Categories : Academic items

 

1.Conference: “Biography and Violence. Violent Dynamics and Agency in Collective Processes and Individual Life Histories”, Center of Methods in Social Sciences, University of Göttingen, Germany, 9-10 February 2018

This interdisciplinary and international conference offers an opportunity for discussion and exchange between scholars engaged in research on violence and those engaged in biographical research, from their different academic perspectives.

Conference program: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/conference+program/576655.html

 

 

 

2. 8th Annual Gulf Research Meeting, Cambridge, 31 July – 3 August 2018

Deadline for abstracts: 10 February 2018. Information: http://grm.grc.net/

 

 

 

3. Call for Paper-Seminar: “Islamic Ethics and the Trusteeship Paradigm: Interdisciplinary Explorations”, CILE, Doha, 14-16 October 2018

The seminar papers as well as the rest of accepted papers will be published as a thematic in the peer-reviewed Journal of Islamic Ethics or as an edited volume in the book-series Studies in Islamic Ethics (Brill).

Deadline for abstracts: 5 February 2018. Information: www.cilecenter.org/en/news/call-for-papers-islamic-ethics-and-the-trusteeship-paradigm-interdisciplinary-explorations/

 

 

 

4. 52nd Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA): “Without Boundaries: The Global Middle East, Then and Now”, San Antonio, Texas, 15-18 November 2018

All topics welcome within MESA’s purview.  Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2018. Information: http://mesana.org/annual-meeting/call-for-papers.html

 

 

 

5. Five Positions for Doctoral Students, Law and Anthropology Department at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale), Germany

Positions are to start on 1 October 2018. They are awarded for three years, with the possibility of two six-month extensions (pending a positive evaluation).

Deadline for application: 31 January 2018. Information: https://recruitingapp-5034.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/341/Description/1

 

 

 

6. Three Postdoctoral Research Positions, Law and Anthropology Department at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle (Saale), Germany

 

Of particular interest for this call are projects that engage in empirically informed research in an effort to find legislative, administrative, judicial, or practical solutions to issues of accommodating diversity (cultural, religious, ethnic, etc.) under state law.

 

Deadline for application: 31 January 2018. Information: https://recruitingapp-5034.de.umantis.com/Vacancies/340/Description/1

 

 

 

7. Associate Director of the Middle East Centre, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

A Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience are required. A Master’s degree, or higher, in addition to 3+ years of experience preferred. Information: https://jobs.hr.upenn.edu/postings/33509

 

 

 

8. Summer School: “Government and Politics of the Middle East” or “Culture and Society in the Middle East” and Arabic or Persian Language”, SOAS, London Middle East Institute, 18 June -19 July 2018

Students may choose to take any combination of the courses with or without Arabic or Persian. Deadline for application: 25 May 2018. Information: www.soas.ac.uk/lmei/summerschool/government-and-politics/

 

 

 

9. Chapter for Edited Book on “Islamophobia in Muslim Societies”

This interdisciplinary, edited book will cover various topics on history, culture, media, education, politics, international relations, etc., related to Islamophobia in Muslim majority societies.

Deadline for abstracts:  10 January 2018. Information: bayrakli@tau.edu.tr

 

 

 

10. Articles on “Iran`s Role in the Middle East: The Prospect of a Shia Crescent Emerging” for Special Issue of “Journal of Iranian Studies”

Deadline for articles: 1 March 2018. Information: m.zahid@arabiangcis.com

 

 

 

11. “Race and Medieval Studies: A Partial Bibliography”

A *freely downloadable* version of the “Race and Medieval Studies Bibliography,” crowdsourced online over the last 6+ months. It is now published in the latest issue of postmedieval: a journal of medieval cultural studies. The pdf is here: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1057%2Fs41280-017-0072-0.pdf . Springer has agreed to keep the bibliography permanently available outside of any paywall in recognition of its open-access, collaborative, and anti-racist origins. The bibliography also continues to be available for suggestions and additions here, and there are plans to migrate it at some point to a more stable web presence. In the meantime, this version in postmedieval will (we hope) be an aid to teaching and research.

