Shii News – Academic Items

1.The Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at Florida State University invites applications for a full-time Visiting Teaching Faculty I in Arabic for the academic year 2018-2019. This position is for one year with the possibility of renewal.

QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants should be able to teach Arabic at all levels (including advanced content courses) for an average of twelve hours per week according to the needs of the Arabic Division. Applicants should have university teaching experience and experience in integrating both standard and spoken Arabic (preferably Levantine Arabic) into their teaching. The successful candidate will work closely with other faculty members in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies, assist in program coordination in collaboration with program faculty; and perform service to the department, college, university, and the profession. The successful candidate will be a native or near-native speaker of Arabic and will have a MA or PhD in teaching Arabic as a foreign language or a related field. Interest in film and cultural studies is a plus.

INSTRUCTIONS
The application deadline is November 1, 2017. Evaluation of applicants will commence immediately thereafter and will continue until the position is filled. Possibility of a preliminary interview at MESA, November, 18-21 in Washington, D.C.

The Florida State University takes online applications at https://jobs.fsu.edu (Job ID: 42365). To apply, submit an application package that should include: a letter of interest with a section addressing the candidate’s approach to Arabic language teaching and his/her prior experience teaching Arabic at the university level, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, statement of teaching philosophy, and formal student evaluations. All documents should be uploaded as a single PDF. The three required recommendation letters should be requested through our system at http://jobs.fsu.edu.

Inquiries regarding this position should be directed to Dr. Zeina Schlenoff at zschlenoff@fsu.edu

FSU is an Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled & Veteran Employer.  FSU’s Equal Opportunity Statement can be viewed at: http://www.hr.fsu.edu/PDF/Publications/diversity/EEO_Statement.PDF

 

 

 

2. The Beinecke Rare Books Library at Yale University offers a number of visiting fellowships. Details can be found here: http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/fellowships.

 

 

3. Workshop: “Rulers as Authors in the Islamic World. Knowledge, Authority and Legitimacy”, Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures, University Hamburg, 18-19 December 2017

The workshop is organized by Sonja Brentjes (Max Planck Gesellschaft, Berlin), Maribel Fierro (ILC-CSIC, Madrid), Tilman Seidensticker (CSMC, Hamburg).

Information on the programme: http://www.manuscript-cultures.uni-hamburg.de/cal-details/2017_12_18%20CMSC%20WS%20Rulers%20as%20Authors%20Programme.pdf

 

4. Assistant or Associate Professorship in the Study of Religion (Focus on Islam), Aarhus University, Denmark

Qualification: Knowledge of formative, classical or medieval Islam; Knowledge of contemporary and lived Islam and of modern Arab and Islamic societies and their history and culture; The ability to work in Quranic and classical Arabic as well as Modern Standard Arabic.

Deadline for application: 3 October 2017. Information: http://mideast.unc.edu/aarhus-university-assistant-or-associate-professorship-in-the-study-of-religion/

 

5. Two PhD Students with a Focus on “Middle Eastern and North African Studies” and with a Focus on “Turkish Studies”, Stockholm University

The positions will be associated with the department’s aim to become a research hub dedicated to Middle Eastern and North African Studies as well as to Turkish Studies. All proposals are welcome which fall within the range of our expertise.

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

 

6. Three Post-Doc Positions in the Project “The Origin and Early Development of Philosophy in Tenth-Century al-Andalus: The Impact of Ill-Defined Materials and Channels of Transmission”, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

The positions of three years each (to start from 2 January 2018) are offered in relation with the following sub-projects: 1) the Ikhwān al-Ṣafā’, 2) Ibn Waḥshiyya and the Nabatean Corpus; 3) Ibn Masarra. Qualifications: PhD in Islamic Studies, in Middle Eastern Studies, or related fields; excellent command of Classical Arabic (ancient Greek, Latin and in particular Hebrew is considered an advantage); etc.

Deadline for application: 10 November 2017. Information: http://calenda.org/416228

 

7. Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

We encourage applicants whose specializations relate to early and classical Islam up to the early Ottoman era (strong preference for research proficiency in Persian and/or Ottoman Turkish). Applicants should have a PhD on hand by June 2018.

