CONFERENCES
1. Biennial Conference on Creating Global Change:
"Gendered Migration, Bodies, Borders", Middle Tennessee State
University, 28-29 March 2019
2. International Conference: "Claiming and
Making Muslim Worlds: Across and Between the Local and Global", Zentrum
Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin, 3-5 April 2019
3.
Annual Weissbourd Conference: “In Search of Asylum: An Interdisciplinary
Discussion”, University of Chicago, 4-5 April 2019
4. Sixth Annual Conference of the British
Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS), University of Nottingham, 15-16 April
2019
5. 5th Annual Conference on Shi`I Studies,
Islamic College, London, 27-28 April 2019
6. Workshop: “Captivity”, Mediterranean Seminar,
Brown University, Providence, RI, 3-4 May 2019
7. Annual Middle East History and Theory
Conference: "Migration, Diaspora, and Movement of Peoples",
University of Chicago, 3-5 May 2019
8. Workshop on "Histories of Sexuality and
Erudition: Institutions, Texts, Practices", Princeton, NJ, 10–11 May 2019
9. Workshop: "Lost and Gained on the Way:
Placing 'Transit' Migration in Europe, Africa and Asia", Leibniz Zentrum
Moderner Orient, Berlin, 13-14 May 2019
10.
China and
the Middle East and North Africa Conference, Shanghai University, 17-18 May
2019
11. Conference: "Politics of Religious
Knowledge and Ignorance", Biennial Meeting of the Society for the
Anthropology of Religion (SAR), Toronto, 21-23 May 2019
12. Sixth Annual International
Conference on Social Sciences: “Migration in Morocco and Beyond: From Local to
Global Dynamics”, Al Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco, 25-26 May 2019
13. CEMS Graduate Conference: "Cultural
Entanglement, Transfer and Contention in Mediterranean Communities from
Antiquity to the Present", Budapest, 30 May - 1 June 2019
14. International Conference: “Pilgrimages and
Tourism”, London Centre for Interdisciplinary Re-search, Cambridge, 15-16 June
2019
15. Workshop on "Youth Politics in the Middle
East", Amman, 19-20 June 2019
16. 2nd Bali-International Conference on Social
Science & Humanities (ICSSH), Kuta, Indonesia, 9-10 July 2019
17. Seminar for Arabian Studies, University of
Leiden, 11-13 July 2019
18. Workshop on “Women, Nation Building and
Modernization Projects in the Gulf: Explorations in State Instrumentalization
of Women” (No.14), during the "Gulf Research Meeting", Cambridge
University, 15-18 July 2019
19. Workshop on “Quotidian Youth Cultures in the
Gulf Peninsula: Changes and Challenges” (No.9), during the "Gulf Research
Meeting", Cambridge University, 15-18 July 2019
20. Biennial Conference of the International
Qur'anic Studies Association: "Reading the Qur’an in the Context of
Empire", University of New England, Tangier, 25-26 July 2019
21. Conference: “Rethinking Genre in the
Islamicate Middle East”, Asia-Africa-Institute, University of Hamburg, 5-6
September 2019
22. 53rd Annual Meeting of Middle
East Studies Association (MESA), November 14-17, 2019, in New Orleans, LA,
14-17 November 2019
POSITIONS
23. Full Professorship for “Islamic Intellectual
History of the Post-Classical Period (1200-1800)”, Humboldt University Berlin
24. Full Professorship for “Comparative Theology
from an Islamic Perspective”, Humboldt University Berlin
25. PhD Student in Political Science for Research
on "The Exchange of Secret Service Knowledge
between Germany and the Arab Middle
East 1960-2010”, Leibnitz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin
26. PhD Research Fellowship on "Biopolitics
in the Middle East", Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages,
University of Oslo
27. Postdoctoral Research Fellowship on
"Epidemics in the Middle East", Department of Culture Studies and
Oriental Languages, University of Oslo
28. Six Marie Skłodowska-Curie Programme Early
Stage Researcher (PhD) Positions, University of Aberdeen
29. Visiting (Research) Fellowships at the Oxford
Centre for Islamic Studies 2019-20, University of Oxford
30. Postdoctoral Position at SASNET for Religion
and Politics in South Asia, Lund University
31. Assistant Professor in the Study of Religions,
University of Southern Denmark
32. Postdoctoral Fellows at the American
University of Beirut
33. Assistant Professor of Health Studies in the
Middle East and North Africa, University of Arizona
34. Assistant Professor of the History of the
Islamic World (non-Western), Texas A&M University
35. Mellon Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies
