CONFERENCES
1.
Webinar
Series of the "Economic Research Forum of the Middle East and North Africa
(ERF)", 28 July 2020, 2:00-3:30 pm GMT
2.
Webinar
Series of the "Economic Research Forum of the Middle East and North Africa
(ERF)", 29 July 2020, 2:00-4:00 pm GMT
3.
Virtual
AGYA Workshop "Media Representations of Law and Justice: Middle Eastern
Perspectives", 19-21 August 2020, 2:00 - 5:30 pm CEST
4.
Online
Workshop “New
Perspectives in Turkey Studies in the German-Speaking Countries VI – Between Conflict and Cooperation – State and
Society in Contemporary Turkey”, Asien-Afrika-Institut, University of Hamburg, 30-31
October 2020
- Virtual Conference Examining
Design, Planning & Construction in the Modern World: “Dubai 2020:
Rapid Cities – Responsive Architectures“, American University in Dubai,
22-24 November 2020
6.
Virtual
Event: "Fourth International Conference on Israel and Judaism
Studies", 7-10 December 2020
- Conference: “Authors as
Readers in the Mamlūk Period and Beyond. Al-Safadī and His Pairs”, Venice,
10-12 December 2020
8.
One‐day Workshop:" HTRising Ottoman
Manuscripts", Institut für Orientalistik, University of Vienna, 18
December 2020
- International Symposium: “Foreign Images and Practices of
Bibliotherapy: From ‘The Arabian Nights’ to ‘Manga’, University of
Strasbourg, 27-29 January 2021
10.
2nd Biennial Symposium "Connectivity Across Borders:
Global Borderlands in Historical & Modern Perspective", Texas A&M
University-San Antonio, 26-27 March 2021
11.
Symposium:
"Ottoman Ego-Documents", Istanbul Medeniyet University, 7-9 April
2021
12.
14th
Annual Conference of the Michigan State University Muslim Studies on
"Global Islamophobia and the News Media, Entertainment Media, and Social
Media", East Lansing, MI, 8-9 April
2021
- Conference: "Rethinking
Narratives of China and the Middle East: The Silk Roads and Beyond",
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 8-10 April 2021
14. POSTPONED: Panels on “Materiality of
Languages: Epigraphy, Manuscripts, and Writing Systems in Byzantium and Early
Islamic Near East (324-1204)“ during the 56th International Congress
on Medieval Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 13-16 May 2021 –
Postponed until 2022
15.
20th ISA World Congress of Sociology on
"Resurgent Authoritarianism: Sociology of New Entanglements of Religions,
Politics, and Economies", Melbourne, Australia, 24-30 July 2022
- 6th
World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES-6), University of La Manouba, Tunis, 19-23 September 2022
POSITIONS
17.
Professorship
(W3) in “Islam Studies: Arabic“ (Succession to Prof. Dr. Susanne Enderwitz),
Heidelberg University
18.
Tenure-track
Professorship (W1) for Jewish Religion, University Hamburg
19.
Four
Research Associates (3 Years) for the Graduate Programm “Democratising Security
in Turbulent Times”, German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA),
Hamburg
20.
Postdoctoral
Fellow for Project “Freedom and Development? Freedom of Religion or Belief, Religious
Actors, and Sustainable Development", German Institute for Global and Area
Studies (GIGA), Hamburg
21. Up to 10 Fellowships for International
Doctoral Students in European History, the History of Religion, Historical
Theology, or other Historical Disciplines, Leibniz Institute of European
History (EIG), Mainz
22.
Postdoc
Assistant Lectureship in Middle Eastern Studie in Social Anthropology, Social
or Political Sciences (Tenure Track), Institute for Islamic and Middle Eastern
Studies, University of Bern
23.
Three
PhD Positions in EU-Project on “Markets: Mapping Uncertainties, Challenges and
Future Opportunities of Emerging Markets: Informal Barriers, Business
Environments and Future Trends in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Uzbekistan", Dublin City University
24.
Lecturer
in Middle Eastern Studies (Grade 7), School of Languages, Cultures and
Societies, University of Leeds
25.
