Archive for October 8th, 2019

1. Online Meeting: “Islamicate Digital Humanities”, Islamicate Digital Humanities Network (IDHN), 6 November 2019

We are calling for contributions from both members and guests employing digital methods in their research within the Islamicate Studies and Linguistics. To contribute, send an email to info@idhn.org  with the title and a description of your presentation. We encourage submissions from those in Graduate School or beyond.

For more information, see www.idhn.org/membersmeeting

2. Research Fellowships in Global History, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Summer Term 2020

The fellowships are open to postdoctoral researchers from all disciplines. Scholars who are already advanced in their academic careers and have a strong international track record are explicitly encouraged to apply. The duration of the fellowship will be between one and three months.

Deadline for application: 30 November 2019. Information: https://www.globalhist.geschichte.uni-muenchen.de/events/fellowship_w192021/index.html

3. Tenure-track Professorship in Turkic Languages and Literatures from Early Modern to Present Time, University of Vienna and Austrian Academy of Sciences

We expect the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor’s programmes and for participation in university committees.

Deadline for application: 15 November 2019. Information: https://www.oeaw.ac.at/fileadmin/subsites/Jobs/UNIWPHILKUOEAW_TT_Turk_E_0819.pdf

4. Assistant Professor in the History of the Islamic World, University of Texas at San Antonio

We seek candidates whose research and teaching contribute to the department theme of “Empires, States and Borders”. Experience in digital humanities and public history in especially welcomed.

Review of application with begin on 14 October 2019. Information: https://jobs.utsa.edu/postings/14008

5. Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies, Stetson University, DeLand, FL

The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in Islamic studies by September 2020 and should be conversant both with the historical development of Islam and the modern manifestations of Islam.

Review of applications will begin 28 October 2019, and continue until the position is filled. Information: Dr. Mitchell Reddish, mreddish@stetson.edu

6. Articles on “Political Economy of Research in Social Sciences in the Arab World” for Special Issue of the Journal “Civil Society Review”

Issue edited by: Dr. Candice Raymond, Dr. Sbeih Sbeih, and Dr. Marie-Noëlle Abi Yaghi. Main themes: Institutional configurations and actors’ rationale in the Arab world: How are political economies of research in social sciences organised? – Research agendas, methods and paradigms: the constrained choices of research. – Researchers’ trajectories in the Arab world: functions, carriers, value.

Deadline for abstracts in Arabic, French or English: 15 November 2019. Information: https://civilsociety-centre.org/content/political-economy-research-social-sciences-arab-world-en-fr-ar?fbclid=IwAR1nfxKQK-igeYxAB9iNth6YvqOXbmQSp3yLSjbch9UJ9AWpqvwKifMel1o

7. Call for Panel Proposal

The 2nd International conference on ‘Society and Culture in the Muslim World’

Tehran, Iran, 30-31 May 2020

Allameh Tabataba’i University (the largest public university specialized in humanities and social sciences in Iran) will hold the second international conference on “Society and Culture in the Muslim World” (http://scmwconf.atu..ac.ir)  on 30-31 May 2020 in Tehran. Enjoying active partnership of a wide variety of national and international academic entities, the conference aims to provide a suitable platform for researchers from across the world interested in issues concerning Muslim societies and communities. Therefore, the conference themes address a broad range of issues pertaining to society and culture from a multidisciplinary perspective and welcomes contributions from any academic discipline in arts, humanities and social sciences.

Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Sari Hanafi, President of the International Sociological Association

Prof. Syed Farid Alatas, Professor of Sociology at the National University of Singapore

Deadline

Deadline for Submission of panel proposals is 2019-11-20 (http://scmwconf.atu.ac.ir/page_1198.html?lang=en).

Travel grants

Please visit the following links: http://scmwconf.atu.ac.ir/page_1205.html?lang=en

Related Journal: International Journal of ‘Society and Culture in the Muslim World’ (SCMW), http://scmw.atu.ac.ir

Past conference: International Conference on ‘Social Policy in the Islamic World’ ([http://spiw.atu..ac.ir/]http://spiw.atu.ac.ir)

Queries

Please do not hesitate to email us (scmwconf@atu.ac.ir) if you need any further information which could not be found in the conference website.