and Women's and Gender Studies, Vanderbilt University, Nashville
36. Full-time Faculty Position in Arabic Language
and Culture, National Chengchi University in Taipei
37. Postdoctoral Fellowship in Islamic Art and
Material Culture, Bard Graduate Center, New York City
38. Assistant Professor of Humanities, Boğaziçi
University Istanbul
39. Postdoctoral Fellowship on the Economics of
Conflict at the "International Crisis Group" and “Empirical Studies
of Conflict Project”, Washington, DC
40. One Year Middle East Initiative Research Fellowships,
Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA
41. Assistant Professor of Health Studies in the
Middle East and North Africa, University of Arizona
42. Assistant Professor of the History of the
Islamic World (non-Western), Texas A&M University
43. Mellon Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies
and Women's and Gender Studies, Vanderbilt University, Nashville
44. Two Postdoctoral
Fellowships, Asia Centre, Harvard University
OTHER INFORMATION
45. Two AUC Summer Course for Islamic Studies in
Cairo for Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate Students
46. Funding Opportunities for Research in the
Levant 2019-20 by the "Council for British Research in the Levant"
47. Articles on "Critical Reflections on
Contemporary Muslim Thought and Human Rights" for Special Issue of
"Journal of Contemporary Poetics"
48. Chapter for Edited Book on "Space, Place
and Religious Landscapes: Living Mountains" to be Published by Bloomsbury
Press
49. Research Articles, Review Articles and Book
Reviews on the Middle East for Special Issue of "Turkish Journal of
History"
50. Articles on Book Project "Migration in
Africa and Beyond: Text and Contexts"
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CONFERENCES
1.
Biennial
Conference on Creating Global Change: "Gendered Migration, Bodies,
Borders", Middle Tennessee State University, 28-29 March 2019
We invite individual or panel proposals for presentations on any topic
on women’s and/or gender issues and debates from scholars, activists,
non-profit professionals, and graduate students in all scholarly fields and
disciplines, including the humanities, sciences, social sciences, education,
arts, design, business, law, health and sports.
Deadline for proposals: 15 January 2019. Information: https://www.mtsu.edu/womenstu/conference/includes/CallforProposals2019Conference-5-2DeadlineExtension.pdf
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2.
International
Conference: "Claiming and Making Muslim Worlds: Across and Between the
Local and Global", Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO), Berlin, 3-5 April 2019
The conference concludes the 12-year research program: "Muslim
Worlds - Worlds of Islam?"
See program at http://www.zmo.de/veranstaltungen/2019/Conferences/ConferenceProgramme_ClaimingAndMakingMuslimWorlds_Final.pdf;
for registration contact MuslimWorlds2019@zmo.de
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3.
Annual
Weissbourd Conference: “In Search of Asylum: An Interdisciplinary Discussion”,
University of Chicago, 4-5 April 2019
Proposals are invited from across the humanities and social sciences to
discuss the transformation of the concept of asylum and its implications for
understanding the present.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 February 2019. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/3516094/cfp-%E2%80%9C-search-asylum-interdisciplinary-discussion%E2%80%9D
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4.
Sixth Annual
Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS), University
of Nottingham, 15-16 April 2019
Islamic Studies is broadly understood to include all disciplinary
approaches to the study of Islam and Muslim societies (majority and minority),
modern and premodern.
Deadline for abstracts extended to 6 January 2019. Information: http://www.brais.ac.uk/conferences/brais-2019-call-for-papers
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5.
5th Annual
Conference on Shi`I Studies, Islamic College, London, 27-28 April 2019
This conference will provide a broad platform for scholars in Shi`I
studies to share their latest research. Papers are welcome on any aspect of
Shi`i studies.
Deadline for abstracts: 3 February 2019. Information: https://www.islamic-college.ac.uk/publications/shiistudies/fifth-shii-conference/
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6.
