Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology
University of Arkansas
The Department of Anthropology invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology to start in August 2027.
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Open Search in Early Islamic History
Princeton University
The Department of Near Eastern Studies invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position in the field of Early Islamic History, with a primary focus on the period ca. 600–1300 CE
Open Rank
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)
The Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position in Persian/Iranian Studies.
Associate Professor or Professor of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies
University of Virginia
The Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor position.
Assistant/Associate Professor, History of Artificial Intelligence
Rice University
The Department of History invites applications for a tenure-track assistant or associate professor in the history of artificial intelligence.
Assistant or Associate Professor – Mediterranean and its Hinterlands, 500-1500 CE
University of California Berkeley
The Department of History invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty appointment at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor.
Faculty Position in Health and Environment, Open Rank
Georgetown University in Qatar
GU-Q invites applications for one (1) open-rank core faculty position in Health and Environment.
Call for Applications – Research Writing Residency (January 11-29, 2027)
Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World
The Fellowship invites applications from established scholars for its Research Writing Residency, to be held at NYU Abu Dhabi from January 11-29, 2027.
Arts and Crafts in the Late Ottoman Empire
Lebanese American University
The University and the Orient-Institut Beirut invite attendees to the international conference "Arts and Crafts in the Late Ottoman Empire," taking place 25–26 September 2026.
Faculty Leave Fellowship
The Crown Center for Middle East Studies
The Crown Center invites applications for a one-year faculty leave residential fellowship for scholars of the contemporary Middle East and North Africa to begin on September 1, 2027.
Call for Applications - NYUAD Graduate Student Research Workshop “New Directions in the Study of the Arab World” April 5-7, 2027
Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World
The NYU Abu Dhabi Humanities Research Fellowship invites applications from international doctoral students for its upcoming Graduate Student Research Workshop to be hosted in spring 2027 at NYU Abu Dhabi.
Modern Middle East - Open Rank
Cornell University
The History Department invites applications for a tenure-track/tenured professor position of the History of the Modern Middle East, with a focus on the history of Israel/Palestine after 1917.
Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Professorship
University of Pennsylvania
The School of Arts and Sciences invites applications for the Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Professorship in Jewish Studies, at the rank of tenured Associate or Full Professor.
Research Associate and Visiting Faculty
Harvard Divinity School
The Divinity School invites applications for five full-time positions as Research Associate and Visiting Faculty for 2027–28 in its Women's Studies in Religion Program.
Call for Contributions - MENA Profile, Atlas of Today’s World
Atlas of Today's World
The editorial team invites contributions to the Middle East and North Africa Profile.
Raoul Wallenberg Institute Research Fellowships
University of Michigan
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute invites applications from scholars of all academic ranks for the 2027-2028 academic year research fellowships.
Call for Papers: Ninth Annual Graduate Student Book Review Colloquium [Deadline October 1]
AbuSulayman Center for Global Islamic Studies
The Colloquium invites students in the social sciences and humanities to submit reviews on noteworthy books published since January 1, 2025 in the field of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies.
Assistant Professor of Cuneiform Culture
University of California, Berkeley
The Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (MELC) invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Cuneiform Cultures, tenure track.
Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics
Dartmouth College
The Department of Government invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics.
Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Humanities
Brown University
Brown University invites applications for the Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Humanities, to begin July 1, 2027.
17th Gulf Research Meeting 2027 Call for Workshop Proposals
Gulf Research Center
GRCC invites innovative proposal submissions in the social science field dedicated to a better understanding of developments in the Gulf region.
IAS School of Historical Studies: Call for Applications: 2027-28 Membership & Fellowships
Institute for Advance Study School of Historical Studies
The institute invites scholars to apply for the 2027-28 Membership and Fellowships.
Call for Chapters - new book on the Muslim Brotherhood
Vernon Press
Vernon Press invites chapter proposals for an edited volume examining how the Muslim Brotherhood has been understood and shown throughout its history.
Assistant Professor in the Pre-Modern History of the Islamicate Middle East or Central Asia
University of Chicago
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies invites applications for a tenure-track position, at the rank of Assistant Professor.
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Environmental Studies
Bowdoin College
Environmental Studies Program invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment in environmental humanities at the Assistant Professor level.
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