Jonathan Hsy, Department of English, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

and Julie Orlemanski, Department of English Language and Literature, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

 

 

 

12. Typographia Linguarum Externarum – The Medici Oriental Press. Knowledge and Cultural Transfer around 1600

Workshop organized by Eckhard Leuschner (Universität Würzburg) and Gerhard Wolf (Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut)

Florence, 11-12 January 2018

For details and the programme, see http://www.khi.fi.it/5756808/20180111

This workshop is organised within the framework of the project ‘Die Typographia Medicea im Kontext: Text und Bild als Medien des Kultur- und Wissenstransfers zwischen europäischen und orientalischen Kulturräumen um 1600’. It presents the research of the project team and scientific guests, concerning both the printed works of the publishing house and the records of its activities. These are set in the contexts of the publisher’s global networks and related processes of transfer in the broadest sense: the translation practices, which go hand in hand with the publication of multilingual editions, the medium specific exchanges (between manuscripts and printed books as well as between texts and images), and the physical transport of printed books to the ‘Orient’.
 

 

13. The 4th annual Islamic Archaeology Day co-hosted by SOAS and UCL will be held at the UCL Institute of Archaeology on Saturday February 3rd 2018 between 11 and 6pm.

For more information see: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology/calendar/articles/2017-18-events/islamic-archaeology-day-2018

 

 

1.Utrecht University : Assistant professor Islamic and Arabic Studies (1,0 FTE) Job description

This position is attached to the subject area Islamic and Arabic Studies within the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Utrecht University. The subject area offers a dynamic, research-oriented environment with a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and curriculum development. Research and teaching in Islamic and Arabic Studies at Utrecht University is carried out in close collaboration with the subject area Religious Studies, as well as with other programs within the Faculty of Humanities and beyond.

This position includes both teaching (70%) and research (30%).

Start date: 1 June 2018

Deadline for application: 5 January 2018

For more information about this position, please contact Prof Christian Lange via c.r.lange@uu.nl.

 

 

2. The ‘Flower Garden’ (Phulban), an illustrated Dakhni romance, at the British Library

Today’s post is from guest contributor and regular visitor to Asian and African Collections, Sunil Sharma, Professor of Persianate and Comparative Literature at Boston University.

http://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2017/12/the-flower-garden-phulban-an-illustrated-dakhni-romance.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+asian-and-african+%28Asia+and+Africa%29

 

 

 

3. Mathal: The Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Multidisciplinary Studies is looking both for new submissions, and for Associate Editors to assist (unpaid) in editing the journal. Mathal is a double blind peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to scholarly discussion of topics present in the Islamic, Jewish, Persian, and Turkish thought, cultures, literature, and practices.

See: http://ir.uiowa.edu/mathal/

 

 

 

4. News from Exeter’s Understanding Shari’a project:

Islamic Law and Sexuality conference, 9th-11th January 2018

The programme for this conference is now on-line at:

http://www.usppip.eu/news/islamic-law-and-sexuality-conference-9th-10th-january-2018-university-of-exeter/

We are pleased to announce the opening keynote lecture for the conference:

Professor Kecia Ali (Boston University), “Sex, Enslavement, and Consent in Islamic Law: Approaches, Aims, and Audiences”

Tuesday 9th January 2018, 5.00pm

Lecture Theatre 1, Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies (University of Exeter).

Those coming from outside Exeter, if you are interested in attending, details can be found here:

http://store.exeter.ac.uk/conferences-events/college-of-social-sciences-and-international-studies/iais/islamic-law-and-sexuality-conference

Places are limited.  The “full package” includes 3 evening meals (3 course meals, including drinks) with the participants, conference attendance and all in-confernece meals and refreshments; “conference only” includes conference attendance, all in-conference meals and refreshments.

 USPPIP summer school, 8th-14th July 2018

USPPIP plans its first summer school for advanced doctoral candidates and early career researchers in Islamic Legal Studies.  Selected participants will be fully-funded (including travel to and from Exeter), and will participate in intensive sessions sharing research, preparing work for publication or submission as part of a doctoral thesis, and preparing translated texts on the theme of “Uses of the Past in Islamic Law”.  Details available https://tinyurl.com/y7mh7sac.  Closing date for applications is 28th February 2018.