Workshop:
“Captivity”, Mediterranean Seminar, Brown University, Providence, RI, 3-4 May
2019
For the workshop we invite abstracts of in-progress drafts of articles
or book/dissertation chapters on any aspect (historical, cultural, literary,
artistic, or historiographical) of captivity in the premodern or modern
Mediterranean, broadly construed.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2018. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/cfp-captivity-spring-2019-mediterranean-seminar-workshop-3-4-may-brown?e=82aeb6c61d
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7.
Annual Middle
East History and Theory Conference: "Migration, Diaspora, and Movement of
Peoples", University of Chicago, 3-5 May 2019
The theme is intentionally broad to accommodate for scholarship on a
plethora of topics and time periods. Examples include: forced and voluntary
movements, labor and economic phenomena, diaspora studies, human rights, and
more.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 February 2019. Information: https://ceeres.uchicago.edu/content/cfp-34th-annual-middle-east-history-and-theory-conference-may-3-5-2019
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8.
Workshop on
"Histories of Sexuality and Erudition: Institutions, Texts,
Practices", Princeton, NJ, 10–11 May 2019
The workshop will explore links between sexuality and the lived
practices of knowledge production across different contexts and cultures. It
will bring together scholars from different fields to collectively examine
diverse, historically contingent cases at the juncture between the history of
sexuality and the history of scholarship.
Deadline for abstracts: 1 February 2019. Information: https://sexualityerudition.wordpress.com/
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9.
Workshop:
"Lost and Gained on the Way: Placing 'Transit' Migration in Europe, Africa
and Asia", Leibniz Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin, 13-14 May 2019
This workshop aims to bring together scholars whose work explores what
migrants do in the so-called
transit. The focus is on what is lost (shattered, left behind,
deliberately destroyed, accidentally lost) and gained (built, created,
initiated, cultivated and accrued). The geographical focus of the workshop is
on Europe, Asia and Africa, including the Middle East.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2019. Information: https://www.zmo.de/Ausschreibungen/calls%20for%20papers/CfP%20-%20Lost%20and%20Gained%202018.pdf
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10.
China and the
Middle East and North Africa Conference, Shanghai University, 17-18 May 2019
We invite submissions on the following and related topics: Political
Economy of the Middle East; Nationalism and Nation-State; Political Parties;
Environmental Issues; Social Movements; etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 April 2019. Information: http://chinaandthemiddleeast.blogspot.com/2018/11/conference-5th-china-and-middle-east.html
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11.
Conference:
"Politics of Religious Knowledge and Ignorance", Biennial Meeting of
the Society for the Anthropology of Religion (SAR), Toronto, 21-23 May 2019
Given the continued role of religion in the public realms of most
societies, how might the anthropology of religion—alongside or distinct from
theology and the natural sciences—articulate an equally public voice?
Deadline for abstracts: 21 January 2018. Information: http://sar.americananthro.org/activities/meeting/
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12. Sixth Annual International Conference on Social
Sciences: “Migration in Morocco and Beyond: From Local to Global Dynamics”, Al
Akhawayn University, Ifrane, Morocco, 25-26 May 2019
The organizers invite papers that address every aspect of migration.
Conference presentations can be delivered in Arabic, French or English.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2019. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/3514328/sixth-annual-international-conference-social-sciences-migration
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13.
CEMS Graduate
Conference: "Cultural Entanglement, Transfer and Contention in
Mediterranean Communities from Antiquity to the Present", Budapest, 30 May
- 1 June 2019
The aim of this conference is to work against the grain of disciplinary
boundaries to better understand these processes of inheritance, transmission,
and exchange both diachronically and synchronically.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2019. Information: https://cems.ceu.edu/cems-graduate-conference-2019
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14.
International
Conference: “Pilgrimages and Tourism”, London Centre for Interdisciplinary
Re-search, Cambridge, 15-16 June 2019
This conference seeks to analyze the complex concepts of pilgrimages and
tourism. What is a pilgrimage? Do pilgrimages contribute to the sense of
community and belonging? Is tourism a transformative experience? How do
souvenirs, memorabilia and travelogues facilitate imagination of other people
and places? Etc.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2019. Information: http://tourism.lcir.co.uk/
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15.
