Categories : Academic items

1.CfP: for a multi-disciplinary colloquium at the University of Cambridge, entitled ‘Reading is Believing? Sacred Texts in a Scientific Age’ (26-28 March 2018). The colloquium is organised by the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, in collaboration with the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge.

Abstract submissions from any relevant academic discipline are invited until the *deadline* of 31 December 2017. Details on how to submit can be found by visiting www.sciencescripture.org.

Early-bird discounts are available for delegates who register *before 31 December 2017*, at https://readingisbelieving.eventbrite.co.uk/.

 

 

 

2. El Colegio de México. Centro de Estudios de Asia y África

Convocatoria a plaza de profesor(a)-investigador(a) de tiempo completo

Opening for Full-Time Professor-Researcher

Middle East and North Africa studies program

http://ceaa.colmex.mx/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=411

 

 

 

3. Heshmat Mirsepassi Endowed Scholarship

The Shia Muslim Council of Southern California and the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) announce that the University of La Verne has a Muslim Students scholarship opportunity. The scholarship is intended to help Muslim students enrolled at the university for the 2018 Fall Semester.

Dr. Taghi Mirsepassi has generously offered a $1 million endowed scholarship for Muslim students in memory of his wife Heshmat Mirsepassi at the University of La Verne. Please read below for further information and help spread the word to the youth in your community. To apply, please visit: http://univ.lv/mirsepassi

 

 

4. University of Edinburgh

Lectureship in History

‘We are seeking to appoint two specialists working on any aspect of history in the period between c. 1450 and c. 1830, and with expertise in one or more of the following geographical regions: Continental Europe, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australasia.’

Start Date: 3rd September 2018

These positions are both Full time (35 hours per week) and open ended with a start date of 3 September 2018.

The closing date for this post is Thursday 4 January 2018 at 5pm (GMT)

See: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56186

 

 

 

5. Routledge, Taylor & Francis and the co-editors of Middle Eastern Studies, Saul Kelly and Helen Kedourie, are pleased to announce the founding of the Elie and Sylvia Kedourie Prize for Outstanding Article. The Prize will be awarded annually for an outstanding article published in the Journal, beginning in June 2018 for articles published in the previous year.

The Prize is named after Elie Kedourie (1926–1992), founder and Editor-in-Chief of Middle Eastern Studies, until his death in 1992, and Sylvia Kedourie (1925–2016), who took on the Editorship of the Journal from 1992 until her death in 2016. Elie and Sylvia made substantial contributions to the study of the Middle East, both as Editors of the Journal and as researchers and authors, and we are honoured to establish this award in recognition of their legacy.

Recommendations from readers will be welcomed from January 2018 onwards. A shortlist of articles will then be chosen by the co-editors and put before a jury picked from the Editorial Board for a vote. The winning article will be made free-to-access, and the author(s) will receive a prize of £500 and a year’s gratis subscription to Middle Eastern Studies. The runner-up article will also be made free-to-access, and the author(s) will receive a year’s gratis subscription to the Journal.

 

 

 

6. Alexander von Humboldt Final Year Dissertation Write-Up Fellowships in Thirteenth to Sixteenth Century Islamicate Intellectual History

Applications are invited for Final Year Dissertation Write-up Fellowships at the Alexander von Humboldt Kolleg for the Islamicate Intellectual History of the Later Middle and Early Modern periods at the University of Bonn, to commence on 1 April 2018 for one year. Three grants are available for doctoral candidates who are in the process of completing a dissertation on a topic relevant for the thirteenth to sixteenth century Islamicate intellectual history (Philosophy, Theology, Sufism, legal theory, the history of science as well as the so-called occult sciences, political thought, historiography, and adjacent areas). The Fellowship provides a stipend that is intended to permit full-time work on the dissertation, without reliance on part-time employment. Fellows will be expected to deliver a termly presentation on their research in progress at the Alexander von Humboldt colloquia at the University of Bonn as part of a research group under the leadership of Professor Judith Pfeiffer.

Candidates must have, by the time of the appointment, completed all course work (ABD) and must have sufficiently advanced in researching their thesis in a relevant field of study to be able to complete the dissertation during the year of their fellowship.

The Fellow will have a strong command of at least one of the languages Arabic, Persian, or Turkish, and reading knowledge of a second, and should preferably have a reading knowledge of at least one European language other than English; a thorough understanding of the social and political history of the period; sufficient palaeographical skills to work with Islamic manuscripts; good written and oral communication skills; good skills and experience in teamwork; and good planning and time management skills. The criteria for selection are outstanding performance and scholarly promise, and the likelihood that the candidate will complete his/her dissertation within 12 months of the start date of the fellowship.

Applications are welcome from students both at Bonn University and at any other accredited international institution of higher education. The working language at the Kolleg is English. Applicants from other institutions may apply for a recognized student status at Bonn University, but will continue to work with their main supervisor and dissertation committee throughout the fellowship, and will submit their thesis to their home university. As per the stipulations of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Fellowship holders are required to acknowledge the support of this grant appropriately in their dissertation and ensuing publications.

All candidates are expected to pay student fees at the regular rates. Successful non-Bonn candidates will be required to pay the relevant fees (currently 287 € per semester/six months), and international students must be able to obtain a student visa, for which they will receive support from the Alexander von Humboldt Kolleg. These fellowships cannot be held in conjunction with DAAD, DFG, AHRC, or equivalent grants.

Grant value: 1.350,– Euro/Month, plus travel support.

Start date: 1 April 2018.

Fellows are expected to reside for the most part in Bonn for the duration of the fellowship.

To apply for this Fellowship, please submit the application material listed below to fellowships@avh-islamicate.uni-bonn.de.

–        Curriculum vitae;

–        Cover letter with a research proposal;

–        Title and Table of contents of the thesis with a proposed timeline indicating which chapters will be completed during the tenure of the Fellowship;

–        2 letters of reference, one of which must be by the main thesis supervisor. The letter of the main supervisor ought to comment on the current state of the thesis, and the dates by when it is expected to be completed, as well as the date when it is expected to be defended.

Short-listed candidates will be asked to submit a piece of sample writing, which can be a published article, a chapter of the thesis, or another relevant writing sample.

Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Wednesday, 3 January 2018.

Prior questions are welcome and may be directed to judith.pfeiffer@uni-bonn.de.

 

 

1.Jean Aubin (1927-1998) was a pioneer in medieval and Safavid history of Iran. A collection of his articles is being published with an introduction by Denise Aigle and an index: Études sur l’Iran médiéval. Géographie historique et société, to be released beginning 2018 by Cahiers de Studia Iranica (Paris).

It is still time to subscribe and have your name in the Tabula gratulatoria. (You will get a discount on the price, 45€ instead of 60€…)

Information on the flyer available here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9hm3i0alnu8waew/Aubin_Souscrip2.pdf?dl=0

 

 

 

2. Appel à candidatures pour le

Prix de thèse 2018 sur le Moyen-Orient et les mondes musulmans

L’Institut d’étude de l’Islam et des sociétés du monde musulman (IISMM-UMS2000) et le GIS Moyen-Orient Mondes musulmans du CNRS organisent en 2018 la sixième édition du Prix de thèse sur le Moyen-Orient et les mondes musulmans.

Sont éligibles des travaux soutenus en français ou en France entre le 1^er septembre 2015 et le 31 décembre 2017, dans toutes les disciplines des lettres et sciences humaines et sociales.

Plusieurs prix seront attribués et remis solennellement le mercredi 27 juin 2018 :

• Les prix du GIS et de l’IISMM.
• Le prix Mohammed Arkoun en islamologie, avec le soutien du Bureau Central des Cultes (BCC-Direction des Libertés Publiques et des Affaires Juridiques), ministère de l’Intérieur, et du ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l’Innovation.
• Le prix de la Thèse francophone décerné par le Bureau Moyen-Orient, de l’Agence universitaire de la francophonie (AUF).

Conditions générales de candidature :

• Avoir soutenu entre le 1^er septembre 2015 et le 31 décembre 2017 une thèse en français ou en France sur le Moyen-Orient et les mondes musulmans en lettres et sciences humaines et sociales.
• Avoir obtenu les félicitations du jury (dans les universités où cela se pratique).
• Avoir envoyé un dossier complet à l’IISMM selon les modalités ci-dessous, au plus tard le vendredi 12 janvier 2018.

Conditions particulières pour le prix de l’AUF :

Le candidat, citoyen d’un des treize pays couverts par le Bureau Moyen-Orient de l’AUF, doit avoir soutenu sa thèse en français, soit dans son pays, soit en France même, dans les délais et sur les sujets indiqués ci-dessus.

Composition du dossier :

• Un exemplaire électronique de la thèse au format PDF.
• Deux exemplaires du rapport du jury sur papier. Pour les universités étrangères où il n’existe pas de rapport, prière de joindre deux lettres de recommandation : la première du directeur de thèse, la seconde d’un autre universitaire.
• Un CV et une liste des publications sur papier.

NB : Si le rapport n’est pas disponible le 12 janvier 2018, il est possible de le faire parvenir ensuite.

Dossier à envoyer :

par e-mail (thèse en PDF) : prix.momm@ehess.fr; elise.massicard@sciencespo.fr

par courrier (rapport de soutenance, CV) : Madame Élise Massicard, IISMM, 96 boulevard Raspail, 75006 Paris.

Le règlement du Prix sera bientôt disponible.

 

 

 

3. Middle Eastern and Islamic Materials in Special Collections, University of Otago, New Zealand

http://amirmideast.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/middle-eastern-and-islamic-materials-in.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+AccessToMideastAndIslamicResourcesamir+(Access+to+Mideast+and+Islamic+Resources+(AMIR))

 

 

 

4. CFP and Announcement:

The American Institute of Afghanistan Studies and Edinburgh University Press are pleased to announce the launch of “Afghanistan”, which will be published every Spring and Autumn beginning in April 2018.

The Editor-in-Chief is Warwick Ball, FSA, a Near Eastern archaeologist and specialist of Afghanistan; and the Managing Editor is Shivan Mahendrarajah (Ph.D., Cantab, ’14), a scholar in Islamic history and Persian Studies.

“Afghanistan” covers all subjects in the humanities including history, art, archaeology, architecture, geography, numismatics, literature, religion, and social sciences from the pre-Islamic and Islamic periods. Articles are not restricted to the present borders of Afghanistan and can include the surrounding regions, but must materially connect to Afghanistan.

Modern Afghanistan occupies unique geographical space and straddles Iranian Studies, South Asian Studies, Central Asian Studies, and Islamic Studies. Its pre-Islamic heritages include Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. We seek submissions from scholars in the above fields. Preferred language is English.

The journal’s first issue will include include articles by established scholars as Juergen Paul, Nile Green, Claude Rapin, and Frantz Grenet; and early career scholars as Elisabeth Leake (Leeds), Francesca Fuoli (Bern), and Paul Wordsworth (Oxford). The feature article is by Zafar Paiman, an Afghan archaeologist publishing the first report of a new excavation in Afghanistan.

Please consider submitting your article to “Afghanistan” and please encourage your institution to subscribe to the journal.