Postdoc
Researcher in the Project “Energy Transition in the Oil-Exporting Countries:
Discourses on the Green Shift and Climate Change in Norway and the Gulf”
Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo
26.
Postdoctoral
Researcher in “Ancient Near Eastern Empires”, University of Helsinki
27.
Part-time
Postdoctoral Researcher on Turkish Domestic and Foreign Policy, Hellenic
Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), Athens
28.
Tenure
Track Full Professor of Islamic Origins (1.0 FTE), University of Groningen
29.
PhD
Fellowship (3 Years) in the Project “Total Devotion – Passions and Plots in
Radical Religion in the Ancient World,” University of Southern Denmark
30.
Research
Associate for Project “Computational Study of Culture: Cultural Analytics for
Modern Arab and Islamic Studies”, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
31.
Instructional
Professor (Open Rank) in Persian, Department of Near Eastern Languages and
Civilizations, University of Chicago
32.
Full-time
Arabic Instructor, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Minnesota
33.
Up
to 12 Scholarships from the MESA Global Academy for Displaced Scholars from the
MENA Region Currently Located in North America
34.
Three
Post-Doctoral Fellowships for 2021-2024, Society of Fellows in the Liberal
Arts, Princeton University, New Jersey
OTHER INFORMATION
35.
„AMECYS
Early Career Article Award“ on the Study of Children and Youth in the Middle
East, North Africa and the Diasponic Communities, Association for Middle East
Children and Youth Studies
36.
Sheikh
Zayed Book Award
37.
Online
Graduate Student Writing Workshop of the American Institute for Maghrib Studies
(AIMS), 7 November 2020
38.
Winter
School: "The State in Flux", Arab Center for Research and Policy
Studies, Doha, 3-13 January 2021
39.
Articles
on "Legacies of 1922: Building and Rebuilding Borders, Identity and Belonging
since the Greco-Turkish War and Population Exchange" for Special Section
of the "Journal of Modern Greek Studies"
40.
Articles
for Three Special Symposium Issues for the “Journal of Muslim Philanthropy
& Civil Society (JMPCS)“
41.
Articles
on “Islamic Ethics of Pandemics and Covid-19” for Special Issue of “Journal of
Islamic Ethics” (Brill)
42.
Studies and Observation for Online Collection of on "Corona Crisis:
Local Perspectives of a Global Challenge", Leibniz Zentrum Moderner Orient
(ZMO)
43.
Articles
for “Diyâr. Journal of Ottoman, Turkish and Middle Eastern Studies“
- Articles on "Visibility
of Religious Difference in Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean“ for
“Hamsa: Journal of Judaic and Islamic Studies”
- Articles on “The Politics of Religious
Dissent” for Special Issue of “International Journal of Religion”
- Articles on "Religious
Transformation in the Middle East – Spirituality, Religious Doubt, and
Non-religion" for Special Edition of Journal "Religions"
47.
Articles
on “Israel Studies as a Global Discipline” for a Special Issue of the “Journal
of Israeli History”
48.
Articles
on “Media, Accountability and Dissent in the Middle East and North Africa” for
Special Issue of “Journal for International Press/Politics”
49.
Chapters
for Edited Book on “Rethinking Islamism beyond jihadi Violence: Fighting
Ideas Leaving the Sword Aside“ (Vernon Press)
50. New Book Series “Worlding the Middle
East“ (Stanford University Press)
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regards,
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Meyer, Centre for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz, in
cooperation with the University of Sharjah
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CONFERENCES
1.
Webinar Series of the "Economic Research Forum of
the Middle East and North Africa (ERF)", 28 July 2020, 2:00-3:30 pm GMT
1) The Price of
Silence: Marriage Transfers and Women’s Attitude toward Intimate Partner
Violence. By Suzanna Khalifa
2) Gender Wage Gap
and International Trade: Evidence from Turkey. By Serife Genç Ileri and Sarah Musazay
3) Explaining
Firm-level Gender Productivity Differential in Africa. By Amira El-Shal and
Hanan Morsy
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2.
