy course for teachers of Near Eastern languages; providing guidance, in consultation with ladder faculty in Persian language, to undergraduates in NES who wish to complete a minor or major in Persian; and, if relevant, providing preparatory guidance and materials for Graduate Students Instructors and lecturers teaching Persian during the summer session.

This recruitment is open until filled. Applicants should submit the following materials at https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00880: an application letter that includes a brief statement of the candidate’s teaching philosophy; a curriculum vitae; and three confidential letters of recommendation. All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html) prior to submitting their letters.

Applications must include a demonstration video of recent classroom instruction. The video should be no longer than 20 minutes and may be submitted via web link or DVD. (If submitting DVD, it needs to be sent to the Persian Language Lecturer Search, Department of Near Eastern Studies, 250 Barrows Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720-1940). The demonstration video may be from an elementary or intermediate Persian class, but should not be from the very early first-year Persian lessons.

Please direct all inquiries to: nes@berkeley.edu

The University and the Department are interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California non- discrimination and affirmative action policy, see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.

REQUIREMENTS

DOCUMENTS

Curriculum Vitae

Application Letter – Application letter that includes a brief statement of the candidate’s teaching philosophy

Digital Video – Digital video – via either web link or DVD – of not more than twenty minutes of a recent class taught. The demonstration video may be from an elementary or intermediate Persian class, but should not be from the very early first-year Persian lessons.

REFERENCES

3 letters of reference required
HOW TO APPLY:

PLEASE USE THIS LINK: <https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00880>.

 

3. CALL FOR APPLICATION | Conference: Interfaith Love: Love, Sex and Marriage in the Islamicate World from the Middle Ages to the Present | Deadline: 15 December 2015

From Wednesday 22 until Friday 24 June 2016, LUCIS organises in cooperation with the University of Naples ‘L’Orientale’ and the University of Salento an international conference entitled: Interfaith Love: Love, Sex and Marriage in the Islamicate World from the Middle Ages to the Present.

Theme

Interfaith love is a compelling topic in societies where faith is a decisive mark of identity, and culture is continuously shaped by interreligious coexistence and conflicts. In Medieval Islamic imagery the ‘religious other’, either boy or girl, has a prominent place in erotic poetry and love romances. The theme went through significant reshaping in the early modern period, when the confrontation between the Ottomans and Europe opened wide spaces for uncertain identities across contested frontiers. Eventually, it has taken on distinctive new forms in contemporary societies within the fragile framework of the Middle Eastern national identities but also in the West where issues related to interfaith love and marriages are increasingly part of the public debate.

This international conference seeks to explore, through a diachronic, interdisciplinary and comparative approach, how interfaith love is perceived and represented in historical, religious, legal, literary and artistic sources, both Islamic and non-Islamic. Relevant materials will be approached from multiple perspectives, and preferably in a comparative way, in order to bring out their historical, cultural and societal implications, and to analyse the way they shaped cultural representations both in the past and in the present. Narratives of interfaith love mirror a society’s understanding of cultural cross-influence, with its ‘dangers’ and ‘seductions’. As interfaith love concerns all the religious cultures involved in the process, the Islamic view will be complemented with that of other relevant cultures intertwined with Islam. This conference seeks to bring into focus the many facets of representation of this theme and trace its metamorphoses at turning points in history.

The main research questions we aim to address include:
– What are the different perceptions and representations of interfaith love in the various kinds of textual and visual sources produced both within and outside the Islamicate world?
– How social norms and boundaries shape and define the ‘performances’ of love affairs between the members of two different religious communities or two different sects within Islam (e.g. between Alevi and Sunni or Sunni and Shiite Muslims)?
– What are the gender implications of interfaith love and, in particular, how the representation of homoerotic love is intertwined with that of the ‘beloved infidel’?
– Why is the beloved in Islamic mystical-erotic poetry often of a different faith?

Organizing committee

Rosita D’Amora (University of Salento) Turkish Studies
Petra de Bruijn (Leiden University) Turkish Studies
Samuela Pagani (University of Salento) Arabic Studies
Monica Ruocco (Università L’Orientale of Naples) Arabic Studies
Asghar Seyed-Gohrab (Leiden University) Persian Studies

Call for application

Scholars, PhD candidates and advanced MA students doing research related to the subject of Interfaith Love are invited to apply for participation.

If application for participation has been successful, the following is granted:
– Participation in the complete programme, including lunches and the conference diner.
– Not included travel and accommodation expenses and the other meals.

To apply for participation, applications have to be sent to lucis@hum.leidenuniv.nl.

For more information please contact: Rosita D’Amora (rosita.damora@unisalento.it) and Asghar Seyed-Gohrab (A.A.Seyed-Gohrab@hum.leidenuniv.nl).

This application includes the following:
– a title and an abstract of 300 words (max.) of your presentation
– a short biography of 50 words (max.)

Deadline for application: Tuesday, 15 December  2015, 24.00 hrs (CET).

Applications that will reach us after this date will not be taken into consideration.

Programme

A provisional program will be available by the beginning of February.

 

 

4. Faculty Position in Arabic Studies: The Department of Arabic and
Translation Studies in the American University of Sharjah invites
applications for a faculty position in Arabic Studies at the rank of
Assistant or Associate professor beginning in the Fall 2016, subject to
budgetary approval.  A Ph.D. is required in Arabic studies with a focus on
classical Arabic literature The ability to teach entry level Arabic
heritage courses is essential. The successful candidate will have a native
or near-native proficiency in Arabic, while being able to teach in
English. The language of instruction at AUS is English, however,
candidates able to teach courses in both Arabic and English are preferred.
Strong scholarly record/potential and relevant teaching experience are
expected.