Thank you. The Editors,

Warwick Ball
Shivan Mahendrarajah
Submissions: shivan@caa.columbia.edu
Guidelines: http://www.euppublishing.com/loi/afg

 

 

 

5. University of Nottingham: Assistant Professor in Religious Ethics (full details: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/ART436117).

Interview Date: Thursday, 25th January 2018

Closing Date: Wednesday, 3rd January 2018

Job Type: Research & Teaching

Department: Theology

Salary: £35,550 to £47,722 per annum (pro-rata if applicable) depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Applications are invited for the above post based in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Nottingham.

The Department is seeking to enhance and complement its existing strengths in teaching and research with the appointment of a new Assistant Professor in Religious Ethics. The successful candidate will be well grounded in the methods and theory of the study of religion, design and deliver modules at the undergraduate level, attract and supervise postgraduate research students, provide students with pastoral care, conduct outstanding research and publish and otherwise disseminate the results of that research and thereby make a significant contribution to the next Research Excellence Framework and subsequent such assessments, and contribute to the efficient and harmonious administration of the Department.

Candidates must have a PhD successfully completed in a relevant subject area. They must show evidence of the ability to make a strong contribution to future REF or other research assessment exercises and to make a strong contribution to the undergraduate curriculum in religious ethics. They must also display training in the methods and theory of the study of religion and the ability to integrate this into undergraduate teaching. The PGCHE or other Higher Education teaching qualification is desirable.

Applicants are invited to upload a current Curriculum Vitae, a covering letter and an up to date publications list in application for this post.

This is a full-time permanent post due to commence on 1 September 2018. Job share arrangements may be considered for this post.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Jon Hoover, tel: 0115 951 5886 or email Jon.Hoover@Nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

 

 

 

6. Workshop: “The Measure of Integration – Economic Structures and Resources of the Early Islamic Empire”,  University of Hamburg, 16-17 February 2018

This workshop aims at developing an empirically based theoretical framework to gain a better understanding of the economic structures within the early Islamic Empire, as well as their potential as an integrative force connecting the different regions governed by the early caliphate.

Information: https://www.islamic-empire.uni-hamburg.de/en/news-and-events/conferences/economy-workshop.html

 

 

 

7. Colloque International : “L’herméneutique philosophique en contexte islamique”, UCLouvain, Belgique, 9-11 Mai 2018

Soumission avant le 1 janvier 2018. Information : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/files/2017/10/Conference-HERM-ISLA-CFP_FR.pdf

 

 

 

8. Full-time Faculty Position in Arabic Linguistics, Arabic Culture or Relevant Fields, Department of Arabic Language and Culture, National Cheng-Chi University in Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C.)

Deadline for applications:  2017. Information: https://mesana.org/professional-opportunities/employment.html#NatlChengChiU

 

 

1.Abjad Calculator
Abjad Calculator is web tool for calculating the numerical abjadvalue of a string of Arabic or Persian text.
It was developed by Theo Beers , PhD candidate, University of Chicago.

https://www.theobeers.com/abjadcalc/

 

 

 

2. University lecturer in Persian language

A position of university lecturer (SKO 1009) in Persian language is available at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo.

The main teaching responsibilities of the university lecturer will be within Persian language. The person employed must have experience with teaching at Bachelor level, preferably also at Master’s level. She/he will teach Persian courses at BA level and will be responsible for examinations. Teaching includes practical language (grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary etc.), as well as exercises and testing. Preparation of course materials and glossaries is also part of the duties.

The vacancy is a teaching position, with 75 % teaching and dissemination work, 19 % academic development work, and 6 % administration.  The teaching will normally be at bachelor level. Within the normal duties and academic competence, the person appointed may also be directed to work outside his/her department. The appointment is made on condition that changes to the subject area and tasks may be determined by the employer.

 

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/143594/university-lecturer-in-persian-language

 

Application deadline: January 8th, 2018

 

 

3. Conference: “The Concept of Tolerance, and the Concept of Peace in Judaism, Christianity and Islam”,  Chair of Oriental Philology  and Islamic Studies, University of Erlangen, 13-15  December 2017

 

See the program at https://www.kcid.fau.de/files/2017/11/The_Concept_of_Tolerance_Peace_Folder_DRUCK_2.pdf

 

 

 

4. Conference: “Afghanistan: Views from Inside and Outside”, Zentralasien-Seminar, Humboldt-University, Berlin, 16-17 February 2018  

The Conference is organized by Ingeborg Baldauf, Siegmar W. Breckle and Conrad Schetter from the “Working Group Afghanistan” (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Afghanistan: AGA) to present and discuss recent research results on social issues and other themes, especially on mobility and migration.

Deadline for abstracts: 17 December 2017. Information: Contact afgkonference2018@yahoo.com

 

 

 

5. Conference: “Orientalism, Neo-Orientalism and Post-Orientalism in African, Middle East, Latin American, Asian/Chines Studies” on the 15th Anniversary of Memory of Edward Said (1935-2003) and 40th Anniversary of His Book (1978), Center for Global Studies, Shanghai University, 17-18 May 2018

Themes focus on Orientalism/Neo-Orientalism/Post-Orientalism from the perspectives of the following disciplines: Imperialism and New-Imperialism; Sociology, Political Science/International Relations; Think Tanks, International Organizations, and NGOs; Liberal and New Left Discourse; Development Studies; etc.

Deadline for abstracts: 29 February 2018. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/22055/discussions/229960/cfp-orientalism-neo-orientalism-and-post-orientalism-african

 

 

 

6. Jobs/Posts

 

Research Associate (Wiss. MitarbeiterIn),  “Bibliotheca Arabica”, Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Leipzig

Required Experience: PhD in Arabic or Islamic Studies; Research in the field of Arab literary history and manuscripts (codicology); Research focus in at least one of the following fields: Arabic literature, libraries in the Islamicate world, history of science, interreligious/interconfessional literary reception.

Deadline for applications: 15 December 2017. Information: https://www.saw-leipzig.de/de/ausschreibungen/stellenausschreibungen/stellenausschreibung-biblarabica-wme.pdf

 

 

Two Postdoc positions in the Research Program “The Senses of Islam: A Cultural History of perception in the Muslim World”, Utrecht University

Qualifications: A PhD in Islamic Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, or associated fields. Or a PhD dissertation in one of these fields already accepted by the PhD committee; knowledge of at least one primary Islamicate language, preferably Arabic, but other languages will also be considered; etc.

Deadline for applications:  5 January 2017. Information: https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/working-at-utrecht-university/jobs

 

 

 

7. Fully Funded Degree Programs in M.A. and PhD, University of Religions and Denominations (URD), Qom, Iran

Applications are invited from students around the globe interested in pursuing a Doctorate or Master’s programs in 1. Religions, 2. Philosophy, 3. Shiite Studies, 4. Islamic Denominations, 5. Mysticism, and 6. Gender and Women’s Studies beginning in the spring of 2018. Tuition for the entire program and upon their eligibility, they may be funded for their accommodation and meals as well. Accepted students also will have the opportunity to learn Persian for free in a six-month language course.

Information: info@urd.ac.ir

 

1.University Lecturer in the Eastern Islamic World and Persian-speaking Lands, Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge

This appointment will start on 1 September 2018 and is tenure-track, subject to an initial probation period.

Deadline for application: 17 ‘December 2017. Information: https://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/faculty/jobs/university-lecturer-in-the-eastern-islamic-world-and-persian-speaking-lands

 

 

 

2. Conference: “Inscribed Objects in the Islamicate World: Aesthetics, Adab, Society”, Paris, 24 November 2017

See program: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/854426/%C2%AB-inscribed-objects-islamicate-world-aesthetics-adab-society-%C2%BB

 

 

 

3. Roundtable: “Approaching Religious Texts in Early Islam: The Sanaa Qur’an Palimpsest as Example”, Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, 11 December 2017

The round table brings together five scholars of the Qur’an and early Islamic documents, focusing on a manuscript dating to the 7th century CE. The morning sessions are dedicated to the manuscript itself and the afternoon sessions focus on the transmission and use of religious texts in early Islam more generally.

Information: http://iis.ac.uk/events/approaching-religious-texts-early-islam-sanaa-qur-palimpsest-example-0

 

 

 

4. Workshop on “Islam in Central Asia and China”, Center for Global Studies, Shanghai University, 18 December 2018

If you are interested in coming to Shanghai University, please email an abstract and a short bio to Associate Professor Tugrul Keskin tugrulkeskin@t.shu.edu.cn. Flight and accommodation will be covered. Sorry for the short notice.

 

 

 

5. Conference and Workshop: „The Translation of the Qur’an in Indonesia“, Yogyakarta, 30-31 July 2018

The conference invites scholars and advanced students to discuss the role of specific translations, the intentions of their authors, their social relevance, the linguistic dimension of transferring Arabic content into a local target language, and the emergence of conflicts over the translation of the Qur’an in the Indonesian context. Organized by Professors Moch Nur Ichwan (mailto:moch.ichwan@uin-suka.ac.id) and Johanna Pink (mailto:johanna.pink@orient.uni-freiburg.de).

Deadline for abstracts: February 28, 2018. Information: https://www.orient.uni-freiburg.de/islamwissenschaft/konferenzen-vortraege

 

 

 

6. First International Course on “Gender and Women’s Studies”, Women Research Center, Qom, Iran, 3-6 March 2018

The Intensive Course endeavors to enhance scholarly attention to Gender and Women’s Studies based on Islamic Shi’a point of view and seeks to offer an original and insightful image of women in Iran.

Deadline for registration: 30 December 2017. Information: http://shortcourse.wrc.ir/

 

 

 

7. Posts:

 

Professor in the Social/Political Sciences (Salary Level W3) to Study Islam in Europe in the 20th and 21st Centuries; University of Münster, Germany

The post will be filled at the earliest possible date. We seek candidates with an excellent track record in empirical research on the state of Islam and on the social situation of Muslims in Europe and/or on the social and political treatment of Islam and Muslims in European societies.

Deadline for application: 30 November 2017. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=55979

 

 

Projects and Fundraising Manager, Middle East Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science

Candidates should have: Strong research project management and fundraising skills; Knowledge of the funding landscape for Middle East studies and the social sciences; Connections within the Middle East research community and an interest in Middle East Studies.

Deadline for applications: 30 November 2017. Information: http://www.lse.ac.uk/middle-east-centre/opportunities.

 

 

Senior Research Specialist for “Arab Barometer”, Princeton University; Based in Washington DC

The Senior Research Specialist assists in questionnaire development, performs quality control procedures, assists in statistical analysis, undertakes data analysis to support reports and presentations for dissemination of the findings. Arabic language skills highly desirable

Information: http://www.click2apply.net/xvbgmn2mvs4mzwh2

 

 

Assistant Professor of Non-Western (Middle Eastern) History, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA

This is a 10-month, tenure-track position. The appointment begins 1 August 2018.

Deadline for applications: 15 December 2017. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56037

 

 

 

 

Assistant Professor in the History of Africa, the Middle East or South Asia and the History of Islam, Wagner College New York

The position is to begin Fall 2018. Teaching requirements include introductory Global History survey course, as well as upper-level courses on Africa, the Middle East or South Asia and Islam.

Deadline for application: 15 December 2017. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56057

 

Visiting Assistant Professors in International Relations (Focus Middle East), St. Lawrence University, New York

The successful candidate will teach three courses per semester, including introductory courses in international relations and upper-level courses related to the Middle East. The position is renewable for up to one additional year.

