Shii News – Academic Items

1.Call for Entries

The Third Ethnographic Film and Media Program of the Middle East and Central Eurasia of EASA (European Association of Social Anthropologists), 14th EASA Biennial Conference, Anthropological Legacies and Human Futures, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy (20-23 July 2016)

We are pleased to announce the third Ethnographic Film and Media Program of the Middle East and Central Eurasia, which will be held annually in conjunction with the Anthropology of the Middle East and Central Eurasia Network of the European Association of Social Anthropologists (EASA).

www.easaonline.org/networks/amce/index.shtml

 

The goal of our program is to promote original ethnographic films and visual media, not only in the area of anthropology, but also in sociology, folklore, religion, material culture and related topics. Our program encompasses all areas of the contemporary Middle East and Central Eurasia (the Russian Federation, the Caucasus, Central Asia, China), including topics on minority groups and religious themes.

Our third program will be held during the 14th EASA Biennial Conference at the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy. We invite and encourage all students, anthropologists, sociologists, documentary filmmakers and media artists to participate in our program by submitting ethnographic videos, films (including online and cell phone styles, short and feature-length films) as well as interactive media (websites, hyperlinked documents, etc.).

Our main focus for this year’s program will be on “war, crises, refugees, migration and Islamophobia”. However, other topics are more than welcome.

Deadline

Films and other materials submitted for the program should be submitted online or as DVD preview copies, accompanied by a synopsis, a 10-line description and technical data, no later than 10 May 2016.

Delivery and return policies

• All entries submitted must have received their first public screening on or after 1 January 2016.
• All participants must cover all costs related to the delivery of preview and screening copies. We will not return the preview and screening copies.
• All entries should be sent to:

Dr. P. Khosronejad

Farzaneh Family Scholar

Associate Director for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies

School of International Studies

201 Wes Watkins Center, USA

Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078

E-mail: Pedram.Khosronejad@okstate.edu

 

 

2. Lecturer in Islamic Economics and Finance

(1 Full-Time and permanent)

Salary range: £29,429 to £37,280 per annum

 

Applications are invited for the above post at Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education. The successful applicant will have a strong teaching and research profile and be able to make a strong contribution to the academic profile of the College in 2016 and onwards.

 

The successful applicant will have proven teaching and research expertise in the area of Islamic Economics and Finance and be able to contribute to teaching in any relevant areas, including but not restricted to Islamic Commercial Law, Applied Islamic Banking and Insurance, Islamic Accounting and Auditing. Active participation in the activities of other SQA Programmes and 3. the College’s potential postgraduate programmes is also expected.

 

Closing Date for applications is Friday 4th March 2016 and interviews will take place on Friday 11th March 2016. The post is immediately available.

 

For an application pack, and further information, please visit: http://www.almcollege.org.uk/wp-content/uploads//LECTURER-IN-ISLAMIC-ECONOMICS-AND-FINANCE_Further-ParticularsFeb-2016.pdf

 

Applicants should ensure that their references reach the College by the end of business on Friday 4th March 2016.

 

 

3. Leiden University invites applications for a full time replacement University Lectureship in anthropology and Islamic studies, with special attention to Morocco.

Courses may include

• anthropology of the Middle East;
• anthropology of Muslim societies;History, Society, and Islam in Morocco;
• Theories and Methods in Middle-Eastern Studies;
• Culture of/in the Modern Middle East.

Appointment will be fixed-term from August 2016 through June 2019.

Leiden University is committed to diversity, inclusiveness, and equal opportunities. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break.

Application deadline: 21 March 2016.

 

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANA179/lectureship-in-anthropology-and-islamic-studies/

 

4. Summer Institute: “Islamic Thought and Secular Modernity”, International Institute of Islamic Thought, Herndon, VA, 8-13 August 2016

The Summer Institute is an annual meeting dedicated to the study of contemporary approaches in Islamic thought, that brings together senior and emerging scholars in order to present papers and participate in panels and in-depth discussions focused on themes pertinent to the Institute’s mission.

Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2016. Information: http://iiit.org/Research/SummerInstituteforScholars/SummerInstituteforScholars2016/tabid/424/Default.aspx

 

5. 7th Annual Gulf Research Meeting, Gulf Research Center, University of Cambridge, UK, 16-19 August 2016

Some workshops will be receiving applications until 22 February 2016.

Information and application: http://www.gulfresearchmeeting.net/
 

6. Conference: “The Gulf and the Wider Middle East: Transnational Dynamics in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives”, University of Exeter, UK, 22-23 August 2016.
This conference aims to stimulate discussion on the empirical, methodological and theoretical questions related to the history of Gulf-wider Middle East relations, the increasing ‘Gulfisation’ of the Middle East and its long-term prospects.

Deadline for abstracts: 1 April 2016. Information: http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/iais/research/centres/gulf/events/gulfconference/2016conference/

 

 

7. Researcher for Project “Contributing to Stability and Development in North Africa and the Middle East”, German Development Institute (DIE), Bonn

Master or equivalent, preferably PhD in a social science, in-depth knowledge of economics, comprehensive knowledge of politics, economy, society and culture of the countries of North Africa and the Middle East, work and study experience in these countries, as well as excellent skills of written and spoken German and English are required. Good knowledge of Arabic and/or French is preferred.

Deadline for applications: 13 March 2016. Information: http://www.die-gdi.de/en/about-us/career-internships/
 

 

8. Postdoc Position in Islamic Studies: “Perceptions of the Figure of the Prophet Muhammad”, Sorbonne University, Paris

This one-year position is starting on 1 September 2016 within the framework of the “Islamologie” program of the Laboratory of Excellence « Religions and Societies in the Mediterranean ». The candidate should have defended his/her PhD before 8 April 2016 – and the earliest 10 years before this date – in History of Religious Islamic Thought, Islamic Studies, Religious Studies, or any field related to the research theme.

Deadline for applications: 8 April 2016. Information: http://www.labex-resmed.fr/recrutement-d-un-post-doctorant-255?lang=en
 
9. job opportunity: Research Associate at AGSIW

Position Title: Research Associate
Department/Team: Senior Resident Scholars
Period: Part-Time (Up to 30 hours/week)
Location: Washington, DC
About AGSIW:

The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW), established in
2014, is an independent, non-profit institution dedicated to increasing
the understanding and appreciation of the social, economic, and
political diversity of the Arab Gulf states. Through expert research,
analysis, exchanges, and public discussion, the institute seeks to
encourage thoughtful debate and inform decision makers shaping U.S.
policy regarding this critical geo-strategic region.

Position Title: Research Associate
Department/Team: Senior Resident Scholars
Period: Part-Time (Up to 30 hours/week)
Location: Washington, DC

 

See more at: http://www.agsiw.org/research-assistant/#sthash.yxrv07x9.dpuf

 

 

10. The next meeting of the Middle East and Central Asia Music Forum will be as follows:

Friday 13th May 2016,

9.30am-6pm

Music Department, City University London

Room AG09, College Building, St John Street, London EC1V 4PB

‘Soundspaces of the Middle East and Central Asia: Exploring the Intersection of Sound Studies and Ethnomusicology in the Middle East and Central Asia’

Admission is free but advance registration is requested for catering purposes. For this and further information, see:

http://www.city.ac.uk/events/2016/may/middle-east-and-central-asia-music-forum

 

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