AUS is located in the emirate of Sharjah, adjacent to Dubai, UAE. Founded
in 1997 by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qassimi, AUS is
an independent, not-for-profit coeducational university in the Gulf,
serving some 6,000 students of 92 nationalities. The American University
of Sharjah (AUS) is accredited by the Commission of Higher Education of
the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Review of
applications will begin immediately.

Applicants should have experience in and/or familiarity with the North
American higher educational system, and experience in dealing with
cultural and educational needs of a linguistically and culturally diverse
student population. The ability to contribute to other courses offered by
the Department will be a distinct advantage.

Interested applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum
vitae, a statement of research, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a
list of at least three referees to: Dr Mahmoud Anabtawi, Dean, College of
Arts & Sciences, e-mail:  <about:blank>cashr@aus.edu
For full consideration, applications must be received before November 15,
2015.

For information about the American University of Sharjah (AUS), please
visit:  <http://www.aus.edu> www.aus.edu

 

 

5. Buddhist and Muslim Encounters in Premodern South Asia

12-13 October 2015

University of Lausanne (Switzerland), Building Amphimax, Room 414
The conference is open to the public. If you are interested in attending, please contact Kathrin Holz to confirm that space is available: kathrin.holz@unil.ch

 

The religious and cultural encounters between Buddhist and Muslim communities in South Asia bear a long history of interaction and exchange spanning the period of 711 CE and 1400 CE. With the rise of Islam in the 7th century and the subsequent expansion of Arab armies into Sind (modern-day southern Pakistan) and Northern Afghanistan in the early 8th century, Muslims came to rule regions deeply embedding in Buddhist culture. The rapidly expanding Arab empire led to heightened exchanges in an intensified sphere of cultural encounters. A second phase developed in the late 10th century with the rise of Turkic dynasties, particularly that of the Ghaznavid with its capital in Ghazna, Afghanistan. In the 13th century Mongol Il-khanid rulers extended their authority into Central Asia and across the Middle East. Il-khanid rulers had adopted aspects of Tibetan Buddhism and Nestorian Christianity until largely converting to Islam in the late 13th century. The diverse religious milieu established under their rule is an important example of the complex networks of politics and the negotiation of religious boundaries in the period. These encounters had a lasting impact on medieval systems of knowledge, literature, trade and travel, language, and cultural transmission. On the whole, the accelerated pace of exchange was accompanied by imperial projects to collect across cultures forms of knowledge. Authors such as al-Biruni and al-Yaqubi exemplify the movement to produce studies on Buddhist thought and practices. There are also a few Buddhist sources, e.g. the Kālacakratantra, which bear witness to Buddhist circles actively discussing the religious beliefs and practices of Muslims. The social, political and cultural effects of these events were felt over a period of more than six centuries and the historical memory of that past is alive today.

 

It is also a period that witnessed the decline of Buddhism and its eventual eclipse in South Asia. A key moment in the debates about the decline of Buddhism is the sacking of the Nalanda monastery complex in 1193 by Ikhtiyar al-din Muhammad b. Bakhtiyar Khalji. The destruction of this site and the decline of Buddhism has frequently been attributed to Islam and iconoclastic theology. However, in many regions in India, Buddhism declined without the pressure of any Muslim conquests. For this reason, it is equally important to explore regions that did not face direct contact with Muslim armies. Especially East India, where Buddhism remained active up to the 13th century AD, deserves special attention. Therefore, the issues of Islamic conquest and the waning of Buddhism in South Asia require further thought and revision.

This conference seeks to refine and contribute further to the understanding of the encounter between Buddhist and Muslim communities in South Asia during the medieval period. The complexity of approaching this history can be seen in the variety of sources that have to be addressed. The multitude of Indic languages and scripts, as well as a knowledge of Chinese, Arabic and Persian has left the study of the significant cross-cultural influences of this period neglected. Therefore, the organisers of this conference will bring together a variety of historians, languages specialists, art historians and archaeologists to address the subject. Due to the limited information that can be derived from written sources this interdisciplinary approach will help to further enhance the understanding of this complex period of South Asian history.

The primary questions that this conference wishes to address relate to the processes of the transmission of knowledge and inter-communal and religious perceptions. How did Muslim and Buddhist communities view each other? In what ways did their encounter lead to cultural, social and religious change of the period? What role did politics and economics play in the cross-cultural exchange?

 

A further goal of the conference is to produce an edited volume of articles on the topic of Buddhist and Muslim Encounters in South Asia.

 

Program

MONDAY 12th OCTOBER 2015

8.30-9.00 : Registration

9.00-9.30 : Welcome and Introduction

Theme 1 – Deconstructing Scholarship on Islamic/Buddhist Interactions

9.30-11.00 : Session 1

Audrey Truschke (Stanford) – “The Power of the Sword in Narrating Muslim and Buddhist Interactions”

Abhishek Amar (Hamilton College) – “Islamic State and Buddhist Monasteries in the Thirteenth Century Magadha”

André Wink (University of Wisconsin-Madison) – “Buddhism in Indian History”

11.00-11.30 : Break

Theme 2 – Cultural and Religious Exchanges

11.30-13.00 : Session 2

Abdul Samad (Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) – “Encounters between Buddhism and Islam in Gandhara: An Archaeological Perspective”

Zafar Paiman (Paris) – “L’utilisation de l’argile rouge dans les monastères bouddhiques, à Kaboul et sa region” (The Use of Red Clay in the Buddhist Monastaries in and around Kabul)

KTS Sarao (University of Delhi) – “Buddhist and Muslim Encounters in the Eighth Century Sind”

13.00-15.00 : Lunch

15.00-17.00 : Session 3

Finbarr Barry Flood (New York University) – “Islamicate Elements in Ladakhi Art: Buddhist Elites in Comparative Perspective”