Webinar Series of the "Economic Research Forum of
the Middle East and North Africa (ERF)", 29 July 2020, 2:00-4:00 pm GMT
1) Determinants of
Growth Performance of High Growth Firms: An Analysis of the Turkish
Manufacturing Sector. By Fatma M. Utku-Ismihan and M. Teoman Pamukçu
2) Corruption in the
Banking Sector and Economic Growth in MENA Countries. By Najah Souissi-Kachouri
3) A Spatial Analysis
of Regional Economic Growth in MENA Countries. By Marouane Alaya
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3.
Virtual AGYA Workshop "Media Representations of
Law and Justice: Middle Eastern Perspectives", 19-21 August 2020, 2:00 -
5:30 pm CEST
Scholars from
different regional sites, including Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Iran,
and Turkey, will present and discuss they research on legal dramas and movies
with experts from law, media and communication studies, as well as Middle
Easter Studies.
The workshop is open
to a limited number of engaged listeners. For further information, program and
registration until 10 August see https://tinyurl.com/y2c9wou3
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4. Online
Workshop “New Perspectives in Turkey
Studies in the German-Speaking Countries VI – Between Conflict and Cooperation – State and Society in Contemporary
Turkey”, Asien-Afrika-Institut, University
of Hamburg, 30-31 October 2020
This
workshop brings together graduate students (PhD students, MA students, and BA
students in the process of graduation) who are based in German-speaking
countries and are involved in research on contemporary Turkey and its
diasporas. The objective of the workshop is to encourage interdisciplinary
exchange and debate among these young scholars and to help further establish
Turkey-related research in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Deadline for applications: 1 August
2020.
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- Virtual Conference Examining Design, Planning & Construction
in the Modern World: “Dubai 2020: Rapid Cities – Responsive
Architectures“, American University in Dubai, 22-24 November 2020
Seeking diverse perspectives on best practice design, construction and
development models for cities and architecture the conference welcomes
contributions from a range of disciplines: Urban Design, Architecture,
Construction, Sustainability, Engineering, Housing, Public Health, Sociology,
Transport, Business, Technology, History and Culture, Media.
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6.
Virtual Event: "Fourth International Conference
on Israel and Judaism Studies", 7-10 December 2020
The Conference is to
present new methods of assessing Jewish identity and to identify patterns of
Jewish engagement. It seeks to address the following questions: Can we define
one Jewish identity? If so, from what does it derive? What are the expressions
of this identity according to different regions today? How has the Jewish
identity been assessed in the past vs. the present by different scholars?
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- Conference: “Authors as Readers in the Mamlūk Period and
Beyond. Al-Safadī and His Pairs”, Venice, 10-12 December 2020
The conference will
focus on authors as readers (What do they read? How do they read?); their
methodology and working method; scholars’ library; readers’ digest and
collections; and Al-Ṣafadī and his network.
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8.
One‐day
Workshop:" HTRising Ottoman Manuscripts", Institut für Orientalistik,
University of Vienna, 18 December 2020
The workshop aims to
discuss the possibilities of automatic text recognition for Ottoman
manuscripts. The workshop intends to present the first findings of working with
the tool Transkribus (transkribus.eu) and further discuss other tools as well
as the potentials and challenges of HTRising Ottoman manuscripts.
Deadline for
submissions: 15 September 2020. Information: https://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/aktuelles/detailansicht-artikel/news/call-for-applications/?tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&cHash=76f7252190c4b22eb9d17ff3377a9c28
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- International
Symposium: “Foreign Images and Practices of Bibliotherapy: From ‘The Arabian
Nights’ to ‘Manga’, University of Strasbourg, 27-29 January 2021
The idea that books can cure is very popular in contemporary Western
culture, where workshops of “bibliotherapy” and books aiming at strengthening
mental health blossom. This new attitude is a turning point in the conception
of literature’s role since 1950. The new set of images and practices connect
literature not only to the aesthetic sphere, but also to everyday life.
