EURAMES Info Service 28/2016

 
CONFERENCES
 
1. The 5th Model UN Security Council Conference, Tehran, 25 August 2016
 
2. Conference: "Media in Muslim Contexts: Inventing and Re-inventing Identities",
Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, London, 3-4 November 2016
 
3. 1st International Conference on Migration and Security: "Immigrant Influx and the
City" (Especially in the Middle East), Antalya/Turkey, 11-13 November 2016
 
 
POSITIONS
 
4. Professor (W 2) in Sociology of Ethnicity and Migration with Focus on Israel/The
Middle East, University of Mainz
 
5. Visiting Research Fellowship 2017, Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and
Societies and Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin 
 
6. Professeur-e associé-e en Etudes Islamiques au Centre Suisse Islam et Société de
l'Université de Fribourg 
 
7. Funded PhD Studentship, School of Humanities (History), University of Glasgow,
Scotland
 
8. Farsi/Persian Language Speaker and Researcher within the Business Intelligence
Services Team in Beirut and Dubai
 
 
 OTHER INFORMATION
 
9. Free Two-month Professional Training for Arabic and Farsi Speaking Journalists
Who Have Fled to Berlin in the Last 2-3 Year
 
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CONFERENCES
 
1. The 5th Model UN Security Council Conference, Tehran, 25 August 2016
 
The International Studies Journal and the UN Information Center in Iran are jointly
selecting 45 senior advisors, NGO representatives, professors of law and
International Relations, and post-graduate and graduated students to participate in
a Security Council simulation.
 
Deadline for application: 20 July 2016. Information:
http://isjq.net/en/2016/05/08/the-5th-model-un-security-council-conference/
 
 
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2. Conference: "Media in Muslim Contexts: Inventing and Re-inventing Identities",
Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, London, 3-4 November 2016
 
The conference seeks to bring together academics and media professionals to discuss
the central role of mass media in the contemporary Muslim World.  Issues to be
addressed include changes in media technology, identity formation, heritage
destruction, resistance movements and censorship.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 31 July 2016. Information:
www.aku.edu/events/pages/event-detail.aspx?EventID=362&Title=Media%20in%20Muslim%20Contexts%3A%20Inventing%20and%20Re-inventing%20Identities
 
 
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3. 1st International Conference on Migration and Security: "Immigrant Influx and the
City" (Especially in the Middle East), Antalya/Turkey, 11-13 November 2016
 
The aim of the conference is to make contributions to the policies of massive
immigrants, by means of exchange of theoretical and practical knowledge on the
impacts of immigrant influx on urban structures.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 20 July 2016. Information:
www.pa.edu.tr/Default.aspx?page=HaberAyrintilar&GUID=d7bc677c-01de-464f-85e9-c925541ee598
 
 
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POSITIONS
 
4. Professor (W 2) in Sociology of Ethnicity and Migration with Focus on Israel/The
Middle East, University of Mainz
 
Candidates are required to have, alongside profound theoretical and methodical
expertise, extensive empirical insight into the cultural diversity, the political
conflicts, and the migration movements of this region. Research interest in recent
immigration from the Middle East to Europe is desired.
 
Deadline for application: 25 August 2016. Information:
www.verwaltung.personal.uni-mainz.de/Dateien/2516-02-W2-sd-engl.pdf
 
 
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5. Visiting Research Fellowship 2017, Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and
Societies and Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin 
 
We are interested in attracting outstanding researchers who are engaged in research
projects that are relevant to the respective research profiles at the BGSMCS and at
the ZMO. 
 
Deadline for applications: 14 August 2016. Information:
www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de/en/studies/cfa_visiting_research_fellowship_2017.html
 
 
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6. Professeur-e associé-e en Etudes Islamiques au Centre Suisse Islam et Société de
l'Université de Fribourg 
 
Expertise en Etudes Islamiques ou dans le domaine Islam et Société avec une approche
interdisciplinaire requise. Le/la futur-e titulaire doit lier les traditions de
savoirs islamiques pluriels avec des questions philosophiques, éthiques et
sociétales dans un contexte contemporain. 
 
Les dossiers de candidature devront être adressés avant 15 septembre  2016.
Information:
http://www3.unifr.ch/lettres/fr/assets/public/files/pdf/faculte_postes%20vacants/160707_annonce_etudes_islamiques_fr.pdf

 
 
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7. Funded PhD Studentship, School of Humanities (History), University of Glasgow,
Scotland
 
PhD studentship in history/archive studies, funded by the Leverhulme Trust,
investigating the capture, transfer, and reconstitution of Iraqi archives in the
USA, commencing Oct. 2016. Open to UK and EU students.
 
Deadline: 29 July 2016.
Information: www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/arts/graduateschool/fundingopportunities/leverhulmetrustscholarships (scroll
down); contact: benjaminthomas.white@glasgow.ac.uk 
 
 
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8. Farsi/Persian Language Speaker and Researcher within the Business Intelligence
Services Team in Beirut and Dubai
 
Deloitte's Business Intelligence team is seeking a young graduate (0-3 years work
experience). The candidate will conduct research on MENA-based entities in English
and Farsi and produce business intelligence reports. A qualification in Business,
Economics, Political Science, International Relations, Middle Eastern Studies is
preferred. 
 
Information: mailto:mkasdano@deloitte.com. 
 
 
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OTHER INFORMATION
 
9. Free Two-month Professional Training for Arabic and Farsi Speaking Journalists
Who Have Fled to Berlin in the Last 2-3 Year
 
After the workshop - starting on 26 September and organized by the Protestant School
of Journalism - the participants will form the editorial board for a mobile based
news service to provide the growing Arabic and Farsi speaking community with news
from the German capital.
 
Information: https://amalberlin.net/. Contact: julia.gerlach@ev-journalistenschule.de