Tamara Sears (Yale University) – “Wilderness Encounters: Diachronic Peregrinations and Architectural Environments in Precolonial Central India”

Suchandra Ghosh (University of Calcutta) – “Interface between Buddhism and Islam: View from Early Chittagong in Southeastern Bengal”

Persis Berlekamp (University of Chicago) – “Mongol period cultural exchange, South Asia, and manuscript illustration in the Ilkhanid realm”

19.00 : Dinner

 

TUESDAY 13th OCTOBER 2015

9.00-9.30 : Coffee

Theme 3 – Perceptions of the Other

9.30-11.00 : Session 4

Minoru Inaba (Kyoto University) – “On the Muslim Descriptions of the Bāmiyān Colossi”

Sara Cappelletti (University of Pisa) – “Muḥammad presented as an avatāra: the BuddhistKālachakra literature, the Ismaili traditions and the Ghaznavid empire”

Walter Slaje (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg) – “Buddhism and Islam in Kashmir according to the Rājataraṅgiṇīs”

11.00-11.30 : Break

Theme 4 – Transmission of Knowledge

11.30-13.00 : Session 5

Christopher Beckwith (Indiana University-Bloomington) – “The Law of Heaven and Early Central Asian Science”

Bart Dessein (Ghent University) – “Pyrrho of Elis and Medieval Western Europe: What Happened in Between?”

Heidrun Eichner (Universität Tübingen) – “Buddhism in the Works of Avicenna?”

13.00-15.00 : Lunch

Theme 5 – Politics, Trade and Economics

15.00-16.00 : Session 6

Annette Schmiedchen (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) – “Medieval Endowment Cultures in Western India: Buddhist and Muslim Encounters – Some Preliminary Observations”

Ranabir Chakravarti (Jawaharlal Nehru University) – “The Maritime Network of the Northern Konkan Coast: Meeting Ground of Buddhism and Islam (8th – 11th Centuries CE)”

16.00-16.30 : Session 7

Closing Discussion

19.00 : Dinner

 

6. Recent news from www.islamicreformlations.net

Thoughtcrimes: Politics, Communities and Security 1pm-5.15pm, 21st October 2015, jointly convened with the Department of History, University of Birmingham.  This seminar, the third in our series on the issues raised by recent counter-extremism legislation, will examine the practical implications of legislation in communities, in the workplace and in universities.  Presentations by Elizabeth Poole, Charlotte Heath-Kelly, Chris Allen and Rizwaan Sabir.  A programme is available here, together with details of how to register your attendance, and directions to the venue here.

Islamic Peace Ethics: Legitimate and Illegitimate Violence in Modern Islamic Thought, 15-17 October 2015: ITHF (Institute for Theology and Peace), Hamburg.  This workshop includes presentations by an international array of speakers, including three researchers associated with the LIVIT and Islamic Reformulations projects: Dr Sarah Elibiary (former Islamic Reformulations Research Fellow, now SOAS) on “In Quest for Legitimacy: Usul and furu’ in Modern Violent Discourses”; Dr Bianka Speidl (former LIVIT PhD student) on “The Rhetoric of Power in Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah’s al-Islam wa-mantiq al-quwwa“; Rob Gleave’s lecture will be on “Violence through Example: the use of Sunna in Shi’i and Salafi justifications for violent action”.

Conference: Reformulation and Hermeneutics: Researching the History of Islamic Legal Theory, Istanbul, 21st-24th February 2016. You can now register your interest in attending this event, through the instructions on the page here.  The conference is a collaboration between the Islamic Reformulations project and the Faculty of Theology, Istanbul University.  A first iteration of the conference programme will be available soon.

Uncovering the Divine Law in Islam: A workshop on Muslim Legal Theory 4-7th October 2015. This workshop was held in Exeter recently.  Many thanks to all involved.  A programme of the workshop is available here; the themes developed here will also be explored in the “Reformulation and Hermeneutics” conference in Istanbul in February 2015.

 

Though not directly connected to the project, the following might be of interest to colleagues on the list:

Islamic law and Ethics

8th Conference of the International Society for Islamic Legal Studies

Coinciding with the 6^th Annual Conference of

the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam and Society (LUCIS)

6^th-8^th November 2015

Leiden University, The Netherlands

Programme and Details of how to register attendance:

http://isils.net/isils.net/conferences/Program2015

 

7. History of Medieval Iran

Princeton University’s Department of Near Eastern Studies invites applications for a tenure track position in the history of medieval Iran.  Research expertise may be in any period of the history of Iran and the Persian-speaking world between 1000 and 1800. The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in this field and to provide training to graduate students reading primary sources in the original Persian.

 

To apply, please complete an online application at https://jobs.princeton.edu. Applications must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae (including language proficiencies and teaching experience), statement of research interests, and a paper or chapter of published writing or work-in-progress. Applicants must supply the names of three referees and their contact information in their online application.  For any questions, please contact Karen Chirik (kchirik@princeton.edu).

 

The expected start date of the appointment is September 1, 2016. We will begin reviewing applications on November 2, 2015.  Princeton University is an equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable EEO and affirmative action regulations. This position is subject to the University’s background check policy.

 

8. https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=51611

 

MIT’s Program in Science, Technology, and Society invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position, at a rank of assistant, associate, or full professor. We seek an STS scholar with expertise in one of more of the following research areas: (1) science, technology, and society in Africa, Latin America, and/or Asia; (2) science, technology, and public policy and/or security.  Graduate and undergraduate teaching, and advising are expected.  Interest in establishing scholarly connections at MIT beyond the STS Program are desirable.

Candidates must hold a Ph.D by the start of employment.  The offer is contingent upon completion of the degree by the start date of employment.  Candidates must be able to demonstrate excellence in research and teaching.  The appointment is anticipated to begin in academic year 2016-2017.