Information: https://www.fabula.org/actualites/bibliotherapies-d-ailleurs-des-mille-et-une-nuits-au-manga_94939.php
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10. 2nd Biennial Symposium "Connectivity Across
Borders: Global Borderlands in Historical & Modern Perspective", Texas
A&M University-San Antonio, 26-27 March 2021
We welcome
proposals dealing with the role of borders and borderlands in shaping global narratives
of connectivity across time and place.
Deadline for abstracts: 15 September 2020. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2020/04/23/cfp-global-borders-borderlands-symposium
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11.
Symposium: "Ottoman
Ego-Documents", Istanbul Medeniyet University, 7-9 April 2021
The symposium will be
in English and Turkish. The texts belonging to pre-Tanzimat period are
particularly advised to present. The primary sources used in the presentations
can be in Ottoman Turkish, Arabic, Persian or any other languages
spoken/written in Ottoman territories. The main focus would be on the texts
writ-ten in Ottoman Turkish.
Deadline for abstracts extended: 31
July 2020. Information: https://benanlatilari.medeniyet.edu.tr/en
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12. 14th
Annual Conference of the Michigan State University Muslim Studies on
"Global Islamophobia and the News Media, Entertainment Media, and Social
Media", East Lansing, MI, 8-9 April
2021
Panelists from
computer science, sociology, anthropology, religious studies, political
science, communication, media studies, and psychology are invited to present
their research on Islamophobia in the news media, entertainment media, and on
social media.
Deadline for
abstracts: 30 September 2020. Information: https://muslimstudies.isp.msu.edu/about/conference/ (select "2021")
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- Conference: "Rethinking Narratives of China and the
Middle East: The Silk Roads and Beyond", University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, 8-10 April 2021
The conference
examines the relationship between China and the Middle East, both ancient
and modern. Papers that incorporate additional regions, such as Europe, Central
Asia, or South/Southeast Asia are also encouraged, provided they are also
incorporate both China and a country in the Middle East, broadly construed.
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14. POSTPONED: Panels on “Materiality of Languages: Epigraphy,
Manuscripts, and Writing Systems in Byzantium and Early Islamic Near East
(324-1204)“ during the 56th International Congress on Medieval
Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 13-16 May 2021 –
Postponed until 2022
In
this period, the Eastern Mediterranean witnessed greater linguistic
transformations that affected the entire regions and cultures, including their
popular and elite levels. The purpose of the sessions is to examine whether
this situation led to consolidating associative links between certain languages
and particular types, methods, and styles of writing regarded as their “proper”
or “preferred” mediums; and to what extent modern scholars can detect these
links today, studying epigraphy, manuscripts, and writing systems.
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15. 20th ISA World Congress of Sociology on
"Resurgent Authoritarianism: Sociology of New Entanglements of Religions,
Politics, and Economies", Melbourne, Australia, 24-30 July 2022
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- 6th World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies
(WOCMES-6), University of La Manouba, Tunis, 19-23 September 2022
Mind this date!
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POSITIONS
17. Professorship (W3) in “Islam Studies: Arabic“ (Succession to Prof.
Dr. Susanne Enderwitz), Heidelberg University
The
professorship focuses on intellectual history and religious studies with regard
to the Islamic world. The successful applicant is expected to master the full
range of the subject as qualified above, and be experienced in the study of
classical as well as modern literary and scholarly texts in Arabic, as
evidenced by excellent publications. In addition, a good knowledge of Persian
is especially appreciated.
Deadline for applications: 31 July
2020. Information: https://adb.zuv.uni-heidelberg.de/info/INFO_FDB$.startup?MODUL=LS&M1=1&M2=0&M3=0&PRO=29033 (English text at the end)
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18. Tenure-track
Professorship (W1) for Jewish Religion, University Hamburg
Applicants are
expected to have international research experience as well as a successful
track record in acquiring external funding and carrying out externally funded
projects. Non-German-speaking post holders are expected to possess the language
skills necessary to teach in German (Level C1). Good knowledge of Hebrew is
also a prerequisite.
