EURAMES Info Service 20/2015

CONFERENCES
 
1. "Muslim South Asia Graduate Conference", SOAS and Royal Asiatic Society, London,
9-10 October 2015  
 
2. 7th Uludağ Conference on International Relations:  "In Search of a New
International Order", Bursa, Turkey, 21-22 October 2015  
 
3. Colloquium:  “Images, Youth and Society in the Arab World and Mediterranean",
Marseille, 14-15 January 2016
 

POSITIONS
 
4. Visiting Research Fellowships 2016 at "Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and
Societies" or "Zentrum Moderner Orient", Berlin
 
5. Sir William Luce Fellowship, Durham University  
 
6. Assistant Professor of Early Modern Ottoman History, Department of History,
Boğaziçi University, Istanbul
 
7. Definite Term Faculty Appointment in Studies in Islam and Arabic Language,
University of Waterloo
 
8. Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern History, History Department, Wheaton College
 
 
OTHER INFORMATION

9. MA in "Jerusalem Studies", Al-Quds University, Jerusalem   
 
10. Resource:  Islamic Architecture Pedagogy Project, Aga Khan Documentation Center,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology  
 
11. 2nd Youth Summer School on “Muslim Views of Economics: Development, Islamic
Banking and Finance”, University of Peloponnese, Kiato, 26-29 August 2015
 
12. Articles on "Youth in the Arab World since the ‘Democratic’ Spring to the Winter
of ‘Djihadism’" for  Journal “The Revista de Estudios Internacionales Mediterráneos
(REIM)”  
 
 13. The British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS)-De Gruyter Prize in the
Study of Islam and the Muslim World

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CONFERENCES
 
1. "Muslim South Asia Graduate Conference", SOAS and Royal Asiatic Society, London,
9-10 October 2015  
 
The conference aims to connect early career scholars and academics researching
Muslim societies in South Asia and their diasporic communities, across disciplines
and time periods. Our goal is to provide a platform for scholarly exchange and to
showcase new and innovative thinking in this field.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 15   June 2015. Information
www.soas.ac.uk/south-asia-institute/musa/events/09oct2015-muslim-south-asia-graduate-conference-2015.html
 
 
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2. 7th Uludağ Conference on International Relations:  "In Search of a New
International Order", Bursa, Turkey, 21-22 October 2015
 
Regional studies will focus on the Middle East and North Africa. Deadline for
abstracts: 31 July 2015. Information:
http://ucir.uludag.edu.tr/ucir/ucir_en/themes.html 
 
 
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3. Colloquium:  “Images, Youth and Society in the Arab World and Mediterranean",
Marseille, 14-15 January 2016 

The Research Group on Visual Arts of the Muslim World of the Maghreb and Middle East
is organizing this  colloquium. Ce colloque se propose d’envisager les images
narratives contemporaines produites dans le monde arabe et méditerranéen comme une
expression de soi et comme un langage en soi. Comment raconte-t-on l’histoire à ceux
qui ne savent pas, ou pas encore, lire les mots ? 

Deadline for abstracts: 15 June 2015. Information
http://humweb.ucsc.edu/mediterraneanseminar/news/index.php?id=474
 
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POSITIONS
 
4. Visiting Research Fellowships 2016 at "Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and
Societies" or "Zentrum Moderner Orient", Berlin
 
The call is open for senior researchers and recent postdocs in the humanities and
the social sciences. They are invited to apply for a monthly stipend (2500 EUR,
covering all expenses including travel and accommodation), and a period of stay that
should normally last up to three months. 
 
Deadline for application: 31 August 2015. Information:
www.zmo.de/Ausschreibungen/BGSMCS/visiting%20researcher%20fellowship/Ausschreibung_VRF_2016.pdf

 
 
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5. Sir William Luce Fellowship, Durham University 
 
The Fellowship is awarded annually to a scholar at post-doctoral level, diplomat,
politician, or business executive, working on those parts of the Middle East to
which Sir William Luce devoted his working life (Iran, the Gulf states, South Arabia
and Sudan), and is hosted by Durham University during Easter term (25 April - 24
June 2016). This year the Fund may give preference to proposals relating to Yemen. 
 