Workshop on
"Youth Politics in the Middle East", Amman, 19-20 June 2019
This workshop aims to move beyond simplistic descriptions of youth in
the Middle East in favor of richer scholarship that takes young people
seriously as social actors, and explores how their cultural, educational,
economic, and local experiences intersect with politics and political struggle.
Papers will be published as an issue of the open access POMEPS Studies series.
Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2019. Information: https://pomeps.org/2018/12/10/call-for-proposals-june-2019-workshop-youth-politics-middle-east/?fbclid=IwAR168JBbAFOMNZE21bGcmH8rXVorcRkx9cnhcUxLgSN7Q0w28tEL-cAjxKE
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16.
2nd
Bali-International Conference on Social Science & Humanities (ICSSH), Kuta,
Indonesia, 9-10 July 2019
The conference promotes international dissemination of knowledge and
development of cross-national academic fraternity. The participants come from
different backgrounds and countries. They share their researches, experiences
and informally create long-lasting bonds.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2019. Information: https://eurasiaresearch.org/conference/bali-icssh-09-10-july-2019~callforpaper
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17.
Seminar for
Arabian Studies, University of Leiden, 11-13 July 2019
This international forum meets annually for the presentation of the
latest academic research in the humanities on the Arabian Peninsula from the
earliest times to the present day or, in the case of political and social
history, to the end of the Ottoman Empire (1922).
Deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2019. Information: https://mailchi.mp/01b457455b66/bfsa-bulletin-call-for-contributions-1658909?e=18cf0337f7
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18.
Workshop on
“Women, Nation Building and Modernization Projects in the Gulf: Explorations in
State Instrumentalization of Women” (No.14), during the "Gulf Research
Meeting", Cambridge University, 15-18 July 2019
The workshop broadly examines the new state-sponsored policies,
initiatives, regulations and projects aiming to enhance the public roles,
positions, and representations of women in the Gulf in diverse fields,
including politics, education, art, economy, army, culture or natural sciences.
Deadline for abstracts: 20 January 2019. Information: http://www.gulfresearchmeeting.net/index.php?pgid=Mg==
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19.
Workshop on
“Quotidian Youth Cultures in the Gulf Peninsula: Changes and Challenges”
(No.9), during the "Gulf Research Meeting", Cambridge University,
15-18 July 2019
The aim of the workshop is to provide a comprehensive overview of the
shifts that have occurred in youth cultures and youth identities in the past
decade in the GCC, analyzing the implications of quotidian practices and
formations in the framework of growing social, cultural and political
transformations.
Deadline for abstracts: 20 January 2019. Information: http://www.gulfresearchmeeting.net/workshop/165_Quotidian%20youth%20cultures%20in%20the%20Gulf%20Peninsula.pdf
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20.
Biennial
Conference of the International Qur'anic Studies Association: "Reading the
Qur’an in the Context of Empire", University of New England, Tangier,
25-26 July 2019
The conference will unveil new research on the Qur’an, and create a platform
for connecting other religions to Qur’anic studies. Further attention will be
paid to the important contribution of North African scholars to the emergence
and flourishing of methods in the study of Qur’an, tafsir and translation.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 January 2018. Information: https://iqsaweb.wordpress.com/international-meeting-2019/
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21.
Conference:
“Rethinking Genre in the Islamicate Middle East”, Asia-Africa-Institute,
University of Hamburg, 5-6 September 2019
The conference aims to bring together scholars with expertise in Arabic,
Persian and Turkish narrative traditions who are interested in the manifold
facets of the history, sociology and poetics of genre and generic structures
underlying the literary production of the respective traditions.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2019. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/3284420/cfp-%E2%80%9Crethinking-genre-islamicate-middle-east%E2%80%9D
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22. 53rd Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies
Association (MESA),
New
Orleans, LA, 14-17 November 2019
MESA is primarily concerned with the area
encompassing Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Israel, Pakistan, and the countries of
the Arab World from the seventh century to modern times. Other regions,
including Spain, Southeastern Europe, China and the former Soviet Union, also
are included for the periods in which their territories were parts of the
Middle Eastern empires or were under the influence of Middle Eastern
civilization. Comparative work is encouraged.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 February 2019. Information:
https://mesana.org/annual-meeting/call-for-papers
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POSITIONS
23.
