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Shii News – Academic Items
1. Call for Papers for an Academic Workshop:
“Diasporas and Challenges to Statehood in the Middle East and North Africa”
This workshop is organized as part of a larger conference “Diasporas and
Contested Sovereignty: Lessons Learned about Transnational Diaspora
Mobilizations in Europe” on 28-29 September, 2017 at Warwick University,
and is sponsored by the European Research Council.
Abstracts of 300 words by 10 July, 2017 to Dr. Maria Koinova, PI of the ERC project
“Diasporas and Contested Sovereignty” at m.koinova@warwick.ac.uk
2. New deadline for applications for post in Islamic art – now 11 July
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Islamic Art
University of Edinburgh – History of Art
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BBX765/lecturer-senior-lecturer-in-islamic-art/
3. Sorbonne nouvelle Paris 3 // Recrutement ATER – 2017
du 26 juin 2017 au 5 juillet 2017
date d’ouverture : 26 juin 2017 à 9 heures
date de fermeture : 5 juillet 2017 à 23 heures
L’Université Sorbonne Nouvelle – Paris 3 recrute des Attachés Temporaires d’Enseignement et de Recherche (ATER) en vue de la rentrée 2017,
parmi lesquels:
- Section 15 – Langues et littératures arabes, chinoises, japonaises, hébraiques, et d’autres domaines linguistiques
ATER support MCF 0840 – Etudes iraniennes
Les modalités de constitution des dossiers de candidatures et de dépôt sont indiquées au:
http://www.univ-paris3.fr/recrutement-ater-2017-424317.kjsp?RH=1338198827321
4. New Issue: Nazariyat Journal for the History of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences (3/2, 2017)
Nazariyat’s new issue has been released. All articles and reviews can be downloaded via the following link.
http://www.nazariyat.org/en/latest-issue/
ARTICLES
• Upholding God’s Essence: Ibn Taymiyya on the Createdness of the Spirit, Mohamed A. Moustafa
• An Early Attempt at Unifying the Universe: Suhrawardī’s Concept of Miqdār, İshak Arslan
• Arithmetical Algebra in the Islamic History of Mathematics and Its Peak in the 9th/15th Century: Ibn al-Hāʾim’s al-Mumtiʿ, Elif Baga
REVIEW ARTICLES
• A Response to Nahyan Fancy’s Review Article, Ahmed Ragab
REVIEWS
• Dāyirihā-yi Mīnā-ī: Pajūhash-ī dar Tārikh-i Kayhān Shināsī dar Tamaddun-i Islāmī [Enamel Circles: A Survey of the History of Cosmology in Islamic Civilization], Amir Mohammad Gamini (by Kaveh Niazi)
• Arap Ahlâkî Aklı [The Moral Reason of the Arabs], Muhammed Âbid el-Câbirî (by Hümeyra Özturan)
• The Light of the World: Astronomy in al-Andalus, Joseph ibn Naḥmias, Robert G. Morrison (ed.), (by Ruth Glasner)
• Mulla Ṣadrā and Eschatology: Evolution of Being, Eiyad S. Al-Kutubi, (by Sümeyye Parıldar)
• Al-Ḥasan İbn Mūsā al-Nawbaḫtī, Commentary on Aristotle “De generatione et corruption”, Marwan Rashed (by Issam Marjani)
• Molla Fenârî’de Tasavvuf Metafiziği: Misbâhu’l-üns Üzerine Bir İnceleme [Sufi Metaphysics in Mulla Fanārī: A Study on Miṣbāḥ al-uns], Muammer İskenderoğlu (by Sema Özdemir)
5. Job – Curatorial Assistant, Art of the Islamic Worlds, Houston
Title: Curatorial Assistant, Art of the Islamic Worlds
Reports To: Curator, Art of the Islamic Worlds
Pay Type: Full-Time, Regular, Exempt, 35 hrs/week
Salary: Commensurate with Experience and Education
Benefits: Group Medical and Dental Insurance, Life and Long Term Disability Insurance, Retirement Plan, Flexible Spending Plans, Paid Time Off, Reserve Time Off, Holiday Pay, Museum Membership and Discounts
Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
Work Location: Beck Building, a non-smoking facility
Responsibilities:
• Provides curatorial assistance to Curator of Art of the Islamic Worlds
• Collection management: on-going collection research; research of new acquisition proposals; creation and maintenance of collection files
• Exhibition and catalogue project: research and documentation of objects; creation and maintenance of checklists; interdepartmental coordination (Registrar, Conservation, Photography, etc.)
• Schedules and coordinates permanent collection rotations, including research and label-writing
• Coordinates travel arrangements for visiting speakers, artists, collectors
• Assists with research and writing grant proposals
• Performs other duties as necessary to support the curator with correspondence, reports, scholarly articles, lectures, catalogue manuscripts, collection-based support and general office responsibilities
• Library: works with Library staff to create library checklist of books needed for department library; checks out books from Library for curator
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
• Broad knowledge of art history, particularly of Islamic art
• Sophisticated research and writing skills essential
• Writing sample required
• Excellent organizational and computer skills, including Microsoft Office, TMS (The Museum System)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Foreign language skills: Persian, preferred, or Arabic
Education and Experience:
• Minimum of BA in Art History required
• MA or PhD in Art History with emphasis on Islamic Art, preferred
• Minimum of 3 years of museum experience in a curatorial or research area desirable
How to Apply:
Send resume to Human Resources, Job 17-148CUR, P.O. Box 6826, Houston TX 77265-6826;
Fax 713-639-7597 or email: jobs@mfah.org or apply at http://mfah.org/about/careers
- June 29, 2017
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.Call for Papers
The Changing Nature of Family and Marriage in Contemporary Iran:
Friday November 3, 2017
Loma Pelona Center, University of California – Santa Barbara
Over the past few decades, Iran has experienced a dramatic change in courtship practices and in the institution of family. The Changing Nature of Family and Marriage in Contemporary Iran is a conference devoted to an exploration of the latest findings in this area. Papers will examine a variety of issues such as marriage and divorce laws vs. actually existing power and decision-making processes in the family, the role of the extended family, definitions of masculinity and femininity vs. the lived experience of individuals; gender disparity, variations in religious communities, such as in the Sunni, Baha’i, Jewish, and Armenian families, family economics, especially unemployment, underemployment, and female employment, and social justice. Papers will also look at the growing rates of street children (both Afghan and Iranianchildren) and child prostitution, the changing nature of temporary marriage, marital commitment, cohabitation (white marriages) and grey marriages (separated couples living together).
The conference is an international interdisciplinary venue open to all academics and researchers. We do encourage graduate students to submit abstracts. Papers can be from a variety of disciplines such as History /Sociology, Gender Studies, Psychology, Economic, Media and Performance Studies, and Religious Studies.
Abstracts should be in English, 1-2 page maximum (500-650 words). Please also include a short CV or Bio.
We will provide meals for all participants at the conference and local transportation. Priority will be given to individuals whose research was conducted in Iran in the last two decades. There may also be an all-Persian workshop, depending on the abstracts received.
Abstract submission: July 31, 2017
Conference paper submission: October 15, 2017
A selected number of papers will be considered for an edited volume by the conference organizers
Please send your abstracts and a CV to Jesilyn Faust, Conference Coordinator at ISUCSB17@gmail.com
2. Call for papers: Central Asia as a Civilizational Crossroad through Numismatics’ Lenses: 9th-15th Centuries. In memoriam Boris D. Kochnev (1940-2002). Israel, 23-24 May 2018.
The 14th Conference of Asian Studies in Israel (ASI 2018), May 23-24, 2018
In memoriam Boris D. Kochnev (1940-2002)
Call for applications
The coins, possibly the most valuable exchange medium in human history until the modern age, are important primary source for historical research. Of special interest are numismatic remains from border and crossroad areas, either contested by the different powers or located on major trade and migration roots. One of the most important areas of this type on the Eurasian continent is Central Asia, a vast geographical region boarded by the Caspian Sea on the west and today’s Xinjiang in the east, north Kazakhstan in the north and south Afghanistan in the south.