Deadline for application: 8 January 2018. Information: https://employment.stlawu.edu/

 

 

Earlham College – Assistant Professor, Asian Religions
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=55785

 

 

University of Wisconsin – Madison – Assistant Professor,
Ottoman/Middle Eastern History
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=55821

 

 

 

8. Harvard University Asia Center
Postdoctoral Fellowships

As part of its mission to promote intra- and inter-Asian research, the
Asia Center offers two postdoctoral fellowships.

The Asia Center Postdoctoral Fellowship is available to recent Ph.D.
graduates who engage seriously with at least two Asian countries. In the
case of Southeast Asia, research may be on a single country, although
preference will be given to applicants with comparative or cross-border
projects.

The Victor and William Fung Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship is
available to recent Ph.D. graduates who engage seriously with at least
two Asian countries with the requirement that their research includes a
component dealing with Greater China.

Applicants may apply to one or both fellowships using the same application.

 

Application Deadline: Friday, January 12, 2018

For more details https://asiacenter.harvard.edu/postdoctoral-fellowships

Apply at: https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/7926

 

 

 

9. The 3^rd Course of Philosophy of Islamic Art, 4-13 March 2018, Iran

Call for registration: Islamic School of Art (ISOA) is a private academic art center which holds training courses to familiarize artists, professors and students of all around the world with different fields of Islamic art. On March 4-13, 2018 ISOA is going to hold a ten day course on “Philosophy of Islamic Art”. The Program is going to be held in four cities of Tehran, Qom, Kashan and Isfahan, and  involves the following activities: theoretical and practical lessons, presentations of various essays about Islamic Art, visits to museums and the great masterpieces of Islamic architecture, familiarization with the social and traditional culture of Iran through participation in religious festivals, experiencing Iranian traditional music, and visits to bazaars, mosques, religious centers and other places of relevance and interest.

For more further information and registration please visit: http://www.isoacourses.com/2017/10/10/philosophy-of-islamic-art-2/

 

 

1.The Grabar Travel Grant competition is open to graduate students (doctoral candidates) who have been invited or accepted as participants in a scholarly conference or other professional meeting for the purpose of presenting papers, chairing sessions or moderating discussions. The maximum amount of the award is $700 US.

The Grabar Post-doctoral Fellowship is intended to support post-doctoral scholars at early stage of their careers in advancing their research. Fellowship funds may be used in one of two ways:

To spend up to two months in residence as a visiting professor or fellow/research scholar at a university, museum, research institute or similar institution outside their usual country of residence or employment.
To support additional research to aid in preparing the dissertation for publication. The Grabar Post-doctoral Fellowship will provide up to $2000 US per month, for a maximum of two months. An additional $1000 may be requested for travel or for supplies.

Applicants should have completed their PhD within the last five years or have submitted their dissertations by the start of the fellowship. The fellowship is open to scholars of all nationalities; however applicants are responsible for obtaining required visas for residence and research in the country specified in their application. For further details on both competitions and for application forms, please see the HIAA webpage:
https://www.historiansofislamicart.org/opportunities/hiaa-prizes/grabar-grants-and-fellows…
 

2. The Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures (CSMC) at the University of Hamburg, Germany, is pleased to announce a workshop organised by Stefanie Brinkmann (Universität Hamburg) and Ali Zaherinezhad (CSMC, Universität Hamburg) on “The Study of Ḥadīth Commentaries: Uncovering an Important Genre of Islamic Scholarship”, taking place on 1-2 December 2017.

Research on ḥadīth commentaries in general, and those in manuscripts in particular, has been neglected by contemporary research. This workshop seeks to engender intensive discussion of various aspects of this genre and to uncover distinctive features of individual commentators, periods, and localities. We intend to highlight the rich tradition of commentary methods and offer new perspectives on the purpose and social function of commentary practice.

For the programme and registration (limited), please go to https://www.manuscript-cultures.uni-hamburg.de/register_hadith2017.html.

For further information, please contact the organisers at ali.zaherinezhad@uni-hamburg.de.

 

 

 

3. International Workshop: ‘From Oriens Christianus to the Islamic Near East: Theological, Historical and Cultural Cross-pollination in the Eastern Mediterranean of Late Antiquity’. The workshop seeks to shed new light on the crossroads at which the Late Antique world of the Eastern Mediterranean heralded diverse exchanges between Oriental Christendom, Byzantine culture and the Islamic world. Furthermore, how these exchanges impacted the development of diverse regions, cultures, languages, and religions.

The workshop will provide an inter-disciplinary overview of the various perspectives emerging from the Christian Oriental, Byzantine, Early Islamic and Archaeological approaches to this area of research. The key objective of the workshop is to explore the possibilities of a unified and holistic approach to understanding the “Sattelzeit” (R. Koselleck) – i.e. the period between 500 and 750 CE. While the scope of the workshop has been intentionally left broad, the papers will primarily focus on the following areas:

• The role of Eastern/Oriental Christians in the relationship(s) formed between the Islamic Caliphate and the Byzantine Empire.
• Scripture and Arts as a medium of interchange between Christians and Muslims.
• The historical narratives and administrative reality of the expansion of the Islamic Empire.

The workshop will take place on 7th – 8th December, 2017 at Freie Universität Berlin (FU Berlin) and is the collaborative effort of the Chair of Byzantine Studies (FU Berlin), Radboud University, and Gorgias Press.

We hope that the workshop will encourage fruitful discussions about the state-of-the-art of the field and highlight potential areas for future inquiry. We further expect the workshop to provide a platform for both established researchers in the field and early-career academics (including advanced Ph.D. students). The workshop proceedings will be published in an edited volume by Gorgias Press.

For further information about the workshop, please contact Manolis Ulbricht: manolis.ulbricht@fu-berlin.de.

Conveners

Manolis Ulbricht, Berlin Byzantine Studies (Freie Universität Berlin)
Adam Walker, Radboud University / Gorgias Press

 

Date: 7th – 8th December, 2017

Venue: Freie Universität Berlin, Topoi Building Dahlem, Hittorfstraße 18, D-14195 Berlin

Admission: Free and open to all interested specialists and Ph.D. students

Webpage: https://www.gorgiaspress.com/from-oriens-christianus-to-the-islamic-near-east-2

 

 

 

4. The Orient-Institut Istanbulis pleased to invite applications for Ph.D. research grants for 2018 and for the academic year of 2018/19. The purpose of the grant is the support of field research in Istanbul/Turkey for Ph.D. students not living in Turkey. Grants are available to support research in one of the research areas of the Institute including the following research fields:

1. Musicological research on the Ottoman Empire and Turkey
2. Narrative sources on Istanbul and the late Ottoman Empire
3. Historic and contemporary forms of religious expression in Anatolia since the 11^th century
4. Manuscript cultures in the Ottoman Empire and Iran, in cooperation with the Collaborative Research Center 950 of the University of Hamburg
5. Human, medicine, and society, in cooperation with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (ITAS)

The award consists of a monthly stipend of € 1,100 for the duration of usually six months. Travel expenses to and from Turkey will be reimbursed.

Prospective applicants are expected to hold an M.A. degree in a related academic discipline. A complete application must specify the necessity of conducting research in Istanbul or elsewhere in Turkey and include a detailed time frame for the envisioned research.

A good command of Turkish or other source languages necessary for the proposed project is expected. As the Orient-Institut Istanbul aims at creating an open and supportive academic environment, stipend holders are expected to attend colloquia and conferences organized by the Institute and to give a public presentation of their research. Research stays outside of Istanbul must be coordinated with the director.

Applications must be submitted by January 8, 2018 in electronic format (PDF) to the following address:

Prof. Dr. Raoul Motika

Director of the Orient-Institut Istanbul

Susam Sokak 16-18, D. 8

34433 Cihangir – Istanbul

Turkey

oiist@oiist.org

 

 

 

5. The draft programme for a conference on Islamic Law and Sexuality, 9-11 January, 2018, hosted by the University of Exeter, is now online: http://www.usppip.eu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Islamic-Law-and-Sexuality-Draft-Programme.pdf

 

 

 

6. The Art, Art History and Film Department at Boston College seeks to hire someone to teach two courses (one each semester) in Islamic art and architecture during the 2018-19 academic year. One class should be an introduction to Islamic art and/or architecture; the other should be a more specialized undergraduate lecture course that fits into the existing offerings. Topics might include urbanism, the art of the object, the Islamic book, the arts of Islamic Spain, etc.  Courses meet twice weekly for 1 hour 15 minutes and normally have 20-25 undergraduate students from across the university.  Interested applicants should send a letter of interest, along with a CV and the names of three references to the department chair, Prof. Claude Cernuschi, claude.cernuschi@bc.edu.

 

1.2 PhD Studentships (Home/EU Fees Only) in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Edinburgh, for Autumn, 2018 start

The deadline for the application is 28th February 2018.

https://www.ed.ac.uk/literatures-languages-cultures/graduate-school/fees-and-funding/funding/phd-students/imes-phd-scholarship

 

 

 

2. Symposium on the Digital Persianate 

Date: January 12, 2018

Location: UC San Diego

The symposium explores the “Digital Persianate” as a late twentieth century and early twenty-first century phenomenon rooted in the technological transformations of this period. The notion assumes that since the 1990s digital technologies have changed the Persianate as a transcultural phenomenon across the Middle East, Central Asia, the subcontinent, and beyond. The concept also interrogates how competing practices of the Persianate, as one of Eurasia’s former great lingua francas, have shaped digital technologies in a variety of localities throughout the globe, including among diaspora communities. The relevant technological practices under consideration include the inscriptions, insertions or designs, ranging from software programs to the production of computer keyboards and the use of digital platforms to (re)produce audio, visual and textual contents in Persian. The digital Persianate, therefore, has also entailed material practices that encompass consumption and production of computational and digital media. Such processes have enabled new digitized ways to configure, archive, disseminate, and recirculate textual, visual and media contents, primarily embedded in local institutional settings and tied to broader global processes. From migratory diaspora to “indigenous” spaces, emerging digital Persianate practices are increasingly becoming redefined by participatory cultures revolving around decentralized networks of interaction.  But in what ways has the digital changed the Persianate? By asking whether in its digital manifestation the Persianate has undergone major changes, the symposium seeks to assess the limits of technological change and its impact on both local and global scales. Has the widespread use of new technologies enabled the reinvention of the new “Islamicate” expression in Persian? Moreover, what are the emerging digital Persianate cultures in regions beyond Iran, especially Afghanistan and Tajikistan, but also within diaspora communities and transnationally?   What might the digital Persianate look like as a global network phenomenon?

By addressing such questions the conference aims to assess the social realities and imaginaries of the Persian in the digital age.

We welcome symposium topics exploring, but not limited to the following:

1)   Digital forms of art, cinema, literature and theater, especially in regions beyond Iran

such as Afghanistan and Tajikistan

2)    Social media between interaction and cultural representation, especially

in diaspora communities

3)   Digital humanities: archives and libraries

4)    Mobile Apps culture: Instagram; Telegram

 

Abstract Submission: please send abstracts (200 to 300 words)

to Babak Rahimi: brahimi@ucsd.edu

Abstract submission:                             November 15, 2017

Notification of Acceptance/Rejection:  November 30, 2017

Registration deadline for presenters:     December 15, 2017

Keynote speaker: Professor Nile Green (UCLA)

Presenters with accepted papers will be provided with two nights of

accommodation in San Diego, California.

