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The Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University invites applications for a position in Armenian Studies, at the rank of associate or full professor. The department will review applications starting December 7, 2019 and will continue to accept them until the position is filled.
The Council on Middle East Studies (CMES) at the MacMillan Center invites applications for two post-doctoral positions at Yale University for the 2020-2021 academic year. We will begin accepting applications immediately with review beginning February 1, 2020 and continuing until the selections are final.
University of Minnesota invites papers for its Fourth Annual Coptic Canadian History Project: "Victim, Symbol, or Actor? Middle Eastern Migrants in Transnational Perspectives". The deadline for submission is January 25th, 2020.
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts (VCUarts), Department of Art History, invites applications from distinguished, highly collaborative, interdisciplinary scholars for the Hamad bin Khalifa Endowed Chair in Islamic Art. Review of applications begins December 16, 2019.
CAORC is now accepting applications for international research for the Multi-Country Research Fellowship and the CAORC-NEH Senior Research Fellowship. The deadline for applications is January 23, 2020.
The Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) at Duke University invites applicants for an Assistant Professor of the Practice, beginning August 1, 2020. Deadline: January 15, 2020
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 Saturday, November 30, 2019.
Harvard Law School’s Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World invites applications for Visiting Fellowships for the 2020–2021 academic year. The deadline to submit applications is January 15, 2020.
The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at Virginia Military Institute invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Arabic beginning 1 August 2020. To ensure full consideration, please submit all materials by 15 December 2019.
The Department of Asian Studies, at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus seeks to make a full-time appointment in the field of Arabic Language and Culture at the rank of Instructor, tenure-track, with responsibility for teaching courses and developing curriculum in Arabic language and culture. Deadlline: November 28, 2019
The Department of Asian Studies, at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus seeks to make a full-time appointment in the field of Persian Language and Culture at the rank of Instructor, tenure-track, with responsibility for teaching courses and developing curriculum in Persian language and culture. Deadline: December 18, 2019
Bilkent University, Department of Political Science and Public Administration invites applications for 2 full-time positions: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Public Policy and Instructor in Sociology. Deadline: 31 December 2019
Schusterman Center for Israel Studies invites applications for its Faculty Fellowship: The Summer Institute for Israel Studies. Deadline: January 31, 2020
Trinity College’s Department of Language and Culture Studies invites applications for a renewable contract position at the Lecturer level in Modern Hebrew Language and Literature, beginning in July 2020. Deadline: December 15, 2019
The Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at The George Washington University invites applications for a Teaching Assistant Professor position in Arabic language and Modern Arabic Literature, to begin as early as Fall 2020. Review begins: December 2, 2019
SERMEISS is pleased to announce its second annual academic article or book chapter prize for 2020 to recognize outstanding scholarship in Middle Eastern or Islamic studies published as a peer-reviewed article or edited volume book chapter from any academic discipline in the social sciences or humanities from any time period). Deadline: March 1, 2020
SERMEISS is pleased to announce its academic book prize for 2020 to recognize outstanding scholarship in Middle Eastern or Islamic studies in any academic discipline in the social sciences or humanities from any time period. Deadline: March 1, 2020
The Palestinian American Research Center is pleased to announce its 2020-2021 fellowship competitions.
Hafıza-i Beşer: Osmanlı Yazmalarından Hikâyeler / Memories of Humankind: Stories from the Ottoman Manuscripts exhibition has opened at the Istanbul Research Institute.
The Modernist Studies in Asia Network seeks proposals for short, persuasive essays addressing “Global Modernisms’ Other Empires” for a prospective peer-reviewed cluster on Modernism/modernity’s Print Plus platform. Deadline: December 15, 2019
Marquette University invites traditional paper presentations in addition to non-traditional panels, papers-in-progress, workshops, creative works (poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction), or original short films. Deadline: January 15, 2020.
The Department of Political Science invites applications for a position in International Relations starting Fall 2020. The position is on a fixed-term contract (four years) and open to candidates at the Assistant or Associate Professor levels. Priority will be given to applications received by November 30, 2019.
Middle East and/or African History. Skidmore College’s Department of History invites applications for a full-time, one-year faculty position in the history of the Middle East and/or Africa for academic year 2020-2021. Review of applications will begin in December 2019 and continue until the position is filled.
It is Allameh Tabataba'i University's (the largest public university specialized in humanities and social sciences in Iran) pleasure to inform you that it will hold the second international conference on “Society and Culture in the Muslim World” (http://scmwconf.atu.ac.ir) on 30-31 May 2020 in Tehran. Deadline for Submission of panel proposals is 2019-11-20.
Al Noor, Boston College's Middle Eastern Studies Journal, is currently accepting submissions for our Spring 2020 issue through Sunday December 1, 2019.