Deadline for
application: 30 July 2020. Information:
https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/uhh/stellenangebote/juniorprofessuren/30-07-20-jp318-en.pdf
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19. Four Research Associates (3 Years) for the Graduate Programm
“Democratising Security in Turbulent Times”, German Institute for Global and
Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg
Requirements:
MA in political science, international relations, sociology, criminology,
communication studies, security studies, peace and conflict studies, human
geography or adjacent fields. Research associates must have an excellent
command of English.
Deadline for application: 31 July
2020. Information: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/sites/default/files/md_pdf/2101_Ausschreibung_WISO_Kooperation_IFSH_GIGA.pdf
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20. Postdoctoral Fellow for Project “Freedom and Development? Freedom
of Religion or Belief, Religious Actors, and Sustainable Development",
German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg
We
are inviting research fellows with a completed PhD plus up to six years of
post-doctoral experience. The program addresses international researchers.
Researchers of German nationality are eligible to apply if currently employed
at an international institute.
Deadline for application: 31 July
2020. Information: https://kulturwissenschaften.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/kwi-international-fellowships_call-for-application-2021_2.pdf
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21. Up to 10 Fellowships for International Doctoral Students in
European History, the History of Religion, Historical Theology, or other
Historical Disciplines, Leibniz Institute of European History (EIG), Mainz
We
fund PhD projects on European history from the early modern period until
1989/90. We are particularly interested in projectswith a comparative or
cross-border approach, on European history in its relation to the wider world,
or on topics of intellectual and religious history. The IEG Fellowships provide
a unique opportunity to pursue your individual PhD project while living and
working for 6–12 months at the Institute in Mainz.
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22. Postdoc
Assistant Lectureship in Middle Eastern Studie in Social Anthropology, Social
or Political Sciences (Tenure Track), Institute for Islamic and Middle Eastern
Studies, University of Bern
Prerequisites for
application are a completed PhD and a promising research project aiming for a
habilitation. Applicants should have excellent abilities in at least one Middle
Eastern language, be engaged in innovative research and be prepared to
cooperate with representatives of other disciplines and institutions.
Deadline for
applications: 16 August 2020. Information: https://ohws.prospective.ch/public/v1/jobs/1822ed5f-52a8-41ca-8028-4e6705927685
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23. Three
PhD Positions in EU-Project on “Markets: Mapping Uncertainties, Challenges and
Future Opportunities of Emerging Markets: Informal Barriers, Business
Environments and Future Trends in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Uzbekistan", Dublin City University
Candidates are
invited in the disciplines Social anthropology;
Labour economics; Social economics; Political sciences/Governance;
Socio-economic research; Sociology of
labour.
PhD1: Entrepreneurs,
investments and risk. Understanding and accepting compliance (and
non-compliance) from the managers’ perspective.
PhD2: Connections,
social solidarity and trust networks from a gender perspective (with a focus on
micro level economic activity)
PhD3: Informality and
social trust in and beyond crisis situations
Deadline for
applications: 25 September 2020. Information: https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/542685
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24. Lecturer
in Middle Eastern Studies (Grade 7), School of Languages, Cultures and
Societies, University of Leeds
Qualification: A PhD
in Political Science, Sociology, Anthropology, International Relations or other
relevant discipline with a Middle East focus; track record of producing
research outputs of internationally excellent quality, including as single or
main author of recent refereed publications; competency in Arabic, Persian or
Turkish; etc.
Deadline for applications:
15 August 2020.
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25. Postdoc
Researcher in the Project “Energy Transition in the Oil-Exporting Countries: Discourses
on the Green Shift and Climate Change in Norway and the Gulf” Department of Culture
Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo
Qualification
requirements: PhD in relevant disciplines with a specialization in Middle East
area studies relevant for the project. Background in environmental and /or
climate change research is an advantage. Fluent communication skills in
English; fluency in working with Arabic and Norwegian written and oral
material.
Deadline for
applications: 3 August 2020. Information: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/188417/researcher-oil-in-transition
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26. Postdoctoral
Researcher in “Ancient Near Eastern Empires”, University of Helsinki
The project covers
the Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, Persian, Hellenistic, and early Roman /
Parthian Empires and is focused on the long-term processes by which social
group identities and lifeways were nego-tiated. Applications are welcome from
social scientists (anthropologists, sociologists, economists, or political
scientists) with expertise in migration, forced labor, and/or identity studies,
and ancient historians of any of the relevant empires with similar profiles.