Organizers: Babak Rahimi (UCSD) and Roxanne Varzi (UCI)

Sponsored by University of California Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI);

Division of Humanities, Program for the Study of Religion, Third World Studies,

Middle East Program, Department of Literature at UCSD

 

 

 

3. University of St Andrews – The School of Modern Languages PhD Funding

The School of Modern Languages provides a number of awards to support postgraduate studies, at both Masters and PhD level. Information on how to apply to study a postgraduate degree at the University of St Andrews can be found here.

The School of Modern Languages is home to a lively international postgraduate community. At the moment around 50 students from all over the world are reading for taught or research degrees in an exceptional variety of areas, including Arabic, French, German, Italian, Persian, Russian, Central and Eastern European Studies, Spanish and Latin American Studies, Comparative Literature, as well as Language and Linguistics, Medieval Studies and Cultural Identity Studies.

Information on potential supervisors and staff research interests can be found at http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modlangs/people/. Enquiries about PhD supervision and funding may be made to Prof Mary Orr at langsdopg@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Applications should follow instructions given on the University website: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/pg/apply/research/ and administrative contacts can be found on the School of Modern Languages pages: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modlangs/prospectivepostgraduates/apply/

PhD Funding Opportunities, 2018/2019

The School of Modern Languages at the University of St Andrews welcomes applications from outstanding PhD candidates in all areas of research currently offered by the School – from Medieval to the Contemporary and periods between – to join our vibrant international postgraduate community. Information on potential supervisors and staff research interests can be found at: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modlangs/

All applications to study for a PhD with us are made via the University portal:

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/pg/apply/

For 2018-19 entry, we offer the following scholarships:

Wolfson Postgraduate Scholarships in the Humanities (History, Literature, Languages)

This scheme is open to International as well as EU/Home applicants. Full details of the application process here:

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/pg/fees-and-funding/scholarships/wolfson-postgraduate/

Applications must be submitted with all required supporting documents no later than 17:00 (UK time) Wednesday 15 November 2017.

Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities

St Andrews belongs to the Scottish Graduate School, a consortium of Higher Education institutions which awards AHRC funding to support postgraduate studentships and training in the Arts and Humanities in Scotland: http://www.sgsah.ac.uk/dtp/ 

AHRC scholarships cover both fees and a stipend for successful applicants who satisfy the UK eligibility criteria.

There is an internal selection process leading to nomination by St Andrews to the SGSAH. The deadline for applicants in Modern Languages wishing to be considered for nomination is Friday 5 Jan. 2018, and you must also have made an application to study for a PhD with us by then.

Carnegie-Caledonian PhD Scholarships

The prestigious Carnegie PhD Scholarship scheme supports a limited number of graduates, with first class Honours undergraduate degrees from a Scottish university, who wish to pursue three years of postgraduate research leading to a PhD at a university in Scotland. Further information is available at: http://www.carnegie-trust.org/schemes/postgraduate-schemes/carnegie-caledonian-scholarships.html

St Andrews conducts an internal selection process leading to nomination to the Carnegie Trust.  The deadline for applicants in Modern Languages wishing to be considered for nomination is Friday 26 Jan. 2018, and you must have made an application to study for a PhD with us by then.

School of Modern Languages PhD Scholarships

We invite applications for TWO fully-funded PhD scholarship (EU/Home fees plus £10k per annum maintenance) via the standard University application route at the link above. Please specify that you wish to be considered for these scholarships.

The closing date is Friday 5th January 2018.

International PhD student applicants to the School of Modern Languages Scholarships, and for PhD study independently of this scheme may also be eligible for the University’s St Leonard’s Scholarships, covering the difference between home and international fees. The strategic fit of the proposed research to the School is a core selection criterion.

The closing date for St Leonard’s Scholarship applicants is 30 January 2018.

Additionally the School of Modern Languages proactively welcomes interdisciplinary PhD applicants – in the cross-cultural nineteenth century, in the literatures of science and medical humanities, in the contemporary among others.

The contact for enquiries for St Leonards Scholarships and Interdisciplinary PhD study is Professor Mary Orr, Director of Postgraduate Research: langsdopg@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

 

 

4. Principles, Cosmology, and First Philosophy in Aristotle and the Aristotelian Tradition

This Conference is intended to provide a formal occasion and central location for philosophers and scholars of the Midwest region (and elsewhere) to present and discuss their current work on Aristotle and his interpreters in ancient and medieval philosophy.

Presented by the Midwest Seminar in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy with the support of the Department of Philosophy at Marquette University

Submission deadline: March 1, 2018

Thirteenth Annual Marquette Summer Seminar on
Aristotle and the Aristotelian Tradition
25-27 June 2018
Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-1881

MORE INFORMATION:

http://academic.mu.edu/taylorr/Midwest-Seminar/2018_Summer_Conference_1.html

https://philevents.org/event/show/37502?ref=email

 

 

 

5. British Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize in Middle Eastern Studies
2017 Winners Announced

The Prize was founded thanks to an endowment from the Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah Foundation.  Now in its 19th year, this is an annual prize for the best scholarly work on the Middle East published during the previous calendar year.

The prize attracts around 50 nominations from both academic and independent publishers. The annual prize is £10,000 (which may be divided at the discretion of the judges).

http://www.bkfsprize.co.uk/Welcome/Prize%20Winners%202017.html

Deadline for nominations to the 2018 prize | 31st January 2018.  NB. this is for books with a 2017 publication date.

http://www.bkfsprize.co.uk/

 

 

 

6. Bodleian Libraries, Bahari Visiting Fellowships in the Persian Arts of the Book 2017-18

Applications are invited for Fellowships at the Bodleian Libraries of up to 6 months, for research into the Persian Arts of the Book. Research areas may include but are not limited to studies in Art History, Codicology, Calligraphy, Miniature Painting, the History of Islamic Book Production and Scribal Practices, Manuscript Cataloguing, and the Editing and Translation of Texts. Academics or university staff of at least postdoctoral level or equivalent (e.g., holding a curatorial post in a museum or library) are welcome to apply. The main focus of any research proposal should be on an aspect or aspects of the Bodleian’s Persian and Islamic Collections. Applications should include details of the Collections to be consulted and of the larger project that the research visit will support, including planned outcomes.

For a description of the collections, please see:

https://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/weston/finding-resources/guides/middleeast   

 

A glimpse into the collections can be viewed in our online exhibition, Love and Devotion. Basic records of a large part of the Bodleian’s Islamic Manuscript Collections may also be found on the Fihrist website, http://www.fihrist.org.uk/

 

Deadline for applications: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Please see ‘How to Apply’ on the Bodleian Visiting Fellowships website

http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowships

 

 

 

7. The Global Center for Persian Studies at Shiraz University invites applications for an intensive workshop on the ideas of Dr. Abdolkarim Soroush. The workshop will begin on December 23 and end on December 27, 2017.

The ability to read and discuss the original texts in Persian is essential for attending the workshop. At this time, we are unfortunately unable to offer simultaneous translation facilities to those unfamiliar with Persian.

Only a limited number of applicants will be admitted. Please send a short CV to: persian@shirazu.ac.ir

We will support all admitted applicants in the visa application process.

 

 

 

 

8. New Open Access Journal: Journal of Muslim philanthropy and civil society

https://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/muslimphilanthropy/issue/view/1262

 

9. Conference: „Modern Arabic Historical Scholarship on the Ancient and Medieval Periods“, University of Trier, Germany, 21-23 November 2017

The conference will bring together an international group of specialists in a variety of pre-modern historical disciplines ranging from Assyriology to Mamluk Studies who will discuss contemporary Arabic-language scholarship in their respective fields.

Information and program: http://leibniz-forschergruppen.uni-trier.de/events/event/modern-arabic-historical-scholarship-on-the-ancient-and-medieval-periods/

 

 

10. Conference: “Religio, Religare, & the Capacities of Religion in the Modern World”, University of Florida, 16-17 March 2018

The conference aims to bring together scholars and graduate students from a range of disciplinary and methodological perspectives to discuss theoretical frameworks, present research and receive collegial feedback.

Deadline for abstracts: 9 December  2017. Information: http://religion.ufl.edu/2017/11/01/religio-religare-and-the-capacities-of-religion-in-the-modern-world-cfp/

 

 

 

11. Lecturer in Modern Iranian History, University of Oxford

The successful applicant will hold a doctorate within the field of modern Iranian history.  He/she will show ability to teach and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students in this field. An excellent command of New Persian is essential

Deadline for applications: 1 December 2017. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=55955

 

 

12. Assistant or Associate Professor in Comparative Politics/Methods, American University in Cairo

The five-year fixed term contract position will start in Fall 2018.  Teaching responsibilities will include a combination of courses in comparative politics, using examples outside as well as inside the Middle East and North Africa.

Deadline for applications: 1 December 2017. Information: https://aucegypt.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=74098

 

 

 

13. Lecturer in Arabic Language, Department of Middle Eastern South Asian and African Studies, Columbia University

We are seeking a professional language teacher with a serious commitment to teaching languages for academic purposes while developing pedagogical materials and incorporating technological innovations into the curriculum.

Deadline for application: 1 December 2017. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56005

 

 

 

14. PhD Research Grants 2018/2019 by the Orient-Institut Istanbul

The purpose of the grant is the support of field research in Istanbul for Ph.D. students not living in Turkey. Grants are available to support research in one of the research areas of the Institute, especially: Musicological research on the Ottoman Empire and Turkey; Narrative sources on Istanbul and the late Ottoman Empire: Historic and contemporary forms of religious expression in Anatolia since the 11th century; Manuscript cultures in the Ottoman Empire and Iran; Human, medicine, and society.

Deadline for application: 8 January 2018. Informationen: https://www.oiist.org/stipendien/

 

 

 

15. Articles for “Oxford Middle East Review”

The editors invite article submissions, on any topic of relevance to Middle Eastern and North African studies in the Research Section and the Policy Section where papers aim at influencing contemporary debate or policy-making.

Deadline for submissions: 20 November 2017. Information: https://omerjournal.com/

 

 

 

1.The Global Center for Persian Studies at Shiraz University is dedicated to teaching Persian to non-Persian speakers, as well as hosting international scholars who do research on Persian literature and Iranian culture.

The Center is accepting applications for an intensive two-week Persian language program, beginning on Saturday, December 23, 2017, and ending on Thursday, January 4, 2018.

Application deadline: November 15;

Accommodation: will be provided (modest fees apply);

Visa: admitted applicants will be supported in their visa application process.