 

“Maslaha, Siyasa and Good Governance: Sharia and Society” to be held at the University of Bergen, 19th-20th April 2018: Applications for the workshop are now closed.  The programme will be published in the New Year.

 

1.Conference: “Innovative Approaches in Islamic Sciences and Education”, Institute of Islamic Theology, University of Osnabruck, Germany, 20-22 September 2018

The conference has two main goals: First, to promote the interdisciplinary discussion about new approaches to re-interpret the rich legacy and history of traditional Islamic scholarship in the contemporary world. Second, to improve the quality of Islamic education and curricula for religious research and teaching institutions.

Deadline for abstracts: 31 December 2017. Information:  https://goo.gl/KHi1Dk

 

2. Jobs/Posts:

Non-tenure Track Assistant Professor for “Islam, Judaism, or other Global Religions in Dialogue with Christianity”, Villanova University, PA
Deadline for application: 6 January 2018. Information: www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56176

 

Visiting Assistant Professor for Middle Eastern History, Reed College, Portland, OR

Deadline for application: 10 January 2018. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/47484

 

One-year Post-doctoral Fellowship in Modern Middle East History, Rice University in Houston, Texas
This fellowship is renewable for a second year contingent upon successful review and completion of the first year. This position begins on 1 July 2018.

Deadline for application: 1 February 2018. Information: https://jobs.rice.edu/postings/12400

 

The master’s programme Cultural Studies of the Middle East, jointly
hosted by the Universities of Bamberg and Erlangen, is pleased to
announce the Visiting Professorship 2018-19.
https://www.uni-bamberg.de/abt-personal/stellenausschreibung/professuren/

 

 

3. The Arabic Flagship Program and the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at The University of Texas at Austin are proud to offer the Arabic Summer Institute (ASI), providing an intensive language and culture program for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students of Arabic.

With the largest full-time Arabic faculty in the country, more courses at all levels of Arabic, and a thriving events and cultural environment, UT’s Department of Middle Eastern Studies is now rated among the best in the country. Set in friendly Austin, our program and our University are committed to continually expanding our curriculum to help students meet their academic goals. The Arabic Summer Institute illustrates our continued commitment to excellence.

Program Dates

• Orientation and mandatory listening and reading tests will be administered June 5 – 6, 2018
• All ASI courses consist of two sessions: June 7 – July 12 (session 1), and July 16 – August 17 (session 2), with an intersession break July 13-15, 2018.

Program at a Glance

• Intensive ten-week summer program equivalent to one full academic year
• Open to all qualified students (competitive admission by application), must be at least 18 years old by the start of the program
• Beginning, Intermediate & Advanced training combining instruction in MSA and Colloquial Arabic
• 21 contact hours per week
• Weekly Dardasha (chat) classes and daily Open Tutoring opportunities to develop oral skills
• A fully incorporated cultural program with lectures, films, hands-on workshops and guest speakers
• Competitive cost of attendance
• Dedicated, supportive faculty trained in Arabic pedagogy
• A student support advisor to provide tutoring, advice and guidance
• Meets FLAS fellowship requirements

For more information please visit:

https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/mes/languages/arabic/arabic-summer-institute/index.php

 

 

 

 

4. The Mercantile Effect: Art and Exchange in the Islamicate world in the 17th ̶18th Centuries

Edited by Sussan Babaie and Melanie Gibson Available to buy at: https://www.gingko.org.uk/title/the-mercantile-effect/

The ten essays in this volume introduce a fascinating array of subjects, each one exploring an aspect of the far-reaching ‘mercantile effect’ and its impact across western Asia in the early modern era. The authors first presented their research at the third Gingko conference held in November 2016 at the Barenboim-Said Akademie, Berlin.