Full Professorship
for “Islamic Intellectual History of the Post-Classical Period (1200-1800)”,
Humboldt University Berlin
Position is starting 1 October 2019 and initially limited to a 5-year
contract. The successful candidate will focus on the significance of the post-classical
intellectual history in his or her research and teaching, especially in the areas
of Kalām, philosophy and mysticism, with a special emphasis on different
doctrinal currents (especially Sunna and Shia).
Deadline for applications: 15 January 2019. Information: https://www.personalabteilung.hu-berlin.de/stellenausschreibungen/full-professorship-for-islamic-intellectual-history-of-the-post-classical-period-1200-1800-201d-w3
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24.
Full
Professorship for “Comparative Theology from an Islamic Perspective”, Humboldt
University Berlin
Position is starting 1 October 2019 and initially limited to a 5-year
contract. The successful candidate will focus on the relationship between
Muslim religiosity and other religious communities and worldviews in his or her
research and teaching. He or she will undertake research in entangled history,
particularly with respect to Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and will compare
the interaction of actors of various religious origins with regard to religious
doctrine and practice.
Deadline for applications: 15 January 2019. Information: https://www.personalabteilung.hu-berlin.de/stellenausschreibungen/full-professorship-for-comparative-theology-from-an-islamic-perspective201d-w3
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25.
PhD Student in
Political Science for Research on "The Exchange of
Secret Service Knowledge between Germany and
the Arab Middle East 1960-2010”, Leibnitz-Zentrum
Moderner Orient, Berlin
The candidate will be expected to carry out a comparative study
between the East German intelligence agency and one Arab
intelligence agency (Iraq, Egypt, Yemen or
Syria), based on extensive literature study, archival research and interviews
in Europe and the US. Highly proficient reading skills in German and Arabic are
essential.
Deadline for applications: 15 March 2019. Information: http://www.zmo.de/Ausschreibungen/Research%20Positions/Phd%20Advert%20Hoffmann%202019.pdf
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26.
PhD Research
Fellowship on "Biopolitics in the Middle East", Department of Culture
Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo
The fellowship is part of the project "The Lifetimes of Epidemics
in Europe and the Middle East" which sets out to analyze and understand
the different temporalities of epidemics. Qualification requirements: A
Master's degree or equivalent in Middle Eastern studies, medical humanities,
cultural history, history of science, historical International Relations or
relevant fields.
Deadline for applications: 1 February 2019. Information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/161059/doctoral-research-fellowship
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27.
Postdoctoral
Research Fellowship on "Epidemics in the Middle East", Department of
Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo
The fellowship is part of the project "The Lifetimes of Epidemics
in Europe and the Middle East" which sets out to analyze and understand
the different temporalities of epidemics. Qualification requirements: PhD
or equivalent academic qualifications in a field relevant to the project;
specialisation in language-based Middle Eastern studies; etc.
Deadline for applications: 1 February 2019. Information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/161101/post-doctoral-research-fellowship
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28.
Six Marie
Skłodowska-Curie Programme Early Stage Researcher (PhD) Positions, University
of Aberdeen
Positions are lasting 3 years and are starting in September 2019, for
ground- breaking research on how political concepts emerge and are used in the
world. Applications focusing on 'The Politics of Democracy' in the Middle East
– particularly in its trans-regional relation to other ‘areas’ – are
encouraged.
Deadline for applications: 20 January 2019. Information: https://www.abdnjobs.co.uk/internal/vacancy/early-stage-researchers-369165.html
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29.
Visiting
(Research) Fellowships at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies 2019-20,
University of Oxford
These Fellowships carry a stipend of £5000, with membership of the
Common Room, office space and access to the resources of the Centre.
Deadline for applications: 13 January 2019. Information: https://www.oxcis.ac.uk/sites/www.oxcis.ac.uk/files/inline-files/Visiting%20Fellowships%20Poster%202018-19_4.pdf
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30.