Deadline for
applications: 31 July 2020. Information: https://socioloxy.com/postdoctoral-researcher-in-ancient-near-eastern-empires,i6873.html
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27. Part-time
Postdoctoral Researcher on Turkish Domestic and Foreign Policy, Hellenic Foundation
for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), Athens
This position is
offered for initially one year, preferably from 1 September 2020, to be
extended for two more years upon satisfactory performance. Requirements: PhD in
social sciences or humanities. Fluency in English, Turkish and preferably
Greek. Demonstrated record of research achievement, etc.
Deadline for
applications: 31 July 2020. Information:
Dr. Ioannis N. Grigoriadis, ioannis@eliamep.gr
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28. Tenure
Track Full Professor of Islamic Origins (1.0 FTE), University of Groningen
What
we ask: a PhD degree in Islamic Studies, Religious Studies, Theology, or
another field appropriate to the position;
experience and proven success in teaching; an exemplary research record
demonstrated by publications in monographs and articles in top journals;
success in acquiring external funding; fluency in the English language; etc.
Deadline for applications: 31 August
2020. Information: https://www.academictransfer.com/en/292492/tenure-track-full-professor-islamic-origins-10-fte/?utm_source=ATemailalert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=job_click
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29. PhD Fellowship (3 Years) in the Project “Total Devotion – Passions
and Plots in Radical Religion in the Ancient World,” University of Southern
Denmark
Candidates
are expected to hold an MA in the study of religion, Jewish/Judaic studies, or
another relevant discipline, with a specialization in the ancient world. The
successful candidate will work on Jewish texts from the 2nd to the 6th
centuries CE, the formative era of Rabbinic Judaism.
Deadline for applications: 1 October
2020. Information: https://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=60165
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30. Research
Associate for Project “Computational Study of Culture: Cultural Analytics for
Modern Arab and Islamic Studies”, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
We welcome
applications from scholars in Arab studies with a specialization in literary,
rhetorical, cultural, or historical studies and who engage in research areas
that bring the field of Arab Literature/Humanities into the digital age and the
digital humanities domain. Scholars with research that explores the critical
and cultural significance of using digital tools and methods in the context of
questions of East-West encounters, repre-sentation, culture and politics are
highly preferred.
Deadline for
applications: 1 August 2020. Information: https://www.dohainstitute.edu.qa/EN/Careers/Pages/Apply.aspx?JobId=DIAC_2020_003
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31. Instructional
Professor (Open Rank) in Persian, Department of Near Eastern Languages and
Civilizations, University of Chicago
Applicants should
demonstrate previous language teaching experience at the college or
post-secondary level. An M.A. degree or equivalent is required.
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32. Full-time
Arabic Instructor, Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Minnesota
Preferred
qualifications: Experience teaching intensive language courses; ability to
teach vernacular Arabic courses in addition to Modern Standard Arabic;
demonstrated commitment to materials and course development, innovative
teaching methods, integration of culture into the curriculum, and mentoring
students.
Deadline for
applications: 3 August 2020. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2020/07/23/full-time-arabic-instructor
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33. Up
to 12 Scholarships from the MESA Global Academy for Displaced Scholars from the
MENA Region Currently Located in North America
Applicants must 1)
hold a PhD in social sciences or humanities; 2) have been primarily affiliated
with an institution in the MENA region prior to displacement; and 3) have a
publication record indicating scholarly productivity (in English, French, their
native MENA language).
Deadline for
application: 7 August 2020. Information: https://mesana.org/advocacy/2020/07/08/global-academy-scholarship
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34. Three Post-Doctoral Fellowships for 2021-2024, Society of Fellows
in the Liberal Arts, Princeton University, New Jersey
Applications
are invited for two Open Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences and
one Fellowship in Humanistic Studies.
