The Executive Director works closely with the Faculty Director in providing strategic leadership and management of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies. In close partnership with the Faculty Director, supports the conceptualization and development of new programs, strategies, and initiatives … Continued
The Department of Sociology at the United Arab Emirates University plans to hire two faculty members (any rank) beginning September 2012. Position (1) in general sociology, and position (2) in cultural sociology or anthropology. Preference is for candidates with strong … Continued
[vimeo width=”300″ height=”200″]http://vimeo.com/38114370[/vimeo] This video is a recording of UNC Professor Carl Ernst and Columbia Professor Muhsin al-Musawi discussing Sufism. Prof. Ernst was at Columbia to lead a discussion on “Authorial Persona in the Poetry of al-Hallaj” organized on March … Continued
Michigan State University (MSU), the nation’s premier land-grant university, seeks applications for the position of Director of the Muslim Studies Program (MSP) who provides leadership in shaping and implementing innovative initiatives to advance strategic international research and engagement relating to … Continued
Bard College invites applications for a one-year full-time visiting position at the assistant professor level to teach modern Middle-Eastern history and politics of the modern era. The successful candidate will be able to teach survey and advanced courses on the … Continued
The Freer and Sackler Galleries in Washington announce a new 2 year POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN THE ARTS OF IRAN, beginning in September, 2012. Application details may be found on the website: The Iran Heritage Fellowship in the Arts of Iran … Continued
The University of California-Davis Middle East/South Asia Studies Program seeks a lecturer with a specialty in Iranian studies. Teaching responsibilities are two courses in Iranian studies that may include any of the following: Safavid Iran (History 190D), History of Modern … Continued
The Institute for the Transregional Study of the contemporary Middle East, North Africa & Central Asia 2012-2013 Fellowship Competition. Research Theme for 2012-13: “Contestation in the Contemporary Arab World” The recent uprisings in the Arab world, the so-called “Arab Spring,” represent … Continued
The Max van Berchem Foundation, whose goal is to promote the study of Islamic and Arabic archaeology, history, geography, art history, epigraphy, religion and literature, awards grants for research carried out in these areas by scholars who have already received … Continued
Full-time, temporary 2012-2013 only. Minimum requirement MA in history; ABD or Ph.D. in history preferred. The successful candidate is expected to teach lower level survey courses on the history of any of the following regions: the Middle East and/or Muslim … Continued
