Research & Teaching Fellowship
Hoover Institution
The Hoover Institution at Stanford University invites applications for postdoctoral Research Fellow positions in the Hoover History Lab.
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Conference Announcement and Call for Proposals
University of Pittsburgh
The University Center for International Studies (UCIS) invites participants and proposal submissions to its conference "Future(s) of International and Area Studies: Challenges, Opportunities, Goals."
Full Time Lecturer in Arabic and French/Spanish
University of Miami
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures is seeking a lecturer in Arabic and French or Spanish.
Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern Middle East
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The History Department invites applications for a nine-month tenure-system appointment expected to start on September 1, 2026, at the rank of Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern Middle East.
2026-2027 Call for Applications - NYUAD Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World (Postdoctoral Fellowship)
NYUAD Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World
The NYU Abu Dhabi Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World (HRF) invites applications for a residential postdoctoral fellowship with a research specialization in the Arab World.
PRODiG+ Postdoc in Diaspora Studies
Binghamton University
he Department of Comparative Literature invites applications for a SUNY PRODiG+ Postdoctoral Fellowship with a research specialization in Diaspora Studies.
KFLC-Arabic and Islamic Studies Track
University of Kentucky
The 2026 edition of the KFLC invites submissions of abstracts and panels.
Full Time Lecturer in Arabic
Swarthmore College
The Arabic Section of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures invites applications for a full-time position as Lecturer of Arabic.
USS Midway Chair in Modern US Military History
San Diego State University
The Department of History invites applications for the USS Midway Chair in Modern U.S. Military History, an open-rank, endowed position.
Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) positions in the study of modern Palestine and Israel, starting September 2026
Princeton University
The Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia (TRI) invites applications for Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) positions in the study of modern Palestine and Israel.
Assistant Professor in Political Science with emphasis on the Middle East (Fall 2025)
The American University in Cairo
The Department of Political Science invites applicants for an assistant professor position in Political Science with an emphasis on the Middle East.
Instructional Professor (Open Rank) in Modern Hebrew
University of Chicago
The Department of Middle Eastern Studies invites applications for a position as an Instructional Professor (open rank) in modern Hebrew.
Arts and Crafts in the Late Ottoman Empire: Rethinking Practices and Concepts of Material Culture in Syria and Beyond (18th - early 20th c.)
Lebanese American University, School of Architecture and Design
The conference invites abstract submissions.
Omar Khayyam Postdoc in Iranian Studies
Brown University
The Center for Middle East Studies seeks to appoint a scholar of Iranian Studies to a one-year post-doctoral research associate position, with a possibility of renewal for a second year.
Call for Contributions: Digital Humanities in Middle East Studies
Review of Middle East Studies
RoMES invites contributions to a special issue on "Digital Humanities in Middle East Studies."
Assistant/Associate Professor in International Relations Theory
American University in Cairo
The Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor in International Relations.
Zazaki Language Classes
Halbuki Linguist Cooperative
The Halbuki Linguist Cooperative now offers Zazaki languages classes (beginner-advanced levels).
Assistant /Associate Professor/ Full Professor in Comparative Literature
Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
The Comparative Literature Program invites applications for a position at the level of Assistant or Associate or Full Professor in Comparative Literature.
Call for Postdoctoral Fellowship
Columbia University
Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship for a one-year appointment, focusing on any period within the field of Turkish Studies.
2026–27 American Center of Research in Amman Fellowships
The American Center of Research
The Center of Research invites applications to the fellowship opportunities for undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers.
Yale Central Asia Workshop in Almaty - May 25-26, 2026
Central Asia Initiative, Yale University
The 2026 workshop invites application submissions.
Two positions in Turkish Politics and Public Policy
Bilkent University, Turkey
The Department of Political Science and Public Administration invites applications for two positions in Turkish Politics (open rank) and Public Policy (Assistant Professor).
American Druze Foundation Fellowship at Georgetown University
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies
CCAS is pleased to partner with the American Druze Foundation (ADF) to offer the ADF Fellowship in Druze and Arab Studies at CCAS.
Conference: Mainstreaming the Margins and Marginalizing the Mainstream in Contemporary Egyptian Culture
American University in Cairo & CEDEJ
The conference invites attendees to think about repositioning Egypt, and the region more broadly, as a place of knowledge production; a place from which theory emerges, not just be applied or localised.
Assistant Director for Research, Middle East Initiative
Harvard Kennedy School
MEI seeks a quantitatively-oriented social scientist with deep knowledge of the Middle East to join their team as an Assistant Director for Research.
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