In order to apply, please send us a brief CV, detailing your previous training in Persian to: persian@shirazu.ac.ir

Global Center for Persian Studies

Shiraz University

E: persian@shirazu.ac.ir

E: international@shirazu.ac.ir

T: +98.7136132169

F: +98.7136269134

Hrs: Sat-Wed, 8:00-16:00

Add: Shiraz University International Campus, Qasroddasht, Shiraz, Iran

 

 

 

2. A History of Slavery and Emancipation in Iran, 1800-1929

Behnaz A. Mirzai

https://www.combinedacademic.co.uk/a-history-of-slavery-and-emancipation-in-iran-1800-1929

 

 

 

3. Assistant Professor, Persianate Islamic Cultures of South Asia

The Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia (Vancouver campus), invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in Persianate Islamic Cultures of South Asia, with the narrower field of expertise open. The successful applicant will be qualified to teach advanced (3rd- and 4th-year) Persian language courses, and will be expected to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in their area. The ability to work in another South Asian language (classical or vernacular) is desirable.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. or expect to have successfully defended the dissertation before July 1, 2018. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate excellence in research and undergraduate and graduate teaching and to maintain an active program of research, publication, teaching, graduate supervision, and service. Information about the Department can be found on its website, www.asia.ubc.ca.

 

 

 

4. Lecture – “A Safavid Globe between East and West: A New Acquisition in the Louvre Collection,” Yannick Lintz, 17 November (Cambridge)

Yannick Lintz

Director of the Department of Islamic Art

The Louvre Museum

“A Safavid Globe between East and West: A New Acquisition in the Louvre Collection”

5:30, Friday,17 November 2017

Thomas Gray Room, Pembroke College, Cambridge

 

 

 

5. Islamic History through Coins

An Analysis and Catalogue of Tenth-Century Ikhshidid Coinage Jere L. Bacharach

AUC Press, 2006,

free e-book: http://www.aucpress.com/p-8279-history.aspx

 

 

 

6. 3 post-doc positions are now on offer at the Université catholique de Louvain as part of the ERC Advanced project 740618: ” The origin and early development of philosophy in tenth-century al-Andalus: the impact of ill-defined materials and channels of transmission” (2017-2022).

PhilAnd is a five-year Advanced ERC project to start in October 2017 at the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) under the supervision of Prof. Godefroid de Callataÿ. The objective of PhilAnd is to conduct a large-scale exploration of how, and under which form, philosophy appeared for the first time in al-Andalus. At the crossroads of several major lines of enquiries in modern scholarship and in line with recent discoveries having important chronological implications, PhilAnd focuses on the 10^th century, a period usually disregarded by historians on the assumption that philosophy as such was not cultivated in the Iberian Peninsula before the 11^th-12^th centuries. Its originality is also to put emphasis on ‘ill-defined’ materials and channels of transmission, a field which remains largely unexplored. PhilAnd will be conducted in partnership with the Warburg Institute (University of London).

As part of this project, three post-doc positions of three years each (to start from 2 January 2018) are offered at the UCL in relation with the three following sub-projects (SP):
1) the Ikhwān al-Ṣafā’: This SP will aim at producing a comprehensive survey of all the elements which are likely to inform us about the chronology of redaction and – where applicable – of introduction into al-Andalus of the three works that have commonly been ascribed in sources to this most influential group of thinkers known as Ikhwān al-Ṣafā’ (‘The Brethren of Purity’), namely: a) the Rasā’il (‘the Epistles’); b) the Risāla Jāmi‘a (‘The Comprehensive Epistle’) and, c) the Risāla Jāmi‘at al-Jāmi‘a (‘The Super-Comprehensive Epistle’). This chronology is currently far from clear.
2) Ibn Waḥshiyya and the Nabatean Corpus: This SP aims to evaluate the impact of the Filāḥa Nabaṭiyya (‘The Nabatean Agriculture’), a complex and enigmatic Arabic treatise on agriculture written in the Orient, on the development of both Islamic and Jewish Neoplatonism in al-Andalus from the 10^th to the 12^th century. The focus will be on the reception of the ‘philosophical’ and bāṭinī (rather than agronomical) aspects of the work, with the aim of understanding why this notoriously esoteric work remained so influential even to Jewish thinkers like Judah Halevi and Maimonides.
3) Ibn Masarra: This SP will lead to the first monograph entirely devoted to Ibn Masarra’s Kitāb khawāṣṣ al-ḥurūf (‘The Book of the Properties of Letters’), consisting of an extensively annotated translation of this mystical treatise, together with an in-depth exploration of its place in the history of ‘ilm al-ḥurūf, the Islamic science of letters – including its links with the Jewish Kabbala – up to the time of Ibn ‘Arabī. This will fill an important gap and provide a valuable resource for the study of Islamic mysticism in al-Andalus.
The qualifications required for any of these sub-projects are:

–        a PhD in Islamic Studies, in Middle Eastern Studies, or related fields;

–        an excellent command of Classical Arabic (the knowledge of additional languages such as ancient Greek, Latin and in particular Hebrew is considered an advantage);

–        a first-rate track record and research experience;

–        publications of articles in peer-reviewed international journals or monographs with recognized academic publishers;

–        academic writing and presentation skills in English (the working language of the project);

–        the ability to work both individually and as part of a team.

These three post-doc positions are full-time equivalent. They are offered for a period of 12 months, renewable twice (three years in total) upon good performance. The post-docs retained will be required to reside in Belgium for the whole period of their fellowship. They will be asked to contribute to the intellectual life of the ERC project and of the UCL.
How to apply?

Applications should be made via pdf files and contain the following:

(1) a cover letter setting out the candidate’s qualifications and motivation for applying for one of the three positions offered (maximum 2 pages);

(2) a curriculum vitae (maximum 3 pages);

(3) a list of publications;

(4) two samples of published work (articles, chapters) in pdf (preferably in English);

(5) a transcript of grades and/or copy of the PhD certificate;

(6) the name (with title, affiliation and email) of four people who have accepted to be contacted as potential referees.

Applications should be made electronically and sent to the following address:

godefroid.decallatay@uclouvain.be

The application deadline is 10 November 2017
Interviews will be arranged between 4 and 6 December 2017.

Candidates selected for the interviews will be contacted by mid-November 2017, and asked to write a short research design on a topic to be announced at that moment.

Employment should become effective from 2 January 2018.

 

 

 

7. Open Source

Orientalia Suecana is a peer-reviewed, open access, international yearbook edited at the Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University. It publishes contributions on languages and literature within the following fields present in the Department: Semitic, Iranian, Turkic, Indic, and Chinese studies.

http://www.orientaliasuecana.lingfil.uu.se/

 

 

 

8. The Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations in London is hosting Figures and Animals: Sculptures from the Medieval and Modern Iranian World on Tuesday 7 November 2017.

Abstract
This presentation will focus on the preserved sculptures in the round or in very high relief, especially in stucco, ceramic and metal, from the Medieval and Modern Iranian World. The sculptures are taken from architectural settings or belonged as objects, to private mansions. Some are linked with devotional practices. The talk will consider these different contexts and also look at how human beings and animals were represented and for which purposes.

Speaker
Dr Annabelle Collinet is in charge of the collections of the Medieval Iranian World, Department of Islamic Arts, Musée du Louvre, Paris. Her works on the material culture of this area resulted in some publications dealing with the Nishapur ceramic wares: Nishapur Revisited. Stratigraphy and Ceramics of the Qohandez, Oxford, Oxbow Books and Louvre Editions, 2013 (avec R.Rante); “Nouvelles recherches sur la céramique de Nishapur: la prospection du Shahrestan”, in R.Rante (éd.), The Greater Khorasan, Actes of the Round Table, Series: Studies zur Geschichte un Kultur des islamischen Orients, Berlin, De Gruyter, 2015. In 2013, she initiated an archaeometallurgical project, concerning the Iranian World metalwares in the Louvre. The main aim of ISLAMETAL (2013-2016) is the publication of the museum collection, which is ongoing redaction.

Time and Venue
Tuesday 7 November 2017, 18.00 – 19.00

The Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations

210 Euston Rd, London, NW1 2DA (Room 2.3)

Booking
This event is free but booking is essential:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/figures-and-animals-sculptures-from-the-medieval-and-modern-iranian-world-tickets-39041433980

 

 

9. “The Early Islamic Empire at Work –
The View From the Regions Toward the Center”

Registration is now open for a two-day workshop on “The Measure of Integration – Economic Structures and Resources of the Early Islamic Empire”, organised by the “Early Islamic Empire” project team at Hamburg University and taking place on 16-17 February 2018. Our guest speakers are Prof. John F. Haldon (Princeton University), Prof. Maya Shatzmiller (Western University Canada), Dr. Marek Jankowiak (Khalili Research Centre, University of Oxford), Prof. Timothy Power (Zayed University, Abu Dhabi), and Prof. Michael Decker (University of South Florida).

If you would like to attend, please send an email with your personal information and institutional affiliation (if applicable) to katharina.mewes@uni-hamburg.de. Registration is free and lunch will be provided. For more information on the workshop, please go to https://www.islamic-empire.uni-hamburg.de/en/news-and-events/conferences/economy-workshop…..

 

 

 

10. FACULTY FELLOW IN MATERIAL HISTORIES OF PRE- AND EARLY MODERN ISLAM
Silsila: Center for Material Histories
ARTS AND SCIENCE
New York University

Silsila: Center for Material Histories in the Faculty of Arts and Science at New York University, invites applications for an appointment as a Faculty Fellow. The newly established center fosters interdisciplinary scholarship on material histories of the pre- and early modern Islamicate world, broadly conceived. It supports research on transcultural and transregional phenomena that contributes to a reimagining of current disciplinary boundaries, chronologies, and epistemic paradigms.

The candidates will be involved in program planning in collaboration with the director, and working with an administrative aide to organize, advertise and host events. The successful candidate will also be expected to teach one course per semester in their subject area. The appointment will begin January 31, 2018 (or as soon after as feasible) through December 31, 2019, pending administrative and budgetary approval.

Applicants should have a PhD in hand, relevant language skills, and proven research interests in transcultural dimensions of the art, architecture or material culture of Islamicate societies before 1500. Applications from scholars researching areas such as the material culture of magic and medicine or connected textile histories are especially welcome. Review of applications will begin on December 1^st and continue until the position is filled.

To apply, please go to http://apply.interfolio.com/46720 and submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation and two writing samples.

The Faculty of Arts and Science at NYU is at the heart of a leading research university that spans the globe. We seek scholars of the highest caliber that embody the diversity of the United States as well as the global society in which we live. To learn more about the FAS commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion, please read here.
(http://as.nyu.edu/content/nyu-as/as/administrative-resources/office/dean/diversity-initiative.html).

 

 

 

11. Two “Writing Up” Predoctoral Fellowships, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin

Two four-month predoctoral fellowships are offered for outstanding students in the final stage of completing their dissertations. The fellowships are open to doctoral candidates of all nationalities and disciplines.

Deadline for application: 30 November 2017. Information: www.hsozkult.de/job/id/stellen-15533

 

 

12. Jobs:

 

2 Posts in Czech Republic, Charles University

 

Institute of Near Eastern and African Studies

Job title: Assistant Professor
Field and specialization: social, cultural and political history of the modern Middle East, preferably with emphasis on Israeli-Palestine conflict
Full-time position (40 hours per week)

https://www.ff.cuni.cz/2017/11/open-competition-november-3-2017-institute-eastern-african-studies/

 

Institute of Near Eastern and African Studies

Job title: Assistant Professor
Field and specialization: Middle Eastern Studies with the focus on modern and contemporary Iran, specifically Iranian politics, government and society
Full-time position (40 hours per week)

https://www.ff.cuni.cz/2017/11/open-competition-november-3-2017-institute-eastern-african-studies-2/

 

 

 

Professorship in Modern Arab and Islamic Studies, Aarhus University, Denmark

We are looking for a professor with documented and extensive research experience within the field of Islam, with a special focus on modern Islam in both Western and Arab contexts, on globalisation and transnationalism, and on topics including reactions to modernity, new religious movements, terrorism and religion in politics. A focus on Sufism would be particularly welcome.

