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The Middle East Studies Association seeks a part-time research assistant for a project collecting data on the denial of entry and visas to students and academics from the Middle East to the United States.
The School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies at Arizona State University is seeking a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Religious Studies with expertise in Islamic and classical Arabic traditions.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina and The Islamic Manuscript Association—in partnership with the library’s Manuscript Center and the Thesaurus Islamicus Foundation—are delighted to announce the conference Arabic-Script Manuscripts in Africa, which will be held at Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria, Egypt from 13 to 16 September 2020. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 10:00 UTC on Wednesday, 15 January 2020.
The Crown Center for Middle East Studies is accepting applications for a one-year faculty leave residential fellowship for scholars of the contemporary Middle East. Application Deadline: January 1, 2020
The Kuwait Program at Sciences Po, in partnership with the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), is currently recruiting a Scientific Advisor to the Kuwait Chair based at Sciences Po's Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA). The deadline to apply is January 30th, 2020.
AIC’s Arabic Language Institute is offering two levels of intensive Arabic this summer at the Introductory and Intermediate levels, both with 140 contact hours which satisfies FLAS funding requirements. Each level covers two semesters or one academic year of university Arabic study equivalent to 8 credits. Application Deadline: June 5, 2019
The Department of French and Arabic of Grinnell College invites applications for a two-year term appointment in Arabic language, literature, and culture beginning Fall 2020. To be assured of full consideration, all application materials should be received by January 15, 2020.
The Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, London, is delighted to invite you to the book launch of "War and Peace in Medieval Middle East" on Thursday 9 January 2020 (18.00-20.00) at the Aga Khan Centre.
The 36th Annual Boston University Graduate Symposium in the History of Art & Architecture invites submissions that consider the theme of “the Environment.” The deadline for submissions is Friday, December 6, 2019.
University of Oxford invites papers for its workshop "Western Intervention in the Wake of the Arab Uprisings: Political Containment, Neoliberalism, and Imperial Legacies." Extended Deadline: December 10, 2019
World Learning seeks an Academic Director to manage SIT Study Abroad’s program in Tunisia and Italy: Politics and Religious Integration in the Mediterranean. The program is based in Tunis, Tunisia, and goes on excursion Palermo, Sicily.
The Studley Graduate Program in International Affairs (SGPIA) and the Global Studies Program of The New School invite applications for a renewable-term (non-tenure track) faculty position as Assistant Professor of International Affairs and Global Studies beginning on July 1, 2020.
The Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages (ANEL) at Brigham Young University seeks to hire a full-time, non-tenure track visiting Arabic faculty member to begin teaching in Fall 2020. The deadline for applications is 5 December 2019.
The Program in Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies in the Department of Classics at Notre Dame invites applications for a full-time Teaching Professor in Arabic language and culture with the rank of visiting assistant teaching professor to begin August 25, 2020. Review of complete applications will begin on January 20, 2020.
The Department of History of Seton Hall University invites paper proposals for the symposium “Revolutions: Moments and Movements in Historical Perspective.” The symposium will consider revolutions broadly in their social, cultural, and intellectual origins and ramifications, examining the interactions of ideologies, structures, pivotal moments, and social and political movements. Deadline Extended: December 2, 2019
University of Exeter Press has invited Ben Gurion University of the Negev to edit a book on middle classes in the Middle East. They are currently in the process of assembling and finalizing a list of contributions prior to submitting the book proposal for peer review, in line with Exeter's approval processes. If interested, send a short description of proposed chapter (100-200 words) and CV by December 15, 2019.
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and the College of the University of Chicago seek an experienced teacher of modern Hebrew to help grow its existing program. All applicant materials must be received by January 6, 2020.
The Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Screening of applications will begin January 21, 2020 and continue until the position is filled.
The Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA) in cooperation with the University of Leipzig is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Workshop ‘Media Representations of Law and Justice: Middle Eastern Perspectives’ at the Institute of Oriental Studies, University of Leipzig, 12−13 March 2020.
The Governance Programme at the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations in London is organising the workshop "Arabic for Gender: Practical Views on Gendered Language in Human Rights, Education, and Policy Contexts" which will be held on 13 December 2019 at the Aga Khan Centre.
The Emory Institute for the Study of Modern Israel invites applications for a two-semester appointment, for a post-doctoral position in Israel Studies.
The Arabic language program in the Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Virginia invites applications for a full-time position as Lecturer (General Faculty) in Arabic. Responsibilities include teaching three courses per semester. Application screening will begin on November 29, 2019 but the position will remain open until filled.
The Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University has an immediate opening for a Lecturer in Hebrew Language. The deadline is open until the position is filled but the screening of applications will begin on November 20.
The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (SQCC) is delighted to announce its 2020 Summer Arabic Language and Media (SALAM) program, a fully-funded intensive Arabic language scholarship program. SALAM 2020 will be held at the Sultan Qaboos College for Teaching Arabic Language to Non-native Speakers in Manah, Oman. Deadline for submission of all application materials, including letters of recommendation is midnight December 31, 2019.
The Library of Congress invites applications for the position of Administrative Librarian (Chief of African and Middle Eastern Division).