This call for application invites scholars to submit their proposals for the memorial session for the late Dr. Boris D. Kochnev (1940-2002), one of the leading scholars of the pre-Mongol numismatic research of Central Asia. The session will include either one or two panels and will be held during the 14th Conference of Asian Studies in Israel at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (May 23-24, 2018).
The session under the working title Central Asia as a Civilizational Crossroad through the Lenses of Numismatics: 9th-15th Centuries is being organised in order to discuss and highlight the impact and the contribution of numismatics for the historical research of Central Asia during its pre-Mongol (starting with the 9th century – the early Karakhanid rule), Mongol and Temürid periods of its history. The proposals should address Central Asia not as a static geographic entity, but one involved in constant dynamic relations with the areas and cultures outside the region, as well as its own cultural, religious and ethnic diversity.
The proposed presentations can deal with, but are not limited, to the following issues:
- interrelations of the numismatic remains and the historical sources
- contribution of numismatics to the analysis of the political and the economic history
- contribution of numismatics to the analysis of the history of cross-Eurasian migrations of humans, technologies and diseases
- digital technologies in contemporary numismatic research
Technical information
Presentations. Scholars are expected to give a presentation of 15-20 minutes. The working language of the session is English.
Time, location and accommodation. The conference will take place on May 23-14 2018 in Jerusalem,. The participants will be provided accommodation (2 nights). Yet, the transportation expenditures are on the participants. If you need an invitation letter for the visa to Israel, please contact the organisers in time.
Deadline. Please send your proposals (title and a short abstract up to 300 words) to Mr. Ishayahu Landa, the convener of the memorial session, until 15 September 2017. The information on the selection of the speakers will be sent until 30 September 2017.
Publications. The publication of the papers in a memorial volume or journal section is under consideration.
Contact information. Please send your abstracts as well as any questions to Mr. Ishayahu Landa via ishayahu.landa@mail.huji.ac.il.
ASI 2018. For the general CfP for the ASI 2018 see http://bit.ly/2tncXaU.
3. University of California – Santa Barbara – Postdoctoral Scholar and
Lecturer in Arabic Language and Literature, 2017/18
4. The 2018 Sir William Luce Fellowship at Durham University to members of the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World (CASAW). The residential fellowship (Apr-June 2018) carries a grant, accommodation and meals, and is a valuable research and publication opportunity for post-doctoral scholars, diplomats, politicians, or business executives, working on Iran, the Gulf states, South Arabia and Sudan: more details are provided in the notice.
The application deadline is Friday 8 September 2017.
The Sir William Luce Papers series (https://www.dur.ac.uk/sgia/imeis/lucefund/visiting/) has been well served by the breadth of expertise and variety of experience past fellows have brought to the post.
For further information, contact:
Francis Gotto
Honorary Secretary, Sir William Luce Memorial Fund
+44 191 334 1218
francis.gotto@durham.ac.uk
5. CfP: Conference: “The emergence of the Ḥadīṯ as the authority of knowledge (4ᵗʰ/10ᵗʰ‒8ᵗʰ/14ᵗʰ centuries),”
Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (IDEO), Cairo, 11-13 January 2018
One of the questions raised today by some Egyptian religious authorities is on the lawfulness and relevance of using intellectual tools foreign to the Islamic tradition to read and interpret the Qurʾān and texts of the classic Islamic heritage. Is it permissible and appropriate to use contemporary human sciences to study the texts of the Arab-Islamic patrimony or should it be limited to the Ḥadīṯ? IDEO would like to contribute to this debate by studying the emergence of the Ḥadīṯ as the authority of knowledge in the Islamic sciences.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 September 2017. Information: https://www.ideo-cairo.org/en/2017/06/the-emergence-of-the-%E1%B8%A5adi%E1%B9%AF-as-the-authority-of-knowledge-4%E1%B5%97%CA%B010%E1%B5%97%CA%B0%E2%80%928%E1%B5%97%CA%B014%E1%B5%97%CA%B0-centuries/
6. University of Exeter (UK)
Lecturer in Arabic
This post is available from 1 September 2017 or 1 January 2018 and is a permanent appointment.
7. Conference: “Cinema of the Arab World”, American University in Cairo, 3-4 March 2018
Papers are welcome which problematize contemporary scholarship on cinema of the Arab world by offering critiques of colonized theory or by offering new lines of inquire which carry the discourse beyond prevailing tendencies.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 August 2017. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/15766/discussions/181615/call-abstracts-cinema-arab-world
8. Summer School on Ibadism: “Understanding Diversity within Islam”, Volos, Greece, 3-9 September 2017
The Summer School is co-organized by the University of Naples L’Orientale, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the College of Islamic Law of the Sultanate of Oman and the Department of Interfaith Studies of Volos Academy for Theological Studies
Deadline for application: 30 June 2017. Information: http://www.ibadistudies.org/
9. Summer School on Sufi Studies: “Foundations of Islamic Spirituality”, Tamacine, Algeria, 5-12 September 2017
The Summer School in the heart of the Algerian desert is organized by association Perennia Verba (Parma, IT) in collaboration with the Istituto per l’Oriente Carlo Alfonso Nallino (Rome, IT) and the Officina di Studi Medievali (Palermo, IT).
Deadline for application: 10 July 2017. Information: http://www.academia.edu/33617420/Summer_School_on_Sufi_Studies_Temacine_Ageria_Sept_2017_.pdf
10. Les voix du pouvoir : souverains, poètes, artisans
dans le monde musulman oriental, Xe – XIVe siècles
J’ai le grand plaisir de vous inviter à l’atelier de recherche international intitule
Les voix du pouvoir : souverains, poètes, artisans
dans le monde musulman oriental, Xe – XIVe siècles
qui aura lieu le samedi 8 juillet 2017, de 9h30 à 12h, dans la salle 3.02 de l’INALCO (65, rue des Grands Moulins, Paris 13ème).
Cet atelier s’inscrit dans la continuité de la journée d’étude Les Ghaznavides et leurs voisins (resp. M. Szuppe et V. Allegranzi, Ivry-sur-Seine 26 février 2016) et se déroulera dans le cadre du 2ème Congres du GIS MOMM (Paris, 5-7 juillet 2017 <http://majlis-remomm.fr/programme>), grâce au soutien de l’équipe de recherche UMR 7528 Mondes iranien et indien.
Nous aurons le plaisir d’accueilir de specialistes de plusieurs disciplines – Gabrielle van den Berg (Leiden University), Valentina Laviola (Ca’ Foscari, Venice), Camille Rhoné-Quer (Aix-Marseille Université), Eloïse Brac de la Perrière (Université Paris-Sorbonne) – et chercherons à ouvrir un espace de dialogue autour des sources écrites et matérielles qui servent à éclairer certains aspects de l’histoire culturelle de l’Iran oriental (Xe-XIVe siècles).
Vous trouverez en pièce jointe le programme de la matinée.
Attention : l’inscription au Congrès est obligatoire pour participer à la séance.
Dans l’attente de vous retrouver, je reste à votre disposition pour tout renseignement
Viola Allegranzi – viola.allegranzi@gmail.com
doctorante Paris 3 – “L’Orientale” (Naples)
UMR 7528 Mondes iranien et indien
- June 26, 2017
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1. A new academic monograph series, Written Culture and Identity, devoted to new research on the literature and culture of the Middle East.
Book proposals are welcomed that explore the relationship between politics, gender, class, sexuality, ethnicity, identity and the literature and cultural production of the contemporary Middle East in the broadest sense.
