Center Director, Tunisia
World Learning/SIT Study Abroad
The School for International Training (SIT) invites applications for the position of Center Director (CD) in Tunisia, to lead programs in Sidi Bou Said.
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Tenure-Track or Tenured Professor in Medieval Islamic Cultures and Societies
Harvard University
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations invites applications to a tenure-track or tenured professor position in Medieval Islamic Cultures and Societies.
Assistant Professor - Medieval Studies - Comparative Literature and Spanish & Portuguese
University of California Berkeley
The Departments of Spanish & Portuguese and Comparative Literature invites applications for an Assistant Professor specializing in Medieval Literature and Culture.
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Palestinian Studies
Brown University
The Center for Middle East Studies invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral research associate position in Palestinian Studies.
2026 CFSACK Research Awards | October 25 deadline
Canadian Friends of Sufi Arts, Culture, and Knowledge
(CFSACK) invite applications for the 2026 Research Awards for projects that advance the study and understanding of Sufi arts, culture, and knowledge.
Alomran Family Postdoctoral Research Associate
Brown University
The Center for Middle East Studies invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral research associate position for a political scientist with expertise in the Middle East and North Africa.
American Druze Foundation Fellowship
Georgetown University
The Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) with the American Druze Foundation (ADF) invite applications to the ADF Fellowship in Druze and Arab Studies at CCAS.
MSCA Fellowships in Venice
Ca' Foscari University of Venice
The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships invite applications for research across all scientific disciplines.
Assistant or Associate Professor, Palestinian Studies
Georgetown University
The Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) invites applications for a tenure-line faculty position in Palestinian Studies.
Fatimid Sicily: History, Memory, and Legacy
The Institute of Ismaili Studies
The Institute extends an invitation to a two-day conference on the history, memory, and legacy of Fatimid rule in Sicily.
Call for Authors: The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Crime Fiction
Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Crime Fiction
The Encyclopedia is seeking authors for short encyclopedia entries on crime fiction from the Gulf States, Kurdistan, and Palestine.
George E. Pozzetta Dissertation Award
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
IEHS invites submissions for two awards to help graduate students with their dissertations on U.S. immigration, emigration, or ethnic history, broadly defined.
CFP: Radical History Review, The Politicized Premodern Past
Radical History Review
The issue invites contributions that interrogate the diverse ways in which premodern periods of history are used in the present to advance, legitimate, and contest politics of division and dominance around the world.
2027–2028 PARC Fellowships for U.S. Scholars Conducting Research on Palestine
Palestinian American Research Center
PARC invites applications to its 27th PARC U.S. research fellowship competition for research that will contribute to Palestinian Studies.
Call for Papers: A Century of Pioneers: Re-Imagining Saudi Histories of Technology and Innovation
King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies
KFCRIS invites contributions to a conference and edited volume, A Century of Pioneers: Re-Imagining Saudi Histories of Technology and Innovation.
North American Syriac Symposium
Vanderbilt University
Scholars and the public are invited to participate in the 10th North American Syriac Symposium on June 27-July 1, 2027.
Position in Arabic Studies
American University of Sharjah
The Department of Arabic and Translation Studies invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin in Fall 2027.
Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics/International Relations
University of Arkansas
The Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Comparative Politics or International Relations with a geographical focus on the MENA region and Mediterranean.
Open Call for a Full-Time Assistant Professorship in Social/Cultural Anthropology
Ozyegin Unıversity
The Department of Anthropology invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor position in Social/Cultural Anthropology.
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.
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
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.
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.
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