 

9. International Colloquium: “Muslims, Sports and Physical Activity”, KU Leuven University, 7 December 2015

We would like to examine how Muslims make sense of religion and their religious identity in sportive activities and how public policies are organized vis-a-vis the needs of the Muslim populations in Europe. During this workshop we want to address a range of issues such as space, gender, social inclusion, multiculturalism, citizenship, politics of identity and secularism.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 October 2015. Information: http://gulenchair.com/articles/call-for-paper-muslim-and-sports

 

10. Conference: “How Do We See Each Other? The Abrahamic Religions and Interreligious Relations in the Past and Present”, Institute for Culture and Society, University of Navarra, Spain, 10-11 March 2016

This conference will consider interdisciplinary perspectives of how the Abrahamic religions perceive and relate to one another today, and how they have perceived and related to each other in the past.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 November 2015. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/88404/how-do-we-see-each-other-abrahamic-religions-and-interreligious

11. 2nd International Conference on Islamophobia: “From Orientalism to Islamophobia?”, University of Fribourg, Switzerland, 21-22 October 2016

Accommodation and subsistence expenses will be covered by the convenors; the participants will need to take of their own travel costs. The conference languages are English and German.

Deadline for abstracts: 1 January 2016. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/84922/cfp-2nd-international-conference-islamophobia-fribourg
 

12. 4 Two-years Postdoc Positions at New Research Priority Area: “The Making and Unmaking of the Religious”, Forum for Interdisciplinary Religious Studies, University of Göttingen, Germany

Studies will focus on discursive, institutional and materially mediated practices that constitute the religious field by (a) drawing boundaries of the religious; (b) constructing religious differences; and (c) shaping continuity and change of religious traditions. The positions are available from January 1, 2016. Applicants should be excellent researchers, holding a PhD in any relevant discipline and having a solid publication record in the study of religion. Fluency in English is required; proficiency in German is helpful but not mandatory.

Application deadline: 25 October 2015. For information contact cmeyer7@uni-goettingen.de

13. Arabic Instructor, Northwestern University, IL – www.mena.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/faculty-search.html#ArabicOpening

14. Graduate School Grants for 10 PhD Students at the “Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies”

The BGSMCS is funded by the German federal and state governments’ Excellence Initiative. It will admit up to fifteen PhD students to its doctoral programme, which is to begin on 1 October 2016. Up to ten of these candidates will receive a Graduate School grant; the other candidates will be supported in their search for funding.

Application deadline:  15 November 2015. Information: www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de/en/studies/application/index.html
 

15. PhD Position in SNF-Research Project “Afterimages of Revolution and War. Trauma- and Memoryscapes in the Post-revolutionary Iranian Cinema”, Institute for Media Studies, University of Basel

The PhD position is to be filled at the intersection of Film Studies, Middle Eastern Cinema Studies and Cultural Memory Studies. It will start on February 1, 2016 for the duration of 3 years.

Deadline for applications: 31 October 2015. Information: http://direktlink.prospective.ch/?view=201D6E49-2FDD-4B43-932B102EEA87510F

Religion and Politics in Bahrain

CASAW – CASAW Seminars – Mini-series on Shi`i/Sunni conflict during the Autumn, 2015 semester

Bahrain: Free Opposition Figures

British PM urges Saudi Wahhabis NOT to execute Shiite boy al-Nimr – Shiitenews.org – Larghest Portal of Shia News from allover the World

Incidents of Anti-Shiism in September 2015

Prominent Shiite cleric arrested in Kuwait after criticizing government – Shiitenews.org – Larghest Portal of Shia News from allover the World

1.Séminaire ‘Sociétés, politiques et cultures du monde iranien’

« Le soufisme et le salafisme au Kurdistan d’Iran : une discontinuité historique dans le discours religieux contemporain »

Séance du 8 octobre 2015, 17h-18h30

Hawzhin Baghali, doctorante, CETOBAC, EHESS, Paris

Dans cette présentation, nous nous intéressons au changement discursif religieux dans une région qui constitue de nos jours le Kurdistan d’Iran. L’histoire des régions périphériques tel que le Kurdistan  a généralement été ignoré au déterminent d’une histoire du centre. Sur la plan politique, l’Iran est connu peut être la capitale du monde chiite, tandis que la plupart de ses régions frontalières de pays sont sunnites, même que la plupart de la population kurde d’Iran. Cette dernière présente un visage sensiblement différent à par rapport à l’Iran chiite.

Les acteurs religieux dans la société kurde se présentent à travers deux discoures religieux. L’un repose sur le soufisme et l’autre sur l’islam politique. Aujourd’hui, les soufis sont considérablement marginalisés, moment où le Kurdistan était l’un des centres du soufisme depuisle  XIVe siècle jusqu’au milieu du XXe siècle. En fait l’islam soufiste représentait l’islam dominant  au Kurdistan. Mais à partir de cette date, l’islam politique émergé comme  discours dominant par une rupture historique.  Actuellement, il y’a trois groupes au Kurdistan sous la formes de groupe islamique ; Dawat va eslah-e Iran qui a  l’approche des frères musulman, Maktab-e Qoran qui veut présenter un islam kurde et les petites groupes salafistes.

Donc  en présentant de la situation de l’islam soufi et l’islam politique au Kurdistan nous nous demandons  que comment  l’islam politique a pris la place de soufisme au Kurdistan en tant que le discoures religieux dominant, de sorte que le soufisme se redéfini sous la forme du groupe politique aussi ?

Lieu : Université Sorbonne nouvelle – Paris 3, centre Censier, 13 rue de Santeuil, salle 410 (4e étage), 75005, Paris.