Rory Gormley
Head of Academic Publicity and Editor
I.B.Tauris Publishers | Philip Wilson Publishers
6 Salem Road
London W2 4BU
T: +44 (0)20 7243 1225
2. MIDDLE EAST STUDIES LIBRARIAN
Brown University Library seeks collaborative and innovative candidates for the position of Middle East Studies Librarian. As part of the Library’s Research and Outreach Services Department, the Middle East Studies Librarian serves as the library’s liaison to Brown’s Middle East Studies Program and to other departments appropriate to the candidate’s qualifications. The Middle East Studies Librarian teaches research skills and strategies, offers instruction sessions in individualized or in group settings, responds to reference inquiries, collaborates with other library staff on digital projects, and continues to build outreach efforts to un-tenured and tenure-track faculty, and to postdocs. The Middle East Studies Librarian will work a 75% time schedule and the initial appointment is for a fixed 3-year period with the possibility of an extension.
The position is responsible for collection development, through purchase and gift, in designated subject areas and in all formats, with emphasis on vernacular language materials, in accordance with collection guidelines, curriculum alignment, and budgetary resources.
Required Qualifications:
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- Graduate level degree in Middle East Studies, or related field (e.g. CompLit, Archaeology, Anthropology, History. Master of Library Science or Ph.D. in subject field preferred.)
- 3-5 years of related experience.
- Fluency in Arabic.
- Knowledge of the scholarly communications process (publishing, copyright, repositories, illustration sources).
- Experience with library research tools and resources relevant to the assigned subjects.
- Ability to work with researchers in a rapidly changing environment.
- Ability to work in a complex library organization with a strong service orientation.
- Knowledge of various software packages: MS Office; ArcGIS; Endnote (or other citation management software).
- Bibliographic knowledge of Persian, French, and Turkish.
To Apply: please visit Brown University’s career opportunities website at:https://brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/staff-careers-brown/jobs and reference REQ134333. Complete an application online, attach documents, and submit for immediate consideration. Documents should include cover letter, resume, and the names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three references. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
3. Emory University is still searching for a Middle East and Islamic Studies Librarian.
4. Symposia Persica
First International Biennial Conference and Graduate Workshop on
The Persianate World and Central Eurasia
Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies (IPGS)
School of Global Studies and Partnerships
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
February 21-24, 2018
Conveners: Dr. Anne-Marie Condacse (Dept. of Music), Dr. Pedram Khosronejad (School of Media & Strategic Communication), Dr. Reuel Hanks (Dept. of Geography)
The Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies program at the Oklahoma State University invites scholars pursuing research in any of the humanities and social sciences to submit abstracts for individual papers or complete panel proposals. Panel proposals should feature 3-4 paper presentations, with a chair and discussant, and should offer a title that reflects the panel theme. Abstracts should be between 150-200 words in length and include a title, 4-5 keywords, and the author’s name and affiliation. Four of the papers presented will be selected for publication in the journal of Anthropology of Contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia. A $200 prize will be awarded to a student whose paper demonstrates significant research contribution to the Persianate World and/or Central Eurasia Studies.
The program concludes with a half-day workshop for graduate students pursuing research in this area on any topic in the social sciences or humanities. The workshop will include panels and discussions on conducting both field and archival research methods, publication strategies and relationships with publishers, networking among scholars in the region, and grant writing and funding opportunities.
The Fourth Middle East and Central Eurasia Ethnographic Film and Media Program of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA) will take place during the conference and all participants are invited to attend.
For more information, please visit:
https://www.iranian-persiangulf.org/symposia-persica
5. Conference: “Representations of the Other in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia”, Australian National University, Canberra, 23-24 November 2017
This two day interdisciplinary conference is open to scholars, students, professionals, and the general public with an interest in the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia.
Deadline for abstracts: 24 July 2017. Information: http://cais.anu.edu.au/events/words/in-their-words-in-our-words
6. 9th Islamic Legal Studies Conference, International Society of Islamic Legal Studies (ISILS), Universities of Helsinki and Tampere, Finland, 6-9 June 2018
The conference will be open topic – presentations on all aspects of Islamic law, from earliest to most recent times, are welcome.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 July 2017. Information: http://www.isils.net/conferences
7. Full-time Lecturer in Arabic, Starting 1 August 2017, Indiana University, Bloomington
The successful candidate must have a M.A. and will preferably have a Ph.D. in Arabic language, linguistics, applied linguistics, or a related field, and is expected to be competent in the use of instructional technology and communicative, standards-based teaching methodologies.
Deadline for application: 7 July 2017. Information: mailto:zmuller@indiana.edu
8. Arabic Language and Literature Postdoctoral Fellowship for Five Months, Washington and Lee University
Applicants must have a Ph.D. by start of appointment (1 January 2018). Area of sub-specialization open; Ph.D. in Arabic language or related fields (e.g. comparative literature or NELC) preferred.
Review of applications will begin 1 August 2017. Contact: Professor Anthony Edwards, edwardsa@wlu.edu
9. Conference: “Locating Muslim Cinema(s): The Politics of Culture and Identity”, Michigan State University, 12-13 April 2018
The conference will focus on three questions: Is there a discrete and coherent esthetic enterprise called “Muslim cinema”? If so, does it possess any unique and defining characteristics? And how does it differ from other types of cinema based not on national provenance, but emerging from a diverse set of global religious communities?
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2017. Information: http://muslimstudies.isp.msu.edu/about/conference/
10. Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies, the University of Chester, UK:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BCB226/senior-lecturer-in-islamic-studies/
- June 20, 2017
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.The European Muslim Network is organizing a 5-Day Intensive Summer School in Frankfurt ( GERMANY) from 11th till 15th of September 2017.
“Re-envisionning European Islam : past, present and future”
With Ahmet Alibasic ( Bosnia), Karen Armstrong ( UK), Fabienne Brion
( Belgium), Malika Hamidi ( Belgium) and Tariq Ramadan ( UK) among others…
This Summer School is open to the civil society, researchers, students, academics, activists …
The detailed programme, entry requirements, fees and registration deadline are available on the website of European Muslim Network via : http://eumuslim.net/fr/2017/05/24/emn-summer-school/
Please register here: https://www.inscription-facile.com/form/uLJqwEESU1UFGRzOtft5
2. The Universities of Bamberg and Erlangen will be offering a new bilingual Elite Master’s Programme in „Kulturwissenschaften des Vorderen Orients/Cultural Studies of the Middle East”, being introduced in the 2017/18 winter semester.
Our programme will focus on diversity and historical change in the cultures of the Middle East. It is Germany’s first elite course of study in this field and a wonderful opportunity for highly motivated students to prepare for their PhD and make an early start for a professional career in an academic setting.
For more information, including details about how to apply, please check out our website www.culturalstudiesmideast.de
3. Washington and Lee University invites applications for a five-month postdoctoral fellowship in Arabic language and literature, beginning 1 January 2018. This opportunity invites recent recipients of the Ph.D. to develop their research and teaching alongside faculty of the MESA (Middle East and South Asia) Teacher-Scholar Cohort. Applicants must have a Ph.D. by start of appointment. Area of sub-specialization open; Ph.D. in Arabic language or related fields (e.g. comparative literature or NELC) preferred. Comprehensive mastery and fluency in Modern Standard Arabic and a dialect required. The successful applicant will have demonstrated success in teaching in a North American or liberal arts context.
The postdoctoral fellow is expected to teach 1–2 courses in the winter 12-week term, and 1 course in the spring 4-week term. Up to 2 of these courses are expected to be new courses developed by the postdoctoral fellow to enrich the university curriculum and contribute to the diversity and excellence of the MESA Teacher-Scholar Cohort on campus. This is a temporary appointment.
Review of applications will begin 1 August 2017. Interviews will be conducted through Skype. The position will remain open until filled. To apply, applicants should send a cover letter, C.V., graduate transcript, a sample syllabus from a previously taught course, and teaching evaluations to MESA@wlu.edu. Three reference letters should be directed by recommenders to the same address. Questions may be addresses to Professor Anthony Edwards, at edwardsa@wlu.edu.