Deadline for applications: 4 August
2020. Information: https://sf.princeton.edu/about-us/news/call-applications-postdoctoral-fellowships-2021-24
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OTHER INFORMATION
35. „AMECYS
Early Career Article Award“ on the Study of Children and Youth in the Middle
East, North Africa and the Diasponic Communities, Association for Middle East
Children and
Youth Studies
By September 2020,
the recipient must have received the doctoral degree in 2014 or later. The
articles must be scholarly, non-fiction, based on original research and
published in English. Articles must have been pub-lished 2017-2019.
Deadline for
(self-)nominations: 1 August 2020. Information:
https://amecys.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/amecys-early-career-article-award.pdf
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36. Sheikh Zayed Book Award
The
Award aims to recognize some of the most challenging work coming out of the
Arab world or engaging with its culture, including both literary and scholarly
works. Writers, translators, academics, and publishers from around the world
are awarded for their exceptional contributions to advancing Arabic literature
and culture. Each winner receives prize money of 750,000 UAE dirhams (204,000
USD).
Deadline for application: 1 October
2020.
Information: https://register.zayedaward.ae/Pages/home.aspx#/pages/home.aspx/about (English text at the end)
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37. Online
Graduate Student Writing Workshop of the American Institute for Maghrib Studies
(AIMS), 7 November 2020
Doctoral or Master
candidates will present, discuss, and receive valuable feedback on work related
to North Africa. Accepted applicants will circulate an abstract of their
project, a primary source of approximately 3-5 pages or 5-10 minutes, and a
brief analysis of their primary source, raising questions or challenges to be
discussed with the group.
Deadline for
submissions: 1 August 2020. Information: https://aimsnorthafrica.org/annual-dissertation-workshop/
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38. Winter
School: "The State in Flux", Arab Center for Research and Policy
Studies, Doha, 3-13 January 2021
This program is open
to advanced graduate students/early career researchers in the social sciences
and humanities in the US, UK, Canada, and Europe. The objective is to provide
an in-depth and critical look at specifically selected topics in the broader
study of the Middle East.
Deadline for
applications: 30 September 2020. Information: https://www.dohainstitute.org/en/Events/The-Second-Graduate-Winter-School-program/Pages/index.aspx
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39. Articles
on "Legacies of 1922: Building and Rebuilding Borders, Identity and
Belonging Since the Greco-Turkish War and Population Exchange" for Special
Section of the "Journal of Modern Greek Studies"
The central question
is: One hundred years after the Greco-Turkish War, the internal and
transnational displacements that it sparked, and the state-sponsored Exchange
into which it transformed, what lasting paradigms has this experience
bequeathed to cultural, material, social and political domains of the Aegean
and its diasporas, and how have subsequent experiences reshaped the original
paradigm
Deadline for
abstracts: 16 November 2020. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/6274267/cfp-journal-legacies-1922-building-and-rebuilding-borders
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40. Articles
for Three Special Symposium Issues for the “Journal of Muslim Philanthropy
& Civil Society (JMPCS)“
“Philanthropy”
includes practices of generosity ranging from the activity of discrete
individuals of all socio-economic backgrounds to that of organizations, social
movements, and a variety of other forms of civic engagement. Articles are
invited from Anthropology, Art, History, Political Science, Religious Studies,
Soci-ology, Public Affairs, Nonprofit Management, Business, Philanthropy,
etc. $5,000 in matching funds are
provided for each special issue’s guest editor to host a research convening at
their academic institution.
Deadline for
proposals: 1 August 2020. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/11419/discussions/6178359/call-special-symposium-issues-j-muslim-philanthropy-civil-society
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41. Articles
on “Islamic Ethics of Pandemics and Covid-19” for Special Issue of “Journal of
Is-lamic Ethics” (Brill)
The articles will be
dedicated to the moral questions triggered by the novel coronavirus pandemic
and how they can be addressed within the broad context of ethics of pandemics
throughout history. The chapters will address Islamic Ethics as an
interdisciplinary field where a wide range of scholarly disciplines will be
en-gaged, including Islamic theology, philosophy, jurisprudence (fiqh &
uṣūl), Sufism, adab.
