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
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