4. The Leiden Institute for Area Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Leiden offers a lectureship in Persian (language acquisition). This is a part-time (30,4 hours per week), fixed-term post for the period of 2 years starting on 1 September 2017. Applications must be received no later than 4 July and should be submitted at vacatureslias@hum.leidenuniv.nl. For more details see:
5. The George Washington University Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations invites applicants for a full-time one-year position of Visiting Assistant Professor and Acting Coordinator of Persian, commencing with the 2017 Fall semester. The successful candidate is expected to teach the Persian language at all levels of proficiency. Basic Qualifications:Native or near native fluency in Persian, excellent command of English and; Ph.D. in Persian or related field; experience in teaching Persian at college level and use of technology in language.
To apply: send a letter of application, a statement of teaching philosophy and use of technology in teaching Persian, curriculum vitae, sample syllabi, tests and teaching materials, teaching evaluations, along with three confidential letters of recommendation (to be sent by the recommenders) to: Professor Mohssen Esseesy, Chair of the Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, The George Washington University, Rome Hall 655, 801 22nd Street, NW, Washington DC 20052. Review of applications is continuous until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered. The George Washington University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women, people of color, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
http://cnelc.columbian.gwu.edu
6. Islamic Arts and Crafts: An Anthology (Edinburgh UP, 2017). This collection of written sources (dating from the seventh to the twentieth centuries) explores numerous aspects of the crafts of the Middle East from the processing of raw materials to the manufacture of finished artefacts. Among the topics covered are: the legal and ethical dimensions of the arts and crafts, the organisation of labour in urban and rural contexts, the everyday lives of artisans, the gendered dimensions of making things, and the impact of industrialisation upon traditional methods of manufacture. https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-islamic-arts-and-crafts.html
7. Contextualizing History Writing in the Ottoman and Indian Worlds (C.1400-1850)
10-11 June, 2017
İstanbul Bilgi University Department of History
8. The first volume of the special issue of Intellectual History of the Islamicate World on Medical Traditions (http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/2212943x/5/3 )
Introduction – Leigh Chipman, Peter E. Pormann, Miri Shefer-Mossensohn
On the problem of Syriac “influence” in the transmission of Greek science to the Arabs: the cases of astronomy, philosophy, and medicine – Siam Bhayro
A Syriac Medical Kunnāšā of Īšōʿ bar ʿAlī (9th c.): First Soundings – Grigory Kessel
The Enigma of Arabic and Hebrew Palladius – Peter E. Pormann, Samuel Barry, Nicola Carpentieri, Elaine van Dalen, Kamran I. Karimullah, Taro Mimura, Hammood Obaid
Transformation of Galen’s Textual Legacy from Classical to Post-Classical Islamic Medicine: Commentaries on the Hippocratic Aphorisms – Kamran I. Karimullah
Book reviews by Tamar Herzog, Peter Adamson, Miriam L. Hjälm and Juan Pedro Monferrer-Sala
9. Conference of the International Qur’anic Studies Association (IQSA), Beït Al-Hikma, Carthage, Tunisia, 4-6 July 2017
The meeting will focus on the following three areas: Epistemology: The Place of the Qurʾanic Studies in Islamic sciences; Methods and Tools (Presuppositions, Applications and Purposes); Themes and Interpretations: Qurʾanic polemics.
Information: https://iqsaweb.wordpress.com/2017/05/30/2017-international-meeting-tunisia/
10. Islamic Art – Edinburgh – Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Islamic Art
https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form
- June 12, 2017
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.ISOA is a private academic art center which holds international training courses in order to familiarize artists, professors and students of all around the world with different fields of Islamic Persian art. In cooperation with University of Tehran, Collage of Farabi, ISOA is organizing two international courses for the summer 2017. The courses would be thought in English and their themes and dates are as following:
- World of Persian Carpet, 24 August- 2 September, 2017
http://www.isoacourses.com/2016/12/05/world-of-persian-carpet/
- Philosophy of Islamic Art, 24 August- 2 September, 2017
http://www.isoacourses.com/2016/12/05/philosophy-of-islamic-art/
The Courses are going to be held in various cities of Iran including: Tehran, Qom, Kashan and Isfahan and aim to increase understanding of Islamic Persian culture by providing opportunities for their participants to study different historical and philosophical aspects of Iran’s traditional art as well as experiencing Iran’s traditional life through visiting bazaars, mosques, museums, religious centers, and historical sites of the cities.
For more detailed information about the programs see http://www.isoacourses.com/
2. The University of New South Wales, Sydney, offers a new PhD scholarship to research Iranian Diasporic Women Filmmakers. Applications are open to come and work with a supervisory team including Michelle Langford, Laetitia Nanquette and Jane Mills. Apply by 10 July for a 2018 start.
Here are more details about the project: http://www.2025.unsw.edu.au/apply/scientia-phd-scholarships/migrant-subjects-literary-work-and-literary-circulation-global-world
And more details about the Scientia fellowship: https://research.unsw.edu.au/unsw-scientia-fellowship-program
3. CfP: Gotha manuscript workshop: Alchemy in the Islamicate world – Gotha, 28./29.09.2018
Alchemy was a widespread practice in the Islamicate world that was taught from early on to the 19th/20th century. In spite of its popularity attested to by historical references as well as the wealth of alchemical manuscripts that have come down to us, the study of Arabo-Islamic alchemy has been neglected for the last decades. Only recently have we seen a renewed interest in the field, giving rise to a number of publications.
Among its extensive collection of Oriental manuscripts, Gotha Research Library also houses a significant number of alchemical manuscripts (for the Gotha alchemical manuscripts in Arabic see Siggel, Katalog der arabischen alchemistischen Handschriften Deutschlands, vol. 2, Berlin 1950). The workshop aims at bringing together established and younger scholars working on alchemy and providing them with the opportunity to engage directly with the alchemical manuscripts of the Gotha collection. The exploratory character of the workshop refers not only to the direct engagement with the Gotha collection, but also extends to the field of Arabo-Islamic alchemy more generally. Possible questions to be discussed are: Which aspects of alchemy have received significant attention, what aspects deserve to be addressed more in the future? Which theoretical assumptions and methods have guided the research on alchemy, what theories and methods are relevant for future research? What are the current challenges in studying the alchemy of the Islamicate world and how could they be overcome?
We invite papers from a variety of disciplines (for ex. philology, philosophy, history of science, history of religion, art history, paleography), on all aspects of alchemy, for example on
- the transmission of alchemical knowledge in different parts of the Islamicate world as well as between the Islamicate world and other regions
- the role of manuscripts for the transmission of alchemical knowledge
- codicological aspects of alchemical manuscripts
- questions of authorship and dating
- literary aspects of alchemical texts
To allow for a significant number of hands-on-sessions, preference will be given to papers dealing with Gotha manuscripts.
Please send a 400-word abstract to monika.hasenmueller@uni-erfurt.de not later than August 31, 2017.
The selected participants will be notified by October 30, 2017.
Costs for travel and accommodation will be covered, provided that external funding is granted.
The workshop is organized by the Gotha Research Library in collaboration with the project “Between Religion and Alchemy. The scholar Ibn Arfaʿ Raʾs (d. 1197) as a model for an integrative Arabic literary and cultural history”, University of Zurich.