Organisateurs :

Matteo De Chiara (INaLCO), Denis Hermann (CNRS), Fabrizio Speziale (Paris 3), Julien Thorez (CNRS).

 

2. Assistant Professor in Modern Middle East History, Murray State University – www.murraystatejobs.com/postings/4834

 

Project Director Middle East Forum, Washington – www.meforum.org/5530/job-announcement-washington-project-director
 

Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern Middle East/North Africa, Kansas State University – www.k-state.edu/hcs/jobs/openings/5609AsstProf.pdf
 

Assistant Professor in the History of the Islamic World, Furman University – https://jobs.furman.edu/postings/5290

 

Tenured or Tenure-Track (any level) Position on History of the Modern Middle East for Arab Crossroads Program, New York University, Abu Dhabi
The position is to begin in September 2016. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. by the time of appointment. Deadline for applications: 1 November 2015. Information: http://nyuad.nyu.edu/about/careers/faculty-positions.html

 

3. Summer School: “Critical Muslim Studies:  Decolonial Struggles, Theology of Liberation and Islamic Revival”, Granada, Spain, 23 May – 3 June 2016

The Center for the Study of Intercultural Dialogues is hosting this summer institute which is open to advanced undergraduates, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, junior faculty as well as professionals and activists interested in any aspect of Critical Muslim Studies. This seminar is open to both Muslims and non-Muslims.

Application Deadline: 5 February 2016. Information www.dialogoglobal.com/granada
 

4. Articles on “Water Security/Sovereignty in the Middle East and North Africa” for Special Issues of “Middle East Law and Governance” (MELG)

MELG invites scholars to consider how water offers a fruitful analytic vehicle by which to reflect on and assess the governing processes and conditions between people, state agencies, and other institutions in the Middle East and North Africa.

Deadline for proposals: 30 November 2015. Information: http://pomeps.org/2015/09/24/call-for-papers-water-securitysovereignty-in-mena/
 

5. Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages

Associate Professor within Modern Iran: History, Society and Politics

Oslo

http://uio.easycruit.com/vacancy/1485798/62042?iso=no

Description

A permanent (tenure) position of Associate Professor in Modern Iran: History, Society and Politics is available at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo.

The holder of the position is expected to initiate and lead research related to historical, social and political developments in Iran in the period after 1900, to supervise PhD  and MA candidates, to participate in teaching, exam setting and evaluation at all levels, and to carry out administrative duties in accordance with the needs of the Department.  The successful candidate will play a central role in further development of high-quality research and teaching in Middle East Studies at the Department in collaboration with colleagues, and is expected to contribute to the activities at the Department’s Centre for Islamic and Middle East Studies.

Requirements

• PhD or equivalent academic qualifications with a specialization in the study of modern Iran
• The ability to use oral and written Persian language sources in research and in courses taught at all levels
• Pedagogical skills and a willingness to take active part in academic leadership and administration, see How to document your pedagogical skills 
• Personal suitability and motivation for the position

The following qualifications will be taken into account in the assessment of the applicants:

• Academic qualifications and academic production with a focus primarily on the study of modern Iran; with an emphasis on works published within the last 5 years. Originality and innovative thinking are preferred to quantity
• Ability to contribute to the teaching of courses in Persian language
• International peer-reviewed publications
• Potential to contribute to the long-term development of the academic and research environment at the department
• Positive results in external fund raising
• Pedagogical qualifications and ability to inspire students
• Interest, ability and/or experience in management and administration
• Collaborative skills and willingness to initiate joint projects
• Experience with collaboration across established academic disciplines, and ability to build international networks
• Communication and public outreach skills
• Candidates with sufficient knowledge of one of the languages of the Middle East (in addition to Persian) to be able to use it in research, may be preferred

In the assessment of the qualified candidates all criteria listed above will be explicitly addressed and assessed. The quality of published academic work, development potential and breadth of intellectual/academic interest will be prioritized in this order.

Applicants who at the time of appointment cannot document basic teaching qualifications will be required to obtain such qualifications within a two year period. The teaching language is normally Norwegian at the bachelor level, while the Master studies programme option in Middle East Studies is conducted in English. On the appointment of a candidate who is not fluent in Norwegian, Swedish or Danish, the appointee will be expected within two years to learn sufficient Norwegian to be able to participate actively in all functions the position may involve.

We offer

• salary level 60-68 (NOK 510 100 – 591 400, depending on level of expertise)
• the possibility to apply for promotion to full professorship at a later stage
• a professionally stimulating working environment
• pension agreement with Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
• attractive welfare benefits

Submissions

Applicants must submit the following attachments with the electronic application form, in pdf format:

• Application letter describing qualifications
• Curriculum Vitae
• List of published and unpublished works
• Description of one or more research projects which may be relevant for the Department
• Proposed topics for MA theses (areas in which you feel qualified to supervise MA theses)

Applicants are asked to describe and exemplify the entire range of qualifications and criteria mentioned in the announcement of the post.

Selection procedure

As the first step in the evaluation process, a Selection Committee will assess all applications and invite the most qualified applicants to submit a portfolio of educational certificates and academic works (up to 10 publications, which should not exceed 500 pages in total) for further assessment by an Expert Committee. Applicants who are invited to submit academic works are asked to select three works, published within the last five years, to be considered as more relevant for the position. In longer publications (monographs), applicants may specify the relevant pages. Applicants are also asked to submit a portfolio that documents other qualifications (public outreach, teaching and supervision, and any experience with leadership and administration). The Expert Committee’s assessment shall constitute the basis for the further proceedings by the appointments board.

Finally, the most highly ranked candidates will be invited for an interview and a trial lecture.