Deadline for application:  24 November 2017. Information: www.au.dk/en/about/vacant-positions/scientific-positions/stillinger/Vacancy/show/938406/5283/

 

 

 

Assistant Professor in Political Science with Expertise in Muslim Context, Aga Khan University, London

Candidates should have a sound theoretical understanding in their area(s) of specialization along with demonstrated independent professional accomplishments and evidence of successful performance in teaching and scholarly activity.

Deadline for application: 30 November 2017. Information: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BFH545/assistant-professor-political-science/

 

 

 

Visiting Assistant Professor of History (Middle East/South Asian History), Denison University, Ohio

This one-year visiting position is to begin in Fall 2018. Teaching responsibilities in a 3/3 load include a two-semester introductory survey sequence in the Middle East or South Asia and upper level seminars in the candidate’s areas of expertise.

Deadline for application: 2 January 2017. Information: https://employment.denison.edu/postings/1819

 

 

THE AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY
(International) in the United Kingdom
PROFESSOR
Salary Range: £65,000 to £80,000 per annum
The Aga Khan University (International) in the United Kingdom is seeking to make a senior Faculty appointment at the rank of Professor in a subject area of interest to the Institute.
Candidates must have a PhD in a relevant discipline with extensive academic and research leadership experience. S/he should have significant experience of mentoring colleagues and providing guidance on teaching and scholarship. Candidates should be recognised nationally and internationally as authorities in their fields and have internationally recognised research records. They should be outstanding teachers in their areas of specialisation. Evidence of public engagement at an international level will be advantageous as the candidate will be expected to actively engage in discussions on contemporary issues within Muslim societies.
The Institute presently has a diverse faculty with a breadth of specialisations focused on the study of Muslim cultures, including development studies, history, law, art and architecture, literature, religious studies and sociology. With a passion for addressing contemporary challenges, the faculty work collaboratively in teaching and research to enable a cross-fertilisation of intellectual ideas and the bridging of disciplinary boundaries.
Further details about the Institute and its research and teaching programmes can be found at https://www.aku.edu/ismc/Pages/home.aspx

To Apply
Please email your CV and cover letter to ismc.personnel@aku.edu
Application Deadline: 30th November 2017

 

 

 

1.BRAIS Annual Conference

Monday 9 April – Wednesday 11 April 2018

Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (IAIS), University of Exeter, UK

As part of the collaboration between BRAIS (The British Association for Islamic Studies) and BRISMES, the Society plans to put on a BRISMES panel at the next BRAIS Conference.

The panel will be on Modern Islamic Thought and will be convened by Dr Lloyd Ridgeon.

If you are interested in participating in the BRISMES panel, please send a short (50 word) abstract to Dr Ridgeon (Lloyd.Ridgeon@glasgow.ac.uk).  Dr Ridgeon will contact you by the end of November to let you know whether you have been chosen to present on the panel.  If you are chosen to be part of the panel, BRISMES will cover your conference registration fee.

 

 

 

2. CFP: Illuminating Metalwork: Metal, Object, and Image in Medieval Manuscripts

Historians of Western medieval, Byzantine, and Islamic art are warmly invited to propose contributions to an edited volume on the theme of depictions of precious metalwork in manuscript painting:

Volume editors: Joseph Salvatore Ackley and Shannon L. Wearing

Deadline for submitting a proposal (500 words) and brief bio: 1 December 2017

Notification of submission status: 15 December 2017

Anticipated submission of completed texts: 1 October 2018

The makers of medieval manuscripts frequently placed special emphasis on the depiction of precious-metal objects, both sacred and secular, including chalices, reliquaries, crosses, tableware, and figural sculpture. Artists typically rendered these objects using gold, silver, and metal alloys, “medium-specific” materials that richly and pointedly contrasted with the surrounding color pigments. The visual characteristics of these depicted metal things—lustrous yet flat, almost anti-representational—could dazzle, but perhaps also disorient: they grab the eye while creating a fertile tension between the representation of an object and the presentation of a precious stuff, between the pictorial and the material. A gold-leaf chalice signals its referent both iconically, via its shape, and indexically, via its metal material—a semiotic duality unavailable to the remainder of the painted miniature—and such images might accrue additional complexities when intended to represent known real-world objects.

This volume of essays will take inventory of how manuscript illuminators chose to depict precious metalwork and how these depictions generated meaning. The prominent application of metal leaf is one of the most distinguishing features of medieval manuscript illumination (only those books thus decorated technically merit the designation “illuminated”), and yet, despite its hallmark status, it has rarely served as a central subject of scholarly scrutiny and critique. In addressing both the use of metal leaf and the representation of precious-metal objects (via metallic and non-metallic media alike), Illuminating Metalwork seeks to remedy this lacuna. This volume will enhance traditionally fruitful approaches to medieval manuscript illumination, such as those analyzing text/image dynamics, pictorial mimesis, or public vs. private reception, by considering issues of materiality, preciousness, and presence. By focusing on the representation of precious metalwork, these studies will introduce new paths of inquiry beyond the depiction of actual objects and incorporate analyses of the use and simulation of metallic preciousness more broadly.

We invite essays that represent the full temporal and geographic scope of medieval manuscript painting—from Late Antiquity into the early modern era, from the Latin West to the Byzantine and Islamic East—in order to foster trans-historical and cross-cultural analysis. Possible themes include: chronological/geographical specificities in the representation of metalwork in manuscript illuminations; depictions of precious-metal figural sculpture, including idols; artistic technique and technical analysis (e.g. pigment vs. leaf, and the alloys used therein); the semiotics of metal on parchment; the phenomenology of the encounter; and whether we can speak of “portraits” of particular objects and/or visual “inventories” of specific collections.

Please direct all inquiries and submissions to Joseph Ackley (jackley@barnard.edu) and/or Shannon Wearing (slwearing@gmail.com).

 

 

 

3. University of Chicago

Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Tenure-track

Assistant Professor of Philosophy, first or second term.  Position will preferably begin July 1, 2018, or as soon as possible thereafter.  AOS: Open; AOC: Open.  The department has needs in Ancient Philosophy (non-ethics areas only), Early Modern Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind/Philosophy of Psychology, and Early Islamic Philosophy, but will consider candidates specializing in any area.  Minimum teaching load of four courses/year, graduate and undergraduate levels; usual dissertation, committee, and advising responsibilities. Successful candidates less than two years out from PhD may also be eligible for appointment as Provost Fellows with an initial two-year faculty appointment at the rank of Instructor.  Doctoral degree in Philosophy, or related field, required by start of the appointment.  We welcome applicants from groups historically underrepresented in academia, including women, black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Required elements of the dossier are: cover letter, CV, dissertation abstract, research statement, writing sample, teaching statement, teaching evaluations, syllabi, and three letters of reference.  Optional elements are an additional writing sample and additional letters of reference.  All items EXCEPT letters of reference may only be submitted via the Academic Careers website (https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu) for posting #03511.

Letters of reference must be submitted by your referees by one of the following methods:

(1) through the Academic Careers website (strongly preferred); (2) by email to: philosophy_searches@lists.uchicago.edu with the subject heading OPEN SEARCH; or (3) by mail to Open Search Committee Chair, Department of Philosophy, 1115 E. 58th St., Chicago, IL 60637.

No applications or dossier materials will be accepted after November 6, 2017.

Questions may be sent through the Academic Careers website or philosophy_searches@lists.uchicago.edu with the subject heading OPEN SEARCH.

Position contingent upon budgetary approval.

 

 

 

4. Call for Papers for meetings at Marrakech & Rabat in March 2018:

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the program is filled.

Rabat: 12-13 March 2018

Research Seminar Workshop on Ibn Rushd /Averroes

Hosted by Prof. Fouad Ben Ahmad

We will have five (5) presentations by Moroccan scholars and five (5) by members of the AAIWG.

The presentations will be 50 min. with 40 min. for questions and discussion.

Marrakech: 15-16 March 2018

Workshop on Human Knowing in the Medieval Arabic and Latin Traditions

Hosted by Prof. Jamal Rachak

We will have six (6) presentations by Moroccan scholars and up to twelve (12) by members or friends of the AAIWG.

The presentations will be 20 min. with 10 min. for questions and discussion

Applications for the Marrakech meeting are still being accepted. Those interested should send a title, abstract and current CV to: Richard.Taylor@Marquette.edu Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the program is filled.

http://academic.mu.edu/taylorr/Aquinas_and_the_Arabs/Spring_International_Workshops.html

 

 

 

5. Helsinki Post in Islamic Theology, starting 1 August 2018

‘Please, submit your application together with a single PDF attachment file on November 12, 2017 at the latest through the University of Helsinki electronic recruitment system.’

https://www.helsinki.fi/fi/avoimet-tyopaikat/university-lecturer-in-islamic-theology

 

 

 

6. Brisbane post

http://jobs.uq.edu.au/caw/en/job/501300/lecturer-in-studies-in-religion

 

Job no:501300
Area:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Salary (FTE):Academic Level B ($92,142.74 – $109,419.20)
Work type:Full Time – Continuing
Location: St Lucia, Brisbane

The Studies in Religion discipline and the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry seek an appointment in the area of Islamic studies. The successful applicant will be required to teach in undergraduate programs, supervise graduate students, and actively contribute to the research performance of the Studies in Religion discipline. The Studies in Religion discipline at the University of Queensland is a small group of dedicated researchers and lecturers. We are looking for a colleague who is committed to high quality teaching and research, is collaborative, research active, and is prepared to develop the discipline’s engagement with the broader community.

 

 

7. Jobs/Posts:

Koc University – Open Rank, Middle East (Non-Turkish)/Arab World
and/or Iran
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=55861

 

Case Western Reserve University – Assistant Professor, Islamic Visual
Culture before 1500, OR Global Contemporary Visual Culture
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=55879

 

 

Fellowships for International Researchers in Humanities, Social Studies, Law, and Economics for 2018-2019, New Europe College, Bucharest, Romania

Duration of the Fellowship: a) a full academic year (10 months, October through July) or b) a one-term fellowship (October-February, or March-July). The Fellowship consists of: a monthly stipend of 750 Euro, accommodation, international transportation to and from the home country.

Deadline for application: 2 December 2017. Information: www.nec.ro and applications@nec.ro

 

 

Two-Year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Turkish Studies, Buffett Institute for Global Studies at Northwestern University

Applications are welcome from scholars whose research addresses transnational social processes, problems, or conflicts in connection to contemporary Turkey. Fellowship will run from 1 September 2018 to 31 August 2020.