Conference Conveners:
Monika Hasenmüller, Gotha Research Library, University of Erfurt
Prof. Dr. Regula Forster, University of Zurich
Contact:
Monika Hasenmüller
Forschungsbibliothek Gotha der Univ. Erfurt
Tel.: +49(0)361/737-5566
monika.hasenmueller@uni-erfurt.de
4. One-year Arabic Lang & Lit position at UC Santa Barbara , 2017/18
https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/apply/JPF0101
Recruitment Period
Open date: June 5th, 2017
Next review date: June 19th, 2017
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: October 31st, 2017
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
5. BRAIS prize for 2017 and call for submissions for 2018
The results of the second (2017) round of the BRAIS-De Gruyter Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World – for the best English-language doctoral thesis or unpublished first monograph based on a doctoral thesis on any aspect of the academic study of Islam and the Muslim world, past and present – can be found at
http://www.brais.ac.uk/prize/2017-announcement
For the 2018 prize, applicants can be based in any country, and manuscripts will be assessed on the basis of scholarly quality and originality. The award includes publication of the winning manuscript and a prize of £1,000. The submission deadline is 1 September 2017. Full details are available here:
http://www.brais.ac.uk/prize
6. 11th Media Workshop “After the Internet – Television Today: Twenty Years of Al Jazeera”, Institute of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Munich (LMU), 29-30 June 2017
Registration until 16 June 2017 via b.graef@lmu.de. Information and programme: http://www.naher-osten.uni-muenchen.de/forschung/massenmedien/archive/11-programm_engl.pdf
7. École doctorale: « Islam(s) en Europe : terrains, risques et pratiques de recherche », Islams et chercheurs dans la cité, Paris, 11-12 septembre 2017
Ces journées proposent aux doctorants, postdoctorants et jeunes chercheurs travaillant sur les sociétés et pratiques musulmanes en Europe de se rencontrer et d’échanger sur les modalités d’enquête, que celle-ci s’appuie sur des observations participantes, des documents archivés, des entretiens qualitatifs ou des questionnaires.
Date limite : 25 juin 2017. Information : https://iismm.hypotheses.org/27284
8. Colloque international: « Pluralisme religieux, sociétés plurielles : les religions dans l’espace public européen », IPRA-Alliance Europa, Nantes, 3-5 octobre 2018
Deadline for abstracts : 1 septembre 2017. Information : http://ipra.eu/fr/2017/05/03/colloque-international-pluralisme-religieux-societes-plurielles-les-religions-dans-lespace-public-europeen/
9. Articles for Journal “Hamsa. Journal of Judaic and Islamic Studies”
For this volume, we particularly welcome proposals offering original analysis on the broad subject of Judaic and Islamic studies.
Deadline for proposals: 15 October 2017. Information: http://www.hamsa.cidehus.uevora.pt/callforpapers.html
- June 06, 2017
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1.CfP: Empires: Towards a Global History
The proposed conference is premised on the idea that empires drew their strength from a global systemic architecture of hegemony and dominance. The objective of the conference is designed to emphasize how imperial interactions served to reinforce empires within their global scaffolding. “Towards a Global History of Empires” seeks to delineate different strands and interconnected themes that explain both empires’ persistence as well as their mutations over time.
The themes that we propose for the conference shall include:
- Political construction of empires and their dissolution
- Circulation within and between empires of ideas, techniques, institutions
- Circulation of goods and trade links between empires
- Movement of people within and between empires
- Empires as discursive formations
- Plural cultures and imperial centers
- Micro history and empire
We invite papers addressing the above themes from all periods of history. We are looking for work that looks at empire from a global history approach that emphasizes connections and encourages comparisons. Advanced research students as well as senior scholars are invited to apply for the conference.
Coordination:
Department of History, University of Delhi, India
Weatherhead Initiative on Global History, Harvard University, USA
Support: Department of History (UGC-Centre of Advanced Study), University of Delhi; Volkswagen Foundation , Germany; and Weatherhead Initiative on Global History, Harvard University.
Contact Info:
Jessica Barnard
Program Administrator, Weatherhead Initiative on Global History
Harvard University
Contact Email:
wigh@fas.harvard.edu
URL:
2. The Problem of Evil: Ibn Sina’s Theodicy
By Shams Inati
Hardback, 201 pp.
978-1-4632-0654-3
Website: https://www.gorgiaspress.com/the-problem-of-evil-ibn-sinas-theodicy
3. Open Rank Faculty Position in Islamic Studies, Stanford University
The successful applicant must demonstrate substantial evidence of creativity and excellence in research and scholarship as well as a commitment to excellence in teaching and advising students at both graduate and undergraduate levels. The appointment would begin 1 September 2018.
Deadline for application: 15 September 2017. Information: http://mesana.org/professional-opportunities/employment.html#Stanford-IslamicStds
4. The 5th Perso-Indica Conference
Science and Philosophy: Translation, Transmission and Interaction between Persianate and Hindu Traditions
The Fifth Conference of Perso-Indica (see: www.perso-indica.net) looks at the forms of interaction and translation between Persian and Hindu cultures in the scientific and philosophical fields. Persian scientific studies in South Asia acquired important distinctive features compared with the treatises produced in Iran and the rest of the Muslim world during the post-Abbasid period. In the multicultural context of South Asia, where Muslims remained a minority of the population, a number of treatises dealing with Indian scientific materials were written in Persian: Persian language and texts became new means of expression and transmission of Hindu scientific knowledge and practices, allowing them to circulate beyond the networks of Hindu scholars. Persian translations of Sanskrit sources appeared from the Sultanate period, especially from the early 14th century, and the production of these texts lasted until the colonial period. Many of them were compiled by and for the Muslims; however, from the Mughal period onward, Persian scientific texts — dealing with both Hindu and Greco-Arabic materials — were also written by Hindu scholars and for Hindu noblemen. Certain sciences seem to have fulfilled specific demands of the ruling elite: such as astrology, prognostication and the treatises on the horse. Differently, the large amount of Persian texts dealing with Ayurveda and pharmacology chiefly emerged and developed outside the courts. The production of these texts does not seem to have been a homogeneous trend but rather a polycentric phenomenon in which the regional spaces occupied a key role.
In the scope of this conference we aim to explore especially the following topics:
Which were the common cross-disciplinary aspects and practices of scientific translation, and which were the non homogeneous features that characterized the reception of different Indian sciences in the Persianate environment, either from an historical, geographical or social perspective?
Which were the historical, geographical, regional and dynastic contexts in which these scientific studies emerged and developed?
Which were the symmetric features of these interactions? How did Hindu scholars assimilate scientific notions drawn from Muslim sources? Did Muslim scientific materials circulate through translations and become incorporated into Sanskrit sources, and which disciplines were concerned? How and to what extent did Persian-speaking Hindu scholars appropriate Muslim sciences by reading the sources in the original languages?
Which genres of Persian texts on Indian sciences were produced, and how did the role of different types of texts evolve or change according to the requirements of different disciplines? What was the influence of direct translations from Sanskrit and other Indian languages and what was the role of new Persian treatises on Indian sciences? Moreover, how were Indian notions and practices incorporated and transmitted in Persian works which dealt chiefly with Greco-Arabic knowledge?
How were the source terms and notions translated in the lexicon and the concepts of the target culture? Which Indic terms were incorporated in Persian texts? Did their transliteration into Persian script follow common patterns or evolve? What was the role of intermediate translations in vernacular languages in the production of these Persian texts, and how did this influence translation?
Which were the non textual, oral and social aspects of the interaction? How was knowledge taught and transmitted between masters and students of different religious groups and networks of scholars, and how did these interreligious pedagogical interactions emerge and develop?
What were the impact and the legacy of these interactions and of the corpus of Persian texts for Indian sciences? Did these studies propose conceptual changes compared to the Greco-Arabic tradition? Did they have a reflexive impact that could redefine certain concepts of the target culture which were involved in translation? In a wider perspective, did these Persian studies circulate also outside South Asia, and into which languages were they translated?
Date: 1st and 2nd February 2018.