Within his/her normal duties, and in accordance with his/her academic competence, the person appointed may also be asked to work outside his/her department. The appointment is made under the condition that the employer may change the subject area and assigned tasks according to the needs of the department.

See also Rules for appointments to Associate Professorships which includes a guide for applicants and evaluation committees.

According to the Freedom of Information Act (Offentleglova) § 25, Chapter 2, demographic information about the applicant may be used in the public list of applicants even if the applicant opts out of the entry in the public application list.

The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results.

The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.

If you have further questions, please contact:

• Head of Department/Professor Bjørn Olav Utvik, mailto:b.o.utvik@ikos.uio.no
• Professor Brynjar Lia, mailto:brynjar.lia@ikos.uio.no
• Senior Executive Officer Evian Nordstrand (questions on electronic application), mailto:evian.nordstrand@hf.uio.no

 

 

6. Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut – Research Collaborator (pre-doctoral, part-time)
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=51737

University of Alabama – Huntsville – Assistant Professor, Non-Western
History
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=51768

University of Central Florida – Assistant Professor, Tenure Track /
World Heritage
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=51725

1.Manhattan College – Assistant Professor with Teaching Field in
African or Middle Eastern History
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=51561

American University – Beirut – The Alfred H. Howell Endowed Chair in History and Archaeology
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=51663

University of Massachusetts – Lowell – Assistant Professor of History
of the Middle East and the Islamic World
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=51693

Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Mellon Postdoctoral
Fellowship in the Humanities
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=51694

Binghamton University – Assistant Professor, Ottoman History (c.
1300-1750)
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=51664

University of Nevada, Reno – Assistant Professor, History of the
Middle East and Security Studies
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=51661

 

2. Details for a session on “Social policy, Islam and Muslim Societies” at 24th World Congress of Political Science, Istanbul, 23-28 July 2016 (https://istanbul2016.ipsa.org/my-ipsa/events/istanbul2016/panel/social-policy-islam-and-muslim-societies). The deadline for submitting an abstract is the 7th of October 2015. Please submit your abstracts (250 words outlining the main question, method, findings, conclusion) through the dedicated ISA submission website (https://istanbul2016.ipsa.org/events/gateway?destination=my-ipsa/events/submit/paper).
24th World Congress of Political Science (RC30 Comparative Public Policy)

Session Title: Social policy, Islam and Muslim Societies

Organisers:

Dr. Rana Jawad, Lecturer in Social Policy, Director of Studies for MIPPA, Department of Social and Policy Sciences, University of Bath, United Kingdom (R.Jawad@bath.ac.uk)

Dr. Ali AkbarTajmazinani, Assistant Professor (Social Policy), Faculty of Social Sciences, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran (atmazinani@yahoo.com)

 

With a total population of around two billion people, Muslims constitute the majority population in nearly 40 countries around the world from Morocco to Malaysia and also form a considerable part of other mixed societies. One of the most prominent features of Islamic social teachings revolves around social welfare concepts, principles, as well as strategies and solutions. However, it is not possible to portray a single picture of social policy in Muslim societies given the vast diversity of historical, political, and economic circumstances they have experienced as well as various cultural characteristics they possess. Despite these diversities, Muslim societies have to respond to more or less similar social problems with regard to family and gender issues, inequality and poverty, education and health, as well as juvenile delinquency and criminal justice. How do they deal with these issues and what is the status and role of Islamic teachings in such social policies? This session is aimed to address these broad questions and welcomes papers dealing inter alia with the following:

1. Variations in readings of Islamic social policy
2. The relation between state social policy as well as social welfare action in general and Islamic teachings
3. Historical developments of social policy in Muslim societies
4. Dominant social policy approaches in various policy domains
5. Emergent patterns of social policies as a consequence of the Arab Spring
6. Public attitudes toward social policies among Muslims

 

Dr. Ali AkbarTajmazinani

Assistant Professor (Social Policy), Faculty of Social Sciences

Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

Telefax: 0098+21+22260055

Email: atmazinani@yahoo.com

Website: http://socialpolicy.ir

Webpage:http://www.atusocialscience.ir/taj%20mazinani.htm

 

3. The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Department of Asian Studies (http://asianstudies.unc.edu) invites applications for a tenure-track position in Persian studies with support from the Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin July 1, 2016. The Department seeks a promising scholar and teacher who will actively contribute to the intellectual mission of a research institution. Candidates must be able to teach Persian language courses at the advanced level and participate in the continued development of the Department’s program in Persian studies. Interest in developing public programs is desirable. PhD in hand or near completion in Persian studies, Persian language and literature, or related field is required. Native or near-native fluency in Persian and English and demonstrated potential for innovative scholarship are also required. Candidates whose research and teaching interests include fields such as language, literature, cultural studies, intellectual history, gender studies, visual studies, performance studies, and other related fields are encouraged to apply.  A candidate hired without PhD in hand by the date of appointment will be appointed as Instructor.

 

Qualified applicants should submit an online application at http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/84569.    Application materials should include a detailed letter, CV, sample syllabi, and a writing sample. Paper or email applications will not be accepted.

 

Applicants will also be required to identify the names, titles, and email addresses of four professional references at the time of application.  Recommenders identified by the applicant will be contacted via email with instructions for uploading their letters of recommendation.

 

Inquiries may be sent to persiansearch@unc.edu.

 

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

 

Review of applications will begin November 15, 2015.  The search will remain open until the position is filled.