Deadline for application: 15 December 2017. Information: http://buffett.northwestern.edu/programs/turkish-studies/postdoc.html

 

 

Non-Tenure Track Instructional Position to Teach Two Courses in Contemporary Arabic Literature in the Spring 2018 Semester, University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Deadline for application: 4 November 2017. Information: https://jobs.virginia.edu, search on posting 0621758

 

 

Faculty Position in Arabic Linguistics, Arabic Culture or Relevant Fields, National Cheng-Chi University, Taipei, Taiwan

The successful applicant would be expected to begin employment on 1 August 2018.  Ph.D. in Arabic linguistics, Arabic culture or relevant fields required.

Deadline for application: 28 February 2018. Information: arabic@nccu.edu.tw and www.arabic.nccu.edu.tw

 

 

Post-doctoral Research Fellowships in Qur’anic Studies or Contemporary Islam, University of Johannesburg

Scholars who are working in the field of Qur’anic Studies or Contemporary Islam with a concentration on gender, liberation theology & decoloniality of Islam in Africa to apply for this fellowship for one year.

Deadline for application: 31 October 2017. Information: fesack@uj.ac.za

 

 

 

8. Conference: “The Reach of Empire – The Early Islamic Empire at Work”, Universität Hamburg, 11-13 October 2018

The conference invites participants to consider the reach of the early Islamic Empire from the 7th to the 10th centuries CE. Papers are invited that consider the reach of law, Islamic and other, for the integration and functioning of the empire, as well as its role in the development of Islam as an ‘imperial’ religion. To what extent did ‘Islam’ serve as an integrating force, even if only for the imperial elite? Etc.

Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2017. Information: www.islamic-empire.uni-hamburg.de/en/news-and-events/conferences/reach-of-empire.html

 

 

 

9. Seminar: “Representing Muslim Women: Muslim Women and the Media”, Berkeley, 2-4 February 2018

This Institute brings together leading experts, journalists and faculty from the USA, EU, and the Middle East, to engage participants in the global histories and cultures of women and Islamic cultures. The goal is to foster accurate reporting, representation, and public discourses related to Islamic cultures and to Muslim women in a variety of media outlets.

Deadline for application: 10 November 2017. Information: Suad Joseph sjoseph@ucdavis.edu

 

10. Open Access book:

A Journal of Three Months’ Walk in Persia in 1884 by Captain John Compton Pyne : Introduction, Notes and Translation

http://www.oapen.org/search?identifier=628776

 

1.AHRC doctoral scholarships at Edinburgh

The subject areas in which there is funding available include Middle Eastern Studies.

For further information and details on eligibility, see https://www.ed.ac.uk/literatures-languages-cultures/graduate-school/fees-and-funding/funding/phd-students/ahrc-scholarships

 

 

 

2. The Idea of Iran: The Turko-Timurid Intermezzo

Date: 18 November 2017Time: 9:45 AM

Finishes: 19 November 2017Time: 2:00 PM

Venue: Brunei Gallery Room: Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre

Type of Event: Symposium

Convened by Sarah Stewart, SOAS and Charles Melville, University of Cambridge.

The Centre for Iranian Studies, the Department of History, Religions and Philosophies, SOAS and the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge remain deeply grateful to the Soudavar Memorial Foundation for their continued support for this series.

Speakers:

• Shahzad Bashir, Stanford University
• Michele Bernardini, University of Naples “L’Orientale”
• Elaheh Kheirandish, Harvard University
• Beatrice Manz, Tufts University
• Elena Paskaleva, Leiden University
• Eleanor Sims, Independent Scholar
• Maria Subtelny, University of Toronto
• Marc Toutant, CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research)
• John Woods, University of Chicago
• Daniel Zakrzewski, Marburg University

Admission: £15; Conc. & LMEI Affiliates: £10; Students: Free.

Pre-registration required. To register please visit the SOAS Online Store. Students wishing to attend should contact Vincenzo Paci at: vp6@soas.ac.uk

All Publications in the Idea of Iran Series

Organiser: Centre for Iranian Studies, the Department of History, Religions and Philosophies, SOAS and the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge

Sponsor: Soudavar Memorial Foundation

Image: Iskandar, in the likeness of Husayn Bayqara visiting the wise man in a cave © The British Library Board, Or.6810, f.273r

Contact email: vp6@soas.ac.uk

Contact Tel: 020 7898 4330/4490

 

 

https://www.soas.ac.uk/lmei-cis/events/idea-of-iran/18nov2017-the-idea-of-iran-the-turko-timurid-intermezzo.html

 

 

 

3. Islam and Justice

AAIMS Inaugural Conference on the Study of Islam and Muslim Societies

The inaugural conference of the Australian Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies (AAIMS) will represent the depth and breadth of scholarship in Australia. It will showcase the diversity of this field of study which reflects the range of Muslim experiences across many countries and continents. The experiences and daily challenges faced by Muslims in Australia is, by definition, different to those in the Middle East, South Asia and South East Asia. This difference, however, does not detach them from events and processes that shape the lives of other Muslims. Studies of Muslim experiences and manifestations of Islam require a multi-disciplinary approach to capture the topic in all its multi-faceted complexity. AAIMS inaugural conference will address this important consideration by bringing together leading scholars from many disciplines, including law, politics, sociology, religious studies, philosophy and theology.

Monday & Tuesday, 18 – 19 December 2017

http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/nceis/news-and-events/islam-and-justice-aaims-inaugural-conference-on-the-study-of-islam-and-muslim-societies

 

 

4. The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago announces a position for a full-time Lecturer in Arabic, for a one-year appointment, with the possibility of renewal.
The successful candidate will typically teach a minimum of two classes of various levels of Arabic in each of three quarters (Autumn, Winter, Spring) to both undergraduate and graduate students. Additional duties of the position include contributing to the planning of the curriculum. The successful candidate must have native or near-native proficiency in Arabic and experience at the college level teaching Arabic as a foreign language. Preference will be given to candidates proficient in an Arabic dialect. A Master’s degree is required by the start date of the appointment; a Ph.D. is desirable but not required.

To apply to this position you must submit a cover letter, which includes a brief description of teaching philosophy, a curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation. Supporting documents, including teaching evaluations and sample syllabi, may also be submitted, if available. All application items except letters of recommendation may only be submitted via the University of Chicago Academic Career Opportunities website at https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu for posting 03530. Letters should be submitted either through the Academic Career Opportunities website or via email, by the letter writers, to amanday@uchicago.edu. Additional recommendation letter submission information will be provided during the application process.

Review of applications will begin on November 24, and will continue until the position is filled or the search is closed. This position is contingent on budgetary approval.
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To apply for this position, go to:  https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=182805

 

 

 

5. Academic Colloquium: “Reading is Believing? Sacred Texts in a Scientific Age”, Clare College, Cambridge, 26-28 March 2018

How have the scriptural traditions of Islam and Christianity been interpreted in the modern age? In particular, what challenges have been posed to the Bible and Qur’an by developments in science and technology? These are the core questions.

Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2017. Information: http://sciencescripture.org/call-for-papers-reading-is-believing-sacred-texts-in-a-scientific-age/

 

 

6. Workshop: “The Politics of Islam in Europe and North America”, CERI, Sciences Po, Paris, 27-28 June 2018

The workshop is interdisciplinary and comparative in approach and encourages proposals from all methodological approaches.

Deadline for application: 30 November 2017. Information: https://pomeps.org/2017/10/17/call-for-proposals-the-politics-of-islam-in-europe-and-north-america/

 

 

 

7. Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES), Seville, Spain, 16-22 July 2018

Up to 3,000 participants from more than 70 countries are expected to attend.

Deadline for abstracts: 9 December 2017. Information: http://wocmes2018seville.org

 

 

 

8. Short-Term Postdoctoral Mobility Fellowship Program in the Social Sciences and Humanities for Arab Scholars

This program is designed to support the research of postdoctoral fellows from Arab countries and to strengthen research networking and collaborations between Europe and the Arab region. It provides short-term fellowships to individual researchers who are citizens and nationals of the Arab region, who have received their PhD degree within 0-6 years, and who wish to conduct research in France (such as field research, and library and archival work).

Deadline for application: 31 January 2018.  Information: http://mailchi.mp/40a5a9c4eb61/call-for-applications-short-term-postdoctoral-mobility-fellowships-in-the-social-sciences-and-humanities

 

 

 

9. Jobs:

 

Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern and/or African History, California State University, Fresno

Specialists of any period may apply. Candidates with comparative, transnational, trans-imperial, or diasporic perspectives, or whose work touches on colonialism, comparative ethnicities, and/or border studies are especially encouraged to apply.

Review will begin 15 November 2017. Information: https://my.fresnostate.edu/psp/mfs/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?bCDC=y&Page=HRS_CE_HM_PRE&Action=A&SiteId=1

 

 

Assistant Professor in Religious Studies (Specialization in Islamic or Jewish Traditions), California State University, Fresno

We are seeking specialization in either Islamic or Jewish traditions with teaching competence in the other, along with Christian traditions.

Deadline for application: 25 October 2017. Information: https://my.fresnostate.edu/psp/mfs/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_HM_PRE&Action=A&SiteId=1

 

 

Assistant Professor in Cultural Anthropology, Bridgewater State University

Applicants should have geographic expertise in the Middle East and a thematic focus on Diaspora, Immigration, and (Re)settlement Studies. The successful candidate will begin in the Fall semester 2018.

Deadline for application: 12 November 2017. Information: https://jobs.bridgew.edu/postings/8660

 

 

Assistant Professor School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University (near New York)

We are particularly interested in candidates whose work bridges the academic-policy divide. Expertise in the Middle East, the European Union, or international relations theory is a plus.

Deadline for application: 10 November 2017. Information: http://jobs.shu.edu/cw/en-us/#/job/493117/assistant-professor-for-the-school-of-diplomacy

 

 

 

Faculty Fellow in Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies, New York University
We are looking for an outstanding junior scholar in any social science or humanities discipline whose research offers a critical perspective on the contemporary Middle East. The ideal candidate has knowledge of at least one Middle Eastern language, and has a Ph.D. in Anthropology, Comparative Middle Eastern Studies, Cultural Studies, Politics/Political Economy, Sociology, Urban Studies/Geography, or similar.

Deadline application: 30 December 2017. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/46267

 

 

Assistant Professor Specializing in MENA, Arabic, and/or Islamic Studies, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Minimum Requirements: A Ph.D. in Arabic or related field, with at least 18 hours of graduate work in Arabic and teaching experience at the post-secondary level, must be in hand by August 2018. Native or near-native fluency in Arabic and English are required. Candidates must demonstrate excellence in teaching and have relevant pedagogical training.

Deadline for application: 13 November 2017. Information: https://jobs.uncw.edu/postings/9570

 

 

Assistant Professor of Turkic Studies, Nazarbayev University, Kazachstan

The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. from an international university in a discipline related to Turkic languages (disciplinary specialization open); a record appropriate for appointment at the level of assistant professor; a promising research agenda informed by disciplinary frameworks and interdisciplinary scholarship; superior-level competence in a Turkic language other than Turkish.

Deadline for application: 15 November 2017. Information: hr.shss@nu.edu.kz

 

 

 

 

1.Lecturer in Contemporary Islam & the Middle East

The University of Edinburgh seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Contemporary Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, based in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies (IMES) (http://www.ed.ac.uk/literatures-languages-cultures/islamic-middle-eastern) and teaching within IMES. The lecturer will provide teaching and dissertation supervision at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and will commence on 3rd January 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful candidate will have expertise in the study of the Islamic world and political Islam in the Middle East.