Venue: Friedrich-Wilhelm University Bonn, Germany
Scientific coordination: Eva Orthmann (Friedrich-Wilhelm University, Bonn) – Fabrizio Speziale (Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris)
Contact for information: Soraya Khodamoradi: skhodamo@uni-bonn.de
Deadline for submission of abstract proposals: 1st August 2017, abstract proposal must be sent to: skhodamo@uni-bonn.de. The abstracts will be assessed by peer review.
Web page: http://www.perso-indica.net/events-news/31
5. The Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations based in London (AKU-ISMC) is inviting experienced scholars to join the Institute as a visiting scholar within the 2017-2018 academic year.
We are looking to host two categories of visiting scholars. Between September and December 2017 we would be open to hosting scholars from one to three months. We are also looking to host one or two visiting scholars for periods of three to twelve months throughout the academic year.
The Institute aims to focus on issues of relevance to Muslim societies and is seeking to attract voices from Muslim contexts through its visiting scholars programme. The Institute focuses on three broad research themes:
The Construction of Knowledge about Muslim Cultures and Societies
Understanding the Processes of Social Change in Muslim Cultures and Societies
Governance for the Public Interest in Muslim Contexts
A key outcome of the visiting scholars programme will include the organisation of a public event or workshop which will be funded by the Institute. Other expected outcomes will depend on the duration of the visit and may include:
Public lecture(s)
Research workshop(s)
Teaching within the Institute’s Masters’ and/or Professional Programmes
Publication (for longer term positions)
Visiting scholars would also be expected to engage in discussions about their work and that of colleagues at the Institute as well as dialogue through seminars with students.
Requirements:
The Institute invites applications from experienced scholars and researchers with an international reputation and strong academic knowledge who will offer distinctive perspectives on a particular area of study relevant to the Institute’s research interests.
Candidates should have:
A PhD linked to one of the areas of interest to the Institute
Extensive scholarly publications and experience within the field
Demonstrated research and teaching experience within Muslim majority contexts
Proficient communication skills in English
Salary level
Depending on the candidate’s academic profile, the Institute will pay gross salaries based on its current scales ranging from £50,000 to £65,000 per annum pro rata. Where applicable, an economy class return flight will be paid. Please note that accommodation in London will need to be independently organised by the researcher(s). Other benefits include: office space, access to computer facilities and access to the Library.
Application Procedure
Interested candidates should send their CV and a proposal for a public event/workshop (maximum 2 pages) to ismc.personnel@aku.edu
The proposal should include a timeline for the public event/workshop, potential participants, budget and outputs.
Application Deadline: 15th June 2017
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend interviews (either in person or online, as appropriate) during the month of July 2017.
More information about AKU-ISMC’s research themes can be found on our website.
Note: We will only contact candidates short-listed for interview. If you have not heard from us within four weeks after the closing date, please presume that your application has not been successful.
By submitting an application to AKU-ISMC you provide your consent to the Institute under the Data Protection Act 1998 for the Institute to share the contents of your application with relevant colleagues based at other locations of the University (including in Pakistan and East Africa), and with its nominated agents for the purpose of completing this recruitment exercise.
Apply through: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BBQ150/call-for-visiting-scholars-2017-18/
6. Announcement and Call for Applications: Iran Graduate Student Workshop
May 25, 2017
To build bridges across Persian and Iranian Studies programs, scholars
from New York University’s Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Department
and the Gallatin School (ISI-NYU), Princeton University’s Center for
Iran and Persian Gulf Studies, and the University of Pennsylvania’s
Middle East Center announce the */Iran Graduate Student Workshop
/(IGSW)*. The workshop will provide a valuable venue for academic
exchange and production, giving distinguished young scholars of the
field an unrivalled opportunity to present and promote their research.
On *_May 4-5, 2018_*, the University of Pennsylvania will host the
second gathering of this joint workshop, to be followed by similar
meetings at the other campuses every two years. This second workshop in
2018 will consist of PhD students that are near ABD status and preparing
their dissertation proposals (i.e., typically in their 2nd or 3rd year
of graduate work). In addition, the first cohort will participate again,
as discussants, in the 2018 workshop, as they approach the end of their
graduate work.
Applicants for the second round, in 2018, must focus on modern Iran
(roughly 18^th -20^th centuries), other countries of the Persianate
world, or diasporas, or conduct relational histories and comparative
work; and will be drawn from disciplines and programs in the humanities
and social sciences, including anthropology, art history, economics,
history, literature, politics, sociology, and related fields.
* *
*IGSW Purpose:*
• To provide graduate students with intellectual feedback on their
research, encompassing both
area studies and disciplinary critiques,
twice in their graduate student careers.
• To ensure that graduate students of Iran are aware of, and make
their work accessible to,
scholars from other parts of “their” area
(i.e., the Middle East broadly defined) as well as from
their own
discipline, whether it be history, literature, or the social sciences.
• To use the above points to make sure that graduating scholars who
focus on modern Iran will
continue to be placed, if not more frequently
placed, in both area studies and disciplinary
departments.
• To help doctoral students improve skills in scholarship and teaching.
To apply, please send the materials below by */_August 15, 2017_/*//to
igsw2018@gmail.com <mailto:igsw2018@gmail.com>:
• One letter of recommendation from an advisor or committee member
supporting the research project and attesting to the student’s good
standing in their program of study.
• Curriculum vitae
• Research proposal of 1,000 words on argument, methods, and evidence
to be used in
dissertation
Decisions on applications will be sent out
by */_September 30, 2017_/*. If selected by the IGSW committee,
participants will be expected to attend workshops in years 2018 and
2020. Travel and accommodation for accepted applicants will be provided
by the IGSW.
7. Call for application: Summer School Reading and analysing Ottoman manuscript sources
Summer School
Beirut, Lebanon, 27th to 30th of August 2017
Description
The French Institute of the Near East (Ifpo), the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB), the University of Balamand, the Lebanese University (Doctoral School of Literature, Humanities and Social Sciences), the Center for Turkish, Ottoman, Balkan and Centralasian Studies (CETOBaC), the Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi, the İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, and the Japan Center for Middle Eastern Studies (JaCMES) with the support of the Open Jerusalem project are organising a summer school devoted to reading and analysing Ottoman manuscript sources. This is the second edition, following the summer school of 2016 in Amman, Jordan.
During the four-day programme we will introduce young researchers (mostly MA and PhD candidates, but postdocs may also apply) to reading, combining and analysing manuscript sources from various archives of the Ottoman era, produced at local, provincial and imperial levels. We concentrate mainly on materials from the 16th and 20th centuries, but welcome also explorations into earlier archives. Our summer school offers future researchers introductory presentations of the archival situation, various types of sources and basic research tools and workshops with a focus on the actual work with texts. The aim is to overcome the initial difficulties researchers often face when working with archival material from the Ottoman period, one of which is an administrative terminology no longer in use today.
For more info: http://www.ifporient.org/node/1935
- June 01, 2017
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1.Jobs:
Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar, North Carolina State University, Raleigh
The scholar will be expected to teach two classes (Middle Eastern History) per semester in the Department of History. Qualifications: Ph.D. in Middle Eastern History; experience as a teaching assistant or instructor; etc.
Deadline for application: 22 May 2017. Information: https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/85717
Columbia University – Lecturer in Arabic Language
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=54920
2. MESA Graduate Student Paper Prize
Graduate student research papers on any aspect of post 600 CE Middle East studies are sought for this blind review. Winner is awarded $250.
Deadline for application: 15 August 2017. Information: http://mesana.org/awards/student-paper-prize.html
3. Malcolm H. Kerr Dissertation Awards
Students completing their dissertations between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017 may submit entries for this award. The competition is to recognize exceptional achievement in research and writing for/of dissertations in Middle East studies. Winner in each category (social sciences and humanities) is awarded $1000.
Deadline for submissions: 1 July 2017. Information: http://mesana.org/awards/malcolm-kerr-dissertation.html
4. Articles for the “Australian Journal of Islamic Studies (AJIS)”
Contributions for this double-blind peer-reviewed journal are encouraged in Islamic theology, philosophy, sociology, jurisprudence, contemporary studies, comparative religion, spirituality, Qur’anic and Sunnah studies, history and art.