 

Foreword by Melanie Gibson

 

Introduction by Sussan Babaie: The Mercantile Effect: On Art and Exchange in the Islamicate World

 

Suet May Lam: Fantasies of the East: ‘Shopping’ in Early Modern Eurasia

 

Amy S. Landau: The Armenian Artist Minas and Seventeenth-Century Notions of ‘Life-Likeness’

 

William Kynan-Wilson: ‘Painted by the Turcks themselves’: Reading Peter Mundy’s Ottoman Costume Album in Context

 

Nicole Kançal-Ferrari: Golden Watches and Precious Textiles: Luxury Goods at the Crimean Khans’ Court and the Northern Black Sea Shore

 

Nancy Um: Aromatics, Stimulants, and their Vessels: The Material Culture and Rites of Merchant Interaction in Eighteenth-Century Mocha

 

Federica Gigante: Trading Islamic Artworks in Seventeenth-Century Italy: the Case of the Cospi Museum

 

Anna Ballian: From Genoa to Constantinople: The Silk Industry of Chios

 

Christos Merantzas: Ottoman Textiles Within an Ecclesiastical Context: Cultural Osmoses in Mainland Greece

 

Francesco Gusella: Behind the Practice of Partnership: Seventeenth Century Portuguese Devotional Ivories of West India.

 

Gül Kale: Visual and Embodied Memory of an Ottoman Architect: Travelling on Campaign, Pilgrimage and Trade Routes in the Middle East

 

 

 

5. Jobs/Posts

 

Yale University – Post Doctoral Fellowship in South Asian Studies
(Humanities and Social Sciences)
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56184

St. Joseph’s College, NY – Assistant Professor of History
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56206

 

Misericordia University – Assistant Professor – History
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=56189

 

 

 

6. Ten PhD Students for the Doctoral Program of the “Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies” at Freie Universität Berlin

The Graduate School investigates the plurality, changeability and global connectedness of Muslim cultures and societies. Applicants should have a master`s degree in Arabic Studies, Central Asian Studies, History, History of Islamic Art, Human Geography, Islamic Studies, Political  Science, Semitic Studies, Social Anthropology, South Asian Studies or Southeast European Studies.

Deadline for application:  30 January 2018. Information: www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de/en/studies/application/index.html

 

 

 

7. One Year Fellowships at the Middle East Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School 2018-2019

Fellowships are offered for researchers at the pre-doctoral, post-doctoral and junior faculty level for research related to Middle Eastern governance and public policy.

Deadline for application: 16 January 2018. Information: www.belfercenter.org/fellowship/middle-east-initiative

 

 

 

8. Lectureship and Postdoctoral Fellowship in Arabic Language, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME

Deadline for application: 1 February 2018. Information: https://careers.bowdoin.edu/postings/4643 and https://careers.bowdoin.edu/postings/4641

 

 

 

9. Invitation to Join the Middle East Sociology Working Group

The working group is intended to consolidate this field of study and to increase scholarly training and collaboration (see http://mideastsociology.org/). Scholars who would like to be affiliated with the working group, receive its listserv messages, and be listed on the group’s website are encouraged to get in contact with working group organizer Charles Kurzman kurzman@unc.edu.

 

 

 

10. Summer Arabic Program at the Center for Arab and Middle Eastern Studies, American University of Beirut, 20 June – 8 August 2018

Deadline for application: 10 April 2018. Information: http://website.aub.edu.lb/fas/cames/sap/Pages/arabic_program.aspx

 

 

11. I would like to acquire for a colleague a complete PDF copy of the Arabic text of ʿAbd al-Razzāq Kāshānī’s (d. 730 H.) Ḥaqāʾiq al-Tanzīl fī Daqāʾiq al-Taʾwīl (al-Taʾwīlāt). If you have available a copy or download link, please e-mail me.

I already have a link to a partial manuscript of the work. Thank you.

Best wishes,

Josef Meri

—

Prof. Dr. Josef (Yousef) Meri, DPhil (Oxon)

Faculty Associate (Non-resident),

Center for the Study of

Jewish-Christian-Muslim Relations

Merrimack College, United States

https://www.merrimack.edu/academics/centers/jcmr/contact_us.php

 

 

 

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