The role is open ended, grade UE08 and attracts an annual salary of £39,992 to £47,722 which is full time (35 hours, each week).

The closing date is 5pm (GMT) on Monday 13^th November 2017. Interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 12^th December 2017.

Informal queries can be emailed for the attention of Dr Nacim Pak-Shiraz, Head of Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies, to llc@ed.ac.uk.

Further information and details on how to apply can be found at the following link: https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=041653

 

 

2. New Books:

Consorts of the Caliphs

Women and the Court of Baghdad

• By Ibn al-Sa’i
• Translated by Shawkat M. Toorawa
•  and The Editors of the Library of Arabic Literature
• Introduction by Julia Bray
• Foreword by Marina Warner

176 pages

September, 2017

ISBN: 9781479866793

http://www.libraryofarabicliterature.org/books/?book=14354

 

 

Disagreements of the Jurists

A Manual of Islamic Legal Theory

• By al-Qadi al-Numan
• Translated by Devin Stewart
• Foreword by John Coughlin
•  and John Sexton

256 pages

October, 2017

ISBN: 9781479808076

http://www.libraryofarabicliterature.org/books/?book=14412

 

 

3. On Jewish Archives from Afghanistan

Afghani Treasure

By Yoel Finkelman and Ofir Haim

A few weeks before Rosh Hashanah sometime in the 11th century, a distraught, young Jewish Afghani young man named Yair sent a painful letter to his brother-in-law, Abu-al-Hasan Siman Tov. Life had dealt Yair a tough hand, or maybe it was just his own bad choices. Having failed in business in his hometown of Bamiyan, rumors were now spreading that he had “broken promises . . . regarding property” and that he did not truly “observe the Sabbath.” Leaving these problems behind him, he had left his young wife to move some 150 miles to Ghazni and begin anew.

Read more at: https://jewishreviewofbooks.com/articles/2786/afghani-treasure/

 

 

 

4. “Visualizing Sufism”

International Workshop and Collective Volume

Place: University of Bonn, Alexander von Humboldt Kolleg for Islamicate Intellectual History (1200‒1600)

Date: 14 May 2018

Topic and Aim

From the Late Medieval Period onward many Sufi treatises began to display an increasing amount of visual elements, mainly in the form of diagrams, which can either have an auxiliary function, i.e. to help explain the contents of specific written passages, or be themselves at the very core of the text.

A comprehensive study aiming to understand the significance and diffusion of such visual devices in Sufi literature—involving such disparate disciplines as Philology, History of the Book and Codicology on the one hand, and Intellectual History and the History of Ideas on the other—has never been systematically undertaken. With special regard to the development of Islamicate Intellectual History, it would seem that the qualitative and quantitative leap in the diffusion of diagrams in Sufi literature was paralleled by the spread and reception of Ibn ‘Arabī’s (d. 638/1240) works in which diagrams are often employed.

This workshop aims at investigating to which extent the diffusion of visual elements was one of the chief novelties and specific features of Sufi literature to develop in the Late Medieval and Early Modern period. Acquiring a clear and detailed understanding of this phenomenon will also help us investigate the dialogical interactions between Sufism and philosophical, alchemical and magical literatures in which analogous diagrams are often employed. Obtaining a better knowledge of the phenomenon I suggested labelling “Visual Sufism” will also permit us to address the question of possible intellectual osmosis, in particular with the Jewish Kabbalah, in which similar visual tools started to flourish at almost exactly the same time in works by authors who in many cases acted in an Islamicate environment, knew Arabic and were acquainted with Islamic philosophical literature (see Giulio Busi, Qabbalah Visiva, Turin 2005).

This invitation aims at bringing together for the first time a group of specialists in the field to contribute to a workshop and collected volume on the theme of Visual Sufism. Visual Sufism will be investigated from different angles through the lens of multiple authors who employed images and diagrams within their Sufi works. Preliminary questions for the workshop include the following: which hypotheses can be suggested about the use of diagrams in Sufi literature? Was this trend linked to specific historical contexts, to the rise of new disciplines, or the appearance of new styles, ideas, or theories in Sufism? Do the authors provide any theory (even embryonic) for the utilisation of diagrams in their texts? To which extent do the texts refer to the social environment in order to justify the use of diagrams? Was the use of diagrams related to specific topics and, if so, which are they? What can be said about the specific use each author made of diagrams? Are there various typologies of diagrams? Is the use of diagrams consistent in different works of an author? Is it possible to individuate interdependences between diagrams found in different works written by one or more authors (i.e. can we actually discern a shared visual language here)? Did the presence of diagrams play any role in the reception of the texts at issue? Can we asses an evolution and development of the use of diagrams in time and space?

Contributions on key authors such as Aḥmad al-Būnī (d. 622 or 630/1225 or 1232), Saʿd al-Dīn Ḥammūʾī (d. 650/1253), Faḍl Allāh Astarābādī (d. 796/1394) and Shīrīn Maghribī (d. 809‒10/1406‒8), have already been secured.

Contributions on Ibn al-ʿArabī (d. 638/1240), Ḥaydar Āmulī (d. after 787/1385), Bayezit Halife (d. 922/1512) or on any other Sufi author from the period 1200‒1600 who made use of diagrams and visual elements in their works are warmly welcome.

Workshop Organization

• The workshop will involve a maximum of 8 presenters.
• Each talk should be between 30 and 40 minutes long and will be followed by a 20-minute Q&A session.
• The language of the workshop will be English.
• Taking into account the topic of the workshop the use of PowerPoint is strongly encouraged.
• Accommodation and travel costs will be covered by the Alexander von Humboldt Kolleg for Islamicate Intellectual History (1200‒1600).
• After the workshop, the papers will be published in the form of a peer-reviewed volume, edited by Dr. Giovanni Maria Martini, to be published in the series Islamicate Intellectual History (Brill, eds. Shahzad Bashir, Heidrun Eichner and Judith Pfeiffer).

Time Frame

• Please submit your proposal by October 31, 2017, including the title of the contribution, an abstract of about 500 words and a brief CV to giovannimaria.martini@uni-bonn.de.
• The revision process will start immediately after the deadline and the results are expected to be communicated to the applicants by November 15, 2017.
• The workshop will take place on Monday 14 May 2018 at the Alexander von Humboldt Kolleg for Islamicate Intellectual History (1200‒1600) at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
• The first draft of the full article will be due by August 20, 2018 (12,000‒18,000 words exclusive of the bibliography).

 

For any further information, please contact Dr. Giovanni Maria Martini at giovannimaria.martini@uni-bonn.de.

 

 

 

5. 2017 – 2018 AKPIA Lecture Series, A Forum for Islamic Art & Architecture

The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University presents

Thursday, October 19, 2017

“Architecture on the Edge of the Muslim World:

The Deccan during the 14th and 15th centuries”

Helen Philon

Independent Scholar

 

Real Colegio Complutense, 26 Trowbridge Street, Cambridge, MA

(corner of Trowbridge and Harvard Streets)

5:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Lecture is free and open to the public.

For further information, call 617-495-2355, email agakhan@fas.harvard.edu or visit: https://agakhan.fas.harvard.edu/news-events

View our previous lectures:

https://agakhan.fas.harvard.edu/podcasts-0

 

 

 

6. “Annual Congress of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA)”, Washington DC, 18-21 November 2017

Pre-Registration Deadline: 24 October 2017: Save up to $50. Information: www.mesana.org. Preliminary program: www.mesana.org/annual-meeting/program.html

 

 

 

7. Jobs:

 

Lecturer in Arabic Language, Department of Arabic Studies/Language Center, University of Bayreuth

The position is to begin 1 April 2018. Candidate profile: Native or near-native proficiency in Arabic; Knowledge of German or English/French; A. degree or higher in Arabic language and/or linguistics.

 

Please submit applications within 20 November 2018 to Dr Valentina Serreli (valentina.serreli@uni-bayreuth.de). Information: www.uni-bayreuth.de/de/universitaet/arbeiten-an-der-universitaet/stellenangebote/wiss-personal/SZ-1/index.html

 

 

60 Max Weber Post-Doctoral Fellowships in the Historical and Social Sciences, European University Institute, Florence, 2018/2019

 

Applicants must be within 5 years of the award of their PhD. Preference is given to those who have recently completed a doctorate, not had a postdoctoral position before and/or are on the job market.

 

Deadline for application: 25 October 2017. Information: https://www.eui.eu/ProgrammesAndFellowships/MaxWeberProgramme/ApplytotheMWP/Why-Apply

 

 

20 Jean Monnet Fellowships at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence, 2018/2019

 

The Fellowship programme is open to post-docs, tenure track academics and those wishing to spend their sabbatical at the Robert Schuman Centre. Main areas of research: Integration, Governance and Democracy; Regulating Markets and Governing Money; 21st Century World Politics and Europe.

 

Deadline for application: 25 October 2017. Information: www.eui.eu/ServicesAndAdmin/AcademicService/Fellowships/JeanMonnetFellowships

 

 

Fully Funded PhD Position to Study Turkey, Institute for Turkish Studies, Stockholm University

 

Supervisors Jenny White and Paul Levin. The students‘ interests can be in any field as long as the subject is contemporary Turkey and loosely fits the interests of the supervisors: culture, politics, religion, ethnicity, foreign policy, EU, migration, nationalism, etc. MA required.

 

Deadline for application: 16 October 2017. Information: www.su.se/english/about/working-at-su/jobs?rmlang=UK&rmpage=job&rmjob=3878

 

 

 

Senior Scholar of Ancient Iranian Studies, Oriental Institute, University of Chicago

 

The candidate should focus on the pre-Islamic cultures of Iran and may concentrate on the archaeology, languages, religion, art, or history of ancient Iran, or a combination of these.

 

Review will begin on 1 December 2017. Information: https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp

 

 

 

Assistant Professor of Classical Islamic Studies, Columbia University

 

We seek a scholar with firm grounding in classical Arabic, but whose work may also engage with other languages and cover across regions. Discipline and focus are open, including but not restricted to history (social, intellectual, cultural), science, Sufism, theology or philosophy.

 

Deadline for application: 11 November 2017. Information: http://mideast.unc.edu/columbia-university-assistant-professor-of-classical-islamic-studies/

 

 

 

Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern History, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

 

Teaching responsibilities include World Civilization history survey courses, upper level and graduate courses, and MA thesis supervision. Qualifications: PhD. in history or related field.

 

Deadline for application: 15 November 2017. Information: https://ualr.peopleadmin.com/postings/6697

 

 

One-year Sabbatical Fellowship, Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University

 

The 2018-2019 sabbatical fellowship is open to all faculty members in the ranks of assistant, associate, full, and emeritus professor who work on the modern Middle East and North Africa.

 

Deadline for application: 1 December 2017. Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/10001

 

 

 

8. Grants for Academic Research and Activities Connected with Iranian Cultural Heritage in 2018

The London-based Iran Heritage Foundation gives grants for research connected with the history, language and culture of Iran and the Persianate world from early times to the present day.

Deadline for application:  31 October 2017. Information: www.iranheritage.org/grants.html.