4. Call for Papers

Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture

ISSN: 2333-5904 (Print) 2333-5912 (Online)

Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture is a peer reviewed international scholarly journal. The journal is dedicated to the scholarly study of all aspects of Islam and of the Islamic world. Particular attention is paid to works dealing with history, geography, political science, economics, anthropology, sociology, law, literature, religion, philosophy, international relations, environmental and developmental issues, as well as ethical questions related to scientific research. The journal is committed to the publication of original research on Islam as culture and civilization. It particularly welcomes work of an interdisciplinary nature that brings together history, religion, politics, culture and law. The Journal has a special focus on Islam in Africa, and on contemporary Islamic Thought. Contributions that display theoretical rigor especially work that link the particularities of Islamic discourse to the enterprise of knowledge and critique in the humanities and social sciences, will find Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture to be receptive to such submissions.

The journal is published by the American Research Institute for Policy Development that serves as a focal point for academicians, professionals, graduate and undergraduate students, fellows, and associates pursuing research throughout the world.

The interested contributors are highly encouraged to submit their manuscripts/papers to the executive editor via e-mail at editor@aripd.org. Please indicate the name of the journal (Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture) in the cover letter or simply put ‘Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture’ in the subject box during submission via e-mail.

The journal is Abstracted/Indexed in CrossRef, CrossCheck, Cabell’s, Ulrich’s, Griffith Research Online, Google Scholar, Education.edu, Informatics, Universe Digital Library, Standard Periodical Directory, Gale, Open J-Gate, EBSCO, Journal Seek, DRJI, ProQuest, BASE, InfoBase Index, OCLC, IBSS, Academic Journal Databases, Scientific Index.

E-Publication First^TM

E-Publication First^TM is a feature offered through our journal platform. It allows PDF version of manuscripts that have been peer reviewed and accepted, to be hosted online prior to their inclusion in a final printed journal. Readers can freely access or cite the article. The accepted papers are published online within one week after the completion of all necessary publishing steps.

DOI^® number

Each paper published in Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture is assigned a DOI^® number, which appears beneath the author’s affiliation in the published paper.

JISC is inviting papers for Vol. 3, No. 2. The online publication date is December 31, 2015. Submission Deadline: November 30, 2015.

For any additional information, please contact with the executive editor at editor@aripd.org

Dr. Mohammad Reza Iravani, Azad University of Khomeinishahr & Islamic Azad University, Khomeinishahr branch, Khomeinishahr, Esfahan, Iran.

Editor-in-Chief

Journal of Islamic Studies and Culture

Website: www.jiscnet.com

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5. Comparative Islamic Studies,

Issue 9.1 (2013) table of contents

 

Special issue on Sufism, Pluralism and Democracy

Guest edited by Clinton Bennett and Sarwar Alam

http://equinoxpub.com/CIS

 

6. CFP – Eleventh Islamic Manuscript Conference: Sufism and Islamic Manuscript Culture (Cambridge UK)

 

The Islamic Manuscript Association—in cooperation with the Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation and the HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge—invites the submission of abstracts for the Eleventh Islamic Manuscript Conference, to be held from 13 to 15 September 2016 at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

 

The theme of the conference is Sufism and Islamic manuscript culture. Sufis have written litanies, panegyrics, didactic works in verse and prose, hagiographies, discourses, exegetical works, and metaphysical treatises made into manuscripts both humble and lavish. Sufi lodges have housed libraries and manuscript ateliers, and Sufi networks have disseminated manuscripts across the Muslim World. This conference seeks to present current international research trends on the relationship between Sufism and Islamic manuscript culture and generate discussion and study in this field. Possible topics for papers include but are not limited to:

 

•  Apotropaic uses of Sufi and non-Sufi manuscripts by Sufis
•  The arts of the book and Sufi artists and patrons
•  Bibliophilia and bibliophobia in Sufism
•  Cataloguing manuscripts on Sufism
•  Collection care programmes for collections of Sufi manuscripts
•  Conservation treatments on Sufi manuscripts
•  Diagrams and illustrations in manuscripts on Sufism
•  Digital humanities and the study of manuscripts on Sufism
•  The effects of recent conflicts in the Muslim World on collections of Sufi manuscripts
•  The history of Sufi libraries
•  Paratexts in manuscripts on Sufism
•  Preparing printed and digital editions of manuscripts on Sufism
•  The production of manuscripts by Sufi lodge ateliers
•  Publication programmes or series of editions or facsimiles of manuscripts on Sufism
•  Dissemination of texts and manuscripts through Sufi networks
•  The use of manuscripts in Sufi rituals

 

This invitation is open to members and non-members of the Association. The languages of the Conference will be Arabic and English, and submissions will be accepted in both languages. The duration of each conference paper will be 20 minutes followed by ten minutes of questions and answers. The Association will pay for round-trip economy-class travel to Cambridge, accommodation in Magdalene College, and College-based meals for authors whose papers are accepted.

 

Papers should not have been presented or published previously. Selected papers will be considered for publication in the Association’s peer-reviewed Journal of Islamic Manuscripts, and speakers are expected to give the Journal the right of first refusal.

 

The deadline for submission of abstracts is 10.00 GMT on Monday, 23 November 2015. Please submit a cover sheet (downloadable here), an abstract of no more than 250 words, and a biographical statement (a personal statement of no more than 200 words detailing your current work, education, research interests, and previous publications or research projects in third-person prose form), to the email, fax, or postal address below. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.

