EURAMES Info Service 10/2015

CONFERENCES

1. Seminar "Religious Transnationalism", VU University Amsterdam, 16-17 April 2015

2. Conference:  “Mohammed Abed Al Jabri and the Future of the Arab World Islam,
State and Modernity”, LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome,  5 May 2015 

3. Colloquium: "The Question of Cemevi in Turkey", TOBB University of Economics and
Technology, Ankara, 22-24 May 2015

4. International Conference: "Libya in Transition. Elites, Civil Society,
Factionalism and State Reshaping", Rome, 23-24 June 2015

5. Fourth Islam and Bioethics International Conference, Coimbra, Portugal, 5-6
August 2015

6. Third Annual Islamic Digital Humanities Conference: “Distant Reading and the
Islamic Archive”, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 16-17 October 2015 

7. Nohoudh Muslim Integration Conference, SOAS, London, 5-6 November 2015

8. Dubai International Conference for Advanced Research in Business, 14-15 December
2015

9. International Conference: „Islamic Philosophy from the 12th to the 14th century“,
Annemarie Schimmel Kolleg/University on Bonn, 24-26 February 2016


POSITIONS

10. Five Postdoctoral Fellowships for the Research Program "Europe in the Middle
East - The Middle East in Europe (EUME)", Berlin 

11. Fellowships for Doctoral Students/Postdoctoral Scholars, Max Weber Center for
Advanced Cultural and Social Studies, University of Erfurt (Max-Weber-Kolleg) 

12. Four Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Research College: “The Transformative Power
of Europe. The European Union and the Diffusion of Ideas”, Berlin

13. Program Coordinator "Natural Resource Politics and Environmental Justice" in
Tunisia and Egypt, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

14. Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Islamic Studies for "Foundations in Medieval
Societies. Cross-cultural Comparisons", Department of History, Humboldt University
of Berlin

15. Full-time Instructorship in Persian, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of
Oxford

16. Professor and Chair, Department of Global and Intercultural Studies, Miami
University, Ohio

17. Visiting Assistant Professor in History of the Islamic World in Asia or Africa,
History Department, Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado


OTHER INFORMATION

18. Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree: "Crossing the Mediterranean: Towards
Investment and Integration”, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Universitat Autònoma
de Barcelona and Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier
 
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CONFERENCES

1. Seminar "Religious Transnationalism", VU University Amsterdam, 16-17 April 2015
 
The seminar deals with the contemporary dynamics of transnational religious fields
across the world by addressing the shifting configurations between new modes of
transnational religious practices on the one hand and evolving forms of
nation-building and national domestication of religious communities in a time of
growing nationalism and exclusion. 

 Registration: h.l.e.vander.linden@vu.nl. Program:
www.fsw.vu.nl/nl/nieuws-agenda/agenda/2015/04-16-seminar-religious-transnationalism.asp

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2. Conference:  “Mohammed Abed Al Jabri and the Future of the Arab World Islam,
State and Modernity”, LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome,  5 May 2015 
 
A selection of papers presented at the conference will be published in a
peer-reviewed co-edited volume by Zaid Eyadat and Mohammed Hashas. We welcome
original papers on the themes of the conference from various academic disciplines.
Please contact  hashasmohammed@gmail.com by 05 May 2015.
 
For participation at the conference and information on the program contact 
opizzingrilli@luiss.it  

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3. Colloquium: "The Question of Cemevi in Turkey", TOBB University of Economics and
Technology, Ankara, 22-24 May 2015

The colloquium on Alevi forms of worship and worship-places will be closed to the
public. Those who would like to participate in the colloquium as discussant should
send a very brief resume to Rıza Yıldırım (rzyldrm@gmail.com) until 15 May 2015.

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4. International Conference: "Libya in Transition. Elites, Civil Society,
Factionalism and State Reshaping", Rome, 23-24 June 2015

The Conference aims to discuss the process of Libyan transition from comparative
perspectives and addresses the Social Sciences as a whole. Special consideration
will be given to submissions resulting from field research concerning the Libyan
transition’s recent evolutions.

Deadline for proposals: 7 April 2015. Information:
www.h-net.org/announce/show.cgi?ID=221326

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5. Fourth Islam and Bioethics International Conference, Coimbra, Portugal, 5-6
August 2015

The conference will be part of the 21st Annual meeting of the World Congress on
Medical Law (WCML), 2-6 August 2015. Participants and speakers from various
disciplines are welcome (medicine, Islamic studies, natural sciences, law, history,
sociology, philosophy, etc.).

Abstract submission deadline: 10 April 2015. Information:
http://wafml.memberlodge.org/event-703110

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6. Third Annual Islamic Digital Humanities Conference: “Distant Reading and the
Islamic Archive”, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 16-17 October 2015 

We cordially invite proposals for papers related to distant reading and other
computational approaches to the study of the pre-modern and early modern Islamic
world. Faculty members, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, archivists,
librarians, curators, and other scholars are welcome to apply.

Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2015. Information:
http://islamichumanities.org/conference-2015/

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7. Nohoudh Muslim Integration Conference, SOAS, London, 5-6 November 2015

The deadline for abstracts has been extended to 15 May 2015. Information:
www.soas.ac.uk/soas-nohoudh-muslim-integration-conference/

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8. Dubai International Conference for Advanced Research in Business, 14-15 December
2015

The international gathering will bring together international researchers,
practitioners, and scholars to share, exchange, communicate and present research
findings and new ideas in diverse areas. All accepted papers will be published in
the refereed conference proceedings on the website. High quality papers will be
provided an opportunity for publication in international refereed journals.