Postdoctoral
Position at SASNET for Religion and Politics in South Asia, Lund University
The position is full-time, divided as follows: 80% will be spent on
research directly linked to religion and politics in South Asia, and 20% on
teaching and other tasks related to education and administration.To be
appointed as a postdoc you will need to have earned a PhD in the social
sciences or other related subject.
Deadline for applications: 6 January 2019. Information: https://lu.mynetworkglobal.com/en/what:job/jobID:241035/type:job/where:4/apply:1?fbclid=IwAR2WRVzOMjeVlq2teQdbvJ_1fX4b6WpXAkaM30JP9AOxYj_lIi26blMVVoQ
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31.
Assistant
Professor in the Study of Religions, University of Southern Denmark
Applicants must have a Ph.D.-degree in the study of religions
('comparative religion'), and document research expertise in a field of
specialization as well as a potential for teaching in this as well as in other
fields.
Information:
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=58040
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32.
Postdoctoral
Fellows at the American University of Beirut
The positions are open to recent recipients of the PhD degree whose
research and teaching interests involve one or more of the following
disciplines: Arabic (Mamluk or Ottoman Arabic Literature); Philosophy (Ancient
Philosophy, Islamic Philosophy, Feminist Philosophy); History and Archaeology
(Prehistory of the Levant, Islamic Archaeology, Egyptology)
Deadline for applications: 15 January 2019. Information: https://f-origin.hypotheses.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1460/files/2018/10/CAH_Postdoctoral_Fellows_2019.pdf
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33.
Assistant
Professor of Health Studies in the Middle East and North Africa, University of
Arizona
We are interested in a broad range of historical and/or social
scientific approaches to the study of health and health care in the Middle East
and North Africa. Proficiency in at least one Middle Eastern language is highly
desirable (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish or a related language).
Review of applications begins 21 January 2019. Information: https://uacareers.com/postings/34011
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34.
Assistant
Professor of the History of the Islamic World (non-Western), Texas A&M
University
The successful candidate must possess a PhD in History with a
specialization in the Islamic World, any period or region, and must demonstrate
experience teaching in higher education.
Deadline for application: 22 January 2019. Information: https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TAMUC_External/job/Commerce-TAMUC/Assistant-Professor_R-014623
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35.
Mellon Assistant
Professor of Jewish Studies and Women's and Gender Studies, Vanderbilt
University, Nashville
This is a non-tenure-track position with a 3-year appointment. We are
seeking a scholar working on women and Judaism in global or transnational
contexts from a comparative perspective, in a range of fields including, but
not limited to, anthropology, religious studies, and political science.
Review of applications will begin on 15 February 2019. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/57501
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36.
Full-time
Faculty Position in Arabic Language and Culture, National Chengchi University
in Taipei
Qualifications: Ph.D. in Arabic Linguistics; Arabic Culture; Computer
Science; Information and Communication Technology in Learning; or relevant
fields. Specialized writings and publications; research achievements and
cross-disciplinary research given high priority. Competence in English-taught
courses.
Deadline for applications: 28 February 2019. Information: arabic@nccu.edu.tw
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37.
Postdoctoral
Fellowship in Islamic Art and Material Culture, Bard Graduate Center, New York
City
The ideal candidate is a scholar with a broad background in Islamic art,
archaeology, and cultural history.
Deadline for applications: 15 January 2019. Information: https://www.bgc.bard.edu/bgc-postdoc-fellowship-islamic-art
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38.
Assistant
Professor of Humanities, Boğaziçi University Istanbul
The courses are taught in English. Native command of English and a Ph.D.
in a Humanities-related discipline are required.
Information:
https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=58048
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39.
Postdoctoral
Fellowship on the Economics of Conflict at the "International Crisis
Group" and “Empirical Studies of Conflict Project”, Washington, DC
The fellowship will entail policy research and analysis, and engagement
with policymakers and other conflict actors to prevent, resolve or better
manage deadly conflict; it also will involve long-term empirical research on
the economic and political drivers of conflicts in Africa, Asia and the Middle
East.
Deadline for application: 1 February 2019. Information: https://www.crisisgroup.org/who-we-are;
contact Assistant Professor Tarek Ghani (tghani@wustl.edu)
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40.