 

The Islamic Manuscript Association Ltd

c/o 33 Trumpington Street

Cambridge CB2 1QY

United Kingdom

Fax: +44 (0)1223 302 218

 

B. Davidson MacLaren

Executive Director, The Islamic Manuscript Association

c/o 33 Trumpington Street

Cambridge CB2 1QY

United Kingdom

E: davidson@islamicmanuscript.com

W: www.islamicmanuscript.org

 

7. The Politics of Dress and Identity in Eastern Mediterranean Societies, Past and Present

An international symposium organized by the Fitting in/Standing Out project (NWO), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the University of Salento (Lecce), and the Allard Pierson Museum (Amsterdam)

24-26 March 2016, Allard Pierson Museum (Amsterdam)

Dress plays an essential role in the presentation of the self and in the perception of the other. Clothing and headgear, as well as accessories, tattoos, and hair styles, overtly state and sometimes more subtly convey information about a person’s social standing, gender, ethnicity, regional background, affiliations, profession, or religious beliefs – in other words, about the particular position (s)he holds, or would like to show as having, at a certain moment in time within a certain group or society. Dress is also part of the negotiation of identity and status; it allows individuals to articulate, or conceal, different identities, whether these are individual or collective, imposed or chosen. Identificational changes – when entering a new phase of life or assuming a new status or role – are often marked by the rejection of certain dress codes and/or the acquisition of new ones. Similarly, transient identities can be expressed through a new or composite dress vocabulary. Although dress is usually perceived, understood, and represented as an unambiguous statement about one’s identity, it is in fact a source of many potential ambiguities. The meanings and symbolic values associated with dress are not only culturally situated; they are also dependent on the time and place, the wearer, and the audience. Moreover, they constantly change over time.

This international symposium takes an interdisciplinary, diachronic, and comparative approach to explore the interplay between dress and identity in the broader Mediterranean basin, with a special focus on Muslim societies and interconnected cultures, in both the past and present. It aims to bring together anthropologists, sociologists, historians, art historians, archaeologists, and scholars of other disciplines working on this subject, using a wide spectrum of methods – from textual to textile analysis. The study of dress and, in particular, of attempts to control the meanings of dress – whether in practice, depictions, or texts – not only has great potential for social and cultural history, but is also crucial to understand sartorial dynamics within contemporary societies. From the sumptuary laws issued in many ancient societies to the contemporary debate on veiling practices among Muslim women, dress is, and has always been, the site of competing discourses, where authority and resistance, and the interests of the community and those of the individual meet. By bridging the gap between different academic fields, this symposium aims to put perceptions of dress in the past and the present into a broader perspective.

The main themes we aim to discuss are:

• How is dress used to reify or challenge community boundaries? How do intersecting identities influence choices in dress?
• How is dress represented in visual and written sources? What is the relation between these and actual dress practices? How do these images and texts contribute to construct, reinforce, or subvert identity categories?
• How do actual garments, depictions of dress, or discourses on dress refer to the past (i.e. religious or cultural traditions) to legitimize the present?
• What role does dress play in the articulation of transient or multiple identities, for example in cases of conversion, migration, or the assumption of a new social status?
• How do political, economic, and cultural connections between the East and the West influence dress? How is exotic dress appropriated locally to negotiate status and identity?

Scholars, PhD candidates, and advanced MA students doing research related to the subject of dress and identity are invited to submit a proposal for the symposium. If application for participation has been successful the following is granted:

• Participation in the complete program, including lunches and the conference dinners;
• Not included:travel, accommodation expenses, and other meals.

The conference does not offer travel grants, but we can support applications for additional funding sought from third parties such as the Pasold Research Fund (www.pasold.co.uk)

To apply for participation applications should be send to the symposium organizers: Rosita D’Amora rosita.damora@unisalento.it or Tineke Rooijakkers c.t.rooijakkers@vu.nl

Deadline for application: Monday, 16 November 2015, 24.00 (CET)

This application includes the following:

• a title and an abstract of 300 words (max.)
• a short biography of 50 words (max.)

We intend to publish a selection of the papers presented at the symposium in an edited volume. The deadline for the submission of these articles is: Thursday, 15 September 2016.

The organizing committee: Rosita D’Amora, Tineke Rooijakkers, Bas ter Haar Romeny, Mat Immerzeel, Judith Kindinger, and Alexandra Pleşa

 

8. Workshop: “Diaspora Mobilization for Conflict and Post-conflict Reconstruction”, University of Warwick, 26-27 November 2015

 

Submission of papers is particularly welcome to provide insights about: 1) diasporic identities, 2) conditions providing political opportunity structures for transnational mobilization, 3) causal mechanisms concatenating in mobilization processes, 4) and transnational diaspora networks.

 

Deadline for abstracts: 30 September 2015.

Information:   www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/research/clusters/comparativepoliticsanddemocratisation/diasporas/news/

 

9. Workshop Proposals  for “7th Annual Gulf Research Meeting”, University of Cambridge, 16-19 August 2016

 

Deadline for applications: 30 September 2015. Information: http://grc.net/alerts/grm_2016.html

 

10. The University of Cambridge is seeking to appoint a University Lecturer in Modern Arabic Literature and Culture in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, to begin on 1st September, 2016. This appointment is tenure-track, subject to an initial probation period.

 

http://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/faculty/jobs/arabic-literature-lecturer

11. Arizona State University seeks an instructor of advanced Persian (Farsi) to teach small groups in an intensive setting in the Washington, DC, area. Candidates must have a master’s degree or higher in second-language acquisition, linguistics, or a closely related field; possess native or near-native proficiency in Persian; be a U.S. citizen or authorized to work in the United States; and have documented experience teaching Persian to adults. Preference will go to candidates who have taught in intensive language programs and to candidates with experience teaching Persian above the intermediate level.  Salary competitive. Successful candidate will teach full time beginning no later than January 1, 2016 for remainder of federal fiscal year, with potential for renewal beyond FY2016
Applications must be received by November 2, 2015.

Candidates should send a letter in English explaining their interest in and qualifications for a short-term, intensive advanced Persian program; a CV; contact information for two references–one of whom should be able to comment on the applicant’s teaching experience; and student evaluation results, if available. Materials should be sent tomelikiancenter@asu.edu.

Background check is required for employment. Arizona State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to excellence through diversity. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Please see ASU’s complete non-discrimination statement at: https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/.