Deadline for application: 15 October 2017. Information: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/apply/JPF03055

 

8. Open-Rank, Tenure-Track Professor of Islamic Studies, Bucknell University, Pennsylvania

The ideal candidate will be an expert in Islam as a global religious tradition, with interdisciplinary research that highlights trans-regional or trans-national connections between the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, or beyond. Ph.D. in Religious Studies/Islamic Studies is required by start date.

Deadline for application: 1 October 2017. Information: http://jobs.bucknell.edu/cw/en-us/job/493822/openrank-tenuretrack-professor-of-islamic-studies  

 

9. Assistant Professor of Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies, Queens College, the City University of New York (CUNY)

A Ph.D. degree in Arabic literature, Middle Eastern Studies, Islamic Studies or comparative literature is required. Also required is native or near-native competency in Arabic and English.

Information: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/Academics/Degrees/DAH/CMAL/Documents/Arabic_Advertisement.pdf
 

 

10. Junior Research Fellow 2018-2020 at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University, MA

This two-year fellowship is offered to outstanding scholars of Middle East politics, economics, history, religion, anthropology, or sociology. The fellowship is targeted at junior scholars with PhD in hand and not yet tenured.

Deadline for application: 31 October 2017. Information: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/9758
 

 

11. Associate or Full Professor in the Sociocultural Anthropology of the Middle East, Brown University, Rhode Island

We are looking for a scholar whose work addresses on one or more of the focal areas: security (studies of violence, war, policing, military policy, and borders), development (inequality, gender, humanitarianism, ethical dimensions of intervention), and governance (ethnographic study of states, transnational governance, civil society, policy, social movements, NGOs, human rights).

Deadline for application: 15 October 2017. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/43477

 

12. Assistant or Associate Professor of Israel/Palestine Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder

Qualification: PhD in History or a related discipline such as Jewish Studies or Middle Eastern Studies; Proficiency with Hebrew and Arabic.

Deadline for application: 16 October 2017. Information: https://cu.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=10192
 

13. Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies (tenure-track), Emory University, GA

Qualifications:  PhD in Arabic Studies or related field; native or near native proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic as well as fluency in one or more dialects; documented excellence in teaching Arabic language, literature, and culture at the undergraduate level.

Deadline for application: 27 October 2017. Information: http://apply.interfolio.com/43881
 

 

14. New Survey: “Research in Arabic-speaking Countries: Funding Competitions, International Collaboration, and Career Incentives”

Bruce Currie-Alder, Rigas Arvanitis and Sari Hanafi analysed the expansion of research funding in Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Qatar. Published: 8 September 2017.

See article at: https://academic.oup.com/spp/article/doi/10.1093/scipol/scx048/4107903/Research-in-Arabicspeaking-countries-Funding

 

15. Call for Papers

Representing Religion

Boston College Biennial Conference on the History of Religion
March 23-24, 2018

From illuminated manuscripts to Buddhist stupas to the Pope’s twitter account, the representation of religion has taken many forms over time. Further, the question of who represents religion — lay people or priests, men or women, believers or non-believers — has been a central debate. This conference seeks to explore the varied formats, means, and meanings behind how religion is represented in art, culture, the media, and practice. By exploring themes ranging from authority and politics to pedagogy, reception and format, this conference will examine the history of religious representation in public and private spheres from the medieval to the modern period.

We are particularly interested in paper or panel proposals from the field of public history. How is religion represented through museums, monuments, and historic sites? How have authors or directors crafted their representations of religion in popular books or movies? How do different religions represent their own histories, through their digital presence?

We welcome proposals for individual papers and full panels, from both established scholars and graduate students in all academic disciplines, on topics that consider the representations of religion throughout history. We hope to include papers that explore these questions in Christian and non-Christian contexts alike, and encompass a wide geographic scope. Suggested themes for papers include, but are not limited to,

-Secular representations of religion

-Religious art and architecture

-Visual and written interpretations of other religions

-Public history and pedagogy

-Material culture

-Race and religion

-Gender and sexuality

-Politics and the public sphere

-Religious and secular media

-Religious practice and ritual

Individual paper proposals should include a 300-word proposal, paper title, and a one-page CV. Panel proposals for two to three presenters should include a 250-word panel abstract (including panel title), a 300-word proposal for each individual paper (including paper title), and a one-page CV for each presenter.

The deadline for submission is November 15, 2017.

Please submit your proposals to the conference committee at bchistoryofreligion@gmail.com. Further conference details including a schedule, registration form, and travel information will be available at a later date.

 

 

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