CONFERENCES 1. Stipends for Symposium "Starvation as a Political Tool", University of Toronto, 22 October 2015 2. Conference: "The Crisis in the Middle East and Its Impact on Europe", Middle East Research Centre of the Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Warsaw, Poland, 7-8 December 2015 3. International Workshop: "The Fiqhī Heritage in the Ottoman Empire and India", Istanbul University, 27-28 February 2016 4. Second Annual International Conference: "China in the Middle East: Neoliberalism with Chinese Characteristics and Political Transformations in the Middle East", Doha, Qatar, 23-24 March 2016 5. 19th Annual International Mediterranean Studies Association Congress, University of Palermo, 25-28 May 2016 POSITIONS 6. Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics and Middle East, Loyola University Chicago 7. Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern History, Missouri State University 8. Assistant Professor of Islam and Modernity, University of Toronto 9. Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore OTHER INFORMATION 10. Intensive Course: 'One Land, Two Peoples and Three Religions', Galilee Institute, Israel, 29 December 2015 - 10 January 2016 11. New Doctoral Program on „State Politics and Islamic Orthodoxy”, Institute of Social Justice, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney 12. Doctoral Fellowships, Study of Conversion and Inter-Religious Encounters, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev 13. Proposals for Research on "Labor Demand in the MENA Region", Economic Research Forum (ERF) ____________ If you want to distribute an announcement via EURAMES Info Service (more than 5500 recipients, only English and French announcements), please apply the usual format of the text with no more than 50 words and no attachment. Please send only the most important information to davo@geo.uni-mainz.de and refer to further details with a link to the respective website or an email address. Best regards, Guenter Meyer, Center for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz, Germany ____________________ CONFERENCES 1. Stipends for Symposium "Starvation as a Political Tool", University of Toronto, 22 October 2015 The areas of study include the Armenian Genocide and Genocide by Attrition in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. Stipends of up to $500 will support scholars in deepening their knowledge of starvation as a political tool by engaging with leading scholars. Deadline for application: 14 September 2015. Information: www.holodomor.ca/ ______________ 2. Conference: "The Crisis in the Middle East and Its Impact on Europe", Middle East Research Centre of the Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Warsaw, Poland, 7-8 December 2015 With attention to the impact of the war in the Middle East and Africa on European countries, submissions of abstracts from various disciplinary fields are invited. Deadline for abstracts: 11 October 2015. Information: www.iksio.eu/ ______________ 3. International Workshop: "The Fiqhī Heritage in the Ottoman Empire and India", Istanbul University, 27-28 February 2016 The aim of the workshop is to study Indian and Ottoman scholars and institutions in light of the works produced during the Ottoman period. The workshop will be held in Turkish, Arabic, and English. Deadline for abstracts: 30 September 2015. Information: http://ilahiyat.istanbul.edu.tr/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Fiqhi-Heritage-in-the-Ottoman-Empire-and-India.pdf ______________ 4. Second Annual International Conference: "China in the Middle East: Neoliberalism with Chinese Characteristics and Political Transformations in the Middle East", Doha, Qatar, 23-24 March 2016 The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Qatar University, Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies and Department of Central Eurasian Studies Indiana University, Shanghai University and Sociology of Islam Journal (Brill) invite interested scholars and advanced graduate students to submit proposals for this conference. Deadline for abstracts: 30 November 2015. Information: http://chinaandthemiddleeast.blogspot.com.tr/2015/07/cfp-china-in-middle-east-neoliberalism.html ______________ 5. 19th Annual International Mediterranean Studies Association Congress, University of Palermo, 25-28 May 2016 150-200 scholarly papers will be delivered before an international audience of scholars, academics, and experts in a wide range of fields. A number of special events are being planned for Congress participants that will highlight the unique cultural aspects of Sicily. Deadline for submissions: 1 February 2016. Information: www.mediterraneanstudies.org/ ______________ POSITIONS 6. Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics and Middle East, Loyola University Chicago The tenure-track position is beginning fall 2016. The successful candidate is expected to have a Ph.D. in Political Science at the time of the appointment. The Jesuit Catholic institution seeks candidates who will contribute to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. Deadline for applications: 30 September 2015. Information: pschrae@luc.edu ______________ 7. Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern History, Missouri State University The appointment is to begin August 17, 2016. Specialization is open (circa 600 C.E. to the present). Minimum qualifications: ABD or Ph.D. in history or related fields. Applications will be reviewed beginning October 15th and will continue until the position is filled. Information: Dr. Angela Hornsby-Gutting, ahornsbygutting@missouristate.edu ______________ 8. Assistant Professor of Islam and Modernity, University of Toronto The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in Religion, Middle Eastern Studies, or an appropriate disciplinary area, by the time of appointment, or shortly thereafter, must have a high level of scholarly achievement in Islamic Studies, must be competent in Arabic and in classical sources, and must have competence in the academic study of religion. Deadline for applications: 1 November 2015. Information: https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?job=1501073 ______________ 9. Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore The successful candidate should have a sound understanding of the contemporary Middle East, and be familiar with current scholarship on the region. Desirable qualifications include, among others, a Ph.D. involving work related to the Middle East and knowledge of at least one Middle Eastern language, preferably Arabic. Deadline for applications: 1 October 2015. Information: https://mei.nus.edu.sg/index.php/web/new-job-opening ______________ OTHER INFORMATION 10. Intensive Course: 'One Land, Two Peoples and Three Religions', Galilee Institute, Israel, 29 December 2015 - 10 January 2016 The program focuses on the Jewish / Christian / Islam religions, their roots and relations in Israel and on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. Information: www.galilcol.ac.il/middle-east/sessions/course.asp?sessionId=2&courseId=2 ______________ 11. New Doctoral Program on „State Politics and Islamic Orthodoxy”, Institute of Social Justice, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney The four-year program begins with an intense year of coursework and training, combined with serious theoretical and conceptual work. The demanding and rigorous year of coursework, comprised of four North American style doctoral seminars, provides students with a deeper understanding of the great debates in social and political thought, and better prepares them for the task of undertaking original investigations of their own. Deadline for expression of interest: 16 September 2015. Information: http://isj.acu.edu.au/research/doctoral-program-in-social-political-thought/ ______________ 12. Doctoral Fellowships, Study of Conversion and Inter-Religious Encounters, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev The scholarships will be for four years (starting 1st October 2015) and the value will be around 50,000 NIS per academic year. The candidate will be expected to carry out research in areas relevant to the study of conversion and inter-religious encounters in the Medieval and Early Modern periods and to contribute materials to the database on conversion. Information: http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/csoc/Pages/news/Scholarships2016.aspx ______________ 13. Proposals for Research on "Labor Demand in the MENA Region", Economic Research Forum (ERF) ERF invites proposals investigating labor demand in the MENA region. Deadline for submissions: 15 October 2015. Information: www.erf.org.eg/cms.php?id=events_details&news_id=263
samedi 29 août 2015
EURAMES Info Service 31/2015
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