Deadline for paper submissions: 5 July 2015. Information: www.intlafr.com/uaeconf.html

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9. International Conference: „Islamic Philosophy from the 12th to the 14th century“,
Annemarie Schimmel Kolleg/University on Bonn, 24-26 February 2016

How did philosophy interact epistemologically with its neighbouring disciplines,
e.g. logic, rational sciences, historiography, fiqh, kalam, tasawwuf, Qur’anic
exegesis and hadith? How was philosophical knowledge transmitted between the Islamic
East and the Islamic West? What role did the political authorities play in
sustaining the development of Islamic philosophy in different regions of the
Islamicate world?

Deadline for application: 30 November 2015. Information:
www.mamluk.uni-bonn.de/mamluk-events/cfp-islamic-philosophy-from-12th-to-14th-century.pdf

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POSITIONS

10. Five Postdoctoral Fellowships for the Research Program "Europe in the Middle
East - The Middle East in Europe (EUME)", Berlin 

The program supports historical-critical philology, rigorous engagement with the
literatures of the Middle East and their histories, the social history of cities and
the study of Middle Eastern political and philosophical thought as central fields of
research. The fellowships are intended primarily for scholars of art history,
history, literature, philology, political philosophy, political science, religion
and sociology who want to carry out their research projects in connection with the
Berlin program during 1 October 2015 until 31 July 2016.

Deadline for application: 24 April 2015. Information:
www.eume-berlin.de/call-for-application-ausschreibung.html

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11. Fellowships for Doctoral Students/Postdoctoral Scholars, Max Weber Center for
Advanced Cultural and Social Studie, University of Erfurt (Max-Weber-Kolleg) 

The fellowships are invited for research projects in the fields of Sociology,
Religious Studies, History, Philosophy, Economics, Law, Political Sciences or
Theology within the framework of the Research Group "Ordering Dynamics". The
fellowships start either on 1 September or on 1 October 2015 and are granted for 3
to 12 months. 

Requirements: Excellent academic degree, relevant PhD Thesis or PhD Thesis project,
outstanding Academic Record, Knowledge of German (at least reading skills), English
and other relevant languages.

Application deadline: 15 April 2015. Information:
www.uni-erfurt.de/maxweber-kolleg/projekte/kooperative-projekte/ordnung-durch-bewegung/and
www.uni-erfurt.de/maxwe

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12. Four Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Research College: “The Transformative Power
of Europe. The European Union and the Diffusion of Ideas”, Berlin

We particularly encourage applications on projects located in the field of
comparative regionalism. We are especially interested in the topic "Regional
cooperation and integration in  Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East,
etc." The duration of the fellowship is 12 months (1 October 2015 - 30 September
2016) with an annual stipend of € 30,000.

Information: www.transformeurope.eu and transform-europe@fu-berlin.de.  

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13. Program Coordinator "Natural Resource Politics and Environmental Justice" in
Tunisia and Egypt, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

The German non-profit organization is striving to promote democracy, civil society,
equality, and environmental justice is offering this position, which is based in
Tunis and will cooperate with civil society organizations in Tunisia and Egypt.

Profile: Advanced university degree in social or political sciences or related
fields; five years of relevant work experience and proven familiarity with
developments in North Africa/ or the MENA region, program planning, and project
implementation in the civil society sector in Tunisia, Egypt, or the MENA region;
fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic required. Knowledge of French
and/or German is an asset. 

Applications should be received by 12 April 2015 at info@tn.boell.org; Information:
http://tn.boell.org/fr 

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14. Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Islamic Studies for "Foundations in Medieval
Societies. Cross-cultural Comparisons", Department of History, Humboldt University
of Berlin

This is a fixed-term position limited to the project period 1 May 2015 until 31 May
2017. Job description: Scientific services in research writing articles for the
field of Islamic Studies to be published in the intercultural and comparative
encyclopedia of foundations in medieval societies. Requirement: An excellent
doctoral degree in the field of Islamic or Middle Eastern Studies, Arabic, Iranian
or Turkish Studies;  excellent command of languages relevant to the historical
sources and good command of English - at least reading knowledge of German; 

Information www.hu-berlin.de/stellenangebote (reference number DR/041/15).  

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15. Full-time Instructorship in Persian, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of
Oxford

The position is to commence on 1 October 2015. The Instructor will be expected to
give between 15 and 20 hours of instruction in every week. Candidates must have a
native or equivalent command of Persian and be fluent in English and have experience
of teaching Persian as a foreign language in a university. 

Closing date for applications: 27 April 2015. Information:
www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_search_package.
search_form?p_company=10&p_internal_external=E# quoting vacancy number 117710. 


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16. Professor and Chair, Department of Global and Intercultural Studies, Miami
University, Ohio

The new department will develop new curricular, research and public outreach
initiatives in global and intercultural studies, as well as incorporate established
undergraduate majors and minors in Jewish Studies, Middle Eastern and Islamic
Studies, etc. The appointment may be as early as August 2015. 

Review of applications will begin on 10 April 2015 and continues until position is
filled. Information https://miamioh.hiretouch.com/job-details?jobID=462

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17. Visiting Assistant Professor in History of the Islamic World in Asia or Africa,
History Department, Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado

One-year faculty member (20 August 2015 - 2 May 2016). Deadline for application: 10
April 2015. Information: www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=50718

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OTHER INFORMATION

18. Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree: "Crossing the Mediterranean: Towards
Investment and Integration”, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Universitat Autònoma
de Barcelona and Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier
 
This two-year study program provides students with high-level, professional
competences in the field of Mediterranean mediation, cooperation and integration, as
well as with the methodological tools to pursue research oriented activities. MIM
students receive a triple degree, recognised by all of the partner institutions. 

Deadline for application: 15 April 2015. Information: www.mastermimplus.eu/