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1. Socioeconomic Transformation in the Sasanian Empire
Late Antique Central Zagros
Hossein Habibi
EUP, 2023/2025
2. “International Conference on Turkic Studies”, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Warsaw, 13-14 November 2025
Proposals for papers and panels are invited in the domains of language, literature, history, culture, society, and politics, and philology of the Turkic peoples.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 July 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/2rey25p7
3. The Standing and Understanding of Scholars in Society: Arab and European Experiences
Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA), Tunis, 5-7 December 2025
The conference follows two main aims: a) to create a better understanding of the chances and challenges of academics “going_public_” – _be it through their contributions to media discourses, policy counselling, the conduct of blogs or other forms of science communication; b) to reflect on the involvement of stakeholders from society in research projects – _the challenges of participatory and transdisciplinary research for and with society. The ultimate goal is the publication of a peer-reviewed special issue and/or edited volume with an internationally renowned publisher. All conference-related costs will be covered by AGYA.
Deadline for abstracts: 22 July 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/3cs8jsxb
4. CFP: “Oceanic Crossroads” The Mediterranean Seminar Fall 2025 Workshop (8 & 9 December: Abu Dhabi)
Proposals are welcome from scholars of all ranks from across all disciplines of the Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, or Sciences that engage in the broadest sense with social, historical and cultural aspects of the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. Junior scholars, graduate students, contingent faculty, scholars of under-represented communities, and those whose work engages with historiographically marginalized groups are particularly encouraged to apply.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/bdfsdv7w
5. Three Panels on the Islamic World at the “72nd Annual Meeting of the Renaissance Society of America”, San Francisco, 19-21 February 2026
Panels: Histories, Materials, Myths: Perceptions and Depictions of the Distant Past. – _Presence in Absence, Absence in Presence: Excavating Labour in the Early Modern World. – _Out of Sight: Early Modern Depictions and Narratives of the Unseen.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 July 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/456nhzcf
6. 26th Symposium of the “International Committee for Pre-Ottoman and Ottoman Studies (CIÉPO), Varna, Bulgaria, 23-27 June 2026
Themes: The Black Sea Region and Crimea in Pre-Ottoman and Ottoman Times. – _Europe, the Mediterranean World, and the Ottomans: War, Trade, and Diplomacy. – _The Nomads and the State. – _Ottoman Agriculture between Tradition and Transformation. – _Demography and Migrations. – _Governance and Corruption, Public Order and Justice. – _Ottoman Studies and Digital Humanities. Languages are English, French, German, and Turkish.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 October 2025. Information: https://ciepo26varna.weebly.com/
7. Senior Research Fellowship in Modern Languages 2026, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, All Souls College, University of Oxford
Applicants are expected to have a correspondingly distinguished record of achievement in research. The primary duty of a Senior Research Fellow is to pursue on a full-time basis a programme of academic research in Oxford.
Deadline for applications: 19 September 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/ec9aduj3
8. Associate or Full Professor in Islamic Studies, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, Hartford, CT
A successful candidate should demonstrate expertise in a particular area of Islamic Studies, though the research specialization is open. The person must be grounded in the Islamic tradition and able to teach in broad areas related to contemporary issues and themes.
Deadline for applications: 1 October 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/2xaedr9s
9. Faculty Member in Islamic Chaplaincy, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, Hartford, CT
HIU seeks an engaged, dedicated practitioner-scholar to join our esteemed faculty. We invite applications for a full-time or half-time faculty position in Islamic Chaplaincy (open rank). The ideal candidate would be classically trained in the Islamic tradition, experienced as a chaplain, inter-culturally sensitive, and actively involved with local and broader Muslim chaplaincy communities.
Deadline for applications: 1 October 2025. Information: https://tinyurl.com/tuc4fhjt
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