One Year Middle
East Initiative Research Fellowships, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA
The fellowships are offered for researchers at the pre-doctoral,
post-doctoral and junior faculty level for research related to Middle Eastern
governance and public policy, focusing especially on Democratizing Politics;
Building Peace; Revitalizing the State! Democratizing the Market; Digital
Governance.
Deadline for application: 15 January 2019. Information: http://links.hks-belfercenter.mkt4851.com/servlet/MailView?ms=MjA3NDczOTkS1&r=MjM2MzYyMzc5OTU1S0&j=MTQyMDA5NzUwMAS2&mt=1&rt=0
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41.
Assistant
Professor of Health Studies in the Middle East and North Africa, University of
Arizona
We are interested in a broad range of historical and/or social
scientific approaches to the study of health and health care in the Middle East
and North Africa. Proficiency in at least one Middle Eastern language is highly
desirable (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish or a related language).
Review of applications begins 21 January 2019. Information: https://uacareers.com/postings/34011
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42.
Assistant
Professor of the History of the Islamic World (non-Western), Texas A&M
University
The successful candidate must possess a PhD in History with a
specialization in the Islamic World, any period or region, and must demonstrate
experience teaching in higher education.
Deadline for application: 22 January 2019. Information: https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/TAMUC_External/job/Commerce-TAMUC/Assistant-Professor_R-014623
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43.
Mellon Assistant
Professor of Jewish Studies and Women's and Gender Studies, Vanderbilt
University, Nashville
This is a non-tenure-track position with a 3-year appointment. We are
seeking a scholar working on women and Judaism in global or transnational
contexts from a comparative perspective, in a range of fields including, but
not limited to, anthropology, religious studies, and political science.
Review of applications will begin on 15 February 2019. Information: https://apply.interfolio.com/57501
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44. Two Postdoctoral Fellowships, Asia Centre, Harvard
University
The fellowships are available to recent Ph.D. graduates who engage
seriously with at least two Asian countries. In the case of Southeast Asia,
research may be on a single country, although preference will be given to
applicants with comparative or cross-border projects.
Deadline for applications: 25 January 2019. Information: https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/8650
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OTHER INFORMATION
45.
Two AUC Summer
Course for Islamic Studies in Cairo for Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate
Students
The general program (June 16 – July 12) covers Qur’an, Hadith, Islamic
Law, and Sufism while the Islamic Law program (July 14 – August 8) covers
origins, cases, criminal law, and post-colonial law
Deadline for application: 15 April 2019. Information: www.cairosummerinstitute.com
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46.
Funding
Opportunities for Research in the Levant 2019-20 by the "Council for
British Research in the Levant"
CBRL offers research grants for fellowships, project awards and travel
grants. Deadline: 10 January 2019. Information: https://iismm.hypotheses.org/37223
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47.
Articles on
"Critical Reflections on Contemporary Muslim Thought and Human
Rights" for Special Issue of "Journal of Contemporary Poetics"
Scholars working in the fields of history, cultural studies, political
science, psychology, religious studies, critical theory, film and media
studies, literature and languages, postcolonial studies, and law are invited to
present fresh insights into this debate.
Deadline for papers: 15 January 2019. Information: https://call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2018/10/16/critical-reflections-on-contemporary-muslim-thought-and-human-rights
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48.
Chapter for
Edited Book on "Space, Place and Religious Landscapes: Living
Mountains" to be Published by Bloomsbury Press
Deadline for abstract: 31 January 2019. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/3496553/call-contributing-chapter-space-place-and-religious-landscapes
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49.
Research
Articles, Review Articles and Book Reviews on the Middle East for Special Issue
of "Turkish Journal of History"
The guest editor Philipp O. Amour welcomes high quality original on any
aspect of History and Middle East.
Deadline for submissions: 31 January 2019. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/3417314/special-issue-middle-east
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50.
Articles on Book
Project "Migration in Africa and Beyond: Text and Contexts"
This volume proposes a body of interdisciplinary essays which hope to
approach migration by engaging its multifarious narratives across cultural,
literary, historical and the social sciences’ perspectives. The ultimate
projection is to demonstrate that migration is at the centre/and is central to
twenty-first century inter and inter-group relations as well as development
discourses.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 January 2019. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/3302537/migration-africa-and-beyond-text-and-contexts
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