Deadline for papers:
31 July 2020. Information: https://www.editorialmanager.com/JIE/default.aspx; Con-tact: jie@brill.com
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42. Studies and Observation for Online Collection of on
"Corona Crisis: Local Perspectives of a Global Challenge", Leibniz
Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO)
Scholars engaged in
studies on the Middle East, North Africa and the Muslim world are invited to
publish their thoughts, observations, and first reports on the impact of this
crisis.
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43. Articles for “Diyâr. Journal of Ottoman, Turkish and Middle Eastern
Studies“
Diyâr
is a new, interdisciplinary and interregional academic journal concerned with
research on Turkey, the Ottoman Empire and its successor states, Iran, Central
Asia and the Caucasus. We accept articles of a variety of research topics and
areas in the field of the humanities, cultural studies and social sciences written
in German, English, and French.
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- Articles on "Visibility of Religious Difference in
Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean“ for “Hamsa: Journal of Judaic and
Islamic Studies”
The goal of this volume is to show ways in which religion marked a perceptible
difference in Medieval Europe and the Mediterranean.
Deadline for papers: 30
July 2020. Information: https://mailchi.mp/mediterraneanseminar/call-for-articles-visibility-of-religious-difference-in-medieval-europe-and-the-mediterranean-hamsa-journal-of-judaic-and-islamic-studies?e=82aeb6c61d
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- Articles on “The Politics of Religious Dissent” for
Special Issue of “International Journal of Religion”
Three questions
frame the topic in the special issue: - How do religious leaders respond to
dissent within their faiths? - How does the state respond to religious dissent?
- How do religions react to dissent from feminist and gay activists?
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- Articles on "Religious Transformation in the Middle
East – Spirituality, Religious Doubt, and Non-religion" for Special
Edition of Journal "Religions"
This Special Issue
looks to compose a cross section of current work in social science, religious
studies, and related fields on Islam/religion and non-religion in the Arab
World. It aims at collecting case studies that offer carefully contextualized
explorations, grounded in theoretically informed analyses.
Deadline for
manuscripts: 1 December 2020.
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47. Articles on “Israel Studies as a Global Discipline” for a Special
Issue of the “Journal of Israeli History”
In
addition to critical explorations of more established regional clusters (like
the UK), the special issue will emphasize emerging and less-explored scholarly
writing on Zionism and Israel, whether in Central and Eastern Europe, the
Middle East, East Asia, South Asia, Africa or Latin America.
Deadline for submissions: 15
December 2020. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/6166222/pdf
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48. Articles
on “Media, Accountability and Dissent in the Middle East and North Africa” for
Special Issue of “Journal for International Press/Politics”
This issue aims to provide new
research perspectives on the momentous upheavals that took place in the Middle
East and North Africa in the past ten years by shedding light on the
interactions between citizens, social movements, and different types of media
actors. The recent developments in 2019, with large street protests in Jordan,
Lebanon, Morocco, Iraq, Sudan and Algeria demonstrate that change is mainly
taking place outside mainstream politics.
Deadline for manuscripts: 31 July
2020. Information: https://mesana.org/resources-and-opportunities/2020/04/23/media-accountability-and-dissent-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa
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49. Chapters for Edited Book on “Rethinking Islamism beyond jihadi
Violence: Fighting Ideas Leaving the Sword Aside“ (Vernon Press)
This
volume seeks original contributions investigating the following issues: The
origins of Islamism and the differences with jihadism; The evolution of
Islamism over time and places; The role played by non-jihadist Islamist
organisations in different national contexts and their appeal.
Deadline for abstracts: 30 August
2020. Information: https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/6203814/call-book-chapters-%E2%80%98rethinking-islamism-beyond-jihadi-violence
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50. New Book Series “Worlding the Middle East“ (Stanford University
Press)
This
series investigates the “worlding” of the Middle East, the ever-changing,
ever-becoming dynamism of the region. It
seeks to capture the ways in which it is being reimagined and unmade through
flows of world capital, power, and ideas. We encourage studies in not only
traditional disciplines (e.g., history, politics, anthropology), but also those
that push the boundaries into other areas (e.g., economics, religious studies,
public health, city planning, art).
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