Deadline for submissions: 1 September 2017. Information: http://www.ajis.com.au/
5. LC Offers Largest Release of Digital Catalog Records in History
The Library of Congress announced today that it is making 25 million records in its online catalog available for free bulk download at loc.gov/cds/products/marcDist.php. This is the largest release of digital records in the Library’s history.
The records also will be easily accessible at data.gov, the open-government website hosted by the General Services Administration (GSA). Until now, these bibliographic records have only been available individually or through a paid subscription.
6. Director of the HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World
Vacancy Ref: : 039922
The University of Edinburgh is seeking to appoint an outstanding Director of the HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World.
The HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World (www.alwaleed.ed.ac.uk) is a Centre within the University of Edinburgh, established in 2010, devoted to research, outreach and knowledge transfer, in the field of Islamic Studies. It is part of a network of Centres established by the HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Foundation, currently two in the United States (Harvard and Georgetown), two in the United Kingdom (Edinburgh and Cambridge), and two in the Middle East (the American University of Beirut and the American University in Cairo), which are devoted to the improvement of mutual understanding between the Muslim World and the West. Further details of the Objectives, Staff, and activities of the Edinburgh Alwaleed Centre can be found at www.alwaleed.ed.ac.uk.
As Director, and in consultation with Head of College and Head of School and other stakeholders, you will set a strategic vision for the Centre’s development covering research, outreach and impact to raise the Centre’s international profile, build research and teaching partnerships across the University, and creatively engage with a broad range of external individuals and organisations.
A successful track record of leadership, strong intellectual credentials, and the ability to command credibility amongst senior figures in academia and beyond is essential. A successful candidate for this position will be appointed, if suitably qualified and as appropriate, to a Chair at the University at the same time.
For a confidential discussion, please contact Professor Jeremy Robbins, Head of School, Literatures, Languages and Cultures – Tel: +44 (0)131 650 3638.
This is a full time, open ended position based on 35 hours each week. Salary will be negotiable depending on track record and experience.
Closing date: 5pm (GMT) Wednesday 14th June 2017.
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=039922
- May 25, 2017
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1.The European Institutes for Advanced Study (EURIAS) Fellowship Programme is an international researcher mobility programme offering 10-month residencies in one of the 19 participating Institutes: Aarhus, Amsterdam, Berlin, Bologna, Budapest, Cambridge, Delmenhorst, Edinburgh, Freiburg, Helsinki, Jerusalem, Lyon, Madrid, Marseille, Paris, Uppsala, Vienna, Warsaw, Zürich. The Institutes for Advanced Study support the focused, self-directed work of outstanding researchers. The fellows benefit from the finest intellectual and research conditions and from the stimulating environment of a multi-disciplinary and international community of first-rate scholars.
EURIAS Fellowships are mainly offered in the fields of the humanities and social sciences but may also be granted to scholars in life and exact sciences, provided that their proposed research project does not require laboratory facilities and that it interfaces with humanities and social sciences. The diversity of the 19 participating IAS offers a wide range of possible research contexts in Europe for worldwide scholars. Applicants may select up to three IAS outside their country of nationality or residence as possible host institutions.
The Programme welcomes applications worldwide from promising young scholars as well as from leading senior researchers. The EURIAS selection process has proven to be highly competitive. To match the Programme standards, applicants have to submit a solid and innovative research proposal, to demonstrate the ability to forge beyond disciplinary specialisation, to show an international commitment as well as quality publications in high-impact venues. The EURIAS Consortium welcomes applications from scholars at risk.
For the 2018-2019 academic year, EURIAS offers 54 fellowships (26 junior and 28 senior positions).
All IAS have agreed on common standards, including the provision of a living allowance (in the range of € 26,000 for a junior fellow and € 38,000 for a senior fellow), accommodation (or a mobility allowance), a research budget, plus coverage of travel expenses.
Application period
5 May – 7 June 2017
Application
* Applications are submitted online via www.eurias-fp.eu<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__AsianStudies.hosted.phplist.com_lists_lt.php-3Ftid-3DLU5UVFENXlheAhkNAgFTGlcCUgNLVQACWh9UUFtdUg9QBFYBUAtEDFQBBglUBlQaB1FXUEsAVlMIHw9TDg9MDwNUXAkCCAwLUVwARVNQBQRVVVJQS1IADQ8fA1FdDUwAVFEBHFdaXVhXUwZaAFcBUg&d=DwMFaQ&c=lhMMI368wojMYNABHh1gQQ&r=2c_2rNSmRvqc9lubXXiZdA&m=OZuK0xEwdd-fFWoAVUPRGTUdmFHgx1UoHm5k4stVJSM&s=e9k7AtOkGzEBXWa9xURG3SJ9TChHNqZ4oc4kT87uK2Q&e=>, where, you will find detailed information regarding the content of the application, eligibility criteria, and selection procedure.
* Application period: May 5th, 2017 → June 7th, 2017 (4pm GMT)
* Late applications will not be considered.
Selection procedure
* Scientific assessment by two international reviewers
* Pre-selection by the international EURIAS Scientific Committee
* Final selection by the IAS Academic Boards
* Publication of results: January 2018
Contact & information
For any question related to the application procedure or eligibility send a mail directly to programme.officer@eurias-fp.eu
For further information on the Programme, please consult the above website.
2. 8th Conference on Ibadi Studies: “Local and Global Identities. Social Change and Diaspora in the Ibadi Communities,” The University of Tokyo, Sultan Qaboos Chair in Middle Eastern Studies, Tokyo, 20-23 May 2017
The panels will include four major sections: Identity, Social Change and Diaspora: Theoretical Considerations; The Formation of Ibadi Identity; Ibadi Identity in Modern Times; Expressions of Ibadi Identity.
Information and program: http://www.ibadistudies.org/
3. Conference: “The Dynamics of Change in the Pakistan Afghanistan Region: Politics on Borderland”, University of Peshawar, Pakistan, 20-22 August 2017
In order to gain a more holistic view of the dynamics of change in the Pakistan-Afghanistan region, the Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar and the Hanns Seidel Foundation, Islamabad are jointly organizing this conference.
The deadline for papers has already passed. Information: http://www.uop.edu.pk/events/?q=143
4. Jobs:
Senior Lecturer in Middle Eastern and North African Studies, Stockholm University
The applicant must have demonstrated teaching proficiency, gained from teaching Middle Eastern and North African studies, and have a doctoral degree in Social Sciences and/or History within Middle Eastern and North Africa Studies is also required for the position. The Senior Lecturer is expected to master modern Arabic. Other well-developed language skills are also qualifying.
Deadline for application: 5 June 2017. Information: http://www.su.se/asia/english/avalible-job-senior-lecturer-in-middle-eastern-and-north-african-studies-1.330184
Professor of Arabic, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding scholar to the Chair in the Department of Arabic and Persian with a start date of 1 September 2017, or as soon as possible thereafter. Requirements: an internationally-recognised research record in Arabic literatures and cultures; a willingness and proven capacity to teach Arabic language at all levels; etc.
Deadline for application: 23 May 2017. Information: http://www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/welcome.aspx
Teaching Assistant Professorship in Arabic, Department of the Study of Religion, Aarhus University
The three-year position is affiliated with the Arab and Islamic Studies program, and involves teaching Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and at least one Arabic dialect.
The appointment begins on 1 August 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Deadline for application: 4 June 2017. Information: http://www.au.dk/en/about/vacant-positions/scientific-positions/stillinger/Vacancy/show/907849/5283/
Assistant Professor in Ottoman History, University of Pennsylvania
We welcome a range of scholarship in Ottoman history, including transnational and imperial perspectives as well as approaches that address the political, ethnic, and religious diversity of the Ottoman world.