Deadline for application: 28 August 2015. Information: luce.fund@durham.ac.uk and
www.dur.ac.uk/sgia/imeis/lucefund/
 
 
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6. Assistant Professor of Early Modern Ottoman History, Department of History,
Boğaziçi University, Istanbul
 
Preference will be given to candidates with a research focus on gender studies,
legal or socio-economic history and with a strong interest in translocal/global
perspectives.  Candidates who can teach a broader range of courses on Iranian,
Middle Eastern or Mediterranean history are encouraged to apply. Skills in teaching
quantitative and/or digital history methods are a plus. Applicants must have a Ph.D.
and some teaching experience by the time of application.  
 
Deadline for application: 1 August 2015. Information: Cigdem Kafescioglu
(kafescio@boun.edu.tr)
 
 
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7. Definite Term Faculty Appointment in Studies in Islam and Arabic Language,
University of Waterloo, Canada
 
We are seeking candidates who have earned their Ph.D. in Arabic language,
linguistics, or a related area. Experience teaching Modern Standard Arabic at the
University level, familiarity with proficiency based language teaching and testing,
native or near native command of Arabic, and ability to teach at all levels of
Arabic is required. Familiarity with use of technology in language teaching is
desirable. Excellent written and spoken English is required.
 
Deadline for application: 15 June 2015. Information:
www.uwaterloo.ca/renison/sites/ca.renison/files/uploads/files/si_posting_3yr_15.pdf
 
 
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8. Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern History, History Department, Wheaton
College, Illinois
 
Wheaton seeks a teacher/scholar who shares the ideals of Christian liberal arts
education and who can communicate a love for history to bright, motivated
undergraduates. The successful candidate will have evidence of potential in
teaching, research, and publication. Ph.D. required. 
 
Tenure-track position beginning in August 2016. Deadline for application: 15 October
2015. Information: Dr. Tracy McKenzie (history@wheaton.edu) 
 

 
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OTHER INFORMATION
 
9. MA in "Jerusalem Studies", Al-Quds University, Jerusalem   
 
The Centre for Jerusalem Studies offers a multi-disciplinary MA program in Jerusalem
Studies which is taught in English.  The program starts in this fall (2015/16).
Information: www.jerusalem-studies.alquds.edu/files/73/MA%20Brochure%205.2015.pdf
 
 
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10. Resource:  "Islamic Architecture Pedagogy Project", Aga Khan Documentation
Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology  
 
The purpose of the Pedagogy Project is to make well-crafted and practical resources
publicly available for those teaching the subject of Islamic art and architecture.
Scholars of Islamic art and architecture are encouraged to contribute and
collaborate in the building of this collection.  
 
Information: archnet@mit.edu and http://libguides.mit.edu/islam-arch
 
 
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11. 2nd Youth Summer School on “Muslim Views of Economics: Development, Islamic
Banking and Finance”, Department of Political Science and International Relations,
University of Peloponnese, Kiato, 26-29 August 2015
 
In cooperation with the Center for Mediterranean, Middle East and Islamic Studies,
this Summer School pursues to bring together scholars and students from across
social sciences disciplines and diverse educational and ethnic backgrounds who
demonstrate or develop a commitment to the subject field. 
 
Deadline for application: 30 June 2015. Information: http://pedis.uop.gr/?p=3412
 
 
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12. Articles on "Youth in the Arab World since the ‘Democratic’ Spring to the Winter
of ‘Djihadism’?: Values, Societal Change, and Collective Actions” for the Journal
“The Revista de Estudios Internacionales Mediterráneos (REIM)” 
 
This is a free open access Journal online; referee process; indexed: it publishes in
English, French and Spanish. The issue will address the logic underlying certain
values and social and political commitments of young people, without forgetting
strategies of disaffiliation or the bifurcation towards more violent methods of
promoting causes. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 9 July 2015. Information: Thierry Desrues
(tdesrues@iesa.csic.es).
  

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13. The British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS)-De Gruyter Prize in the
Study of Islam and the Muslim World

This international prize will be awarded annually to the best doctoral thesis or
unpublished first monograph based on a doctoral thesis. English-language submissions
on any aspect of the academic study of Islam and the Muslim world, past and present,
including Muslim-minority societies are accepted.

Deadline for submissions: 1 August 2015. Information:
www.brais.ac.uk/prize/press-release