Review of applications will begin 15 September 2017. Information: http://facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/postings/1146
Post-Doctoral Teaching Scholar in the History of the Modern Middle East, North Carolina State University
We seek applicants who specialize in any aspect of the history of the modern Middle East. Requirements: Ph.D. in Middle Eastern History, experience as teaching assistant or instructor, etc.
Review of applications will begin 22 May 2017. Information: https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/85717
History 3/4 Time Position, Ottoman History or Modern Middle East, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
The specialist will teach a course in “Historical Methods” and preferably “World History since 1500”. This is a one-year position for the 2017-2018 academic year with a possible extension for at least two more years. The successful candidate should have a Ph.D. degree by the time of employment and evidence of college teaching experience.
Deadline for application: 10 June 2017. Information: https://rowanuniversity.hodesiq.com/jobs/3-4-time-faculty-history-glassboro-new-jersey-job-5447103
Assistant Teaching Professor of Arabic, Georgetown University
The position is starting in August 2017, on a three-year contract. Ph.D. in hand by summer 2017 is required. Applicants should be experienced in proficiency-based, communicative methods of teaching Modern Standard Arabic and spoken Arabic at all levels, and are expected to have a solid grounding in classical Arabic language and culture.
Review of applications will begin 25 May 2017. Information: http://www.linguisticsociety.org/job/assistant-teaching-professor-arabic-georgetown-university
5. Contributions for “Middle East Studies Center Working Paper Series”
This is a platform for individual scholars and contributes to international social science and humanities scholarship on the Middle East, and wider Islamic world, from the seventh century to the present.
Rolling deadline. Information: http://schools.aucegypt.edu/GAPP/mesc/Pages/Working%20Paper%20Series.aspx
6. Articles on “Understanding Muslim Mobilities and Gender” for Special Issue of Journal “Social Sciences”
We are particularly interested in works that incorporate historical and socio-political understandings of Muslim pilgrims, tourists and migrant mobility and settlement.
Deadline for manuscripts: 15 June 2017. Information: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/socsci/special_issues/muslim_mobilities_gender
7. CFP – Symposium: “Naẓar: Ways of Seeing in Islamic Cultures,” 10 October 2017
A one-day symposium will be held on the theme of Naẓar: Ways of Seeing in Islamic Cultures at the University of Adelaide, Australia, on Tuesday 10 October 2017.
This is being co-ordinated by Prof. Samer Akkach and Perri Sparnon, and more information is available here: https://ilm-in-islam.org/portfolio/announcing-2017-symposium/
Please submit 200-word proposals by Friday 16 June 2017 to perri.sparnon@adelaide.edu.au
(This is envisioned as a follow-up to the ‘Ilm: Science, Religion and Art in Islam conference of July 2016)
8. Reconstruction of a Source of Ibn Isḥāq’s Life of the Prophet and Early Qurʾān Exegesis
A Study of Early Ibn ʿAbbās Traditions, Harald Motzki
- May 18, 2017
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.US Citizens, Arabic Funding
* Each year, Industry Arabic will award scholarships of $2,000 to
support tuition and living expenses for 1-2 students pursuing advanced,
immersive Arabic study.
* Scholarship funds may be used for private study or applied to a
program (eg CASA, Middlebury, etc) and may be combined with other
funding sources.
* Eligibility is limited to U.S. citizens who are currently enrolled
in an undergraduate or graduate degree program that incorporates
advanced Arabic language skills (a major / concentration in Arabic
language is not necessary).
* The program aims to support the next generation of superior Arabic linguists regardless of field (linguistics, area studies, literature,
anthropology, political science, etc).
* Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of practical skill as
demonstrated in the sample translation, as well as overall academic merit.
For more details and how to apply, visit:
http://www.industryarabic.com/scholarship
2. Lecturer in Persian (part-time)
Job Description http://www.mena.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/faculty-search.html
The Middle East and North African Studies Program (MENA) at Northwestern University invites applicants for a position of Lecturer in Persian language. This is a part-time, non-benefits-eligible position starting September 1, 2017. Duties include teaching language courses in first- and second-year Persian, altogether six quarter-length courses, over one academic year. This is a non-tenure-line position, with an initial contract of one year, renewable based on performance.
For fullest consideration, application materials must be received by May 19, 2017. Applications are considered on a rolling basis, and the position is open until filled.
3. Assistant Teaching Professor of Arabic
The Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University invites applications for the position of Assistant Teaching Professor of Arabic, starting in August 2017, on a three-year contract, pending satisfactory review after the first year. Ph.D. in hand by Summer 2017 is required.
Applicants should be experienced in proficiency based, communicative methods of teaching Modern Standard Arabic and spoken Arabic at all levels, and are expected to have a solid grounding in classical Arabic language and culture.
Preferred areas of specialization: Modern or Classical Arabic and Islamic humanities, including linguistics, literature, and cultural studies. Experience in proficiency testing is a plus. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of references to: Arabic Search, Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Poulton Hall 201, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. 20057-1046, or via email to Ms. Meriem Tikue mmt43@georgetown.edu. The department will start reviewing the applications on May 25th, and will continue to receive applications until the position is filled.
Georgetown University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are especially invited to apply.
- May 13, 2017
- by Andrew Newman
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Shii News – Academic Items
1.International PhD Students Workshop, Italian Society for Middle Eastern Studies, Pisa, 30 November – 1 December 2017
This workshop is open to PhD students working on research projects dealing either with Middle East and North Africa countries, or nearby areas inhabited by Muslim populations, such as the Horn of Africa and Western India, or regions characterized by immigrants coming from those countries.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 May 2017. Information: http://www.sesamoitalia.it/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Workshop-internazionale-dottorandi_ENG.pdf
2. Postdoctoral Research Fellowship 2017/18, Orient-Institut Beirut (Max Weber Foundation)
The fellowship will be granted for up to 12 months, beginning 15 September 2017 (or later this year). Requirements: Excellent research project; PhD in a region related discipline; excellent command of Arabic and English; etc.
Deadline for application: 15 June 2017. Information: http://www.orient-institut.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Ausschreibung_017.pdf
3. Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Middle Easter and North African Studies, Stockholm University
In order to qualify the applicant must have demonstrated teaching proficiency, gained from teaching Middle Eastern and North African studies, and have a doctoral degree in Social Sciences and/or History within MENA Studies. Good knowledge of modern Arabic is a requirement. Other well-developed language skills are also qualifying.
Deadline for application: 5 June 2017. Information: http://www.su.se/english/about/vacancies/vacancies-new-list?rmpage=job&rmjob=3311&rmlang=UK
4. 40 Fellowships in the School of Historical Studies (Focus Islamic World), Princeton, Academic Year 2018/2019
Scholars focused on intellectual inquiry are free from teaching and other university obligations. Each year scholars from around the world apply to come to the Institute to pursue their own research.
Deadline for application: 1 November 2017. Information: http://www.hs.ias.edu/mem_announcement
5. Gerda Henkel Foundation Research Scholarships: “Islam, the Modern Nation State and Transnational Movements”
Applications are invited by German and foreign academics in the fields of historical humanities who are Postdocs or scholars with Post Doctoral Lecture Qualification and who will work on a specific project on her/his own. The funding period is generally between one and 24 months.
Deadline for application: 24 May 2017. Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/26154
6. Call for Abstracts for the Routledge “International Handbook of Religion in Global Society”
This book will capitalise on the emergence of a new paradigm, which considers religion in the 21st century as globally interconnected and mediated by new geopolitical and market logics. This volume will showcase new approaches to religion, which work across boundaries of religious tradition, academic discipline, and region.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 July 2017. Information: https://f.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1545/files/2017/04/Religion-in-Global-Society-Call-for-Abstract-Final-May-2017.pdf
- May 09, 2017
- by Andrew Newman
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